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March 12, 2024

Immigration and Migration
The Crisis at the U.S. Southern Border, With Dara Lind

Dara Lind, a senior fellow at the American Immigration Council, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the record surge in migrants and asylum seekers crossing the U.S. southern border.

Podcast Asylum-seeking migrants walk toward a makeshift camp to await processing by the U.S. Border Patrol after entering the United States on December 1, 2023, in Jacumba Hot Springs, California.

January 21, 2021

United States
Biden’s Cabinet Confirmation Hearings, Greece-Turkey Talks Resume, and More

President Biden’s cabinet nominees face Senate confirmation hearings, Greece and Turkey resume maritime border talks, and the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons enters into force ninety …

Podcast US First Lady Jill Biden, US President Joe Biden, US Vice President Kamala Harris and US Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff watch as troops march in front of the US Capitol on January 20, 2021, in Washington, DC.

February 4, 2021

U.S. Congress
Trump’s Trial Begins, Myanmar’s Military Coup, and More

Former President Donald J. Trump’s second impeachment trial begins in the Senate, Myanmar faces the fallout of a military coup, and the United States extends the New START nuclear treaty with Russia…

Podcast Supporters wave National League for Democracy (NLD) flags as a symbol of resistance and as part of the "Civil Disobedience Campaign" against the military coup. Myanmar's military detained State Counsellor of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi and declared a state of emergency while seizing the power in the country for a year after losing the election against the National League for Democracy (NLD).

September 27, 2023

Climate Change
Could Climate Change Break Home Insurance?

For decades, U.S. homeowners have counted on property insurance to protect them from catastrophic loss if their homes are destroyed—and the U.S. economy has rested on the functionality of that model…

Podcast Aftermath of a home struck by a climate disaster.

April 30, 2015

Global
The World Next Week: April 30, 2015

The U.S. Senate may vote on legislation to review the Iran nuclear deal; Nepal recovers from its earthquake; and the UK holds general elections.

Podcast

May 4, 2023

Immigration and Migration
South Korea-Japan Summit, U.S. Border Policy Changes, U.S. Annual Threat Assessment, and More

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio meets with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol in Seoul, South Korea; major pandemic-related U.S. immigration policies such as Title 42 end, straining an alread…

Podcast Migrant caravan heads for Mexico City to speed up legal route to U.S.