In this week’s podcast, WPR’s Judah Grunstein and Frederick Deknatel discuss the top stories WPR will be keeping a close eye on in 2019—beginning with the unpredictable nature of U.S. foreign policy under President Donald Trump and its impact on issues likeglobal trade, relations with China, European politics, and stability in Latin America and Africa.

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Relevant Articles on WPR:

Why 2019 May Be the Year America’s Global Strategy Finally Unravels

Why Burundi’s Ongoing Political Tensions Risk Devolving Into Ethnic Violence

How the Trump Administration Joined the Western Hemisphere’s Rogue Regimes

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