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America Abroad
America Abroad

America Abroad

America Abroad takes you on an hour-long audio journey deep inside an international news story. Each episode combines original field reporting, expert analysis, and historical pieces that incorporate archival audio and eyewitness accounts. Anchor Madeleine Brand delivers this unique mix of past and present to give listeners an update on what’s happening in the world and what it all means.

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His Holiness the Dalai Lama speaks wtih USIP's youth leaders.
Outer strife, inner peace: Lessons from the Dalai Lama
Full Episode
Ambassador Sherman during Iran Nuclear Negotations
Stories From The Backchannel: Negotiating with US adversaries Iran and North Korea
Full Episode
Terminator Toy
Stories From The Backchannel: How should the world prepare for a future with autonomous weapons?
Full Episode
Indyk named Special Envoy
Stories From The Backchannel: When Middle East peace almost happened
Full Episode
Al-Hurra
Combating Extremist Ideology Since 9/11
Full Episode
Haitham Dagher and his girlfriend Satu in their apartment in Oulu
One Iraqi’s struggle to get refugee status in Finland might hinge on his religion
Russian President Vladimir Putin walks before an inauguration ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow, May 7, 2018.
Stories from The Backchannel: Unavoidable Russia
Full Episode
Refugees
Backlash: Europe’s far right and muslim migration
Full Episode
Iraq votes
Iraq’s next steps
Full Episode
iraq town hall
After ISIS, will Iraq’s elections be the next step to stability?
putin rt
Putin’s media strategy? ‘A free jazz orchestra.’
RT van
Russia’s RT is contesting the very meaning of ‘truth’
rykov insta
The man who taught the Kremlin how to win the internet
russian meme satan jesus
Sowing Chaos: Russia’s Disinformation Wars
Full Episode
Yiwu warehouse
Conflict
When the US bows out of nation-building, China steps in
shawarma
Conflict
Pro-opposition Syrians in Turkey grapple with losing the war
foreign policy and fragile states
Syria and fragile states
Full Episode
turkey astronomy
Technology
In Turkey, scientific progress isn’t perfect
aleppo
Conflict
Foreign policy and fragile states: A town hall discussion
sesame
Conflict
How Jordan’s particle accelerator is bringing together Middle East enemies
shukor in space
Islam and the cosmos
Full Episode
beijing mossack fonseca
Global Politics
In autocratic China, leakers beware
nawaz sharif
What’s good for democracy can be bad for stability
tikkakoski radar2
Global Politics
In Finland, a leak, a fire, and a massive expansion of government surveillance
document leaks
Document Leaks: The consequences of revealing secrets
Full Episode
nk propaganda
Brinkmanship: US-North Korea relations
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attends the first congress of the country's ruling Workers' Party in 36 years, in Pyongyang, North Korea on May 9, 2016.
Conflict
Where things stand with North Korea
cervezeria insurgente
Economics
How a NAFTA repeal would affect Mexican business depends on who you ask
Benz factory
Business, Finance & Economics
If Europe can’t do business with the US, it may turn to China
Galax factory workers
Made in America: Trade policy in the Trump era
Full Episode
doctors in afghanistan
Bioethics in Islam
Full Episode
A woman is helped to move through a water-logged road after rains in Mumbai.
After Paris: Global approaches to climate change [UPDATED]
Full Episode
philippine army
Conflict
In fighting ISIS, the Philippines gets tangled in US-China tensions
marawi
Conflict
In the Philippines, is ISIS here to stay?
Duterte drug war
Conflict
In Manila, government-sanctioned killings are the new normal
Manila slum
Trump, Duterte, and the future of US-Philippine relations
Full Episode
soldier in mogadishu
Conflict
Inside America’s shadow war against al-Shabab
A helicopter drops leaflets in Afghanistan
Conflict
How the US military uses behavioral economics to fight ISIS
Green Berets
Warrior diplomats: A look into US special operations
Full Episode
mexico town hall
Beyond the Border: The future of US-Mexico relations
Full Episode
In the parched county of Pengyang, farmer Mi Zhangzhong says a local tree-planting campaign has helped bring more rain.
Environment
China retools its dirty economy for a greener future
Iqaluit
Environment
Faced with climate change, Canadian Arctic residents fear their way of life is melting away
us-mexico border
Global Politics
US-Mexico relationship off to a shaky start in the Trump era
Coal miner in Jhaira, India
After Paris: Global approaches to climate change
Full Episode
People walk past signs bearing the name of U.S. President-elect Republican Donald Trump in Tel Aviv, Israel on November 14, 2016.
Conflict
Israel develops new ties with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states
Secretary Tillerson Shakes Hands With NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg at NATO Foreign Ministerial in Brussels
Conflict
How State Dept uncertainty could erode US foreign policy
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir
Trump’s approach to the Middle East
Full Episode
Trump press conference covered on Japanese TV
US Asia policy under Trump: A Honolulu-Tokyo town hall
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China and Russia have stolen troves of US intel, according to a US report.
Conflict
Proportional response to cyber attacks by foreign governments remains an unclear challenge
Moscow's Kremlin and the Bolshoy Kamenny Bridge are seen in the late evening.
Global Politics
Will Russia’s love affair with Trump last?
U.S. troops participate in Latvia's Independence Day military parade in Riga, Latvia, November 18, 2015.
Global Politics
Baltic states like Latvia are wary of where Trump’s overtures to Russia could lead
Journalists work in the independent, Russia-focused, media start-up Meduza office in Riga March 30, 2015.
Media
How Putin has created the mirage of media pluralism in Russia
A woman passes by graffiti depicting the Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and US President Elect Donald Trump in a suburb of Belgrade, Serbia
US-Russia Relations in the Trump Era
Full Episode
A health worker fumigates a residential area to prevent the spread of dengue fever in Chandigarh, India, September 20, 2015.
Health
India struggles to get a handle on mosquito-borne diseases
Zika fumigation in Singapore
Health
How Singapore became a role model in the fight against Zika
Workers in biohazard suits stand at the entry of a sealed-off poultry farm in Trumling, southern Germany, on Sep. 8, 2007. The H5N1 bird flu virus had been found in several ducks at a nearby poultry farm.
Conflict
Are we ready for the next epidemic?
The work at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta is increasingly international in scope.
Health
The CDC is stepping up in the global fight against infectious disease
Zika fumigation in Singapore
Fighting Zika and Future Epidemics
Full Episode
A woman looks at a Center for Disease Control (CDC) health advisory sign about the dangers of the Zika virus as she lines up for a security screening at Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida, U.S., May 23, 2016.
Health
A Miami woman tells her story of what it’s like to be pregnant with Zika
Former MLB player Curt Schilling, pictured here in 2011, should listen to America Abraod to develop a better understanding of the shifting attitudes of American Jews.
Global Politics
Hey Curt Schilling! American Jews say there are multiple ways to be pro-Israel.