On this special episode of Foreign Office, Michael is joined by Roman Dobrokhotov, a Russian investigative journalist, political scientist and former activist and Christo Grozev, a Bulgarian investigative journalist and author and the lead Russia investigator with Bellingcat, focusing on security threats, extraterritorial clandestine operations, and the weap ... Show More
Apr 2024
Compelling Investigation Suggests Havana Syndrome Points to Russian Operatives
Investigative journalists Christo Grozev, Roman Dobrokhotov and Michael Weiss have been looking into the Havana Syndrome since 2020. They initially approached the topic skeptically, questioning the capability of any government to carry out such a mass global attack. However, they ... Show More
44m 3s
Dec 2024
The Manhunt, the Manifesto and the Murder Charge
Last week, the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare was shot and killed in Manhattan. A five-day search for the gunman ensued.On Monday, a 26-year-old suspect, Luigi Mangione, was arrested in Pennsylvania after an employee at a McDonald’s recognized him and called the police.Dionn ... Show More
22m 10s
Nov 2024
11/10/2024: The Shift, The War Reporter, Robo, Mysterious Russian Deaths
Days after President-elect Donald Trump won the election by moving nearly every county in the country towards the right, Scott Pelley travels to Northampton County, Pennsylvania to report on the shift. It’s the state’s bellwether county, which voted for nearly every president in ... Show More
1h 12m
Aug 2024
The story behind a landmark prisoner swap
Today, we hear about the secret negotiations that led to an extraordinary prisoner swap on Thursday. Among the freed: Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, other Americans, Russian dissidents – and a convicted assassin.
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On Thursday, the biggest exchange of pr ... Show More
31m 32s
Sep 2024
Hezbollah pager explosions, France rape trial and Trump suspect’s disputed Ukraine links
This podcast has been updated to refer to former soldier Evelyn Aschenbrenner by their preferred pronouns.
An unprecedented Hezbollah security breach has seen thousands of pagers detonate across Lebanon, killing at least nine people and wounding nearly 3,000 others. In France, a ... Show More
12m 24s
May 2
Roumanie : une présidentielle dans une démocratie sous pression
Ces dernières semaines, la Roumanie a été tour à tour évoquée dans les discours de J.D. Vance, Elon Musk, Marine Le Pen ou encore Jordan Bardella. La situation politique dans le pays a attiré l’attention de ces responsables politiques d’extrême droite après l’annulation de l’élec ... Show More
22m 55s
Aug 2023
Evgueni Prigojine : vie et mort du « chef de Poutine »
La cérémonie s’est tenue en toute discrétion, hier, à Saint-Pétersbourg. Près d’une semaine après la mort d’Evgueny Prigojine dans le crash de son jet privé, à une centaine de kilomètres de Moscou, les funérailles de l'ancien leader du groupe paramilitaire Wagner se sont déroulée ... Show More
24m 20s
Jul 2024
The assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump: Political implications, how the attack could have taken place, and the history of political violence in America
Today on the show, Fareed is joined by an expert panel to discuss the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Eurasia Group president Ian Bremmer, New Yorker staff writer Evan Osnos, and CNN presidential historian Timothy Naftali all join to talk about the politic ... Show More
42m 9s