Russia Invades Ukraine. What's Next? - WNYC Radio’s The Takeaway

Thursday, February 24, 2022

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On Thursday morning, Russia attacked Ukraine resulting in dozens of deaths. We ask what this invasion will mean for the people on the ground in both countries, and the next steps of the Biden administration and their allies. We're joined by Yaroslav Trofimov, Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent for The Wall Street Journal from Kyiv; Anton Troianovski, the Moscow bureau chief for The New York Times; and Robin Wright, columnist at The New Yorker and a Wilson Center Distinguished Fellow...

Conflict Analysis & Prevention

Analysts Warn of Economic, Security Collapse in Lebanon - Voice of America

Thursday, March 25, 2021

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Security and economic tensions are rising in Lebanon after another failed attempt to form a new government. As businesses shut down, joblessness and hunger are rising. Lebanon’s banks, having lent 70% of their assets to an insolvent central bank, have locked most depositors out of their savings.

France offers Iran a huge loan amid confrontation with US - PRI

Wednesday, September 4, 2019

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France is offering to lend $15 billion to Iran to help it cope with US sanctions. But Iran is threatening to ramp up its nuclear activities. How can the French initiative bring an end to the US-Iran confrontation? Host Marco Werman speaks with Iran scholar, Robin Wright.

War of the Worlds: Sunni-Shia Divide - NPR's Throughline

Thursday, April 18, 2019

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The Sunni-Shia divide is a conflict that most people have heard about - two sects with Sunni Islam being in the majority and Shia Islam the minority. Exactly how did this conflict originate and when? We go through 1400 years of history to find the moment this divide first turned deadly and how it has evolved since.