Episode #6 | The Biden Administration's Attack in Syria

03/10/21 • 37 min

Last week, the Biden administration launched their first foreign attack against Iranian-backed militia based in Syria. Why did they do this, what other options did they have, and what are the foreign policy implications of the decision?

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Episode #5 | Rebel Violence in the Central African Republic

The Central African Republic, or the CAR, is currently dealing with some post-election drama that was years in the making. Conflict between various rebel groups has decimated the land and displaced or killed large swaths of the population. Political unrest and instability have, in a direct way, contributed to the growing tensions over the years, with authoritarian administrations inflicting military force on the general populous. So how did we get from a newly independent nation in 1960 to a nation in turmoil contending with a highly contested democratic election?

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Episode #7 | Armenia vs. Azerbaijan: Nagorno-Karabakh

After decades of conflict over the contested Nagorno-Karabakh region, Armenia and Azerbaijan have recently re-ignited the fight. What led to this conflict, why are Russia and Turkey involved, and what outcome can any of us hope for?

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