Listen now to The Looking Glass Podcast featuring Dr. Alex Thurston @sahelblog to discuss the extremist violence in the Sahel, covering the political instability, longstanding ethnic rivalries, and evolution of the conflict https://t.co/SEsN4267HT

This week’s publication by Yale University’s Shereya Bajaj and Stanford University’s Amit Sheoran explores China's nascent mining monopoly and the future of the Belt and Road Initiative in the global energy landscape. Read now at the SAIS Review

Listen now to The Looking Glass Podcast featuring Dr. Sheila Smith to discuss who Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae is, her platforms, and how she will navigate the ever changing international field. https://t.co/e6BpCgudoo

Political Analyst at Global Weekly, Maria Monge-Navarro Otero, and Think Big scholar Souhardya De suggest the application of the U.S.'s Indo-Pacific strategy in Mexico to combat PRC influence and eradicate the cartels. https://t.co/xLwGEQjbMN

Former Venezuelan diplomat Jose Clavijo argues that Russian imperialism is a weakened agenda that goes against the international order.

In case you missed it, Professor Joseph examined how a bold U.S. strategy, offering NATO membership to Serbia and Kosovo, can put the Kremlin on the defensive and pave the way for both a strategic victory and a lasting resolution in Ukraine. https://t.co/a4eAymarli

Listen now to The Looking Glass Podcast featuring Mr. John Mukum Mbaku to discuss the dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, an Ethiopian megaproject that has upended relations between Egypt and Ethiopia. https://t.co/551gfG9yFy

Listen now to The Looking Glass Podcast featuring Dr. Lisel Hintz to discuss the the Istanbul government’s current preparedness and management approach to a possible earthquake, and the consequences of when it strikes Istanbul in the future https://t.co/y2BMw7sLS6

Listen now to The Looking Glass Podcast featuring Dr. Timothy Mousseau to discuss the landscapes left behind nuclear catastrophes, and what happens to plants, animals, and ecosystems when exposed to high levels of radiation over days, months, or even years https://t.co/Z46YYwezws

Listen now to The Looking Glass Podcast featuring Dr. Jim Fleming to discuss what cloud seeding is, why it has become controversial, and its implications for some of the world’s driest regions https://t.co/hy02xBQxyA

Listen now to The Looking Glass Podcast featuring Gregory Gottlieb to discuss the challenges a conflict region faces in a natural disaster and the particular implications for Myanmar's earthquake recovery https://t.co/Cdc0L3Rrxl

Listen now to The Looking Glass Podcast featuring @paulpaz, https://t.co/HIH4Fkbe0L to discuss the 2025 oil spill in Ecuador's Esmeraldas and the need for environmental justice and stronger protections for Ecuador’s people and ecosystems https://t.co/hU7SglKzBI

Listen now to The Looking Glass Podcast featuring Dr. Hicham Safieddine to discuss the Lebanon's disaster capitalism and the systemic vulnerabilities and international dynamics that are shaping Lebanon’s recovery efforts. https://t.co/8wwVqRwttn

Once a lifeline for the world’s most vulnerable, USAID is now wielded as a blunt instrument of political leverage. Former USAID Senior Advisor Alexander Smith examines how misinformation and transactionalism is taking place under the Trump doctrine. https://t.co/OGa1HGhVzh #SAIS

Listen now to The Looking Glass Podcast featuring @Billee4d to discuss the Burma conflict and the failure of the military to consolidate power, current resistance groups and opposition in 2025, and the attempts for brokering peace https://t.co/5m5YLMjs4n

Listen now to The Looking Glass x @NAI_SAIS Podcast featuring Dr. Abdallah Al Dardari to unpack Egypt’s geopolitical landscape and how decades of instability have indirectly weighed on Egypt’s economy, governance, and global position. https://t.co/OAY2ReWo9Q

Martin Malek @Malek65At unpacks how Putin's Russia is reviving imperial ambitions and why Ukraine is at the heart of its drive to rebuild its empire. Discover why ignoring discourse on a "Russian empire" puts Europe’s security at risk. #SAIS #JHU https://t.co/dBRCikHKfF

Listen now to The Looking Glass Podcast featuring Dr. Narges Bajoghli to delve deeper into U.S. sanctions and the broader world of economic warfare. https://t.co/HVDKlaCGBH

Stéphanie Balme explores the intriguing parallels between US and China as the two increasingly mirror each other in societal debates and their visions for the world. Uncover how their similarities are becoming more pronounced than anticipated. https://t.co/cXPQKhe1Ou #SAIS #JHU

Listen now to The Looking Glass Podcast featuring Mr. Ahmed Kodouda to spotlight the conflict in Sudan since the 2023 civil war, what has changed since then, and the international reaction and interference in its developments https://t.co/wQgORI5LJu