Podcasts

Why do some governments use sports to launder their reputations – and does it work?

On Deep Dish we discuss if protests against zero-COVID mean a change in Chinese attitudes toward political expression.

How are soaring costs affecting lives and testing political support for sanctions on Russia?

What is driving the recent increase in North Korean missile launches—and how should the US respond?

Do victories for Lula in Brazil and fellow leftist leaders across Latin America represent a new “pink tide” sweeping the continent?

Why microchips are at the heart of the geopolitical contest between the US and China.

Carnegie nuclear policy senior fellow Ankit Panda discusses recent nuclear saber-rattling by Russia and North Korea and whether the risk of nuclear conflict is growing.

Russians share their perspectives on why military disaster in Ukraine could have seismic consequences for their nation’s politics, economy, and society—with global implications.

What is behind the recent wave of instability between states on Russia’s southern periphery? Joshua Kucera and Madeleine Reeves discuss.

Former US Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul and Wilson Center’s Lucian Kim explain how Russia’s setbacks in Ukraine have exposed flaws in its claims to be a great power.