Trend Lines
266 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsWith in-depth interviews with experts and leading policymakers, Trend Lines brings World Politics Review's uncompromising analysis of international affairs to the world of podcasts.
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The Overlooked Trend Lines of 2019
December 27, 2019 14:26 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBJust like in 2017 and 2018, many of the biggest stories in global affairs in 2019 were drowned out by the latest tweet or tirade from President Donald Trump. In this week’s editors’ discussion on Trend Lines, WPR’s Freddy Deknatel and Elliot Waldman talk about some of the year’s most under-covered trends. If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis delivered straight to your inbox. The new...
How Kim Jong Un Took—and Held Onto—Power in North Korea (Rebroadcast)
December 25, 2019 11:11 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MBIn this week’s podcast interview, WPR associate editor Elliot Waldman talks with The Washington Post’s Anna Fifield about her new book, “The Great Successor: The Divinely Perfect Destiny of Brilliant Comrade Kim Jong Un,” which aims to peel back the layers of secrecy around North Korea’s young dictator. If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis delivered straight to your inbox. The newsle...
Can Climate Change Diplomacy Survive the Trump Era?
December 20, 2019 15:16 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MBIn this week’s editors’ discussion on Trend Lines, WPR’s Judah Grunstein and Freddy Deknatel talk about the state of climate change diplomacy after the COP25 conference in Madrid, and why progress is so difficult to achieve despite widespread popular mobilizations calling for urgent action on climate change. If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis delivered straight to your inbox. The ...
Trump’s Tariffs Sideline the U.S., as Asia Presses Ahead With Free Trade Deals
December 18, 2019 17:31 - 28 minutes - 20 MBWhile the U.S. under President Donald Trump becomes more protectionist, 15 Asia-Pacific countries are finalizing the world’s largest free trade deal. For this week’s interview on Trend Lines, Wendy Cutler joins WPR’s Elliot Waldman to discuss Trump’s trade policy and the big trade stories to watch for in 2020. If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis delivered straight to your inbox. Th...
What Boris Johnson’s Election Win Means for Brexit and the U.K.
December 13, 2019 19:11 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MBIn this week’s editors’ discussion on Trend Lines, WPR’s Judah Grunstein and Elliot Waldman talk about the reasons behind Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s surprise victory in this week’s elections in the U.K. They also discuss the implications of the results for Britain, Brexit and the 2020 U.S. election. If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis delivered straight to your inbox. The newsl...
Will Operation Car Wash’s Anti-Graft Legacy Survive a Backlash in Brazil?
December 11, 2019 19:26 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MBOperation Car Wash, or Lava Jato, is widely regarded as the biggest corruption investigation in history, but its impartiality has been called into question. For this week’s interview on Trend Lines, Michael Mohallem joins WPR’s Elliot Waldman to discuss the questions surrounding Lava Jato’s legacy. If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis delivered straight to your inbox. The newsletter...
Why NATO No Longer Fears Trump
December 06, 2019 20:46 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MBIn this week’s editors’ discussion on Trend Lines, WPR’s Judah Grunstein and Frederick Deknatel talk about the takeaways from U.S. President Donald Trump’s two-day visit to the U.K. for a NATO leaders’ meeting, where he was publicly rebutted and privately mocked by America’s European allies. If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis delivered straight to your inbox. The newsletter offers...
Amid Questions Over Its Strategic Purpose, NATO Proves to Be Resilient
December 04, 2019 14:22 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBNATO leaders gathered in the U.K. this week to celebrate the alliance’s 70th anniversary, amid disagreements over military spending and deeper questions over the alliance’s strategic purpose and structure. For this week’s interview on Trend Lines, Elliot Waldman discusses the challenges facing NATO with Claudia Major. If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis delivered straight to your ...
Does Russia’s Putin Really Have a Master Plan? (Rebroadcast)
November 29, 2019 12:26 - 31 minutes - 21.4 MBIs Vladimir Putin the most powerful man in the world? How much control does he actually have over Russia’s bureaucracy? And is there a grand strategic vision underpinning his foreign adventurism? In this week’s podcast interview, WPR associate editor Elliot Waldman discusses these questions with Mark Galeotti. If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis delivered straight to your inbox. Th...
Revisiting the Washington Consensus, 30 Years After Its Birth
November 27, 2019 18:53 - 39 minutes - 27.2 MBThirty years after it was first formulated by John Williamson, the Washington Consensus continues to spark controversy around the world. In this week’s interview on Trend Lines, WPR’s Elliot Waldman is joined by Daniel McDowell for a conversation about the history of the Washington Consensus. If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis delivered straight to your inbox. The newsletter offers...
Anti-Regime Protests in Iran, and Trump’s Security Shakedown in Asia
November 22, 2019 17:32 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MBIn this week’s editors’ discussion on Trend Lines, WPR’s Judah Grunstein and Frederick Deknatel talk about the widespread popular protests in Iran, and what the regime’s violent crackdown on demonstrators reveals. They also discuss the U.S. defense secretary’s visit to South Korea and what it says about U.S. policy in Asia. If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis delivered straight to y...
Why Evo Morales Fell—and What Comes Next for Bolivia
November 20, 2019 19:22 - 38 minutes - 26.5 MBIt’s been a little over a week since Evo Morales resigned as president of Bolivia. An interim government is in place, but unrest has worsened in recent days. For this week’s interview on Trend Lines, WPR’s Elliot Waldman discusses Morales’ downfall and the struggle over Bolivia’s future with Angus McNelly. If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis delivered straight to your inbox. The new...
Turkey’s Erdogan Visits the White House, and Bolivia’s Morales Flees to Mexico
November 15, 2019 17:50 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MBIn this week’s editors’ discussion on Trend Lines, WPR’s Judah Grunstein and Frederick Deknatel talk about Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s White House visit and Donald Trump’s approach to Turkey. They also discuss the fall of Bolivia’s Evo Morales and why it’s hard to categorize as either a coup or a revolution. If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis delivered straight to your...
Are Ethiopians Losing Faith in Abiy Just Weeks After His Nobel Peace Prize?
November 13, 2019 18:17 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MBScores of people died in Ethiopia in late October after anti-government demonstrations descended into communal violence in the capital, Addis Ababa, and other parts of the Oromia region. For this week’s interview on Trend Lines, Elliot Waldman discusses the situation in Ethiopia with Terrence Lyons. If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis delivered straight to your inbox. The newsletter...
Why Iraq’s Protests Aren’t Dying Down, and Macron’s Visit to China
November 08, 2019 19:09 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MBIn this week’s editors’ discussion, WPR’s Judah Grunstein and Frederick Deknatel talk about Iraq’s protests and what makes them different than those seen in previous years. They also discuss Emmanuel Macron’s visit to China and why the EU has trouble maintaining a united front in dealing with Beijing. If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis delivered straight to your inbox. The newslett...
How China’s Lax Oversight Helped Make Fentanyl the Deadliest Drug in the U.S.
November 06, 2019 18:00 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBFor this week’s interview on Trend Lines, WPR’s Elliot Waldman is joined by Ben Westhoff, a journalist who spent the past few years chronicling the rise of fentanyl. He shares insights from his reporting, which took him from Midwestern towns to a Chinese laboratory to a treatment center in Slovenia. If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis delivered straight to your inbox. The newslett...
ISIS After Baghdadi, Argentina Under Fernandez and More Brexit Drama
November 01, 2019 18:36 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MBIn this week’s editors’ discussion on Trend Lines, WPR’s Judah Grunstein, Frederick Deknatel and Laura Weiss talk about the death of the Islamic State’s leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and the impact it might have on the group. They also discuss Argentina’s election results and the latest in Brexit news. If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis delivered straight to your inbox. The newslet...
No More ‘-Isms’: A Non-Ideological Generation Takes to the Streets in the Middle East
October 30, 2019 16:28 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBMass protests are unfolding across the Middle East and North Africa, as demonstrators decry a range of social and political ills. For this week’s interview on Trend Lines, WPR’s Elliot Waldman is joined by Maha Yahya for a conversation about the root causes of these protests and where they might lead. If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis delivered straight to your inbox. The newslett...
Popular Protests in Lebanon and Chile, and Bolivia’s Contested Election
October 25, 2019 16:11 - 30 minutes - 21.1 MBIn this week’s editors’ discussion on Trend Lines, WPR’s Judah Grunstein, Frederick Deknatel and Laura Weiss talk about the social protest movements in Lebanon and Chile, and the challenges they face in trying to bring down entrenched elites. They also discuss the implications of Bolivia’s contested presidential election. If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis delivered straight to you...
Political Uncertainty Is Deepening Argentina’s Economic Crisi
October 23, 2019 18:08 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MBArgentina will hold a general election this weekend, but a struggling economy means the odds are stacked heavily against incumbent President Mauricio Macri. For this week’s interview on Trend Lines, WPR’s Elliot Waldman is joined by Luciano Cohan to discuss why Argentina is so prone to recession. If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis delivered straight to your inbox. The newsletter of...
After Syria and Ukraine, Has Trump’s Presidency Hit Bottom?
October 18, 2019 17:21 - 30 minutes - 14.2 MBIn this week’s editors’ discussion on Trend Lines, WPR’s Judah Grunstein, Frederick Deknatel and Laura Weiss talk about whether the Syria withdrawal represents a turning point in U.S. President Donald Trump’s presidency. They also discuss whether the damage Trump’s presidency has done to U.S. diplomacy and interests is reparable. If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis delivered straigh...
How California Became a Laboratory for U.S.-China Ties
October 16, 2019 16:44 - 31 minutes - 14.6 MBUnderneath the geopolitical tensions with Washington, China is forming increasingly deep and interdependent connections with the state of California. For this week’s interview on Trend Lines, WPR’s Elliot Waldman is joined by Matt Sheehan to discuss the implications of this complicated relationship. If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis delivered straight to your inbox. The newsletter...
U.S. Sanctions on China, Protests in Ecuador and Trump’s Reversal on Syria
October 11, 2019 16:43 - 29 minutes - 13.7 MBIn this week’s editors’ discussion on Trend Lines, WPR’s Judah Grunstein, Elliot Waldman and Laura Weiss talk about U.S. sanctions on China over human rights abuses in Xinjiang. They also discuss protests in Ecuador, and the risks raised by Donald Trump’s greenlighting of a Turkish incursion into Syria. If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis delivered straight to your inbox. The newsle...
How a Phone Call With Trump Put Ukraine’s Zelensky in a Double Bind
October 09, 2019 17:48 - 29 minutes - 13.7 MBFor this week’s interview on Trend Lines, WPR’s Elliot Waldman is joined by Steven Pifer to discuss Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s difficult relations with President Donald Trump—whose interactions with Zelensky are at the center of an impeachment inquiry—as well as the conflict in eastern Ukraine. If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis delivered straight to your inbox. The n...
Egypt’s Anti-Sisi Protests, Peru’s Constitutional Crisis and China at 70
October 04, 2019 17:00 - 31 minutes - 14.6 MBIn this week’s editors’ discussion on Trend Lines, WPR’s Judah Grunstein, Frederick Deknatel and Laura Weiss talk about the recent protests in Egypt and the government crackdown against them. They also discuss the constitutional crisis in Peru and the 70th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China. If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis delivered straight to your inbox. The newslet...
One Filipino Family’s Experience Tells the ‘Forgotten’ Immigration Story
October 02, 2019 17:30 - 27 minutes - 12.5 MBFor this week’s interview on Trend Lines, WPR’s Elliot Waldman is joined by Jason DeParle for a conversation about his new book, “A Good Provider Is One Who Leaves.” It chronicles one Philippine family and the decisions and sacrifices they make as they migrate across the world in search of a better life. If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis delivered straight to your inbox. The newsl...
Will the Ukraine Scandal Sink Trump’s Presidency?
September 27, 2019 17:00 - 32 minutes - 15.1 MBIn this week’s editors’ discussion on Trend Lines, WPR’s Judah Grunstein, Frederick Deknatel and Laura Weiss talk about Donald Trump’s efforts to pressure the Ukrainian government to smear a Democratic rival, the politics of impeachment in Washington, and the impact the scandal will have on America’s standing in the world. If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis delivered straight to yo...
Is the Islamic State Gaining Ground in Southeast Asia?
September 25, 2019 16:30 - 35 minutes - 16.4 MBAs ISIS metastasizes following the loss of its territory in Iraq and Syria, it could seek to establish a greater foothold in Southeast Asia. For this week’s interview on Trend Lines, WPR’s Elliot Waldman is joined by Zachary Abuza for a conversation on the Islamic State’s encroachment into this diverse region. If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis delivered straight to your inbox. The...
An Attack in Saudi Arabia, a Data Leak in Ecuador and Elections in Israel
September 20, 2019 18:00 - 32 minutes - 14.8 MBIn this week’s editors’ discussion on Trend Lines, WPR’s Judah Grunstein, Frederick Deknatel and Laura Weiss talk about the attack on two oil facilities in Saudi Arabia and what it means for the U.S., Iran and the region. They also discuss a massive data leak in Ecuador and the major takeaways from Israel’s elections. If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis delivered straight to your in...
Dorian Is the New Normal. Here’s How the Bahamas and the Caribbean Can Prepare
September 18, 2019 15:30 - 33 minutes - 15.6 MBRelief work continues in the Bahamas, as residents slowly dig out from the rubble left by Hurricane Dorian. For this week’s interview on Trend Lines, WPR’s Elliot Waldman is joined by Therese Turner-Jones to discuss how Caribbean countries can improve their disaster preparedness and climate resilience. A variety of aid groups are still accepting donations, including the Red Cross and the Salvation Army. The National Association of the Bahamas has also set up a hurricane relief fund. If ...
Trump After Bolton, the Bahamas After Dorian and the New EU Commission
September 13, 2019 17:00 - 22 minutes - 10.4 MBIn this week’s editors’ discussion on Trend Lines, WPR’s Judah Grunstein, Frederick Deknatel and Laura Weiss talk about John Bolton’s abrupt departure as Donald Trump’s national security adviser. They also discuss the Bahamas in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian and the EU’s newly named executive commission. If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis delivered straight to your inbox. The n...
How Africa’s Surging Technology Sector Can Reach Its Full Potential
September 11, 2019 17:00 - 27 minutes - 12.6 MBAfrica’s technology sector jumped into the global spotlight earlier this year when e-commerce platform Jumia became the first African start-up to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. For this week’s interview on Trend Lines, WPR’s Elliot Waldman talks with Bitange Ndemo about Africa’s digital renaissance. If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis delivered straight to your inbox. The...
A U.S. Offramp in Afghanistan, a Setback to Peace in Colombia and Another Brexit Fiasco
September 06, 2019 17:00 - 30 minutes - 14.2 MBIn this week’s editors’ discussion on Trend Lines, WPR’s Judah Grunstein, Frederick Deknatel and Laura Weiss talk about the tentative deal for a U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan announced this week. They also discuss the latest setback for Colombia’s peace process with the FARC insurgency and Boris Johnson’s bruising Brexit humiliation in the U.K. If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis...
Internal Divisions Sank Italy’s Last Government. Will Its New One Fare Any Better?
September 04, 2019 16:30 - 28 minutes - 13.3 MBIn this week’s interview on Trend Lines, WPR’sElliot Waldman talks with Mark Gilbert about the prospects for Italy’s new coalition government, the obstacles it will need to overcome in order to govern, and the implications for Rome’s approach to the European Union and the contentious issue of immigration. If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis delivered straight to your inbox. The new...
Why Japan, Long Wary of Military Power, Is Rethinking Its Posture
August 28, 2019 17:00 - 39 minutes - 18.1 MBIn this week’s podcast interview, WPR’s Elliot Waldman talks with Sheila Smith about the evolution of Japan’s military strategy and how Tokyo is reevaluating its security posture in response to a militarily ascendant China, a nuclear North Korea, and an erratic and unreliable Trump administration. If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis delivered straight to your inbox. The newsletter o...
An ISIS Comeback, Abortion Rights in Latin America and G-7 Summitry
August 23, 2019 17:00 - 27 minutes - 12.8 MBIn this week’s editors’ discussion on Trend Lines, WPR’s Judah Grunstein, Frederick Deknatel and Laura Weiss talk about a recent Pentagon report documenting the Islamic State’s resurgence in Iraq and Syria. They also discuss a controversial abortion case in El Salvador, and prospects for the G-7 summit in France. If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis delivered straight to your inbox. ...
Is China’s Repressive Turn Under Xi a Sign of Strength—or Weakness?
August 21, 2019 17:00 - 36 minutes - 16.6 MBAs officials in Beijing plan to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, they face a host of pressing challenges. In this week’s interview on Trend Lines, WPR’s Elliot Waldman is joined by David Shambaugh for a conversation on China’s future development path. If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis delivered straight to your inbox. The newsletter off...
Trump Caves on China, Giammattei Triumphs in Guatemala and Salvini Overreaches in Italy
August 16, 2019 17:30 - 19 minutes - 9.15 MBIn this week’s editors’ discussion on Trend Lines, WPR’s Judah Grunstein, Frederick Deknatel and Laura Weiss talk about Donald Trump’s decision to postpone a new round of tariffs on China, the challenges facing Guatemala’s new president, and Matteo Salvini’s faltering attempt to provoke new elections in Italy. If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis delivered straight to your inbox. Th...
How to Tackle the Urgent Threat of Transnational Right-Wing Extremism
August 14, 2019 19:30 - 29 minutes - 13.5 MBEarlier this month, a white supremacist gunman opened fire at a shopping center in El Paso, Texas, killing 22 people. In this week’s podcast interview, WPR’s Elliot Waldman talks with Daniel Byman and Colin Clarke about the growing threat of right-wing extremism around the world and how best to address it. If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis delivered straight to your inbox. The new...
North Korea’s Provocations and the Future of Algeria’s Protest Movement
August 09, 2019 18:00 - 29 minutes - 13.4 MBIn this week’s editors’ discussion on Trend Lines, WPR’s Frederick Deknatel and Elliot Waldman talk about North Korea’s recent string of missile tests, and the less- than-forceful response from the Trump administration. They also discuss the pro- democracy protests in Algeria, which are now in their 25th week. If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis delivered straight to your inbox. The...
Eradication vs. Legal Coca: Colombia and Bolivia’s Disparate Drug Policies
August 07, 2019 19:30 - 37 minutes - 17.2 MBIn this week’s Trend Lines interview, WPR’s Elliot Waldman talks with Isabel Pereira and Kathryn Ledebur about the different approaches to coca cultivation in Colombia and Bolivia, and what role the U.S. should play to support a more constructive and sustainable response to drug trafficking in the region. If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis delivered straight to your inbox. The ...
ASEAN Diplomacy in Asia, Human Rights in Venezuela and Peace in Mozambique
August 02, 2019 18:00 - 32 minutes - 15 MBIn this week’s editors’ discussion on Trend Lines, WPR’s Judah Grunstein, Elliot Waldman and Laura Weiss talk about the ASEAN Regional Forum in Bangkok, the mounting criticism over Venezuela’s human rights abuses, and a cease-fire in Mozambique that ended a return to violence 27 years after the end of civil war. If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis delivered straight to your inbox. T...
What’s Next for Sudan’s Fragile Democratic Transition?
July 31, 2019 19:00 - 34 minutes - 16 MBSudan’s ruling military council and the opposition movement reached agreement on a power-sharing deal earlier this month, but key details have yet to be worked out. In this week’s interview on Trend Lines, WPR associate editor Elliot Waldman is joined by Alex de Waal for an update on the situation in Sudan. If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis delivered straight to your inbox. The ne...
Boris Johnson’s PM Debut, and Pompeo’s Warm Reception in Latin America
July 26, 2019 16:30 - 31 minutes - 14.7 MBIn this week’s editors’ discussion on Trend Lines, WPR’s Judah Grunstein, Frederick Deknatel and Laura Weiss talk about Boris Johnson’s investiture as the U.K.’s new prime minister. They also take a look at U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s four-country tour of Latin America and the surprisingly warm reception he received. If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis delivered straight t...
Jake Sullivan on Trump’s Foreign Policy Failures and the Challenges Facing Democrats
July 24, 2019 14:30 - 32 minutes - 14.8 MBIn this week’s Trend Lines interview, WPR associate editor Elliot Waldman talks with Jake Sullivan, a former senior national security aide in the Obama administration, about the damaging effects of Donald Trump’s foreign policy and the challenges Democratic candidates face as they vie to take Trump on in 2020. If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis delivered straight to your inbox. The...
From China to Saudi Arabia, Is a New U.S. Foreign Policy Consensus Emerging?
July 19, 2019 18:00 - 39 minutes - 18.1 MBIn this week’s editors’ discussion on Trend Lines, WPR’s Judah Grunstein, Frederick Deknatel and Elliot Waldman talk about changes in the way policymakers and experts in Washington think about America’s relations with the Middle East, Russia, China and North Korea, as well as other areas characterized by continuity. If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis delivered straight to your inbo...
Can Von der Leyen Tackle the EU’s Internal Divisions and External Crises?
July 17, 2019 18:30 - 30 minutes - 14.1 MBUrsula Von der Leyen was narrowly confirmed as the next president of the European Commission this week. In this week’s Trend Lines interview, WPR associate editor Elliot Waldman discusses the challenges facing the new EU leadership with Heather Conley of the Center for Strategic and International Studies. If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis delivered straight to your inbox. The news...
Was Britain’s Ambassador Collateral Damage of Strained U.S.-U.K. Ties Under Trump?
July 12, 2019 19:30 - 28 minutes - 12.9 MBIn this week’s editors’ discussion, WPR’s Judah Grunstein and Elliot Waldman talk about the resignation of Britain’s ambassador to the United States, Kim Darroch, and what it says about the state of the “special relationship” between the U.S. and the U.K., as well as the changing face of diplomacy in the Trump era. If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis delivered straight to your inbox...
From Gitmo to the Border, America’s ‘Concentration Camps’ Will Be Hard to Dismantl
July 10, 2019 16:30 - 29 minutes - 13.7 MBRep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s description of U.S. migrant detention centers as “concentration camps” has provoked a fierce backlash. For this week’s podcast interview, Elliot Waldman talks with Andrea Pitzer about the migrant detention camps, the controversy over their label and their place in history. If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis delivered straight to your inbox. The newsl...
Is Trump All Bark and No Bite on Foreign Policy? And the Week’s Other Top Stories
July 05, 2019 20:00 - 33 minutes - 15.2 MBIn this week’s editors’ discussion, WPR’s Judah Grunstein and Elliot Waldman talk about whether recent actions by President Donald Trump signal a shift in his approach toward foreign policy. Judah and Elliot also discuss the recent China-Japan summit meeting and the slate of nominees for top jobs in the EU. If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis delivered straight to your inbox. The ne...