The CSIS Podcast
Summary: A look at the week's news in foreign policy through the eyes of the experts at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). CSIS is ranked the number one think tank for international affairs. CSIS provides strategic insights and bipartisan policy solutions. Hosted by Colm Quinn.
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Podcasts:
With migrant deaths reaching 1600 people in 2015, the EU has been under pressure to act in addressing this growing crisis. But with problems on multiple fronts, can Europe come together to solve this problem? Heather Conley discusses with Colm Quinn.
Iraq’s Prime Minister Dr. Haider al Abadi visited the White House and CSIS this week and we hear his thoughts on rebuilding Iraq in the face of aggression from the Islamic State. With Jon Alterman and introduced by Colm Quinn.
With China’s latest construction in the South China Sea exposed this week, Mira Rapp Hooper speaks with Colm Quinn about the implications for this increasingly tense region.
Following the P5+1 and Iran's framework agreement on Iran's nuclear program, Jon Alterman discusses the obstacles a final deal faces and the political fallout from the agreement. With Colm Quinn.
With the decision this week to slow US withdrawal from Afghanistan, Anthony Cordesman discusses the prospects for Afghanistan’s future amid a warming relationship with the US. Hosted by Colm Quinn.
This week's episode looks at South America and the problems faced by Brazil and Venezuela as they deal with corruption and U.S. sanctions respectively. With Carl Meacham. Hosted by Colm Quinn.
Boris Nemtsov joins a growing list of opposition figures murdered in Russia in the last few years. Sarah Mendelson, the director of CSIS’s Human Rights Initiative, discusses what this means for the future of Russia and the trend of repression worldwide. Hosted by Colm Quinn.
With the United States and countries in the Middle East struggling to deal with the rise of ISIS, this week’s show delves in to the ideology driving the Islamic State and looks at ways to counter their prominence. Featuring Graeme Wood of The Atlantic, and CSIS’s Tom Sanderson. Hosted by Colm Quinn.
CSIS Senior Fellow Haim Malka discusses the rationale for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's unorthodox Washington visit and why the U.S.-Israel partnership seems to have reached a low ebb. With Colm Quinn.
Four years after Libya's uprising, the country remains in disarray - with ISIS looking to capitalize. Jon Alterman discusses the problems Libya faces and the possible solutions for this country and the region. With Colm Quinn.
This week's show looks at the ceasefire agreement between Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels that was signed on Thursday. Dr. Andrew Kuchins discusses the agreements wider implications for the United States, Russia, and the future of Ukraine. With Colm Quinn.
Recently returned from Liberia and Sierra Leone, Steve Morrison shares his experiences from the field as the Ebola epidemic takes a dramatic turn for the better. With Colm Quinn.
This week's show looks at Greece's new government and its potential to shake up the status quo in Europe as it looks to deliver on its anti-austerity policies. With Heather Conley, hosted by Colm Quinn.
This week's show takes a look at unfolding events in the Middle East, the implications of the upheaval in Yemen, political transition in Saudi Arabia, and the contentious relationship between Netanyahu and the West. With Jon Alterman. Hosted by Colm Quinn.
This week's show looks at Nigeria as it struggles with containing Boko Haram as well previewing the country's presidential election. Jennifer Cooke and Richard Downie join from Abuja, Nigeria. Hosted by Colm Quinn.
