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The Truth of the Matter

A weekly analysis of the complex policy issues driving the news.

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Resilience and the Hunger Crisis with Michelle Nunn

Resilience and the Hunger Crisis with Michelle Nunn

President and CEO of CARE USA Michelle Nunn joins the podcast to discuss the organization’s new report on the current gl... Read more

31 Jul 2023

17mins

Ranked #2

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Russia’s Second Africa Summit

Russia’s Second Africa Summit

CSIS’s Mvemba Dizolele joins the podcast to discuss Russia’s second Africa summit and its objectives with the 54 countri... Read more

26 Jul 2023

10mins

Ranked #3

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Water Stress in the U.S. with NYT's Chris Flavelle and CSIS's Caitlin Welsh

Water Stress in the U.S. with NYT's Chris Flavelle and CSIS's Caitlin Welsh

CSIS’s Caitlin Welsh and New York Times climate reporter Christopher Flavelle join the podcast to discuss water stress p... Read more

26 Jul 2023

22mins

Ranked #4

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Age of Danger with Thom Shanker

Age of Danger with Thom Shanker

Former New York Times national security and foreign policy editor Thom Shanker joins the podcast to discuss his new book... Read more

25 Jul 2023

21mins

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Russia Inflicts Grain Pain

Russia Inflicts Grain Pain

CSIS’s Caitlin Welsh joins the podcast to discuss Moscow’s pullout of the Black Sea Grain Initiative and its implication... Read more

20 Jul 2023

14mins

Ranked #6

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Distrust of Everything: Misinformation and AI

Distrust of Everything: Misinformation and AI

New York Times technology reporter Tiffany Hsu joins the podcast to discuss the impact and potential impact that AI has ... Read more

18 Jul 2023

17mins

Ranked #7

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European Defense Against Russian Aggression and Lurking China

European Defense Against Russian Aggression and Lurking China

CSIS’ Max Bergmann joins the podcast to discuss European nations’ decision-making processes on strengthening their indiv... Read more

6 Jul 2023

19mins

Ranked #8

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Putin and the Prigozhin Putsch

Putin and the Prigozhin Putsch

CSIS’ Eliot Cohen joins the podcast upon his return from Kyiv to offer analysis on the Prigozhin putsch and how the US s... Read more

30 Jun 2023

18mins

Ranked #9

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Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act 702 Re-Authorization

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act 702 Re-Authorization

Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Homeland Security Advisor NSC, Joshua Geltzer, joins the podcast to discuss... Read more

29 Jun 2023

21mins

Ranked #10

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What’s Next for Wagner

What’s Next for Wagner

CSIS’s Catrina Doxsee joins the podcast to discuss the uprising by the paramilitary Wagner group and what is next for it... Read more

28 Jun 2023

31mins

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