Episodes
Thursday Feb 25, 2021
Thursday Feb 25, 2021
The United States assumes the presidency of the UN Security Council, with Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield newly confirmed as the U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations; the U.S. intelligence community releases a report on the Jamal Khashoggi killing; and a political crisis deepens in the country of Georgia.
Thursday Feb 18, 2021
U.S. Nears Half Million COVID-19 Deaths, Biden Rejoins Paris Agreement, and More
Thursday Feb 18, 2021
Thursday Feb 18, 2021
The COVID-19 death toll approaches five hundred thousand in the United States. Also, President Biden formally rejoins the Paris Agreement on climate and addresses world leaders at the virtual Munich Security Conference.
Thursday Feb 11, 2021
NATO Defense Ministers Convene, UN Security Council Talks Yemen, and More
Thursday Feb 11, 2021
Thursday Feb 11, 2021
Defense ministers of NATO countries meet virtually to discuss withdrawing from Afghanistan; the UN Security Council debates the war in Yemen following the Biden administration’s policy shift; and spacecraft from China, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States enters Mars’s orbit.
Thursday Feb 04, 2021
Trump’s Trial Begins, Myanmar’s Military Coup, and More
Thursday Feb 04, 2021
Thursday Feb 04, 2021
Former President Donald J. Trump’s second impeachment trial begins in the Senate, Myanmar faces the fallout of a military coup, and the United States extends the New START nuclear treaty with Russia.