Syria’s civil war has long ceased to be civil. The last two months have been a gut-wrenching reminder of how internationalized this conflict has become. As regional and world powers become more deeply entrenched, is ...

Brazil is an enormous, complicated country. And its legal and political systems are — you guessed it — enormous and complicated. For those of you who loved Andrea and Diego’s insights on our last episode, ...

A massive anti-corruption investigation has taken down some of Brazil’s most powerful people, including former president Lula, who’s still polling first in this October’s general election. What will become of his candidacy? What has allowed ...

Mohammed bin Salman has flung Saudi Arabia onto a new path. Some say he’s just what the country needs to kick its sclerotic economy into gear. Others say he’s a despot further polarizing an already ...

Political turmoil is not unique to the US, it appears. Across the Atlantic, Europe is in flux. By and large, the center is eroding, fringe parties are strengthening, and Macron’s ambitions to make the EU ...

As we cap off a crazy 2017, Latin America is gearing up for an even crazier 2018. Of the five (potentially six) presidential elections to be held in the region next year, those in Brazil, ...

What happened in last month’s ambush that killed four Green Berets in Niger? And why are we in the region in the first place? Peter and Muni discuss events on the ground and US strategy ...

Noting that the US doesn’t have enough on its plate, Trump has decided to decertify the Iran nuclear deal, though it’s up to Congress to decide what that means. With no shortage of bad behavior ...

China has been steadily increasing its global footprint, and since January, the US has been rapidly scaling back its own. With that in mind, China’s 19th Communist Party Congress had one overarching theme: China isn’t ...

Peter and Muni are joined by professor and expert on Catalan secessionism Andrew Dowling to discuss causes, reactions, and prognoses for Catalonia’s independence drive. They look at similar movements around the world and external factors ...