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What impact does Trump’s indictment have on the credibility of the US political system? Cecile Shea weighs in on VOA with Cindy Saine.

"Yoon Suk-yeol likely pays closer attention to one metric above all else — his base support," writes Karl Friedhoff.

Xi Jinping's visit to Moscow and meeting with Putin made clear that China-Russia relations will only grow stronger, Paul Poast writes.

With former US President Jimmy Carter in hospice, Elizabeth Shackelford joins the podcast to discuss his human rights legacy.

Bruce Jentleson offers his take on how the war could play out in the 2024 presidential campaign.

Police, prosecutors, money-laundering experts, and others convened in Brazil to tackle drug and environmental crimes that are growing in scale across the Amazon.

"The UN’s performance leaves much to be desired, but it has made substantial contributions to world order," says Thomas Weiss.

"The idea of bargaining with Putin was already highly controversial, but now it is virtually impossible," Paul Poast writes.

By shining a light on the crimes Putin has unleashed on Ukraine, we are one step closer to a just world where accountability triumphs.

Roger Thurow discusses what inspired him to focus on hunger and global poverty - and how he has seen the lives of smallholder farmers change for the better.