Steve Erlanger, Kim Ghattas, and James Harding join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.
Ravi Agrawal and Giles Whittell join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.
Despite getting people off the streets, Iran's hard crackdown on protesters "has created a massive resentment among Iranians."
Bobby Ghosh, Susan Glasser, and Prashant Rao join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.
Kim Ghattas, Bobby Ghosh, and Peter Spiegel join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.
Why do some governments use sports to launder their reputations – and does it work?
"I imagine part of this is to demonstrate at home to his domestic audience that he's doing big things for the Chinese people," Elizabeth Shackelford says.
The prestige and popularity of the World Cup is a political force beyond any nation's control, writes Chris Morris
Nonresident Senior Fellow Saeid Golkar argues that, regardless of the end outcome, the protests in Iran have changed the country dramatically.
Bobby Ghosh, Susan Glasser, and James Harding join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.
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