On behalf of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars’ Mexico Institute, the Brookings Institution, the Migration Policy Institute, the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center, the Inter-American Dialogue, the International Republican Institute, and the US-Mexico Foundation, …
FRONTLINE investigates the roots of the federal criminal case against former President Donald Trump stemming from his 2020 election loss. In March 2024, Republican presidential nomination front-runner Trump is scheduled to begin standing trial on federal charges, including conspiracy to defraud the U.S., in connection …
The Editor of the Financial Times, Roula Khalaf, addressed a letter to its readers welcoming to Democracy 2024 with a series of articles and short films marking an extraordinary year ahead. “More than half the global population is potentially voting in elections this year. Some …
Ian Bremmer, the president and founder of the Eurasia Group, joins Professor Scott Galloway to discuss what he believes are the year’s top geopolitical risks. These include the United States vs. itself, the Middle East on the brink, and the war in Ukraine on a …
What makes conspiracy theories so appealing? Why don’t humans always use wealth and technology in ways that benefit humanity? And why is the ‘New Right’ turning on conservative traditions? Watch MSNBC’s Ari Melber speaking with ‘Sapiens’ author Yuval Noah Harari about a huge array of …
The Pale Blue Dot The following excerpt from Carl Sagan’s book Pale Blue Dot was inspired by an image taken, at Sagan’s suggestion, by Voyager 1 on 14 February 1990. As the spacecraft was departing our planetary neighborhood for the fringes of the solar system, it turned …
Walter Isaacson The author of Musk’s latest biography reveals in an extensive conversation the most insightful points of his work, sometimes contrasting Musk with the subject of his other masterful biography: Steve Jobs. A great conversation on The Diary of a CEO. 0:00 Intro 3:22 …
How close Iran is to waging war on Israel? Ian Bremmer discusses with Iran expert Karim Sadjadpour, Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for Peace. Remember that famous line from Bill Clinton’s campaign staffer, James Carville, back in 1992?: “It’s the economy, stupid!” As Israel’s …
The Middle East crisis will have severe repercussions for Israel, its neighbors, and U.S. foreign policy. Israel’s response to Hamas’s attacks is expected to continue to provoke anger across the Middle East, potentially fueling jihadist movements and escalating conflicts with other groups, contributing to regional …
This documentary of the British presence in Palestine from 1917 to 1948 investigates the contradictory promises and actions that defined British Mandatory rule in Palestine and laid the groundwork for the Nakba (the catastrophe) and the creation of the state of Israel in 1948. The …