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November 16, 2017

U.S. Foreign Policy
Podcast: A Force So Swift

Dean Acheson. Mao Zedong. Harry Truman. Chiang Kai-Shek. All were significant players during one of China’s most pivotal years.  In 1949, Mao’s Communist army swept across the country, defeating the …

Podcast Participants with huge '1949' sign march past Tiananmen Square in a massive parade to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China in Beijing October 1, 2009.

October 17, 2017

China
Podcast: Will China Achieve Its Asian Dream?

Editor Tom Miller discusses China’s growing investment footprint across Asia under Xi Jinping, whose “Chinese Dream” may ultimately be one of regional dominance.

Podcast A general view of the "Colombo Port City" construction site, which is backed by Chinese investment, is seen in Colombo, Sri Lanka, August 9, 2016.

December 20, 2022

Global Governance
Another Year of Living Dangerously

In 2022, several colossal events dominated the headlines, most prominently the war in Ukraine and the worldwide inflation that it helped spark. But beyond Ukraine, events with global implications con…

Podcast Variety of newspapers at a stand.

March 15, 2023

Center for Preventive Action
2023: What’s the Worst That Could Happen?

The world is entering a new era of great-power competition. As U.S. policymakers look ahead, it pays to know what global threats to anticipate. Every January, the Council on Foreign Relations publish…

Podcast American soldier examines crashed missile.

May 17, 2018

Venezuela
Venezuela Holds Election and U.S. North Korea Summit in Peril

A presidential election in Venezuela, South Korean president Moon Jae-in meets President Donald Trump in Washington, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation goes into effect, and Brit…

Podcast A woman protests against upcoming presidential elections in Caracas, Venezuela.