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Alison Smith: A Vote for Europe’s Future With or Without BrexitEric Reguly, European bureau chief for The Globe and Mail, comments on what the EU elections might mean in light of the growing populist sentiment in Europe.Rosa Balfour, senior
Pieter Wezeman, a senior researcher with the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, discusses the organization’s recent report on the increase in global military spending.Michael O’Hanlon, senior fellow and director of research at
Hala al-Karib, regional director of the Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa and activist for women’s rights, comments on the protests on the streets of Khartoum and the way women have helped shape the uprising.Eric Reeves, a
Freelance journalist Stefano Pozzebon reports from Caracas on the daily struggles Venezuelans face to get food, water, medicine and electricity.Eric Farnsworth, vice-president of the Council of the Americas and the Americas Society, discusses
Lahav Harkov, senior contributing editor with The Jerusalem Post, talks about the election campaign and the close race between incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main challenger Benny Gantz.We also hear from Israeli citizens
David Herszenhorn, chief Brussels correspondent for POLITICO Europe, discusses the details of the EU’s decision to extend the Brexit deadline.Freelance journalist Cindy Pom reports from the streets of London on this weekend’s anti-Brexit prot
Freelance journalist Sameer Yasir comments on the situation on the ground in Kashmir in the wake of the recent fighting between India and Pakistan.Michael Kugelman, senior associate for South Asia, Wilson Center, discusses the broader implica
Rebecca Traister discusses her new book “Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women’s Anger.”Kavita Dogra, founder of We Talk Women, speaks about her involvement on the front lines of the women’s movement in Toronto.Srosh Hassan, a Univ
Parag Khanna, author and global strategic adviser, discusses his new book “The Future is Asian.”Emi Yasuda, Rhianna Parent and Daniel Lin — three Canadians studying and working in Asia — offer their viewpoints on living in the continent.Dhr
Darrell Bricker and John Ibbitson discuss their new book “Empty Planet: The Shock of Population Decline.”George Leeson, director of the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing at the University of Oxford, talks about how governments and societi
Freelance journalist Cindy Pom reports from the streets of Paris on the “yellow vest” protests.Dominique Moïsi, founder of the French Institute for International Relations and special advisor to the Institut Montaigne, comments on the domesti
Freelance journalist Maya Averbuch, who has been travelling with the migrant caravan that is making its way toward the U.S., speaks about the daily struggles of those Central American migrants and their reasons for leaving their home countries.
Steve Tsang, director of the SOAS China Institute, discusses the shifting China-U.S. relationship and the possible geopolitical ramifications.Catherine Wong, a reporter with the South China Morning Post, talks about how the Chinese government
Thomas Colson, political reporter with Business Insider UK, discusses British Prime Minister Theresa May’s political challenges in selling the Brexit deal leading up to the parliamentary vote on December 11.Jonathan Portes, professor of econo
Alec Luhn, Russia correspondent with The Telegraph, discusses the situation on the ground in Ukraine following the incident in the Kerch Strait and the reaction from Moscow.Gwendolyn Sasse, director of the Centre for East European and Interna
Freelance journalist Shuaib Almosawa talks about the situation on the ground in the country and the daily struggles faced by its citizens.Farea Al-Muslimi, chairman and co-founder, Sana’a Center, discusses the broader geopolitical backdrop ag
Ana Vanessa Herrero, a reporter in Caracas for the New York Times, discusses the mood on the ground among everyday citizens in the country in the wake of recent protests against President Nicolás Maduro.Phil Gunson, senior analyst with the In
Afghanistan’s deadly reality and the prospects for peace. Freelance journalist Zakarya Hassani talks about the atmosphere on the ground in Afghanistan in the wake of last weekend’s parliamentary election. Graeme Smith, a consultant with the Int
Russia’s Threat – Putin’s Global Ambition. Tom Nichols, professor at the U.S. Naval War College, speaks about the threat Russia poses to the West and how Russia employs hybrid warfare to disrupt the democratic institutions of liberal democraci
Assessing the promise, the priorities and the reality of Justin Trudeau’s foreign policy. Jennifer Welsh, professor and chair in international relations at the European University Institute, speaks about what Canada’s role in the world should b
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