Hopkins Podcast on Foreign Affairs

Hopkins Podcast on Foreign Affairs
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  1. 11/29/2023

    The Sister: Kim Yo Jung

    Today we explore Kim Yo Jung, Kim Jong Un’s sister, and her official role in North Korea. She first made her international debut in 2018 and has continued to dominate North Korean politics alongside her brother, with many scholars considering her to be a potential successor to Kim Jong Un. We are joined today by … Continue reading The Sister: Kim Yo Jung

  2. 11/08/2023

    Realism and Balance of Threat with Dr. Stephen Walt

    Realism has been the dominant theory of international relations since its conception, and within the realist school, the balance of power theory is a core tenet and posits that in order to survive as independent entities in an anarchic system, states are compelled to increase their power and balance against a potential hegemon. This theory … Continue reading Realism and Balance of Threat with Dr. Stephen Walt

  3. 10/19/2023

    2023 Guatemalan Elections: Democratic Spring or Winter

    The 2023 Guatemalan elections were closely watched this past summer, especially following the anti-democratic efforts that led to Bernardo Arévalo’s Semilla party being suspended after unexpectedly emerging as one of the two victors of the first round of elections in late June. Arévalo eventually beat out former first lady Sandra Torres in the August 20 … Continue reading 2023 Guatemalan Elections: Democratic Spring or Winter

  4. 09/13/2023

    U.S. Dollar Dominance

    As some countries, including  India, China, the UAE, and Turkey, have started to move away from the U.S. Dollar as the standard for international trade, the government is faced with many questions regarding the importance of Dollar Dominance. In this episode, Saleha Mohsin, senior Washington correspondent for Bloomberg News, joins us to overview the historical … Continue reading U.S. Dollar Dominance

  5. 08/09/2023

    Argentina’s IMF Crisis

    In this episode, we discuss Argentina’s worsening economic crisis and ongoing negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Argentina is facing historic annual rates of inflation that have reached over 100% this past June. How did Argentina’s situation become this dire? How is Economic Minister Sergio Massa, who is set to be the ruling Peronist … Continue reading Argentina’s IMF Crisis

  6. 07/17/2023

    The Wagner Group Mutiny

    The Wagner Group, a private military company, was fighting in Ukraine on behalf of the Russian government until late June, when the group’s commander Yevgeny Prigozhin launched a mutiny and began marching toward Moscow. Before the Wagner Group reached the city, Belarussian president Alexander Lukashenko negotiated a deal between Prigozhin and the Russian government. In … Continue reading The Wagner Group Mutiny

  7. 05/03/2023

    Israel’s Judicial Branch Reform

    Israel, once touted as a thriving democracy in the Middle East, now finds itself in a very unstable political climate. After a 5th election in 4 years which restored the country’s longest running prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israelis are in the streets again protesting against a controversial bill introduced in the Israeli parliament. The bill, … Continue reading Israel’s Judicial Branch Reform

  8. 04/28/2023

    India’s Strategic Shift?

    Russia and India have enjoyed a long history of friendly and mutually beneficial relations. The rise of China, U.S.-China  tensions, the war in Ukraine, and the Russian-Chinese partnership, have had profound effects on Russian-Indian relations. Dr. Constantino Xavier,  fellow at the Centre for Social and Economic Progress and a nonresident fellow at the India Project … Continue reading India’s Strategic Shift?

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