Amid the attack on democracy in Brazil, what lies ahead?

How have online platforms, and lax US regulation, facilitated the flow of data from the US to China – and what does this mean for the geopolitical contest between these superpowers?

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

Pandemics have plagued humans throughout our existence. What role does global coordination play in breaking the cycle?

Disinformation drives Philippines' election leading to TikTok star Marcos' win.

Ethiopia's brewing civil conflict could have a broader impact on the region's politics and US policies towards the continent.

Pakistan's military leaders lauded the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan this week. But will Pakistan's domestic threats—from a shaky economy to a rise in domestic terrorism—threaten the country's stability as a result of new leadership next door?

The New York Times' Steven Erlanger reports from Brussels on what European nations are learning from the COVID-19 devastation in Italy and Spain.

As a year of conflict and crises draws to a close, how can we absorb the news without losing hope in 2023 and beyond?

Former US Special Envoy for Israeli Palestinian Negotiations Martin Indyk joined us after the 2021 cease-fire between Israel and Hamas to explore the pattern driving the violence.