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Our columnists from the award-winning opinion pages at The Wall Street Journal examine world news and foreign affairs twice a week. Get the information you need to understand the changing world, and its impact on U.S. and national interests. Published several times weekly.

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Brazil's Electoral Upset; Germany's Changing Leadership

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2018 26:03


Joseph C. Sternberg and Mary Anastasia O'Grady discuss Brazilian voters' revolt against corruption and Angela Merkel's political decline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Saudi Arabia's Many Tall Tales; Global Economy Jitters

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2018 24:29


Joseph C. Sternberg and Hugo Restall discuss Riyadh's inability to get its story straight on Jamal Khashoggi's murder and turmoil in global financial markets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bavarians Revolt; Beijing Represses

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2018 26:28


Joseph C. Sternberg and Hugo Restall discuss Bavarian voters' rebuke to Angela Merkel and Beijing's repression of its Muslim minority. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Beijing Expands Its Reach Abroad, America Responds

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2018 27:20


Joseph C. Sternberg and Hugo Restall discuss a missing Interpol official, a journalist kicked out of Hong Kong, and a new Trump strategy on China. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Britain's Parties Search for Message, London Searches for Brexit Plan

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2018 25:18


Joseph C. Sternberg and Robert Colvile catch up on Britain's annual party convention season, and weigh the next challenging few weeks in Britain's divorce from the European Union. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trump Back in Love With Kim Jong Un; Merkel's Grip Slips in Germany

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2018 26:53


Joseph C. Sternberg and Hugo Restall discuss Trump's overture to North Korea, and the beginning of the end of Merkel's long reign in Berlin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trump Visits United Nations and Gets a Chuckle

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2018 25:52


Joseph C. Sternberg and Hugo Restall discuss whether there's a Trump Doctrine, why Europe is obstructing Washington on Iran. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shots Fired in Trump's Trade War; More Brexit Mayhem

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2018 26:07


Joseph C. Sternberg and Hugo Restall on what winning a trade war with China means, and why Theresa May can't pick a Brexit plan and stick to it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

'Fort Trump' in Poland, and Staring Down Modern Threats

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2018 29:41


Joseph C. Sternberg and Elisabeth Braw on Poland's plan to name a fort after Donald Trump, and what 'deterrence' means in an age of cyber threats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Asia Avoids a Crisis; Britain Falls Into One

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2018 25:14


Joseph C. Sternberg and Hugo Restall on how East Asia has avoided the current emerging-market contagion, and why a Brexit deal for Britain is so elusive with only six months to go. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What European Voters Want

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2018 27:32


Joseph C. Sternberg and Sophia Gaston on how voters really feel about immigration, and why politicians keep missing the point. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sweden Speaks; Progress (or Not) in North Korea

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2018 25:16


Joseph C. Sternberg and Hugo Restall on European politics in turmoil and Asian diplomacy in confusion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Bolivar Crisis; Iran Sanctions' 'Afghan Effect'

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2018 23:23


Mary Kissel and Steve Hanke on Venezuela's devaluation and how money dies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Belt-and-Road Roadblocks; Xinjiang's 'Re-Education' Camps

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2018 22:29


Mary Kissel and Hugo Restall on resistance to China's debt-trap diplomacy and the Communist Party's religious repression campaign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Syrian Civil War Update; ISIS's Resurgence

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2018 24:14


Mary Kissel and Jennifer Cafarella on the Assad regime's winning streak and implications for U.S. foreign policy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Turkey's Downward Spiral; Erdogan's Hostage Diplomacy

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2018 24:03


Mary Kissel and Eric Edelman on a new nadir in U.S.-Turkey ties and Ankara's search for a financial savior. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pakistan's Coming Crisis; China's Internment Camps

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2018 20:04


Mary Kissel and Hugo Restall on the fiscal squeeze on Islamabad and Beijing's campaign against the Uighurs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Britain's Burqa Debate; The Skripal Sanctions

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2018 23:58


Mary Kissel and Nile Gardiner on Tory Party political correctness and Prime Minister Theresa May's response to Russian aggression. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Saudi Arabia-Canada Spat; The War In Yemen

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2018 23:44


Mary Kissel and Karen Elliott House on Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's political maneuvers and Iran's threat to the Kingdom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

North Korea Sanctions Loopholes; China's 'United Front' Ops

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2018 23:08


Mary Kissel and Hugo Restall on the Secretary of State's entreaties to Asian allies and Chinese interference in Australian affairs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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