Podcast

Amaryllis Fox, CIA

Journalist Mike Giglio provides an eyewitness account of a key battle against the Islamic State.

James Olson, CIA

What a trove of leaked Iranian cables tells us about Iran’s influence in Iraq.

Mishka Ben-David, Mossad

Jack Barsky, KGB

Jonna Mendez, CIA

Brookings President John Allen on why autocrats are rising and what to do about it.

Waad al-Kateab’s film focuses on one of the hardest-hit cities in Syria’s ongoing conflict.

Brookings scholar Landry Signé on why the continent underperforms when it comes to trade and what can be done about it.

An Israeli drama series on HBO about the 2014 murder of a Palestinian teen stirs compassion and controversy.

Brookings senior fellow Jung H. Pak on why the United States has failed to prevent North Korea from developing nuclear weapons and what to do about it.

Protesters are directing their anger at the political elite for years of corruption and mismanagement.

Brookings scholar Dany Bahar on how the crisis unfolded and what to do about it.

A former U.S. intelligence officer explains what happens to locals who helped the United States when troops leave a conflict zone.

Brookings scholar Victoria Nuland on why it’s troubled and what to do about it.

The Irish journalist Sally Hayden has traced the story of many of them.

Brookings scholar Ryan Hass on what’s driving America’s new cold war and what to do about it.

A democracy activist describes how the demonstrations got underway and where they go from here.

Brookings scholar Alina Polyakova on why the United States needs to go on the offense.