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US Politics: Lame Duck Session - December 16, 2022 from 2022-12-16T23:05
On this year-end US politics edition of Encounter, Jim Kessler, executive vice president for policy at Third Way, and John Fortier, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute discuss the...
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Afghanistan After Six months of Taliban Rule - February 18, 2022 from 2022-02-18T18:05
Michael Kugelman, from the Wilson Center and Elizabeth Threlkeld, from the Stimson Center joins Carol Castiel to discuss the political, economic, and humanitarian state of play in Afghanistan six m...
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ISIS Leader Killed in US Raid: Ramifications - February 11, 2022 from 2022-02-11T18:05
Jennifer Cafarella, Director of Intelligence Planning at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), and Brian Katulis, Vice President for Policy at the Middle East Institute discuss the significance...
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LATAM Update: Preview of The Summit of Americas - February 04, 2022 from 2022-02-04T23:05
Eric Farnsworth, Council of the Americas and the Americas Society and Benjamin Gedan, Woodrow Wilson Center discuss the significance of the inauguration of the first woman president of Honduras and...
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Combating Russia’s Aggression - January 28, 2022 from 2022-01-28T18:05
Will Pomeranz, deputy director of the Kennan Institute at the Wilson Center, and Andrea Kendall-Taylor, senior fellow, and director of the Transatlantic Security Program at the Center for a New Ame...
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Africa Update: Ethiopia, Sudan, and Sahel - January 21, 2022 from 2022-01-21T18:05
Ambassador Rama Yade, Senior Director of the Africa Center at the Atlantic Council, and Mvemba Dizolele, Director of the Africa Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS),...
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US Politics Update: The Politics of Voting Rights - January 14, 2022 from 2022-01-14T18:05
John Fortier, resident scholar at The American Enterprise Institute, and Jim Kessler, executive vice president for policy at Third Way, spar over the merits and politics of US President Joe Biden’s...
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Foreign Policy Preview 2022 - January 07, 2022 from 2022-01-07T18:05
On this annual edition of Encounter, Kori Schake, senior fellow and the director of foreign and defense policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute and Brian Katulis, Vice President for Pol...
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Top Stories of 2021 - December 31, 2021 from 2021-12-31T18:05
From the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, the chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan and constant Covid-19 challenges to military coups in Myanmar and Sudan, host Carol Castiel reviews th...
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The Best of Encounter 2021 - December 24, 2021 from 2021-12-24T18:05
On this year-end edition of Encounter, host Carol Castiel presents excerpts from our most memorable programs in 2021. From the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States o...
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US Politics Yearend Update - December 17, 2021 from 2021-12-17T18:05
John Fortier, resident scholar at The American Enterprise Institute, and Jim Kessler, executive vice president for policy at Third Way, take stock of US President Joe Biden’s first year in office. ...
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Pros and Cons of Reparations for Slavery - December 10, 2021 from 2021-12-10T18:05
A bill to create a commission to study the effects of slavery and discrimination in the United States has been stalled in the House of Representatives for more than seven months. In this encore edi...
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Biden – Xi Summit Analysis - December 03, 2021 from 2021-12-03T18:05
US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping attempted to fend off further escalation over contentious issues like Taiwan, human rights, and the global balance of power and reach some ag...
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Fallout from the Kyle Rittenhouse/Ahmaud Arbery Verdicts - November 26, 2021 from 2021-11-26T18:05
Olayemi Olurin, a public defender with the Legal Aid Society in New York City and Mollie Saltskog, an expert in disinformation and domestic extremism at the Soufan Center, discuss the ramifications...
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Belarus/Russian “Ruse” - November 19, 2021 from 2021-11-19T18:05
Will Pomeranz, deputy director of the Kennan Institute at the Wilson Center, and Andrea Kendall-Taylor, senior fellow and director of the Transatlantic Security Program at the Center for a New Amer...
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Ethiopia Update - November 12, 2021 from 2021-11-12T18:05
Ambassador Tibor Nagy, former assistant secretary of state for African Affairs and former US Ambassador to Ethiopia and Ambassador Donald Booth, former US Ambassador to Ethiopia and former special ...
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US Politics Update: Democrats Dilemma - November 05, 2021 from 2021-11-05T19:05
John Fortier, resident scholar at The American Enterprise Institute, and Jim Kessler, executive vice president for policy at Third Way, discuss the main issues dominating the US political landscape...
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Analysis of Coup d’état in Sudan - October 29, 2021 from 2021-10-29T19:05
Cameron Hudson, former chief of staff to the US Special Envoy to Sudan and Ismail Kushkush an independent Sudanese journalist, discuss the factors leading to the recent coup in Sudan with host Caro...
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LATAM Update: Blinken reset in Ecuador and Colombia - October 22, 2021 from 2021-10-22T19:05
On this edition of Encounter, host Carol Castiel talks with Eric Farnsworth, Vice President of the Council of the Americas and the Americas Society, and Steve Hege, deputy regional director for the...
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Iraq Elections Analysis - October 15, 2021 from 2021-10-15T19:05
Ellen Laipson, professor, and director of the Center for Security Policy Studies at George Mason University, and Sarhang Hamasaeed, director of Middle East programs at the US Institute of Peace, di...
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US Politics Update: Debt Ceiling/Infrastructure - October 08, 2021 from 2021-10-08T19:05
John Fortier, resident scholar at The American Enterprise Institute, and Jim Kessler, executive vice president for policy at Third Way, discuss the major issues dominating the US political landscap...
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AUKUS Alliance: Purpose and Ramifications - October 01, 2021 from 2021-10-01T19:05
Michael Green, Senior Vice President for Asia, and Japan Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), and Kori Schake, Director of Foreign and Defense Policy Studies, at the ...
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Africa Update: From Guinea to Zambia - September 24, 2021 from 2021-09-24T19:05
On this Africa edition of Encounter, Joshua Meservey, senior policy analyst for Africa and the Middle East at the Heritage Foundation and Oge Onubogu, director of the West Africa program at the U.S...
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Pros and Cons of SCOTUS Expansion - September 17, 2021 from 2021-09-17T19:05
On this edition of Encounter, John Malcolm, vice president for the Institute for Constitutional Government and the director of the Meese Center for Legal&Judicial Studies at the conservative Herita...
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20th Anniversary of 9-11 Terrorist Attacks from 2021-09-10T19:05
On the 20th anniversary of the deadliest terrorist attack on US soil, renowned terrorism analysts Ali Soufan, former supervisory FBI agent, now CEO of The Soufan Group, and Bruce Hoffman, senior fe...
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The Politics of Afghanistan - September 03, 2021 from 2021-09-03T19:05
On this politics edition of Encounter, John Fortier, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and Jim Kessler, senior vice president for policy at Third Way, discuss prospects for the ...
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The Politics of Afghanistan from 2021-09-03T19:05
On this politics edition of Encounter, John Fortier, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and Jim Kessler, senior vice president for policy at Third Way, join Carol Castiel to disc...
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Afghanistan: Taliban Takeover Part II - August 27, 2021 from 2021-08-27T19:05
Ambassador Ronald Neumann, former Ambassador to Afghanistan, now President of the American Academy of Diplomacy and Michael Kugelman, Senior Associate for South Asia for The Wilson Center discuss w...
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Afghanistan: Taliban Takeover Part II from 2021-08-27T19:05
Ambassador Ronald Neumann, former Ambassador to Afghanistan, now President of the American Academy of Diplomacy and Michael Kugelman, Senior Associate for South Asia for The Wilson Center discuss w...
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Afghanistan: Taliban Takeover from 2021-08-20T19:05
Lisa Curtis, former senior National Security Council official under the Trump administration, now director of the Indo-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), and...
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Afghanistan: Taliban Takeover - August 20, 2021 from 2021-08-20T19:05
Lisa Curtis, former senior National Security Council official under the Trump administration, now director of the Indo-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), and...
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Encore: Should DC become the 51st US state? from 2021-08-13T19:05
In this encore edition of Encounter, Zack Smith, a legal fellow in the Meese Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at the conservative Heritage Foundation, and William Roberts, managing director fo...
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ENCORE: Should DC become the 51st US state? - August 13, 2021 from 2021-08-13T19:05
In this encore edition of Encounter, Zack Smith, a legal fellow in the Meese Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at the conservative Heritage Foundation, and William Roberts, managing director fo...
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US Politics: The View from Western Pennsylvania - August 06, 2021 from 2021-08-06T19:05
On this edition of Encounter, host Carol Castiel returns to her native Pennsylvania to reprise a conversation with the Republican and Democratic leaders in Lawrence County: Paul Stefano, chairman o...
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US Politics: The View from Western Pennsylvania from 2021-08-06T19:05
On this edition of Encounter, host Carol Castiel returns to her native Pennsylvania to reprise a conversation with the Republican and Democratic leaders in Lawrence County: Paul Stefano, chairman o...
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Update on Yemen Civil War - July 30, 2021 from 2021-07-30T19:05
Katherine Zimmerman, a fellow for Foreign and Defense Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), and Elana DeLozier, the Rubin Family Fellow in the Bernstein Program on Gulf and Ene...
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Update on Yemen Civil War from 2021-07-30T19:05
Katherine Zimmerman, a fellow for Foreign and Defense Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), and Elana DeLozier, the Rubin Family Fellow in the Bernstein Program on Gulf and Ene...
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South Africa Turmoil - July 23, 2021 from 2021-07-23T19:05
On this edition of Encounter, Ambassador Michelle Gavin, senior fellow for Africa Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations and former Ambassador to Botswana, and Frans Cronje, CEO of the Johanne...
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South Africa Turmoil from 2021-07-23T19:05
On this edition of Encounter, Ambassador Michelle Gavin, senior fellow for Africa Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations and former Ambassador to Botswana, and Frans Cronje, CEO of the Johanne...
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Chaos in the Caribbean: Roots of Haitian and Cuban Crises - July 16, 2021 from 2021-07-16T19:05
Professor William LeoGrande, Associate Vice Provost for Academic Affairs in the Department of Government at the American University, and Professor of Politics and International Relations at Florida...
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Chaos in the Caribbean: Roots of Haitian and Cuban Crises from 2021-07-16T19:05
Professor William LeoGrande, Associate Vice Provost for Academic Affairs in the Department of Government at the American University, and Professor of Politics and International Relations at Florida...
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Africa Update: Ethiopia, South Africa, Eswatini and Covid - July 09, 2021 from 2021-07-09T19:05
On this Africa edition of Encounter, Judd Devermont, director of the Africa Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and Joshua Meservey, senior policy analyst for Africa and ...
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Africa Update: Ethiopia, South Africa, Eswatini and Covid from 2021-07-09T19:05
On this Africa edition of Encounter, Judd Devermont, director of the Africa Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and Joshua Meservey, senior policy analyst for Africa and ...
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US Politics Update: Infrastructure from 2021-07-02T19:05
On this U.S. politics edition of Encounter, John Fortier, resident scholar at The American Enterprise Institute, and Jim Kessler, executive vice president for policy at Third Way, discuss with host...
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US Politics Update: Infrastructure - July 02, 2021 from 2021-07-02T19:05
On this U.S. politics edition of Encounter, John Fortier, resident scholar at The American Enterprise Institute, and Jim Kessler, executive vice president for policy at Third Way, discuss with host...
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Reparations Debate from 2021-06-25T19:05
As the United States grapples with the legacy of slavery and centuries of racial discrimination, host Carol Castiel talks with Jennifer Oast, professor and chair of the Department of History at Blo...
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Reparations Debate - June 25, 2021 from 2021-06-25T19:05
As the United States grapples with the legacy of slavery and centuries of racial discrimination, host Carol Castiel talks with Jennifer Oast, professor and chair of the Department of History at Blo...
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Biden Abroad: G7, NATO, Putin Summits from 2021-06-18T19:05
Ian Lesser, Vice President at the German Marshall Fund of the United States and director of GMF Brussels office, and Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Senior Fellow and Director of the Transatlantic Security ...
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Biden Abroad: G7, NATO, Putin Summits - June 18, 2021 from 2021-06-18T19:05
Ian Lesser, Vice President at the German Marshall Fund of the United States and director of GMF Brussels office, and Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Senior Fellow and Director of the Transatlantic Security ...
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Israel: A Post-Netanyahu Government from 2021-06-11T19:05
Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen, Director of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Program at the U.S. Institute of Peace, and Natan Sachs, Director of the Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings I...
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Israel: A Post-Netanyahu Government - June 11, 2021 from 2021-06-11T19:05
Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen, Director of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Program at the U.S. Institute of Peace, and Natan Sachs, Director of the Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Instit...
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US Politics Update: Biden Agenda - June 04, 2021 from 2021-06-04T19:05
On this US politics edition of Encounter, John Fortier, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and Jim Kessler, senior vice president for policy at Third Way, discuss with host Carol...
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US Politics Update: Biden Agenda from 2021-06-04T19:05
On this US politics edition of Encounter, John Fortier, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and Jim Kessler, senior vice president for policy at Third Way, discuss with host Carol...
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East African Stability - Motives for China’s Presence - May 28, 2021 from 2021-05-28T19:05
Ambassador David H. Shinn and CSIS Africa Program Director Judd Devermont take a look at new developments in volatile East Africa, where insurgencies continue despite an ongoing concerted multinati...
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East African Stability - Motives for China’s Presence from 2021-05-28T19:05
Ambassador David H. Shinn and CSIS Africa Program Director Judd Devermont take a look at new developments in volatile East Africa, where insurgencies continue despite an ongoing concerted multinati...
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Debate Over DC Statehood - May 21, 2021 from 2021-05-21T19:05
More than 700,000 citizens living in the capital of the United States do not have full representation in Congress. Once a fringe issue, a bill for DC statehood recently passed the Democratically-co...
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Debate Over DC Statehood from 2021-05-21T19:05
More than 700,000 citizens living in the capital of the United States do not have full representation in Congress. Once a fringe issue, a bill for DC statehood recently passed the Democratically-co...
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Implications of US and Coalition Troop Withdrawal from Afghanistan - May 14, 2021 from 2021-05-14T19:05
Lisa Curtis, former senior National Security Council official under the Trump administration, now director of the Indo-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), and...
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Implications of US and Coalition Troop Withdrawal from Afghanistan from 2021-05-14T19:05
Lisa Curtis, former senior National Security Council official under the Trump administration, now director of the Indo-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), and...
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Blinken/Ukraine-Russia Tensions - May 07, 2021 from 2021-05-07T19:05
Will Pomeranz, deputy director of the Kennan Institute at the Wilson Center, and Andrea Kendall-Taylor, senior fellow and director of the Transatlantic Security Program at the Center for a New Amer...
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Blinken/Ukraine-Russia Tensions from 2021-05-07T19:05
Will Pomeranz, deputy director of the Kennan Institute at the Wilson Center, and Andrea Kendall-Taylor, senior fellow and director of the Transatlantic Security Program at the Center for a New Amer...
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US Politics Update: Biden's Speech to Congress from 2021-04-30T19:05
John Fortier, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and Jim Kessler, senior vice president for policy at Third Way, spar over US President Joe Biden’s 100 days in office and to what...
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US Politics Update: Biden's Speech to Congress - April 30, 2021 from 2021-04-30T19:05
John Fortier, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and Jim Kessler, senior vice president for policy at Third Way, spar over US President Joe Biden’s 100 days in office and to what...
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Chauvin Verdict: A Catalyst for Police Reform in America? from 2021-04-23T19:05
On this edition of Encounter, Chuck Wexler, Executive Director of the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) and Ron Harris, professor of journalism at Howard University and co-author of the book: ...
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Chauvin Verdict: A catalyst for Police Reform in America? - April 23, 2021 from 2021-04-23T19:05
Join host Carol Castiel each week as she and two advocates from the world of politics, public policy, or academia discuss and debate a critical issue in the news, bringing depth, perspective, and i...
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A Conversation about Gun Violence in America from 2021-04-16T19:05
On this edition of Encounter, Ari Davis, Senior Policy Analyst at The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence and Nurah Abdulhaqq, youth leader in the Georgia Chapter of “March for Our Lives” tell host Caro...
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A Conversation about Gun Violence in America - April 16, 2021 from 2021-04-16T19:05
On this edition of Encounter, Ari Davis, Senior Policy Analyst at The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence and Nurrah Abdulhaqq, youth leader in the Georgia Chapter of “March for Our Lives” tell host Car...
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Africa Update from 2021-04-09T19:05
On this edition of Encounter, host Carol Castiel talks with Johannesburg-based journalist, Gabriele Steinhauser, deputy bureau chief for Africa at The Wall Street Journal and Jon Temin, Director of...
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Africa Update - April 09, 2021 from 2021-04-09T19:05
On this edition of Encounter, host Carol Castiel talks with Johannesburg-based journalist, Gabriele Steinhauser, deputy bureau chief for Africa at The Wall Street Journal and Jon Temin, Director of...
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Addressing Migration: North and South of the US-Mexico Border from 2021-04-02T19:05
On this edition of Encounter, host Carol Castiel talks with Doris Meissner, senior fellow at the Migration Policy Institute and Cynthia (Cindy) Arnson, Director of the Latin American Program at the...
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Addressing Migration: North and South of the US-Mexico Border - April 02, 2021 from 2021-04-02T19:05
On this edition of Encounter, host Carol Castiel talks with Doris Meissner, senior fellow at the Migration Policy Institute and Cynthia (Cindy) Arnson, Director of the Latin American Program at the...
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US Politics Update: Biden Presser - March 26, 2021 from 2021-03-26T19:05
John Fortier, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and Jim Kessler, senior vice president for policy at Third Way, discuss the issues dominating US President Joe Biden’s first form...
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US Politics Update: Biden Presser from 2021-03-26T19:05
John Fortier, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and Jim Kessler, senior vice president for policy at Third Way, discuss the issues dominating US President Joe Biden’s first form...
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US Politics Update: Biden Presser - March 26, 2021 from 2021-03-26T19:05
John Fortier, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and Jim Kessler, senior vice president for policy at Third Way, discuss the issues dominating US President Joe Biden’s first form...
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East Asia Tour-Crisis in Myanmar - March 19, 2021 from 2021-03-19T19:05
On the heels of a successful meeting of the Quad, the informal strategic dialogue between the United States, Japan, Australia and India, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary L...
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East Asia Tour-Crisis in Myanmar from 2021-03-19T19:05
On the heels of a successful meeting of the Quad, the informal strategic dialogue between the United States, Japan, Australia and India, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary L...
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LATAM-US: Biden Reset? from 2021-03-12T18:05
On this Latin American edition of Encounter, host Carol Castiel talks with Eric Farnsworth, Vice President of the Council of the Americas and the Americas Society, and Miriam Kornblith, Director of...
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Biden Strikes Iran-Backed Militias from 2021-03-05T18:05
The Biden Administration ordered its first military strike on Iran-backed militias in eastern Syria. Ellen Laipson, professor and director of the Center for Security Policy Studies at George Mason ...
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Biden Administration US - Afghan Policy from 2021-02-26T18:05
Lisa Curtis, former senior National Security Council official under the Trump administration, now director of the Indo-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), and...
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US Politics Update: Impeachment Trial Fallout from 2021-02-19T18:05
John Fortier, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and Jim Kessler, senior vice president for policy at Third Way, spar over the political fallout from former President Donald Trum...
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East Africa Turmoil from 2021-02-12T18:05
On this edition of “VOA Encounter” - East Africa – from Kenya north to Somalia, Ethiopia, South Sudan, and Sudan has been wracked for years by insurgent and inter-political violence. Added to that ...
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Biden Administration Immigration Reform Proposal from 2021-02-05T18:05
President Joe Biden has introduced immigration reform legislation that would reverse many of former President Donald Trump’s restrictive measures. Ali Noorani, President & CEO, National Immigra...
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Whose Side is NATO Ally Turkey On? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited the White House on Wednesday, November 13, at a time when Ankara’s relations with NATO and the West are strained by Turkey’s joint military action wit...
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Mozambique Elections Analysis/Russia in Africa from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Judd Devermont, Director of the Africa Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and Stephanie Burchard, US National Security and Defense expert at the Institute for Defense An...
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Implications of Breakdown in US-Taliban Talks from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
On the anniversary of the 9-11 terror attacks on US soil, US President Donald Trump abruptly canceled a widely criticized secret meeting between Washington and the Taliban at Camp David, as well as...
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White Supremacist Violence/Election Security and the Role of Moscow from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The threat from violent white supremacists is on the rise worldwide, especially in the United States, as evidenced by the horrific mass shooting in El Paso, Texas. Emerson T. Brooking, resident fel...
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Politics and Substance of the Immigration Crisis from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Do the policies and rhetoric of the Trump Administration alleviate or exacerbate the immigration crisis along the US southern border? What impact do changes in asylum rules have on Mexico’s ability...
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The Politics of the US Census 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Trump administration wants to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census allegedly to help implement the 1965 Voting Rights Act. However, new evidence has surfaced that reveals the actual re...
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Qatar Rift from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Hussein Ibish, a senior resident scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute and columnist and Andrew Bowen, a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, discuss with host Carol Castiel t...
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US Withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
President Donald Trump recently announced his intent to withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Change Agreement. The decision was harshly criticized by leaders of numerous US allied coun...
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Afghan Violence from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Omar Samad, Senior Central Asia Fellow at the International Security Program at the New America Foundation and former Afghan ambassador to Canada and France, and Scott Worden, Afghanistan & Cen...
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UK Election from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
*This program was recorded before the London terror attacks on June 3. Toby Harnden, Washington Bureau Chief for The Sunday Times of London, and James Astill, Washington Correspondent for The Econo...
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Trump's Middle East Re-set from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Hussein Ibish, Senior Resident Scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute and Perry Cammack, Fellow in the Middle East Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, talk with host Carol...
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US Politics / Comey from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In the wake of the appointment of a special counsel to oversee the FBI investigation of Russian interference in the US presidential election, John Fortier, Director of the Democracy Project at the ...
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French Election Analysis from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Philippe Gelie, US Chief Correspondent for "Le Figaro," and Desmond Dinan, Professor of Public Policy at George Mason University, discuss with host Carol Castiel the significance and implications o...
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Venezuela Crisis from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Eric Farnsworth, Vice President of the Council of the Americas and the Americas Society, and Eric Olson, Associate Director of Latin American Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for ...
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US - North Korea Tensions from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Dean Cheng, Senior Research Fellow at the Heritage Foundation's Asian Studies Center, and Frank Jannuzi, President and CEO of The Mansfield Foundation discuss rising tensions between the US and Nor...
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Turkey Referendum Fallout from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Nicholas Danforth, Senior Policy Analyst on National Security at the Bipartisan Policy Center, and Naz Durakoglu, Senior Fellow on Turkey, Russia, and Information Defense at the Atlantic Council, d...
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U.S. Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
John Fortier, the Director of the Democracy Project at the Bipartisan Policy Center, and Jim Kessler, Vice President for Policy at Third Way, talk with host Carol Castiel, via the Zoom app as VOA p...
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Domestic Terror Threat from 2021-01-29T18:05
Daryl Johnson, former senior analyst at the Department of Homeland Security and author of “Hateland: A Long Hard Look at America’s Extremist Heart” and Jason Blazakis, Director of the Center on Ter...
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Biden Inauguration: Way Forward from 2021-01-22T18:05
Against the backdrop of unprecedented security and coronavirus social distancing restrictions, Joseph R. Biden is inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States. Kamala D. Harris is the fir...
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Biden Administration - National Security/Foreign Policy Preview from 2021-01-15T18:05
On this annual edition of Encounter, Georgetown University professors Anthony Arend and Mark Lagon react to President Donald Trump’s second impeachment and outline the national security and foreign...
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US Capitol Assault - Democrats Take Control of the House and Senate from 2021-01-08T18:05
John Fortier, resident scholar at the America Enterprise Institute and Jim Kessler, executive vice president for Policy at Third Way, talk with host Carol Castiel about the fallout from a violent a...
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Top Stories of 2020 from 2021-01-01T18:05
From the coronavirus pandemic to the US elections, Linda Feldmann, Washington Bureau Chief for the Christian Science Monitor and Emily Tamkin, US editor of the “New Statesman,” discuss the top stor...
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The Best of Encounter 2020 from 2020-12-25T18:05
On this year-end edition of Encounter, host Carol Castiel presents excerpts from our most memorable programs in 2020. From the politics of the coronavirus pandemic to protests against excessive pol...
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US-Morocco-Israel Deal from 2020-12-18T18:05
What is the relationship between Washington’s formal recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over the disputed territory of the Western Sahara and Rabat’s agreement to normalize relations with Israel? ...
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Venezuela Elections from 2020-12-11T18:05
On this Latin American edition of Encounter, host Carol Castiel talks with Eric Farnsworth, Vice President of the Council of the Americas and the Americas Society, and Ryan Berg, research fellow sp...
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Biden Transition from 2020-12-04T18:05
Veteran political analysts John Fortier, Director of Governance Studies at the Bipartisan Policy Center, and Jim Kessler, Senior Vice President for Policy at Third Way, discuss the latest issues on...
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Trump's Troop Drawdowns - Biden's Middle East Challenges from 2020-11-27T18:05
What impact will the proposed US troop drawdowns in Afghanistan and Iraq have on US national security interests? Ellen Laipson, professor and director of the Center for Security Policy Studies at G...
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Ethiopia: Verge of Civil War? from 2020-11-20T18:05
Ambassador David Shinn, former Ambassador to Ethiopia and Burkina Faso, currently professor of International Affairs at George Washington University, and Susan Stigant, Director of Africa Programs ...
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Preview of US Foreign Policy Under a Biden Administration from 2020-11-13T18:05
President-elect Joe Biden will have multiple domestic crises to confront like the coronavirus pandemic and the economy after his inauguration on January 20, 2021. However, he has also signaled a mo...
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US Politics: 2020 Elections Outcome from 2020-11-06T18:05
Veteran political analysts John Fortier, Director of Governance Studies at the Bipartisan Policy Center, and Jim Kessler, Senior Vice President for Policy at Third Way, analyze the preliminary resu...
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LATAM Update from 2020-10-30T19:05
On this Latin American edition Encounter, host Carol Castiel talks with Eric Farnsworth, Vice President of the Council of the Americas and the Americas Society, and Benjamin Gedan, Deputy Director ...
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US Politics: Election Stakes from 2020-10-23T19:05
The coronavirus pandemic has forced many Americans to vote early and by mail in far greater numbers than they did in 2016. John Fortier, Director of Governmental Studies at the Bipartisan Policy Ce...
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Afghanistan Update from 2020-10-16T19:05
Michael Kugelman, Deputy Director of the Asia Program and Senior Associate for South Asia at The Wilson Center, and Scott Smith, Senior Expert for Afghanistan Peace Processes at the U.S. Institute ...
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Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict: Strategic Implications from 2020-10-09T19:05
Renewed conflict has erupted over Nagorno-Karabakh, a primarily ethnic Armenian region in Azerbaijan. Ambassador Carey Cavanaugh, former US diplomat with expertise in the Caucasus, now professor of...
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US Politics: Debate Fallout/Trump Covid-19 from 2020-10-02T19:05
US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for Covid 19. The news arrived just days after the first presidential debate between the Republican incumbent and Democra...
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Japan: After Abe from 2020-09-25T19:05
Yuki Tatsumi, Director of the Japan Program at the Stimson Center, and Kristin Vekasi, Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Maine, discuss with host Carol Castiel the legac...
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US Census 2020 Update from 2020-09-18T19:05
On this edition, Bill Galston, Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution, and Kathay Feng, National Redistricting Director at Common Cause, explain the significance of the co...
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UAE and Israel Normalize Relations from 2020-09-11T19:05
The UAE and Israel have agreed to normalize relations in a deal brokered by the United States. The “Abraham Accord,” announced in early August, was contingent on Israel halting its plans to annex P...
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Africa Update: Ethiopia/GERD/China Spying from 2020-09-04T19:05
Judd Devermont, Director of the Africa Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and Joshua Meservey, Senior Policy Analyst for Africa and Middle East at the Heritage Foundation...
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Belarus: Prospects for Democratic Change from 2020-08-28T19:05
Popular protests against the regime of Belarusian President, Alexander Lukashenko, continue apace after the strongman claimed victory in the August 9 election, which was widely viewed as fraudulent...
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Lebanon in Crisis from 2020-08-21T19:05
In the aftermath of the devastating explosion at the port of Beirut, Lebanon, Mona Yacoubian, Senior Advisor to the Vice President of Middle East and Africa at the US Institute of Peace (USIP) and ...
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US Politics Update: Biden-Harris Ticket from 2020-08-14T19:05
Just 80 days shy of the November US presidential and congressional elections, John Fortier, Director of the Democracy Project at the Bipartisan Policy Center, and Jim Kessler, Vice President for Po...
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Returning Lost and Stolen African Art and Antiquities from 2020-08-07T19:05
On this edition of Encounter, Ms. Nosmot Gbadamosi, a London writer at Foreign Policy Magazine and Dr. Andrew Tchie, Africa analyst at the Royal United Services Institute in London join guest host,...
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US-China Tensions from 2020-07-31T19:05
In the wake of tit for tat consulate closures, Christopher Walker, Vice President for Studies and Analysis at the National Endowment for Democracy and Zachary Hosford, Deputy Director of the Asia P...
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Africa Update: Covid/Mali Turmoil/GERD from 2020-07-24T19:05
Judd Devermont, Director of the Africa Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and Joshua Meservey, Senior Policy Analyst for Africa and Middle East at the Heritage Foundation...
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Pros and Cons of School Re-opening during Covid Pandemic from 2020-07-17T19:05
Host Carol Castiel talks with Scott Sargrad, former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Education under the Obama Administration, now Vice President of K-12 Education Policy at the Center for American P...
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Latin America Update from 2020-07-10T19:05
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro tests positive for Covid-19 as Brazil trails only the United States in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases and deaths. On this Latin American edition Encoun...
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US Politics Update: Russia Bounty/Election 2020 from 2020-07-03T19:05
Just four months before the 2020 US elections, John Fortier, Director of the Democracy Project at the Bipartisan Policy Center, and Jim Kessler, Vice President for Policy at Third Way, discuss with...
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Politics of Immigration - DACA/Visa Restrictions from 2020-06-26T19:05
The US Supreme Court rejected the Trump Administration’s request to rescind an Obama-era executive order that provided work permits and legal protection to young unauthorized immigrants. On this ed...
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Yemen Update from 2020-06-19T19:05
Host Carol Castiel talks with former Ambassador to Yemen, Stephen Seche, currently Executive Vice President of the Arab Gulf States Institute, and Katherine Zimmerman, Resident Fellow at the Americ...
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Police Reform in America from 2020-06-12T19:05
In the wake of widespread demonstrations against racial injustice and police brutality in America, host Carol Castiel talks with Reggie Miller, President of the Nashville, Tennessee chapter of the ...
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Afghanistan update-COVID-19 from 2020-06-05T19:05
Michael Kugelman, Deputy Director of the Asia Program and Senior Associate for South Asia at The Wilson Center, and Mariam Wardak, political analyst and co-founder of “Her Afghanistan,” talk with h...
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Hong Kong Crisis from 2020-05-29T19:05
China imposed a national security law on Hong Kong to deter and punish what it calls “acts of secession or subversion.” Daniel Kliman, Senior Fellow and Director of the Asia-Pacific Security Progra...
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COVID -19: Economic Fallout from 2020-05-22T19:05
The United States, like countries around the world, has shut down large parts of its economy to contain the threat posed by the coronavirus pandemic. On this edition of Encounter, Gabriel Horwitz, ...
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US Politics Update: Campaign 2020 from 2020-05-15T19:05
How has the economic downturn and management of the coronavirus pandemic affected US President Donald Trump’s re-election prospects? John Fortier, Director of the Democracy Project at the Bipartisa...
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Middle East/COVID-19 from 2020-05-08T19:05
Ellen Laipson, Professor and Director of the Center for Security Policy Studies at George Mason University and Jennifer Cafarella, National Security Fellow at the Institute for the Study of War, ha...
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Russia/COVID-19 from 2020-05-01T19:05
The coronavirus pandemic is affecting Russian President Vladimir Putin’s grip on power as evidenced by falling poll numbers and plummeting oil revenues. Russia experts, Angela Stent of Georgetown U...
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China COVID-19: Geopolitical Turning Point? from 2020-04-24T19:05
Despite its initial delays and prevarications regarding the coronavirus outbreak in China, Beijing is now touting its progress in slowing the pandemic and providing needed equipment and supplies to...
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COVID-19 Pandemic in Latin America from 2020-04-17T19:05
Eric Farnsworth, Vice President of the Council of the Americas and the Americas Society, and Erick Langer, Professor of Latin American History and Civilization at Georgetown University, talk with h...
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Coronavirus Impact on US Elections from 2020-04-10T19:05
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Coronavirus Pandemic Impact in Africa from 2020-04-03T19:05
Judd Devermont, Director of the Africa Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and Joshua Meservey, Senior Policy Analyst for Africa and Middle East at the Heritage Foundation...
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Iraq Political Update - Covid 19 from 2020-03-20T19:05
Randa Slim, Director of Conflict Resolution at the Middle East Institute, and Sarhang Hamasaeed, Director of Middle East Programs at the US Institute of Peace, tell host Carol Castiel that Iraq con...
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The Crisis in Syria/Idlib from 2020-03-13T18:05
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U.S. Politics - Super Tuesday Fallout from 2020-03-06T18:05
John Fortier, Director of the Democracy Project at the Bipartisan Policy Center and Jim Kessler, Senior Vice President for Policy at Third Way, talk with host Carol Castiel about the rise of former...
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Perils and Prospects for Afghan Peace from 2020-02-28T18:05
As the Taliban and the United States sign a peace deal in Doha to end the 18-year old war in Afghanistan, what are the prospects for implementation including intra-Afghan negotiations and a conditi...
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Nuclear Chess: Strategies and Outcomes from 2020-02-21T18:05
The “Cold War” may have ended with the 1991 demise of the Soviet Union, but Russia, the United States, China, and other nuclear states have never relaxed their readiness. The regimen of treaties th...
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US Politics Update: Democratic Presidential Race from 2020-02-14T18:05
John Fortier, Director of the Democracy Project at the Bipartisan Policy Center and Jim Kessler, Senior Vice President for Policy at Third Way, talk with host Carol Castiel about the contours of th...
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Politics of the US-Mideast Peace Plan from 2020-02-07T18:05
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Will US Retreat in West Africa? from 2020-01-31T18:05
Host Carol Castiel speaks with Judd Devermont, Director of the Africa program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and Joshua Meservey, Senior Policy Analyst for Africa and the Mid...
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US Trade Policy Update from 2020-01-24T18:05
US President Donald Trump trumpeted the US economy at the 50th World Economic Forum in Davos. Ambassador Rufus Yerxa, former senior US trade official, now President of the National Foreign Trade Co...
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US Targeted Killing of Qassem Soleimani: Strategic Implications from 2020-01-17T18:05
Brian Katulis, Senior Fellow for National Security and Counter-terrorism at the Center for American Progress and Kaleigh Thomas, Research Associate at the Center for a New American Security, discus...
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US Politics Update: Iran and Impeachment from 2020-01-10T18:05
John Fortier, Director of the Democracy Project at the Bipartisan Policy Center and Jim Kessler, Senior Vice President for Policy at Third Way, talk with host Carol Castiel about the substance and ...
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US Foreign Policy Look-a-head 2020 from 2020-01-03T18:05
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Best of Encounter 2019 from 2019-12-27T18:05
On this special year-end edition of Encounter, host Carol Castiel presents excerpts from our most memorable programs. From democracy protests in Hong Kong to the impeachment of US President Donald ...
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Fighting Fake News from 2019-12-20T18:05
The Internet has become a main conduit of news and information, some of it legitimate and factually correct, but there is also a substantial amount of disinformation, distortion, and outright false...
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2020 Democratic Race for President from 2019-12-13T18:05
As the Iowa Caucuses and New Hampshire primary approach in early 2020, John Fortier, Director of The Democracy Project at the Bipartisan Policy Center and Jim Kessler, Senior Vice President for Pol...
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US-China: Hong Kong and Uighurs from 2019-12-06T18:05
In a show of support for the Hong Kong democracy movement, the US Congress recently passed “The Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act,” which US President Donald Trump signed into law. The House...
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Impeachment Update from 2019-11-29T18:05
Veteran political analysts John Fortier, Director of The Democracy Project at the Bipartisan Policy Center and Jim Kessler, Senior Vice President for Policy at Third Way, spar over the substance an...
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LATAM Update: Political Turmoil in Bolivia from 2019-11-22T18:05
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Significance of Iraq and Lebanon Protests from 2019-11-08T19:05
Les Campbell, Senior Associate and Regional Director for Middle East and North Africa Programs at the National Democratic Institute and Ellen Laipson, Professor and Director of the Center for Secur...
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Impeachment Inquiry/Ukraine Angle from 2019-11-01T19:05
P.J. Crowley, former assistant secretary of state for public affairs, and Mark Simakovsky, Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, discuss the ramifications of the ongoing impeachment inquiry into U...
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Fallout From US withdrawal from Syria from 2019-10-25T19:05
Henri Barkey, Senior Fellow for Middle East Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, and Aykan Erdemir, Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, talk with host Carol Castiel ...
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Politics and Substance of Impeachment from 2019-10-11T19:05
A July 25th telephone call between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is at the heart of an impeachment inquiry recently launched by the House of Representatives. ...
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70th Anniversary of People’s Republic of China from 2019-10-04T19:05
Michael Swaine, Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and a foremost China expert and Walter Lohman, Director of the Asian Studies Center at the Heritage Foundation, talk ...
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Whither Brexit? from 2019-09-27T19:05
Jeffrey Rathke, President of the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies at Johns Hopkins University, and Erik Brattberg, Director of the Europe Program at the Carnegie Endowment for Int...
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Hong Kong Protests Update from 2019-09-20T19:05
The mostly peaceful Hong Kong pro-democracy protests have not abated since they started in June when an extradition bill sparked outrage among the population. Given the Beijing-backed Hong Kong gov...
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U.S. Politics Update from 2019-09-06T19:05
John Fortier, Director of The Democracy Project at the Bipartisan Policy Center and Jim Kessler, Senior Vice President for Policy at Third Way, spar over many issues dominating the US political lan...
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Encore: Opioid Epidemic in America from 2019-08-30T19:05
In late August, a judge in the state of Oklahoma ordered the large US drug manufacturer, Johnson & Johnson, to pay 572 million dollars for helping to fuel the state’s opioid epidemic. On this e...
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India-Kashmir from 2019-08-23T19:05
India recently declared that the semi-autonomous regions of Jammu and Kashmir
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Liberia-Mozambique Update from 2019-08-16T19:05
Judd Devermont, Director of the Africa Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and Joshua Meservey, Senior Policy analyst for Africa and the Middle East at the Heritage Found...
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Mueller Testimony Ramifications from 2019-08-02T19:05
Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller delivered his long-awaited testimony on July 24 about his report on Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election and any links between President Don...
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Venezuela Update from 2019-07-26T19:05
The economic and political turmoil in Venezuela continues, as does the humanitarian crisis, despite international efforts to support interim president Juan Guaido against strongman Nicolas Maduro. ...
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Chinese Persecution of Uighurs from 2019-07-12T19:05
More than one million Uighurs, members of a Turkic-speaking Muslim minority in China, are currently held in Xinjiang internment camps, referred to as “concentration camps” by human rights organizat...
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Whither Yemen from 2019-07-05T19:05
The four-year war in Yemen, which pits a Saudi Arabian and UAE-backed military coalition against Houthi rebels, who are ostensibly backed by Iran, has devastated the fragile Middle East nation and ...
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U.S. Politics – Democratic Debates Analysis from 2019-06-28T19:05
John Fortier, Director of The Democracy Project at the Bipartisan Policy Center and Jim Kessler, Senior Vice President for Policy at Third Way, join host Carol Castiel to discuss their reactions to...
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Roots and Ramifications of Hong Kong Protests from 2019-06-21T19:05
In Hong Kong, millions of protestors took to the streets to demonstrate against a controversial bill proposed by the Beijing-backed Chief Executive, Carrie Lam, which would have allowed extradition...
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Modi's Victory from 2019-06-07T19:05
Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi wins a landslide victory in India’s recent parliamentary elections, earning a second term in office. As the leader of the Hindu Nationalist BJP, what does his v...
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Ramifications of US withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement from 2019-05-31T19:05
In August 2017, US President Donald Trump announced that the United States would withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement asserting that it holds nations such as the United States to strict limits...
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US-Iran tensions: Confrontation or Negotiation? from 2019-05-24T19:05
What are the roots and ramifications of escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran? Is Washington goading Iran into conflict or is Iran inciting the United States? Host Carol Castiel talks w...
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How the United States Elects its President from 2019-05-17T19:05
The Electoral College, the process by which the United States chooses its president, has emerged as an issue in the 2020 race for the White House. John Fortier, Director of the Democracy Project at...
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What will Happen with Libya? from 2019-05-10T19:05
On the next edition of Encounter, we’ll examine the current situation in Libya, where an opposition force, supported by Egypt and several other nations is challenging a UN recognized government. Am...
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Opioid Epidemic Update from 2019-05-03T19:05
Dr. Caleb Alexander, Co-Director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Drug Safety and Effectiveness and Dr. Wilson Compton, Deputy Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse at the National Instit...
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Catholic Church Sexual Abuse Scandal from 2019-04-26T19:05
Stephen White, Executive Director of The Catholic Project at the Catholic University of America, and Msgr. Stephen Rossetti, Research Associate Professor also at Catholic University, join host Caro...
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Implications of Israeli Elections from 2019-04-19T19:05
Despite facing indictment on corruption charges and a strong challenge from a center-left coalition, Benjamin Netanyahu is heading toward an unprecedented fifth term as Israeli prime minister. Davi...
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New Zealand Massacre: The Rise of White Supremacist Ideology from 2019-04-12T19:05
The threat from violent white supremacists is on the rise worldwide. The techniques used to spread the ideology are comparable to those used by Islamist extremists. Host Carol Castiel talks with Ka...
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The Politics of the Mueller Report from 2019-04-05T19:05
John Fortier, Director of The Democracy Project at the Bipartisan Policy Center, and Jim Kessler, Senior Vice President for Policy at Third Way, join host Carol Castiel to discuss the fallout from ...
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LATAM Update: Venezuela-Brazil from 2019-03-29T19:05
Eric Farnsworth, Vice President of the "Council of the Americas and the Americas Society," and Kristin Tennyson, Chair of the Western Hemisphere Area Studies Division at the Foreign Service Institu...
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Iraq - Syria update: Role of Iran from 2019-03-22T19:05
On the 16th anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq, Barbara Leaf, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, and Ellen Laipson, Professor and Director of the Center for Security Policy...
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South Asia Update from 2019-03-15T19:05
Tensions escalated between nuclear-armed Pakistan and India after a February 14 bombing in Indian-controlled Kashmir killed at least 40 Indian paramilitary officers. Ambassador Richard Olson, Senio...
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Gillets Jaunes (Yellow Vests) Movement from 2019-03-08T18:05
Benjamin Haddad, Director of the Future Europe Initiative at the Atlantic Council and Celia Belin, Visiting Fellow at Center on the United States and Europe at the Brookings Institution, join host ...
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US - North Korea Summit Review from 2019-03-01T18:05
On this edition of Encounter, Mike Fuchs, of the Center for American Progress, and Richard Johnson, from the Nuclear Threat Initiative, join guest-host Jeff Young to analyze and review the recent s...
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U.S. Politics Update: Trump’s National Emergency Declaration from 2019-02-22T18:05
John Fortier, Director of The Democracy Project at the Bipartisan Policy Center, and Will Marshall, President of the Progressive Policy Institute, spar over the constitutionality of US President Do...
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Nigerian Elections - What's at Stake? from 2019-02-15T18:05
Judd Devermont, Director of the Africa Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and Bronwyn Bruton, Deputy Director of the Africa Center at the Atlantic Council, join host Caro...
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Global Threat Assessment of U.S. Intelligence Community from 2019-02-08T18:05
The US intelligence community and US President Donald Trump appear to disagree about the level of threats posed by North Korea, Iran, and ISIS. P.J. Crowley, former Assistant Secretary of State for...
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The Political Crisis in Venezuela from 2019-02-01T18:05
Eric Farnsworth, Vice President of the "Council of the Americas and the Americas Society," and Benjamin Gedan, Director of the Argentina Project at the Wilson Center, discuss the roots and wide-ran...
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Transatlantic Relations from 2019-01-25T18:05
Jeffrey Rathke, President of the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies at Johns Hopkins University and Thomas Wright, Director of the Center on the United States and Europe at the Broo...
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US Government Shutdown/116th Congress Lookahead from 2019-01-18T18:05
John Fortier, Director of the Democracy Project at the Bipartisan Policy Center and Jim Kessler, Senior Vice President for Policy at Third Way, talk with host Carol Castiel about the politics of th...
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US Foreign Policy Look-a-head 2019 from 2019-01-11T18:05
What are the primary foreign policy and national security challenges facing the United States as President Donald J. Trump enters his third year in office in an era of divided government? On this a...
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Promoting Democracy from 2019-01-04T18:05
In this encore presentation, Encounter host Carol Castiel discusses promoting democracy around the world with Daniel Twining, President of the International Republican Institute, and Ambassador Der...
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The Best of Encounter, 2018 from 2018-12-28T18:05
On this year-end edition of Encounter, host Carol Castiel presents excerpts from our most memorable programs in 2018. From the significance of US Special Counsel Robert Mueller's indictments of Rus...
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Encounter Looks Back at 2018 Headlines from 2018-12-21T18:05
Encounter host Carol Castiel talks with veteran Washington reporters Michael Williams of CBS Radio and Tracy Wilkinson of the Los Angeles Times about the top stories of year.
Russia Attacks Ukraine from 2018-12-14T19:05
Mark Simakovsky, Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center and Will Pomeranz, Deputy Director of the Kennan Institute at the Wilson Center, discuss with host Carol Castiel the reasons ...
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North Korea Update from 2018-11-30T19:05
Six months after the Singapore Summit, is North Korea honoring its commitment to move toward denuclearization? Bruce Klingner, Senior Research Fellow for Northeast Asia at The Heritage Foundation a...
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Rohingya Repatriation from 2018-11-23T19:05
An agreement between the governments of Bangladesh and Myanmar to repatriate Rohingya refugees has failed miserably. Sarah Margon, Washington Director of Human Rights Watch and Christina Fink, prof...
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Midterm Election Analysis from 2018-11-09T19:05
A record number of US voters headed to the polls this week to elect a new Congress. While Republicans held the Senate, the Democrats seized control of the House. On the next edition of Encounter, J...
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Challenges of Mass Migration from 2018-11-02T20:05
Migrants from Central America are traveling through Mexico in hopes of being granted asylum in the United States. President Trump has vowed to take steps that would prevent them from entering the ...
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Brazil Election Preview from 2018-10-26T21:05
Paulo Sotero, Director of the Brazil Institute at The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and James Roberts, Research Fellow for Economic Freedom and Growth at the Heritage Foundation...
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2018 Midterm Elections Preview from 2018-10-19T21:05
With less than three weeks before the crucial 2018 midterm elections, John Fortier, Director of the Democracy Project at the Bipartisan Policy Center, and Jim Kessler, Senior Vice President for Pol...
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US - Iran Relations from 2018-10-12T21:05
In May, the Trump administration unilaterally withdrew from the multilateral Iran nuclear deal even though Iran was technically in compliance. Washington plans to impose new sanctions aimed at Iran...
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Melania Trump Goes to Africa - Another South Sudan Peace deal from 2018-10-05T21:05
J. Peter Pham, Vice President for Research and Regional Initiatives and Director of the Africa Center at the Atlantic Council, and Jennifer Cooke, Director of the Institute for African Studies at t...
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Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is a Two State Solution Still Possible? from 2018-09-28T21:05
On the sidelines of the UNGA, US President Donald Trump reversed his initial position and said he now endorses a two-state solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. On the 25th anniversary of ...
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Promoting US Democracy Abroad from 2018-09-21T21:05
People around the world look to the United States as a beacon of freedom. They often seek practical guidance on how to foster democratic, open and accountable systems of governance. Daniel Twining,...
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Whither Turkey – US Relations? from 2018-09-14T21:05
What is the state of play between Washington and Ankara and why does it matter? Henri Barkey, Professor and Cohen Chair in International Relations at Lehigh University and Senior Fellow at the Coun...
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Encore - #MeToo Movement: A Global Phenomenon from 2018-08-31T21:05
On this encore edition of Encounter, Laurie Adams, Director and CEO of Women for Women International, and Shelby Quast, Director of Equality Now, discuss the significance of the #MeToo movement and...
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The Politics and Policy of US Sanctions from 2018-08-24T21:05
On this edition of Encounter, are sanctions an effective tool of foreign policy? What differentiates one set of sanctions on one particular country from another? John Glaser from the Cato Institute...
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Tariffs and Trade Wars from 2018-08-17T21:05
William Reinsch, Senior Advisor for Trade Policy at The Center for Strategic and International Studies and Edward Gerwin, Senior Fellow at the Progressive Policy Institute, discuss the economics an...
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Zimbabwe and Mali Election Analysis from 2018-08-10T21:05
J. Peter Pham, Vice President for Research and Regional Initiatives and Director of the Africa Center at the Atlantic Council, and John Tomaszewski "JT", Regional Director for Africa at the Interna...
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Russian Interference in US Elections from 2018-08-03T21:05
Mark Simakovsky, Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center and Bret Schafer, Social Media Analyst at the "Alliance for Securing Democracy" at the German Marshall Fund of the United Sta...
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Iraq and Syria: State of Play from 2018-07-27T21:05
Jennifer Cafarella, Director of Intelligence Planning at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), and Ellen Laipson, Professor and Director of the Center for Security Policy Studies at George Maso...
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Ethiopia and Eritrea Normalize Relations from 2018-07-20T21:05
Ambassador Herman (Hank) Cohen, former Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs and Ambassador David Shinn, former ambassador to Ethiopia and Burkina Faso, join host Carol Castiel to discus...
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NATO Summit Analysis from 2018-07-13T21:05
Jeffrey Rathke, Deputy Director of the Europe Program at The Center for Strategic and International Studies, and Max Bergmann, Senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, join host Carol Cas...
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Mexico Election Preview/Root Causes of Migrant Crisis from 2018-06-29T21:05
Eric Farnsworth, Vice President of the "Council of the Americas and the Americas Society and Eric Olson, Associate Director of the Latin American Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center ...
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Peace Prospects: South Sudan and Ethiopia/Eritrea from 2018-06-22T21:05
J. Peter Pham, Vice President for Research and Regional Initiatives and Director of the Africa Center at the Atlantic Council, and Joshua Meservey, Senior Policy Analyst at the Heritage Foundation ...
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Singapore Summit from 2018-06-15T21:05
Patrick Cronin, Senior Director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) and Harry Kazianis, Director of Defense Studies at the Center for the National ...
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Changing the U.S. Endangered Species Act from 2018-06-08T21:05
On this edition of Encounter, the Trump Administration and some members of congress would like to make some changes to the 1973 Endangered Species Act. They say doing so would cut government red ta...
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Latin American Politics from 2018-06-01T21:05
Eric Farnsworth, Vice President of the Council of the Americas and the Americas Society, and Eric Olson, Associate Director of the Latin American Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center ...
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U.S. Politics Update – U.S. Primary Elections/Robert Mueller Probe from 2018-05-25T21:05
John Fortier, Director of the Democracy Project at the Bipartisan Policy Center, and Jim Kessler, Vice President for Policy at Third Way talks with Encounter host Carol Castiel about results of rec...
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Trump Scrambles US Foreign Policy from 2018-05-18T21:05
From unilaterally exiting the Iran Nuclear Deal (JCPOA) to reshaping the rules of global trade, the Trump administration is upending decades of traditional bipartisan consensus on US foreign policy...
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Preview: Iraqi Elections – What’s at stake? from 2018-05-11T21:05
On this edition of VOA's Encounter: Iraqis head for the polls to vote in their 5th parliamentary elections since the fall of Saddam Hussein and the first since the fall of the so-called Islamic Sta...
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Perils and Promises of the South - North Korea Mini-Summit from 2018-05-04T21:05
What are prospects for formally ending the Korean War and getting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to abandon his nuclear arsenal and ICBMs? What are the impediments and challenges for a potential m...
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Gaza Protests from 2018-04-20T21:05
Hussein Ibish, Senior Resident Scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute, and Ghaith al Omari, Senior Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, talk with host Carol Castiel about the...
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Summit of the Americas from 2018-04-13T21:05
Eric Farnsworth, Vice President of the Council of the Americas and the Americas Society, and Eric Olson, Associate Director of the Latin American Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center ...
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US-China Trade Tensions from 2018-04-06T21:05
Bonnie Glasser, Senior Advisor for Asia and Director of the China Power Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), and Dean Cheng, Senior Research Fellow for the Asian St...
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#MeToo movement: Origins and Implications from 2018-03-30T21:05
In commemoration of Women's History Month, Laurie Adams, Director and CEO of Women for Women International, and Shelby Quast, Director of Equality Now, join host Carol Castiel to discuss the origin...
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Africa After Tillerson from 2018-03-23T20:05
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was returning from a 5-nation tour of the African continent when President Donald Trump fired him via Twitter. J. Peter Pham, Vice President for Research and Region...
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The Politics of Gun Safety Legislation from 2018-03-09T19:05
Jim Kessler, the Vice President for Policy at Third Way, and Michael Barone, a Political Analyst and Resident Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, discuss with host Carol Castiel the politi...
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Mueller Russia Probe Indictments from 2018-03-02T19:05
David Salvo, Senior Fellow in the Alliance for Securing Democracy Program at the German Marshall Fund for the United States, and Mark Simakovsky, Senior Fellow in the Eurasia Center at the Atlantic...
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North Korea Talks? from 2018-02-23T19:05
Bruce Klingner, Senior Fellow for Northeast Asia at the Heritage Foundation and James Schoff [Shofe], Senior Fellow in the Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace discuss wit...
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Africa: South Sudan; Kenya; DRC; South Africa from 2018-02-16T19:05
J. Peter Pham, Vice President for Research and Regional Initiatives and Director of Africa Center at the Atlantic Council, and Monde Muyangwa, Director for the Africa Program at the Woodrow Wilson ...
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Whither Syria? from 2018-02-09T19:05
Faysal Itani, Senior Resident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, and Charles Lister, Scholar and Syria expert at the Middle East Institute, discuss with host Carol the current state of play in ...
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Politics of DACA & Immigration Reform from 2018-02-02T19:05
In the wake of US President Donald Trump's State of the Union address, host Carol Castiel talks with Andrew Selee, President of the Migration Policy Institute, and Michael Barone, Resident Fellow a...
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Whither the Yemen Crisis from 2018-01-26T19:05
Ambassador Stephen Seche, former Ambassador to Yemen, currently Executive Vice President of the Arab Gulf States Institute, and Katherine Zimmerman, Research Fellow at the American Enterprise Insti...
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Iran Protests/US Nuclear Sanctions Waiver from 2018-01-19T19:05
Alex Vatanka, Iran scholar at the Middle East Institute and Behnam Ben Taleblu, senior Iran analyst at Foundation for Defense of Democracies discuss with host Carol Castiel the significance and ram...
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Congressional and Presidential Priorities in 2018 from 2018-01-12T19:05
John Fortier, Director of The Democracy Project at the Bipartisan Policy Center and Jim Kessler, Senior Vice President for Policy at Third Way, spar over what the GOP-led Congress can achieve on th...
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2018 Foreign Policy Challenges for the U.S. and the World from 2018-01-05T19:05
Ambassador Mark Lagon, Chief Policy Officer at the Friends of the Global Fight against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and Anthony (Tony) Arend, Senior Associate Dean at Georgetown's School of Forei...
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Top Stories of 2017 from 2017-12-29T19:05
Two distinguished journalists: Michael Williams, Host and Contributor for CBS Radio and Tracy Wilkinson, Diplomatic and Foreign Policy Correspondent for the Los Angeles Times, discuss with host Car...
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Best of Encounter 2017 from 2017-12-22T19:05
On this special year-end edition of Encounter, host Carol Castiel presents excerpts from our most memorable programs of the year such as the investigation of President Donald Trump's election campa...
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Jerusalem Controversy from 2017-12-15T19:05
Host Carol Castiel talks with Ghaith al Omari, Senior Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, formerly former advisor to the Palestinian Authority, and Dan Raviv, formerly with CBS...
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The ICC and U.S. Military Operations from 2017-12-08T19:05
On Encounter, VOA's Rebecca Ward speaks with two analysts with differing opinions about the International Criminal Court's request to investigate U.S. military operations in Afghanistan. Daniel Ba...
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U.S./Cuba Relations from 2017-12-01T19:05
President Trump recently rolled back portions of his predecessor's policies that eased tensions between the US and Cuba. Rick Pantaleo and his guests - Frank Calzon: Executive Director of the Cente...
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World Scientist’s Warning to Humanity: Second Notice from 2017-11-24T19:05
In 1992, 1,700 scientists issued the World Scientist's Warning to Humanity. It asserted that we were on a path to ruining our natural world. 25 years later another group of more than 15,000 scient...
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The Politics of Tax Reform from 2017-11-17T19:05
On this edition of Encounter, John Fortier, Director of The Democracy Project at the Bipartisan Policy Center and Jim Kessler, Senior Vice President for Policy at Third Way, discuss with host Carol...
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President Trump Visits Asia from 2017-11-10T19:05
On this edition of Encounter, Walter Lohman, Director of the Asian Studies Center at the Heritage Foundation and Patrick Cronin, Senior Advisor and Senior Director of the Asia-Pacific Security Prog...
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Gravitational Waves and Merging Neutron Stars from 2017-11-03T20:05
Scientists recently announced that they not only detected elusive gravitational waves, predicted by Albert Einstein, but also visually observed the cosmic event that created them. Benjamin Shappee ...
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Africa: Niger, Somalia and Kenya Election Re-run from 2017-10-27T21:05
J. Peter Pham, Vice President for Research and Regional Initiatives and Director of Africa Center at the Atlantic Council, and Joshua Meservey, Senior Policy Analyst for Africa and the Middle East ...
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President Trump Decertifies Iran Deal from 2017-10-20T21:05
Behnam Ben Taleblu, Senior Iran Analyst at Foundation for Defense of Democracies and Ahmad Majidyar, Fellow and Director of the Iran Observed Project at the Middle East Institute, discuss with host...
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Roots and Implications of Catalonia’s Referendum from 2017-10-13T21:05
Carles Castello-Catchot the Chief of Staff of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security at the Atlantic Council and Garret Martin, Professor in the School of International Service at Ame...
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US Politics Update from 2017-10-06T21:05
Jim Kessler, Senior Vice President for Policy at Third Way and John Fortier, Director of the Democracy Project at the Bipartisan Policy Center, discuss an array of domestic and foreign policy issue...
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German Elections Analysis from 2017-09-29T21:05
Angela Merkel won a fourth term as Chancellor of Germany but the far-right AfD Party also gained seats for the first time since World War II, complicating her leadership. Kenneth R. Weinstein, Pres...
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Religious Freedom around the World from 2017-09-22T21:05
On this edition of Encounter, Katayoun Kishi, research associate at Pew Research Center and Kent Hill, Executive Director of the Religious Freedom Institute, discuss the US Department of State's mo...
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Rohingya Crisis from 2017-09-15T21:05
In the aftermath of the latest crackdown on Muslim Rohingya in Burma, also known as Myanmar, Christina Fink, Professor of International Affairs at George Washington University and Lex Rieffel, Seni...
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Opioid Crisis - Part 2 from 2017-09-08T21:05
On Part II of this edition of Encounter, we continue our discussion about the opioid crisis in America with Dr. Wilson Compton, Deputy Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse at the Nation...
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America's Opioid Crisis from 2017-09-01T21:05
On this edition of Encounter we address the opioid crisis in America. Dr. Wilson Compton, Deputy Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse at the National Institutes of Health, and Dr. Caleb...
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Confederate Statue Controversy from 2017-08-25T21:05
More than 150 years after the last shots of the US Civil War were fired, a divisive controversy is raging among many Americans over whether statues, erected to honor those who led and fought for th...
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Growing Crisis in North Korea from 2017-08-18T21:05
Anthony Ruggiero, Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, and Harry Kazianis, Senior Fellow for Defense Policy and Senior Editor at The Center for the National Interest, analyze...
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The Future of Democracy in Africa from 2017-08-11T21:05
Bronwyn Bruton, Deputy Director of the Africa Center at the Atlantic Council and Joshua Meservey, Senior Analyst for Africa and the Middle East at the Heritage Foundation, discuss with host Carol C...
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Prospects for Peace in the Middle East from 2017-08-04T21:05
Ghaith al-Omari, Senior Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and Natan Sachs, Director of the Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution discuss with host Carol C...
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Does Universal Healthcare Mean Less Choice for Patients? from 2017-07-28T21:05
Charlie Gard, the terminally ill British infant who died on July 28, 2017, was at the center of an emotional court battle between his parents his doctors and the UK's National Health Service over h...
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What Now for Iraq? from 2017-07-21T21:05
Host Carol Castiel discusses the political configuration of Iraq following its recent successes against ISIS with guests Daniel Serwer of Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International...
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U.S. Russia Relations from 2017-07-14T21:05
Host Carol Castiel discusses the complicated U.S. Russia relationship with former Ambassador to Ukraine John Herbst, Director of the Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center, and David Satter,senior fellow at ...
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Venezuela Crisis/US-Cuba Policy Reversal from 2017-07-07T21:05
Eric Farnsworth, Vice President of the Council of the Americas and the Americas Society and Juan Carlos Hidalgo, Latin America Policy Analyst at the CATO Institute, discuss with host Carol Castiel ...
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Senate Health Care Bill from 2017-06-30T21:05
William Galston, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution and John Fortier, Director of the Democracy Project at the Bipartisan Policy Center, discuss with host Carol Castiel recent developments ...
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