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Post Game: "Putin will not stop" - The Chuck ToddCast: Meet the Press
Russian attacks on Ukraine reached a new high point this week, with an ever-increasing number of shellings on civilians and children in major Ukrainian cities. The New Yorker’s Robin Wright joins Chuck to get a first draft of how this moment will go down in Russian history...
Russia Invades Ukraine. What's Next? - WNYC Radio’s The Takeaway
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...
'Trying to revive a corpse': US diplomat on a new Iran nuclear deal - CNN’s The Lead with Jake Tapper
According to author Robin Wright, Iran will be reluctant to sign a new nuclear deal with the US because it currently has the largest missile program in the Middle East and is capable of producing enough fuel for a nuclear bomb in three weeks.
Iran Elects A New President As The U.S. Tries To Revive Nuclear Talks - NPR
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Robin Wright, U.S. Institute for Peace Distinguished Fellow, about what the results of Friday's elections in Iran mean for on-going efforts to reenergize the Iran Deal. RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Iran's new president, Ebrahim Raisi, was...
Saudi Crown Prince Calls Kingdom, US Partners Despite Differences - VOA
Saudi Arabia's powerful Crown Prince says his country and the United States are partners, despite minor policy differences. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman — or MBS, as he is known — presented his vision of Saudi foreign policy in a landmark...
Analysts Warn of Economic, Security Collapse in Lebanon - Voice of America
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
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
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.
The State Of U.S.-Saudi Relations, After The Senate's Rebuke - NPR
Robin Wright explains where things stand after a bipartisan group of senators voted to pull military support from Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen, and to tie the country's leader to a journalist's death.