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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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June 1, 2023
Australia
Australian Submarine Deal, Asian Security Summit, Blinken in Finland, and More
The International Atomic Energy Association reports on the nuclear-powered submarines that the United States and the United Kingdom will provide to Australia within the AUKUS alliance; world leaders …
April 10, 2024
Genocide and Mass Atrocities
Remembering the Rwandan Genocide
Thirty years ago, Rwanda’s government began a campaign to eradicate the country’s largest minority group. This Why It Matters episode discusses how in just one hundred days, 800,000 people in Rwanda were killed, while the rest of the world sat on the sidelines.
October 11, 2022
China
China’s 20th National Party Congress, With Ian Johnson
Ian Johnson, Stephen A. Schwarzman senior fellow for China studies at CFR, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss what the Chinese Communist Party’s upcoming 20th National Congress means for Chin…
February 16, 2023
Defense and Security
Munich Security Conference, Biden Visits Poland, Israel’s Judiciary Overhaul, and More
World leaders attend the Munich Security Conference, a high-level event focusing on global challenges; U.S. President Joe Biden visits Poland to reinforce NATO’s resolve for supporting Ukraine; and t…
March 30, 2023
Diplomacy and International Institutions
Turkish Presidential Campaigning Begins, Russia’s Cloudy Security Council Presidency, Disney World at 50, and More
Turkey’s presidential candidates officially kick-off their campaigns ahead of May elections; Russia begins its term as president of the UN Security Council; and Walt Disney World wraps up its fiftiet…
September 16, 2021
Nonproliferation, Arms Control, and Disarmament
Podcast Takeover: Nuclear Security, From The President’s Inbox
Why It Matters is pleased to present an episode from its sister podcast, The President’s Inbox. Today, U.S. national security is dependent on international nuclear agreements. How does the world regu…
