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VOA’s The Issue takes you beyond the headlines, diving into the stories shaping our world. Each episode focuses on a single topic, offering in-depth analysis and essential context. We break down complex issues, explaining why they matter and how they fit into the broader global landscape. If you’re

  1. 16 HR AGO

    Trump threatens tariffs on day one - November 26, 2024

    President-elect Donald Trump on Monday pledged big tariffs on the United States' three largest trading partners - Canada, Mexico and China. Trump, who takes office on Jan. 20, said he would impose a 25% tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico until they clamped down on drugs and migrants crossing the border. For analysis on the potential economic and political impacts, we speak with Inu Manak, a fellow for trade policy at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR).

    18 min

  2. 1 DAY AGO

    Federal charges against Donald Trump dismissed - November 25, 2024

    U.S. prosecutors on Monday asked a U.S. judge to drop the criminal cases accusing President-elect Donald Trump of seeking to overturn his 2020 election defeat and unlawfully withholding classified documents, citing his impending return to the presidency following his successful 2024 campaign. For analysis, we spoke with Professor Harold Krent from the Kent College of Law.

    14 min

  3. 4 DAYS AGO

    COP 29 ends with clash on climate cash - November 22, 2024

    The COP29 climate summit presidency released a draft finance deal on Friday that would have developed nations take the lead in providing $250 billion per year by 2035 to help poorer nations - a proposal that drew criticism from all sides. We talked with Professor Gregory Keoleian with the School for Environment and Sustainability at the University of Michigan.

    13 min

  4. 5 DAYS AGO

    International court issues arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu - November 21, 2024

    The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants on Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defense minister and Hamas officials, accusing them of war crimes and crimes against humanity over their 13-month war in Gaza and the October 2023 attack on Israel, respectively. We talk with Leila Sadat, Washington University professor of international criminal law and special adviser on crimes against humanity to the ICC Prosecutor.

    15 min

  5. 6 DAYS AGO

    More escalation in Ukraine: British missiles and U.S. land mines - November 20, 2024

    British long-range missiles and U.S. land mines are now being used by Ukraine against Russia’s full-scale invasion. The Biden administration will allow Ukraine to use American-supplied antipersonnel land mines to help it slow Russia’s battlefield progress in the war. And Ukraine has fired long-range British Storm Shadow missiles into Russian territory for the first time. The U.S. and other foreign embassies closed in Kyiv Wednesday over security threat. We speak with Jim Townsend, adjunct senior fellow in the Center for a New American Security Transatlantic Security Program.

    16 min

  6. 19 NOV

    Russia rattles nuclear saber after U.S. missiles fired by Ukraine - November 19, 2024

    President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday formally lowered the threshold for Russia’s use of its nuclear weapons, a move that follows U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to let Ukraine strike targets inside Russian territory with American-supplied longer-range missiles. Moscow says Ukraine fired six American-supplied longer-range missiles at Russia’s Bryansk region. It marks Kyiv’s first use of the weapons inside Russia in 1,000 days of war. We talk about it with Doug Klain, nonresident fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center.

    18 min

  7. 18 NOV

    U.S. gives Ukraine greenlight to strike Russia with U.S. missile - November 18, 2024

    The Kremlin warned Monday that President Joe Biden’s decision to let Ukraine strike targets inside Russia with U.S.-supplied longer-range missiles adds “fuel to the fire” of the war and would escalate international tensions even higher. Biden’s shift in policy added an uncertain, new factor to the conflict on the eve of the 1,000-day milestone since Russia began its full-scale invasion in 2022. A conversation with Jennifer Kavanagh, a Senior Fellow & Director of Military Analysis at Defense Priorities.

    20 min

  8. 15 NOV

    Climate activists to big oil: “Get Out” - November 15, 2024

    Climate activists have written a letter to UN climate leaders demanding that big oil lobbyists be banned from the annual COP climate meetings. This year's U.N. climate summit is struggling to focus minds on the health of the planet, with turbulent geopolitics, a confrontational host and the reelection of U.S. climate skeptic Donald Trump stealing the limelight. We talk with correspondent in Chermaine Lee, who is at the conference in Azerbaijan.

    11 min
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