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October 5, 2023

Russia
Russia Tests New Missile and Seeks to Rejoin UN Human Rights Council, ICJ Takes On Syria, and More

Recent satellite imagery indicates that Russia is preparing to test a new nuclear-powered missile; the UN Human Rights Council votes on new members, with Russia vying to rejoin after its April 2022 s…

Podcast The empty seat for the representative of Russia during the Human Rights Council special session on Ukraine in Geneva, Switzerland on May 12, 2022.

March 27, 2024

Space
UFOs: Close Encounters of the National Security Kind

On this episode of Why It Matters, experts discuss the national security concerns around UFOs and the real search for extraterrestrial life.

Podcast Sign for UFO "self parking" against a blue sky.

March 13, 2024

Center for Preventive Action
2024: What’s the Worst That Could Happen?

Every January, CFR’s annual Preventive Priorities Survey analyzes the conflicts most likely to occur in the year ahead and measures their potential impact. For the first time, the survey anticipates …

Podcast January 6th protesters clad with shields and American flags march on Washington.

November 16, 2023

Ukraine
Winter Stalemate in Ukraine, Argentina’s Presidential Runoff, Turkey’s President visits Berlin, and More

Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russian forces stalls as the future of U.S. aid remains uncertain; Argentina gears up for its presidential election runoff while inflation rates soar; Turkish Presi…

Podcast A serviceman of the 65th Mechanized Brigade crosses a trench at the Russian positions taken by the 65th Mechanized Brigade in the Zaporizhzhia Region of southeastern Ukraine on November 4, 2023.

July 18, 2023

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
Assessing the NATO Summit, With Ivo H. Daalder

Ivo H. Daalder, the chief executive of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and former U.S. ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss th…

Podcast Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, U.S. President Joe Biden, and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the start of a meeting at the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, on July 12, 2023.

January 11, 2024

Taiwan
Taiwan’s Pivotal Elections, Apple Battles Regulations, Davos Addresses World Risks, and More

Taiwan holds its presidential and legislative elections, which have major geopolitical consequences for both the United States and China; tech giant Apple deals with patent infringement allegations w…

Podcast Supporters of Hou Yu-ih, a candidate for Taiwan's presidency from the main opposition party Kuomintang (KMT) wave Taiwanese flags at a campaign event in New Taipei City, Taiwan on January 3, 2024.

September 15, 2022

United Nations General Assembly
UNGA77, NATO Military Chiefs Convene, U.S. Inflation, and More

World leaders gather for the seventy-seventh session of the UN General Assembly; NATO’s senior military authority meets in Estonia to discuss the war in Ukraine; and the U.S. Federal Reserve plans an…

Podcast The seventy-seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly opens at the UN headquarters on September 13, 2022, in New York City. Liao Pan/China News Service/Getty Images