Professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat joins guest host John McCaa to discuss how world leaders from Benito Mussolini to Vladimir Putin have gained followers and manipulated the media.
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Presidents come and go, but Putin remains
Frontline filmmaker Michael Kirk joins us to discuss Putin’s relationship to not only President Biden, but to Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Donald Trump.
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Why war is surprisingly rare
Prof. Christopher Blattman from the University of Chicago discusses his years of peacemaking experience, why compromise sometimes loses out to conflict, and how to encourage warring parties to make a deal.
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The Deterioration Of US-China Relations
Mary Gallagher, director of the International Institute at the University of Michigan, joins us to discuss the current state of U.S.-China relations and what it would take for the relationship to improve.
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Making America Great In The Eyes Of The World
Robert Zoellick joins us to talk about aligning U.S. policy decisions with a larger global purpose.
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