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Tree in a country field (photo by Colin Cruickshank)

Podcast Episode

A recipe for a rural policy renaissance

Anthony F. Pipa

Wednesday, March 22, 2023

People hold the flag of the Aidar battalion near the wall of memory. "Volunteer's Day" was celebrated at the Wall of Memory of those who died for Ukraine, a commemoration of soldiers who died in the Russian-Ukrainian war. "Thanks to their courage and devotion to national interests, we managed to stop the aggressor country, to mobilise forces in the rear and arm the Ukrainian army". (Photo by Maksym Polishchuk / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

Podcast Episode

An update on Ukraine—security, economic, and humanitarian conditions

Constanze Stelzenmüller and David Dollar

Monday, March 20, 2023

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, October 2021. America has been hit hard by the opioid crisis. A record number, nearly 100.000 people died in 2020. One of the most dead;y drugs is Fentanyl, artificial heroin that is stronger and already available in consumer portions of five USD and that has completely replaced heroin that is hardly available on the streets. One of the epicenters of the drug pandemic is Kensington Avenue in North Philadelphia, between the subway stops Huntingdon and Allegheny on the elevated Market-Frankford subway / metro Line. A population of a few thousands addicts roam the streets, Several people a day die from overdosing. Aid workers try with opioid blocker Narcan to revive unconscious people. The Fentanyl is often diluted with tranquilizers such as Ketamin. (Photo by Teun Voeten/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

Drug Trafficking & Counter-Narcotics Policy

China’s role in the US fentanyl crisis

Vanda Felbab-Brown and Bonnie S. Glaser

China Global

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

United States President-elect Jimmy Carter in the US Capitol in Washington, DC on November 23, 1976. Photo by Benjamin E. 'Gene' Forte / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Podcast Episode

How will we remember Jimmy Carter’s presidential legacy?

William A. Galston and Adrianna Pita

Thursday, March 16, 2023

--FILE--A bottle of Fentanyl pharmaceuticals is displayed in Anyang city, central China's Henan province, 12 November 2018. China will add fentanyl-related substances to a supplementary list of controlled narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances with non-medical use since May 1. The decision was announced Monday in a joint statement by the Ministry of Public Security, the National Health Commission and the National Medical Products Administration. Fentanyl and its analogues that were previously included in the list of controlled narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, as well as the related substances in the supplementary list, will remain to be controlled according to relevant regulations, the statement said.No Use China. No Use France.

Drug Trafficking & Counter-Narcotics Policy

Fentanyl: A triangle of sadness (US, Mexico, and China)

Vanda Felbab-Brown, Mariana Campero, and Guillermo Valdes

Mexico Matters

Monday, March 13, 2023

A banner with a portrait of Presidential candidate Chairman Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu seen in front of the headquarters of the Republican People's Party (CHP). The Republican People's Party (CHP), IYI Party (IYI), Future Party (GP), Felicity Party (SP), Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA) and Democrat Party (DP), which formed the Nation Alliance in the presidential elections, will be held on May 14, 2023. In the presidential election, press release at the Saadet Party Headquarters, it was announced that the joint candidate is CHP Chairman Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu. (Photo by Tunahan Turhan / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

Podcast Episode

What’s at stake in Turkey’s elections?

Aslı Aydıntaşbaş and Adrianna Pita

Friday, March 10, 2023

Shamim Mwanaisha, a travel consultant and trainer, leads students in coding, aviation, space and climate change during a tutorial session at her home in Kitintale suburb of Kampala, Uganda August 28, 2021. Picture taken August 28, 2021. REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa

Podcast Episode

In Uganda, opening political, economic, and social doors for women and girls

Winnie Kiiza and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Number Nine Steakhouse, Eagle Butte, South Dakota (photo by and courtesy of Alissa Benoist)

Podcast Episode

Connecting to family, community, and heritage in Eagle Butte, South Dakota

Anthony F. Pipa

Tuesday, March 7, 2023

The opening ceremony of the annual National People's Congress is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5, 2023. (Kyodo)
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NO USE JAPAN

Podcast Episode

China’s uncertain economic outlook for 2023

Eswar Prasad and David Dollar

Monday, March 6, 2023

Europium, internal transition metal forming part of the rare earth group (RHJPhtotos, Shutterstock)

Podcast Episode

Africa’s global opportunity in rare earth elements

Gracelin Baskaran and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Wednesday, March 1, 2023

FILE PHOTO: Mastercard President and CEO Ajay Banga speaks at the Bloomberg Global Business Forum in New York, U.S., September 20, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

Podcast Episode

Who is Ajay Banga, US nominee for World Bank president?

Homi Kharas and Adrianna Pita

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Immigrant members of the U.S. military attend a naturalization ceremony to become new U.S. citizens in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 20, 2017. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

Podcast Episode

America’s human capital edge

Remco Zwetsloot, Jude Blanchette, and Ryan Hass

Thursday, February 23, 2023

FILE PHOTO: A bronze seal for the Department of the Treasury is shown at the U.S. Treasury building in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo/File Photo

Podcast Episode

Why US economic sanctions often fail

Agathe Demarais and David Dollar

Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Branded T-shirts, baseball caps and notebooks with images of Nigerian presidential candidates are displayed at a shopping center in Abuja, Nigeria February 2, 2023. REUTERS/Abraham Achirga

Podcast Episode

A successful election in Nigeria would send a powerful message

Joseph Siegle and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Aerial image of street in Thomas, West Virginia (photo by Ian McAllister)

Podcast Episode

Protecting community integrity during a creative transformation in West Virginia

Anthony F. Pipa

Tuesday, February 14, 2023