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U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley speaks to reporters after a Security Council meeting, New York, Feb. 16, 2017 (AP photo by Mary Altaffer).
PodcastEurope
Can Global Development Survive the Nationalist Wave in the West?

In this week’s Trend Lines podcast, WPR’s editor-in-chief, Judah Grunstein, and senior editor, Frederick Deknatel, discuss European alarm over Donald Trump’s criticisms of NATO. For the Report, Sarah Hearn talks with Peter Dörrie about the prospects for global development in an era of populist retrenchment in the West. If you’d like to support our free podcast through patron pledges, Patreon is an online service that will allow you to do so. To find out about the benefits you can get through pledging as little as $1 per month, click through to WPR’s Trend Lines Patreon page. Listen: Download: MP3Subscribe: iTunes […]

Men look for a place to sleep in a crowded shelter for migrants deported from the United States, Nogales, Mexico. April 28, 2010 (AP photo by Gregory Bull).
PodcastThe Americas
Can Mexico Meet the Challenge of Its Central American Migrant Crisis?

In this week’s Trend Lines podcast, WPR’s editor-in-chief, Judah Grunstein, and senior editor, Frederick Deknatel, discuss the battle between President Donald Trump’s White House and the U.S. intelligence community. For the Report, Laura Weiss talks with Peter Dörrie about how shifting patterns of Central American migration are putting Mexico’s asylum system under pressure. If you’d like to support our free podcast through patron pledges, Patreon is an online service that will allow you to do so. To find out about the benefits you can get through pledging as little as $1 per month, click through to WPR’s Trend Lines Patreon […]

Former U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during his final presidential news conference, Washington D.C., Jan. 18, 2017 (AP photo by Pablo Martinez Monsivais).
PodcastUnited States
How to Assess Obama’s Foreign Policy Legacy

In this week’s episode, the second of two special editions of Trend Lines, WPR’s editor-in-chief, Judah Grunstein, and senior editor, Frederick Deknatel, examine the various ways of trying to assess Barack Obama’s foreign policy legacy, and how the prism that is used influences the conclusions that are drawn. Listen: Download: MP3Subscribe: iTunes | RSS Relevant Articles on WPR: The Foreign Policy Legacy of Barack Obama Trend Lines is produced and edited by Peter Dörrie, a freelance journalist and analyst focusing on security and resource politics in Africa. You can follow him on Twitter at @peterdoerrie. Listeners of the Trend Lines […]

Former U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama as they board Air Force One, Maryland, Jan. 20, 2017 (AP photo by Steve Helber).
PodcastUnited States
Looking Back at Obama’s Foreign Policy Successes and Failures

In this week’s episode, the first of two special editions of Trend Lines, WPR’s editor-in-chief, Judah Grunstein, and senior editor, Frederick Deknatel, take a detailed look at former President Barack Obama’s foreign policy legacy by examining some of his successes and failures over his eight years in office. Listen: Download: MP3Subscribe: iTunes | RSS Relevant Articles on WPR: Barack Obama’s Foreign Policy Legacy Trend Lines is produced and edited by Peter Dörrie, a freelance journalist and analyst focusing on security and resource politics in Africa. You can follow him on Twitter at @peterdoerrie. Listeners of the Trend Lines podcast who […]