Retired US Army Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling assesses Ukraine's counteroffensive strategy against Russia. David Rennie, The Economist's Bejing Bureau Chief, discusses China's slow growing economy and whether it poses any risk to Xi Jinping. Then, will Iran accept a revived nuclear deal? Dina Esfandiary of the International Crisis Group and Karim Sadjadpour of the ... Show More
Jan 18
Global Dynamics: Europe, The US, and the Shifting Balance of Power
Fareed is joined by Council on Foreign Relations President Emeritus Richard Haass and Anne-Marie Slaughter, CEO of the think tank New America. They discuss the Trump administration’s threats to annex Greenland, Europe’s response, and the risk this rift poses to NATO. How is AI ch ... Show More
42m 2s
Jan 11
Protests in Iran Rage; Venezuela’s Future
Today on the show, as nationwide anti-government protests sweep the streets of Iran, Fareed speaks with Holly Dagres, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute, about what this means for the future of the regime. Then, Fareed is joined by former Biden administration senior offi ... Show More
44m 8s
Feb 2022
How bad could China-US relations get? With Rana Mitter
This week marks the 50th anniversary of President Richard Nixon's visit to China. In 2022, there are warnings the US and China are entering a new Cold War, while the latter's relationship with Russia is strengthening.
The New Statesman’s senior editor of China and global affairs, ... Show More
23m 33s
Jan 2020
Wednesday, January 8, 2020: Trump Says Iran Appears to Be Standing Down After Firing Missiles at U.S. Forces
President Trump responding a short time ago to Iranian airstrikes on bases in Iraq, with a mixed message.
The President spoke for just over nine minutes with his military and national security leadership behind him. On the one hand, he said there are opportunities to work with ... Show More
39m 6s
Mar 2022
Interviews with: Amb. to NATO Julianne Smith, Sen. Jim Risch, Sen. Cory Booker, Chef José Andrés, Ukrainian Amb. to the U.S. Oksana Markarova, Sen. Mark Warner, Rep. Michael McCaul.
President Biden made international headlines this week when he went off-script during a speech in Poland, suggesting support for a regime change in Russia. Fresh off the NATO summit in Brussels, U.S. Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith joins to clarify Biden’s comments about Putin ... Show More
1h 29m
Mar 2022
Interviews with: National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, Sen. Rob Portman, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko, Latvia President Egils Levits
First: Putin's forces strike a Ukrainian base just miles from the border with Poland. With millions of Ukrainians fleeing the violence, what is the US prepared to do to stop the killing? We ask National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan.
Today's extended episode also features Kyiv ... Show More
1h 11m
Oct 2022
Putin simulates a nuclear strike & what is Xi Jinping really thinking?
Day 246. Today, we discuss Russia’s nuclear strike simulations overseen by President Putin; look at how the Russian state is tightening the screw on dissenters; and our China correspondent, Sophia Yan, gives her take on Xi Jinping’s approach to the conflict, after months of looki ... Show More
42m 33s
Jan 2022
NATO Head Promises “Severe Consequences” For Russia
As fears of war reverberate around Europe, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg tells Christiane that diplomacy is not dead – but it’s up to Putin to dial down the aggression … Amid fears of conflict, Covid, inflation, supply-chain issues, and rising energy prices, the head of ... Show More
56m 42s
Jun 2022
Russia-Ukraine war reaches pivotal point
The US is expected to give Ukraine an additional $1 billion in military aid, as western intelligence officials say the war has reached a pivotal point. But will it be too late? For more, former commander of US forces in Europe, General Ben Hodges, joins the show.
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56m 33s