The world is entering a new era of great-power competition. As U.S. policymakers look ahead, it pays to know what global threats to anticipate. Every January, the Council on Foreign Relations publishes a survey that analyzes the conflicts most likely to occur in the twelve months ahead and rates their potential impact on the United States. But can the countr ... Show More
Mar 26
One Woman's Path From a U.S. College Campus to the Ukrainian Battlefield
This episode traces one young woman's journey home to a new kind of war—and Ukraine’s fight for survival. Host: Gabrielle Sierra, Director of Podcasting, Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) Guest: Catarina Buchatskiy, Co-Founder & Director of Analytics, Snake Island Institute We d ... Show More
31m 35s
Mar 11
Allies, Partners, or Frenemies?
This episode outlines the global network sustaining both sides of the war in Ukraine, with NATO allies on one side and Russia with backing from China, Iran, and North Korea on the other, and how the limits and tensions within these alliances are shaping the war’s next phase and r ... Show More
37m 32s
Mar 2024
The 2024 Annual Threat Assessment
<p>Chris, Zack, and Melanie sit down to talk about the 2024 <em>Annual Threat Assessment</em>, created by the U.S. intelligence agencies. The report focuses on state actors and transnational issues that could be challenges to the United States in the coming year. What major threa ... Show More
1h 5m
Nov 2023
Episode 4: "Bracing for the Storm: WW3, Geo Politics, and Preparing for Shortages"
In this gripping episode of "How to Survive the End of the World," we dive headfirst into the turbulent waters of global geopolitics and the looming threat of World War III. As international tensions rise, and the world edges closer to the precipice of conflict, what can you do t ... Show More
30m 31s
Feb 2024
Is Anyone Still Afraid of the United States?
<p>Last fall, former U.S. Secretary of Defense Bob Gates took to the pages of Foreign Affairs to issue a warning: with America facing the most dangerous geopolitical landscape in decades, dysfunction in Washington threatened to turn that danger into disaster.</p>
<p>Today, Russia ... Show More
36m 15s