70 episodes
Need to Know Wilson Center
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4.3 • 12 Ratings
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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.
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Military Rule Returns to Myanmar
The military has taken power in Myanmar. What does this mean for democracy in the country and for minorities? Prashanth Parameswaran and Lucas Myers from the Wilson Center's Asia Program help us ground truth.
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Tried Plan C - What's Plan D? The Navalny Phenomenon inside and outside Russia
Poisoning his underwear was Plan C in dealing with Alexei Navalny. So what's next for how Putin deals with a leading opposition figure in Russia? Yuval Weber joins us to explain the Navalny agenda and it's true impact inside Russia.
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A Russia Roundtable
Nonpartisan information on Russia is hard to find. But we have it here with four of our best scholars on Russia letting us know what to watch for with Russia in a new year and new administration, but also how US policymakers should frame their thinking on Russia.
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Who's Impeachin' Who - A Dose of History from Brenda Wineapple
Brenda Wineapple, author of "The Impeachers: The Trial of Andrew Johnson and the Dream of A Just Nation," comes by to talk about the first presidential impeachment, and why we should care about it 153 years and four more impeachments later.
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The View from History with John Ferling
Historian and author John Ferling helps us understand other hyperpartisan eras in American politics, particularly the 1790s. We discuss the election of 1800 and its parallels with today, and how we've been through tough politics before.
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Jane Harman on Reconciliation For The Future
To start the new year, Wilson Center CEO, Former Congresswoman Jane Harman joins us to discuss the protests and riots at the Capitol on January 6th, including a possibility for the parties to reconcile, and the state of the intelligence community leading up to that day.
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