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Need to Know

By Wilson Center

The Need To Know podcast is a production of the Office of Congressional Relations at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Each episode we will bring our nonpartisan research to life through interviews with experts and practitioners covering the world. Our goal is to bring the best independent research, open dialogue and actionable ideas to congressional staff, policy makers, and anyone else who needs to know.

  1. 1.
    Military Rule Returns to Myanmar02/12/2021
    21:19
  2. 2.
    Tried Plan C - What's Plan D? The Navalny Phenomenon inside and outside Russia02/09/2021
    32:06
  3. 3.
    A Russia Roundtable02/01/2021
    41:33
  4. 4.
    Who's Impeachin' Who - A Dose of History from Brenda Wineapple01/28/2021
    27:32
  5. 5.
    The View from History with John Ferling01/15/2021
    28:13
  6. 6.
    Jane Harman on Reconciliation For The Future01/15/2021
    16:58
  7. 7.
    The Free Fire Zone in Cyberspace Part 212/22/2020
    17:03
  8. 8.
    The Free Fire Zone In Cyberspace12/11/2020
    23:47
  1. 9.
    How to Distribute 7 Billion Vaccines12/02/2020
    26:43
  2. 10.
    The RCEP Deal - Is China Writing the Rules Now?11/20/2020
    22:13
  3. 11.
    50 Ways to Leave Afghanistan11/18/2020
    22:09
  4. 12.
    Africa and the COVID-19 Challenge10/29/2020
    27:31
  5. 13.
    Europe - Why Should We Care?09/30/2020
    21:22
  6. 14.
    So What'd I Miss? The Post-Summer Catch Up Show09/08/2020
    50:29
  7. 15.
    Book Chat: US Strategy in the Asian Century08/18/2020
    22:02
  8. 16.
    An Explosion in Lebanon - The Port and Politics08/14/2020
    21:24
  9. 17.
    The Clock is Ticking for TikTok08/11/2020
    17:57
  10. 18.
    How To Lose the Information War - Book chat with Nina Jankowicz07/21/2020
    21:08
  11. 19.
    AMLO Visits the US, So Mexico Experts Visit Us07/07/2020
    43:17
  12. 20.
    Deadly Companions - Pandemics Changing History07/02/2020
    19:30
  13. 21.
    All About the Relationships: The China India Border Dispute 06/19/2020
    18:14
  14. 22.
    50th Episode!06/04/2020
    56:47
  15. 23.
    To Reopen or Not to Reopen: That is the Border Question05/27/2020
    24:08
  16. 24.
    Imagine Renegotiating All Your Trade Deals Right Now05/21/2020
    21:39
  17. 25.
    What COVID Responses and Economic Recovery Looks Like in Asia05/08/2020
    28:01
  18. 26.
    COVID Economics in Latin America05/08/2020
    24:22
  19. 27.
    Here's Looking At EU - How Europe Recovers from COVID-1905/06/2020
    24:22
  20. 28.
    Where in the World Is KJU - Possibilites and Meanings with Abe Denmark05/01/2020
    39:23
  21. 29.
    They Were Supposed to Party Like It Was 1999... AND 194504/28/2020
    31:36
  22. 30.
    Chained to Our Neighbors - How North American Supply Chains are Holding Up04/23/2020
    43:13
  23. 31.
    Watch Out For The Doom Scroll - COVID Disinformation in Europe and Asia04/17/2020
    40:24
  24. 32.
    Where Do You Plan To Be In 15 Years? Putin's Answer: Right Here.04/06/2020
    30:28
  25. 33.
    "The Hacker and the State," or "We're Not Talking About Coronavirus"03/31/2020
    19:06
  26. 34.
    The Viral Episode 2 - Going Beyond the Day To Day03/26/2020
    57:21
  27. 35.
    The Viral Episode - Coronavirus from the public health, regional, and economic levels02/28/2020
    35:41
  28. 36.
    Imagine Being Ukraine Right Now02/20/2020
    18:06
  29. 37.
    Juan Guaidó in the House!02/11/2020
    18:40
  30. 38.
    Trading Views: Going From NAFTA To USMCA01/23/2020
    26:36
  31. 39.
    Trading Views: Bonus History Episode01/23/2020
    22:47
  32. 40.
    Trading Views: A Growing Industry01/21/2020
    19:04
  33. 41.
    Trading Views: Set Phasers to One!01/09/2020
    21:19
  34. 42.
    Trading Views: On the Front Lines of a Trade War01/06/2020
    23:16
  35. 43.
    Gaming out the UK Election12/17/2019
    20:57
  36. 44.
    Elections in Hong Kong and What They Mean for Protests11/26/2019
    20:12
  37. 45.
    Anders Beal on the Real Deal with Latin America's Protests11/22/2019
    27:10
  38. 46.
    The Tapestry of Syria - Part 211/08/2019
    18:40
  39. 47.
    The Tapestry of Syria - Part 111/08/2019
    16:48
  40. 48.
    South Pacific Breezes Blowing - Why Pacific Island Nations Are Looking to DC11/05/2019
    18:13
  41. 49.
    What President Trump Gets Right About Mexico10/31/2019
    23:35
  42. 50.
    Russia and China, Sitting in a Tree?10/22/2019
    22:31
  43. 51.
    Halloween is Coming! Is Brexit?10/11/2019
    23:44
  44. 52.
    Is China Dictating What We See On TV?10/08/2019
    17:25
  45. 53.
    Quicktake! The Politics of a Definite Article10/01/2019
    7:18
  46. 54.
    It's Meg King... or Maybe It's a Deepfake09/24/2019
    18:14
  47. 55.
    Black Smoke On The Horizon - Will Attacks on Oil Facilities in Saudi Arabia Spark a Conflagration?09/16/2019
    20:55
  48. 56.
    Taliban Talks Collapse... Now What?09/10/2019
    19:56
  49. 57.
    Smoke on the Amazon - The Politics of Wildfires in Brazil09/10/2019
    15:07
  50. 58.
    Negotiations and Love Notes - Where Do The North Korea Nuclear Talks Stand?09/05/2019
    23:50
  51. 59.
    Pining for the Fjords of Greenland - Following Up on the Arctic08/21/2019
    19:49
  52. 60.
    An Update on the Hong Kong Protests08/12/2019
    16:12
  53. 61.
    What's the environment like on a silk road?08/12/2019
    20:22
  54. 62.
    Argentina... and "Peak Podcast"08/01/2019
    12:55
  55. 63.
    Ground Truth on the Iran Nuclear Program07/23/2019
    25:14
  56. 64.
    Quicktake! What Just Happened in the House?07/17/2019
    11:24
  57. 65.
    Remember: It's Colombia, Not Columbia07/16/2019
    18:28
  58. 66.
    Foreign Policy On Top Of The World07/09/2019
    18:14
  59. 67.
    Taking a Look at India06/24/2019
    15:03
  60. 68.
    Understanding the Hong Kong Protests06/20/2019
    19:26
  61. 69.
    Is China Dictating What We See At The Movies?05/15/2019
    13:17
  62. 70.
    Understanding the US/Russia Relationship05/15/2019
    23:03

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