A very Worldly guide to 2019 — and 2020 Worldly

Zack, Jenn, and Alex do a 2019 year in review — each one of them making a choice for biggest US foreign policy story of 2019, while the whole team debates just how important each of these events were. Then, after the break, they do the same for 2020 — making predictions about what the big stories will be.

References:
Here’s Alex’s great piece on how the Baghdadi raid went down: 
Alex interviewed Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó about his failed push to overthrow Nicolás Maduro 
Vox's Umair Irfan explained Trump’s formal withdrawal from the Paris climate accords
Here’s a phenomenal feature on what Afghans think about US-Taliban peace talks and the possible withdrawal of US troops
Zeeshan Aleem explained the latest in the US-China trade war for Vox 

Hosts:
Zack Beauchamp (@zackbeauchamp), senior correspondent, Vox
Jennifer Williams (@jenn_ruth), senior foreign editor, Vox
Alex Ward (@AlexWardVox), national security reporter, Vox

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