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Talking Foreign Policy - Ukraine Endgame Feb 19, 2024

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Two years ago, on February 24, 2022, Russia launched a massive invasion of neighboring Ukraine. The International community responded with military aid and sanctions. The U.N. expelled Russia from the Human Rights Council and the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin. Russia failed to capture Ukraine's largest cities or topple Ukraine's government. The fighting has ground to a bloody stalemate with hundreds of thousands of casualties on both sides. Now, the U.S. Congress appears poised to cut off aid to Ukraine and Russia is raising the prospects of peace negotiations.

Talking Foreign Policy - Foreign Policy and Climate Change Nov 20, 2023

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September was the hottest month in recorded history. Last summer, smoke from Canadian forest fires blanketed the United States. Maui ignited. Libya was deluged by flooding of biblical dimensions. Sea levels rose as glaciers and ice sheets melted at an accelerating rate. The world's great rivers and lakes are drying up, while climate migrants are pouring across borders.

Is it too late to stop climate change? What can the international community do to respond to this existential global crisis? I'm Michael Scharf and in the next broadcast of Talking Foreign Policy, our expert panelists will seek to answer that question.

Talking Foreign Policy - The Age of the Strongman Aug 14, 2023

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Talking Foreign Policy - The Indictment of Vladimir Putin May 23, 2023

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May 30, 2023

Two-months ago, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin. He's been charged with orchestrating the abduction of thousands of Ukrainian children and transferring them to Russia for adoption. It's the first time a major world leader has been indicted by the International Criminal Court. How will this affect the course of world events? I'm Michael Scharf and in the next broadcast of Talking Foreign Policy, our expert panelists will seek to answer that question.

Talking Foreign Policy - What Went Wrong in Afghanistan? Feb 21, 2023

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February 21, 2023