North Korea is the Impossible State. Each week join the people who know the most about North Korea—The Center for Strategic and International Studies’ Victor Cha, Mike Green, and Sue Mi Terry—for an insider's discussion with host H. Andrew Schwartz about the United States’ top national security priority. Email your questions to ImpossibleState@csis.org.
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Hackers, North Korea and billions of dollars. Lazarus returns – in fact, the criminals never went away. Season 2 begins at an ATM, possibly near you. With Jean Lee and Geoff White. Investigators claim a secretive, elite North Korean hacking ring, nicknamed the Lazarus Group, is responsible for the theft of billions of dollars around the globe. Pyongyang denies having anything to do with cybercrimes, saying the United States is making these allegations to try to tarnish its image. Season 1 to ...
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Ballads,Marches,SynthPop and other bizarre music straight out of PyongYang North Korea
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Charting The Rise Of A Multipolar World Order Philip Pilkington is an unorthodox macroeconomist. Andrew Collingwood is an equally skeptical journalist. Lately, both have realised that - post-Ukraine, post-Afghanistan withdrawal - the old, unipolar, US-led world order is in its death throes. In its wake, something new is being born. But what shape will that take? That will depend on a combustible combination of economics and geopolitics; trade and military muscle. Each week, our duo take thre ...
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The Power Vertical Podcast by Brian Whitmore
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The Power Vertical Podcast by Brian Whitmore covers emerging and developing trends in Russian politics, shining a spotlight on the high-stakes power struggles, machinations, and clashing interests that shape Kremlin policy today. Brian Whitmore is a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council Eurasia Center and Russia and Eurasia Specialist and Assistant Professor of Practice at the Charles T. McDowell Center for Global Studies at The University of Texas at Arlington.
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China’s rise has captivated and vexed the international community. From defense, technology, and the environment, to trade, academia, and human rights, much of what Beijing does now reverberates across the map. China Global is a new podcast from the German Marshall Fund that decodes Beijing’s global ambitions as they unfold. Every other week, host Bonnie Glaser will be joined by a different international expert for an illuminating discussion on a different aspect of China’s foreign policy, t ...
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Celebrate New Comic Book Day with Club Valentine's Jimmy Kavanagh! Every week, Jimmy meets a new comedian/performer/general funny person to swap and discuss their favourite comic books and graphic novels (along with any and everything else that comes up)! Expect lots of laughs, long tangents, and in-depth analyses of the world's finest art form: books with pictures in them.
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Join hosts Sam and Clay as they dive into the background, strategies, and lore behind history's greatest battles. New episodes will be posted every Wednesday and responses from viewers are always welcome. Follow us on social media for more content and to discuss each week's episode! Instagram: artofwar_podcast; Twitter: @ArtOfWarThePod; Email: artofwarthepodcast@gmail.com
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The Warm Rodeo Milk Bag Podcast is hosted by Skip Bone, Ant, and S.G. The Tech Guy, three guys who have been friends for many years and like to talk about...whatever comes to their minds. All Questions and Comments may be directed to our email: wrmbpodcast@gmail.com
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'My Mate Went on Holiday to North Korea' tells the story of exactly what its like to visit the so-called Hermit Kingdom - everything from booking your trip in the first place, through getting on the train in Beijing, to creaking across the boarder, an Alcatraz-like hotel and seeing the embalmed corpses of Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il - as seen through the eyes of Luke Pearce, who travelled there on vacation in 2016. The interviewer is @Dave___Smith
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Glocal Peace and Conflict has two major aims. First, to continuously illuminate global dynamics in seemingly local conflicts and vice versa, which is symbolized in the term “glocal” and second, to continuously demonstrate the utility of sharing lessons learned about violence prevention across borders regardless of one’s background. Generating this deeper understanding between the speakers and among listeners can indeed encourage a paradigm shift from thinking about conflict as a process that ...
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Bob Schieffer's "About the News" with H. Andrew Schwartz
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Hosted by CBS News’ Bob Schieffer with H. Andrew Schwartz, “About the News” is series of conversations with the top people reporting the news, about the news, and its impact on politics and policy. A collaboration between the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) and the Bob Schieffer College of Communication at TCU, Schieffer and Schwartz host a weekly discussion with the most interesting people working in legacy media, digitally native platforms, social media companies, and t ...
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Kamala Chameleon, Biden’s Building Binge, Another BRIC in the Wall
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As Ukraine punches into Kursk, and the world asks whether this is this more Kaiserschlacht, or more Ardennes Offensive, cooler heads are focused on the bigger picture. Word is Kamala Harris is going to sack Jake Sullivan. Given that Trump would have sacked him anyway, we’re now into a world where the pro-Ukraine top team is, fait accompli, gone. Wh…
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The Role of the Foreign Ministry in Shaping Chinese Policy
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Most observers of China’s relations with the world maintain that China’s foreign policy started becoming more assertive beginning in the 2010s. The label “wolf warrior diplomacy” was coined by Western media to describe the aggressive language used by Chinese diplomats. The term “wolf warrior” comes from the title of the Chinese action film Wolf War…
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In this episode, Dr. Cha and Mr. Bruce Klingner discuss recent developments regarding North Korea's missile deployment, successor plan, garbage-filled balloons, and more.By CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies
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UKRAINE STRIKES BACK by The Charles T. McDowell Center for Global Studies and Atlantic Council's Eurasia CenterBy The Charles T. McDowell Center for Global Studies and Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center
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Once Shy Twice Bitten, Domino Theory Revisited, The Ascent of Musk
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Kamala Harris is ahead in six key swing states - according to several major polls. All of which are categorically wrong. Could the ghost of the Shy Trumper be about to smite the Dems for the third election running? And why are the usual media suspects pretending it isn’t a thing, never has been, never could be? Meanwhile, in Malaysia and Indonesia,…
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PUTIN'S HOSTAGE - TAKING TERROR MACHINE by The Charles T. McDowell Center for Global Studies and Atlantic Council's Eurasia CenterBy The Charles T. McDowell Center for Global Studies and Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center
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Premium Episode: The Japanese Stock Market Crash, Captain AnCap & The Legend Of El Dorado, The British Race Riots
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The bears are coming. As Japan posts the biggest one day stock market losses since Black Monday, we’re asking whether this dip is a passing blip – or the big ka-blam? Meanwhile, Argentina’s reserves include almost two million ounces of gold, valued at $4.5 billion. But lately, there’s a question that’s on everybody’s lips: where is it? The gold see…
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Drivers of China’s Policy Toward Second Thomas Shoal
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The waters, as well as the rocks, reefs and submerged shoals of the South China Sea are a major source of friction in East Asia. In recent months, tensions have flared between two of the claimants – China and the Philippines – over Second Thomas Shoal, a submerged feature in the Spratly Islands, which the Chinese call Ren Ai Jiao. In 1999, the Phil…
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Special Edition: Gladden Pappin on Orbán's Big Speech
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Last weekend, Viktor Orbán travelled to the town of Băile Tușnad, deep in the Transylvanian mountains of Romania, to attend a 'music and ideas' festival. He was on the bill. Amongst the ethnically-Hungarian diaspora who live in the region, Orbán is a regular visitor. In fact, the Tusványos festival was started by Fidesz back when the party was effe…
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THE GEOPOLITICS OF THE SOUTH CAUCASUS
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THE GEOPOLITICS OF THE SOUTH CAUCASUS by The Charles T. McDowell Center for Global Studies and Atlantic Council's Eurasia CenterBy The Charles T. McDowell Center for Global Studies and Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center
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ROGUE RUSSIA by The Charles T. McDowell Center for Global Studies and Atlantic Council's Eurasia CenterBy The Charles T. McDowell Center for Global Studies and Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center
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Special Edition: "This Is Not A Coup" - feat. Malcom Kyeyune
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At 4.32pm on the 18th of August the so-called State Committee on the State of Emergency cut the lines of communication to Soviet President Mikhail Gorbacev's dacha - these included telephone communications and the nuclear command and control system. Eight minutes later Lieutenant General Yuri Plekhanov, Head of the 9th Chief Directorate of the KGB,…
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Takeaways from the 24th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit
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Founded in 2001, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is a Eurasian political, economic, and security forum led by Russia and China. And on July 4, 2024, the 24th summit of the SCO was convened in Astana, Kazakhstan. The summit resulted in the Astana Declaration that reaffirmed cooperation among the member states. This year’s summit was part…
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Did You Enjoy The Theatre Mrs Trump?, Let's Vance, Ponzi Capital Management
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You were only supposed to blow his bloody head off... As Donald Trump is saved by God Almighty, we’re indisputably living in the lucky timeline. But while the country might have dodged civil war, American politics has been changed utterly by the events of Saturday. And still not for the better. Meanwhile, Trump’s VP pick is lukewarm on Britain, and…
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WRONGFULLY DETAINED by The Charles T. McDowell Center for Global Studies and Atlantic Council's Eurasia CenterBy The Charles T. McDowell Center for Global Studies and Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center
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To Viktor The Spoils, Girondins Meet The Jacobins, The Loveless Landslide
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Viktor Orban has been taking secret flights. Dodging the CIA’s aviation monitoring to jet into Moscow. The Hungarian honcho is now fashioning himself as a shuttle diplomat in the Russo-Ukranian War, just as his country takes the rotating Presidency of the EU Council. What was the goal of this clandestine trip? And did he still get the air miles? Me…
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UKRAINE: THE VIEW FROM THE FRONT by The Charles T. McDowell Center for Global Studies and Atlantic Council's Eurasia CenterBy The Charles T. McDowell Center for Global Studies and Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center
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Quantum Computing in US-China Competition
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Quantum computing uses quantum mechanics to perform fast and complex calculations. It is often defined as a disruptive technology and is among the advanced technologies at the forefront of US-China competition. Although the US has been in the lead in the development and applications of quantum technology, China is making rapid strides. Earlier this…
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Special Edition: "The First Debate Did Not Take Place" - Info Wars, Narrative Control and Modern Washington - feat. Malcom Kyeyune
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In the halls of modern government the info-wizard is king. Media consultants, political strategists, whatever title they assume they always promise the same thing: magic worked through information control; spells cast by incantation. In the first week of March 2022, only a few days after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a slew of articles came out …
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A Threat Like No Other - The Russia-North Korea Alliance
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In this episode, Dr. Cha and distinguished speakers discuss the significance of the Putin-Kim summit, the strengthening Russia-North Korea alliance, the implications of this alliance for regional and global security and why the Russia-North Korea alliance is a threat like no other.By CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies
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PUTIN PLAYS THE PYONGYANG CARD by The Charles T. McDowell Center for Global Studies and Atlantic Council's Eurasia CenterBy The Charles T. McDowell Center for Global Studies and Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center
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Premium Episode: EU On Manoeuvres, feat: "The ECB Plot To Rein In Europe's Rogue States" & "The Atlanticists' Diplomatic Coup"
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This week, it’s a double header of audio essays on Europe’s elite power-plays. One From Andrew Collingwood - on the Atlanticists and the Autonomists taking their battle for supremacy into the new EU administration. And another from Philip Pilkington setting out how a new kind of Trussification may be coming for the states within the ECB… Is Le Pen …
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Reviving the China-Japan-South Korea Trilateral Summit and Putin’s Visit to Pyongyang
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On May 27th, China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea concluded their Ninth Trilateral Summit in Seoul. Leaders of the three countries resumed their highest-level annual meetings for the first time in over four years. At the conclusion of the meeting, they issued a joint declaration that includes six priority areas of cooperation, ranging from susta…
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Putin’s Play in NK: The Truth of the Matter Crossover Episode
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In a crossover episode with CSIS's The Truth of the Matter, Dr. Victor Cha discusses Vladimir Putin’s visit to Pyongyang and why he believes the “Mutual Defense Treaty” agreed to by Russia and North Korea is the greatest threat to U.S. national security since the Korean War. Also discussed—what this means for the U.S. and its allies and how it impa…
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Putin In Pyongyang, Milei Down And Die, Don't Believe Your Von Der Leyen Eyes
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As Vladimir Putin meets Kim Jong Un, big trade plans are afoot. Much to the chagrin of Western leaders. Seems like we’re about to answer an important question: what happens when the collective set of people you’ve sanctioned gets so large that they can all successfully trade with each other? Which invites yet another question - did no one think of …
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Special Discussion with Ambassador Philip Goldberg
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In this episode, Dr. Cha and Ambassador Philip Goldberg explore the latest developments on the Korean peninsula and the U.S.-ROK alliance. Topics will include Korea's unique aspects as seen by Ambassador Goldberg; his priorities for U.S.-Korea relations; and the significance of recent regional developments, including the U.S.-Japan-ROK trilateral m…
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RUSSIA THE COLONIZER by The Charles T. McDowell Center for Global Studies and Atlantic Council's Eurasia CenterBy The Charles T. McDowell Center for Global Studies and Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center
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Special Episode: Mr Kyeyune Goes To Washington
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Military-industrial blogger Malcom Kyeyune spends his life talking and thinking about US war preparations. So what was it like when he finally left his Swedish fortress and visited the capital of the Global American Empire, Washington DC? Malcom is just back from his first international conference. The Lads pick up on his time talking to the genera…
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China-Russia Trade Relations and the Limits of Western Sanctions
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On May 17, Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded a two-day visit to China for his 43rd meeting with Xi Jinping. Based on public readouts, Putin emphasized the economic benefits that the Sino-Russian partnership could bring to both countries. Economic integration between Russia and China has accelerated dramatically, with total trade between th…
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GEORGIA ON THE BRINK by The Charles T. McDowell Center for Global Studies and Atlantic Council's Eurasia CenterBy The Charles T. McDowell Center for Global Studies and Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center
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Madame El Presidente, Buyout Britain, Ankara’s Away
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Mexico has a new President. She’s the first woman President. She’s the first Jewish president. But most importantly, she’s the second Andrés Manuel López Obrador President. As the outgoing leader’s hand picked successor takes over, what does the continuity version of his wiley non-orthodox socialism look like when it comes to Mexico’s global standi…
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This week: in light of the upcoming UK General Election, we're digging into what Britain will look like in five years time. Caught in a low growth high-debt trap, with currency and trade issues cutting off any room to manoeuvre, what's the softest landing for the G7's most vulnerable economy? *** This is a premium week. So to get the full hour show…
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Xi Jinping and China's Techno-Industrial Drive
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China’s rate of economic growth has slowed markedly in recent years. According to Chinese government statistics, the economy grew by 5.2% in 2023. There are numerous challenges: weak consumer confidence, mounting local government debt, and a real estate market that used to fuel the economy, but is now in a prolonged downturn. Many economists, inclu…
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