Outer strife, inner peace: Lessons from the Dalai Lama
The United States Institute of Peace brought 27 global youth leaders to Dharamsala, India, this fall so they could attend leadership workshops, networ...
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America Abroad is an award-winning documentary radio program distributed by Public Radio International (PRI) and broadcast on public radio stations nationwide. Each month, we take an in-depth look at one critical issue in international affairs and U.S. foreign policy.
Stories From The Backchannel: Negotiating with US adversaries Iran and North Korea
Ambassador Wendy Sherman discusses her unlikely career, which began as an advocate for women's issues before going into politics and eventually landin...
Stories From The Backchannel: How should the world prepare for a future with autonomous weapons?
Since 1984 there have been five Terminator movies. Another is slated to come out next year. Over that time, what was once pure science fiction has bec...
Stories From The Backchannel: When Middle East peace almost happened
When Bill Clinton took over as president in 1992, his then-Middle East adviser Martin Indyk told him he had a chance to partner with Israeli Prime Min...
Combating Extremist Ideology Since 9/11
It's been 17 years since 9/11, and 14 years since the 9/11 Commission released its recommendations on how to prevent future attacks. While much of the...
Stories from The Backchannel: Unavoidable Russia
Stories from the Backchannel is a new podcast that examines the stories behind some of America's most important national security moments.
Backlash: Europe’s far right and muslim migration
"[Populist leaders who] are willing to vilify other people based on their religion and ethnicity are probably not particularly respectful of democrati...
Iraq's next steps
In May, Iraqis voted in the first parliamentary elections since ISIS was defeated in their country. The winner? An anti-American Shiite cleric's polit...
Sowing Chaos: Russia's Disinformation Wars
During the Cold War, the Soviet Union used the media to undermine foreign powers. Now, Russia is at it again. And while the goals are the same, the me...
Syria and fragile states
"We feel terrible about what is going on in Syria, but we don't want to get really deeply engaged. So we do just enough to make the situation worse wi...