Jonathan Pollack joins host Krys Boyd to talk about U.S. options for dealing with the North Korean threat – and about what Kim Jong Un really wants.
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Meghan L. O’Sullivan joins us to talk about how the nation’s energy position affects its place in the world order.
Read moreHow Global Health Went Viral
Dr. Mark Dybul, former executive director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, joins us to talk about the connection between global health and national security.
Read moreOne Border, Two Brothers And The Drug Trade
Joe Tone joins us to tell the story of how two brothers, one immigrating to the U.S. and the other joining the Zeta cartel, crossed paths later in life.
Read moreWhen Running Drugs Is Your Only Option
Ryan Goldberg joins us to talk about how the Tarahumara people of Northern Mexico are used by cartels to run drugs across the border.
Read moreHuman Smuggling: An Undercover Agent’s Story
Hipólito Acosta joins us to talk about his experience as a U.S. special agent tasked with busting smugglers and others who took advantage of immigrants.
Read moreSolving North Korea: The World’s Biggest Problem
Mark Bowden joins us to walk through four strategic options for dealing with Kim Jong Un.
Read moreRwandan Women Rising
Swanee Hunt joins us to talk about the lessons we can learn from the Rwandan women who helped rebuild the country after the 1994 genocide.
Read moreThe DEA, The Zetas And A Massacre In Mexico
Ginger Thompson joins us to talk about her story “How the U.S. Triggered a Massacre in Mexico,” a co-production of ProPublica and National Geographic.
Read moreAre America And China Destined For War?
Athenian historian Thucydides theorized in the 5th Century B.C. that a rising power will eventually always challenge the ruling one. Graham Allison joins us to talk about how this theory is playing out today.
Read moreHow The U.S. Is Making The World Less Democratic
Brian Klaas joins us to talk about the ways in which the U.S., Britain and other nations are actually hindering democratic efforts across the globe.
Read moreUnderstanding The Crisis In Venezuela
Kejal Vyas, a foreign correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, joins us to talk about Venezuela’s current financial crisis and how every day Venezuelans are struggling to survive.
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