Altamar - Navigating the High Seas of Global Politics

China’s 19th Communist Party Congress and what clues it can give us regarding China’s international role in the years to come.

Between Catalonia’s unauthorized independence referendum and Madrid’s ill-advised response, Spain’s future looks anything but certain.

Pyongyang is watching closely what happens with the Iran nuclear deal, and that scrapping it now could dash any hopes for a diplomatic solution to the conflict with North Korea.

Nationalistic strongmen seem to be popping up all over the world.

Our southern neighbor and how Trump’s America-first, Mexico-last rhetoric could change the North American continent as we know it.

Putin has been mythologized in the West, where observers paint him as a singularly capable puppetmaster.

Is the charming young politician our last hope, or is he all hype?

The Politics Behind Trump’s Cuba Folly

Altamar, a Spanish term for "high seas," is a new foreign affairs podcast hosted by Peter Schechter and Muni Jensen to navigate our tumultuous global politics with expert insights, special guests, and an honest conversation about why foreign policy should matter to each and every one of us.