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Need to Know

The Need To Know podcast is a production of the Office of Congressional Relations at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Each episode we will bring our nonpartisan research to life ... Read more

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Elections in Hong Kong and What They Mean for Protests

Elections in Hong Kong and What They Mean for Protests

Robert Daly joins us again to discuss the elections that took place in Hong Kong and the reality that they carry on the ... Read more

26 Nov 2019

20mins

Ranked #2

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Argentina... and "Peak Podcast"

Argentina... and "Peak Podcast"

Latin America Program Senior Advisor and fellow podcast host Benjamin Gedan joins me for a discussion on Argentina and w... Read more

1 Aug 2019

12mins

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Is China Dictating What We See On TV?

Is China Dictating What We See On TV?

Aynne Kokas is back!  You see, she was studying China's censorship of American media since before it was cool.  And this... Read more

8 Oct 2019

17mins

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Gaming out the UK Election

Gaming out the UK Election

Michelle Egan comes back to the Wilson Center studio to break down the results of the election in the UK, and what that ... Read more

17 Dec 2019

20mins

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Ground Truth on the Iran Nuclear Program

Ground Truth on the Iran Nuclear Program

Nuclear non-proliferation expert and Senior Vice President of the Wilson Center, Robert Litwak discusses where Iran's nu... Read more

23 Jul 2019

25mins

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What President Trump Gets Right About Mexico

What President Trump Gets Right About Mexico

We have heard a lot of opinions of how President Trump has dealt with immigration, the border, and foreign policy. But i... Read more

31 Oct 2019

23mins

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Black Smoke On The Horizon - Will Attacks on Oil Facilities in Saudi Arabia Spark a Conflagration?

Black Smoke On The Horizon - Will Attacks on Oil Facilities in Saudi Arabia Spark a Conflagration?

48 hours after oil facilities were attacked in Saudi Arabia, Middle East Specialist David Ottaway thinks the next 48 hou... Read more

16 Sep 2019

20mins

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An Update on the Hong Kong Protests

An Update on the Hong Kong Protests

While DC has gone quiet for August, things are heating up in the streets of Hong Kong. For an update, we join back up wi... Read more

12 Aug 2019

16mins

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The Tapestry of Syria - Part 1

The Tapestry of Syria - Part 1

Syria presents a tapestry of challenges to policymakers. Wilson Scholar Amy Austin Holmes joins us in part one of a two ... Read more

8 Nov 2019

16mins

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Quicktake! The Politics of a Definite Article

Quicktake! The Politics of a Definite Article

In this Quicktake episode, Morgan Jacobs of the Kennan Institute and host of "Kennan Xplainer" on Youtube, helps us unde... Read more

1 Oct 2019

7mins

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Trading Views: Set Phasers to One!

Trading Views: Set Phasers to One!

In this second episode of our Trading Views series, we talk to three of the Wilson Center's top Asia experts to understa... Read more

9 Jan 2020

21mins

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It's Meg King... or Maybe It's a Deepfake

It's Meg King... or Maybe It's a Deepfake

Deepfake videos have gone beyond the realm of comedic relief and interesting technological innovation.  Now things are g... Read more

24 Sep 2019

18mins

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The Tapestry of Syria - Part 2

The Tapestry of Syria - Part 2

Syria presents a tapestry of challenges to policymakers. Wilson Scholar Amy Austin Holmes joins us in part two of a two ... Read more

8 Nov 2019

18mins

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Anders Beal on the Real Deal with Latin America's Protests

Anders Beal on the Real Deal with Latin America's Protests

Latin America has experienced a wave of protests this spring. Remember, it's spring in the southern hemisphere. Latin Am... Read more

22 Nov 2019

27mins

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What's the environment like on a silk road?

What's the environment like on a silk road?

Jennifer Turner directs the Wilson Center's China Environment Forum.  And to kick off celebrations of her upcoming 20th ... Read more

12 Aug 2019

20mins

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Taliban Talks Collapse... Now What?

Taliban Talks Collapse... Now What?

Michael Kugelman comes back to discuss the collapse of talks with the Taliban in Afghanistan, giving us an overview of w... Read more

10 Sep 2019

19mins

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Trading Views: On the Front Lines of a Trade War

Trading Views: On the Front Lines of a Trade War

A new series from Need to Know -- Trading Views -- where we will look at the changes in trade policy seen in the last fe... Read more

6 Jan 2020

23mins

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