What is the state of play between Washington and Ankara and why does it matter? Henri Barkey, Professor and Cohen Chair in International Relations at Lehigh University and Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, and Nicholas Danforth, Senior Policy Analyst in the National Security program at Bipartisan Policy Center, talk with host Carol Castiel about the factors causing and implications of the strained bilateral relationship.

What is the state of play between Washington and Ankara and why does it matter? Henri Barkey, Professor and Cohen Chair in International Relations at Lehigh University and Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, and Nicholas Danforth, Senior Policy Analyst in the National Security program at Bipartisan Policy Center, talk with host Carol Castiel about the factors causing and implications of the strained bilateral relationship.

John Fortier, Director of the Democracy Project at the Bipartisan Policy Center and Jim Kessler, Senior Vice President for Policy at Third Way, spar over an array of political issues from criminal indictments of close associates of US President Donald Trump to prospects for opposition Democrats in the upcoming midterm elections with host Carol Castiel.

John Fortier, Director of the Democracy Project at the Bipartisan Policy Center and Jim Kessler, Senior Vice President for Policy at Third Way, spar over an array of political issues from criminal indictments of close associates of US President Donald Trump to prospects for opposition Democrats in the upcoming midterm elections with host Carol Castiel.

On this encore edition of Encounter, Laurie Adams, Director and CEO of Women for Women International, and Shelby Quast, Director of Equality Now, discuss the significance of the #MeToo movement and its resonance beyond US borders, with host Carol Castiel. Our guests also talk about sexual harassment and misconduct in the developing world, underscoring the cultural and institutional challenges facing women in Africa.

On this encore edition of Encounter, Laurie Adams, Director and CEO of Women for Women International, and Shelby Quast, Director of Equality Now, discuss the significance of the #MeToo movement and its resonance beyond US borders, with host Carol Castiel. Our guests also talk about sexual harassment and misconduct in the developing world, underscoring the cultural and institutional challenges facing women in Africa.

On this edition of Encounter, are sanctions an effective tool of foreign policy? What differentiates one set of sanctions on one particular country from another? John Glaser from the Cato Institute and Edward Fishman from the Atlantic Council join host Rick Pantaleo to discuss the efficacy (or lack thereof) of recent sanctions imposed by the United States on Iran and Russia.

On this edition of Encounter, are sanctions an effective tool of foreign policy? What differentiates one set of sanctions on one particular country from another? John Glaser from the Cato Institute and Edward Fishman from the Atlantic Council join host Rick Pantaleo to discuss the efficacy (or lack thereof) of recent sanctions imposed by the United States on Iran and Russia.

William Reinsch, Senior Advisor for Trade Policy at The Center for Strategic and International Studies and Edward Gerwin, Senior Fellow at the Progressive Policy Institute, discuss the economics and politics of the Trump administration's approach to international trade, especially the use of tariffs against both friend and foe alike, with host Carol Castiel.

William Reinsch, Senior Advisor for Trade Policy at The Center for Strategic and International Studies and Edward Gerwin, Senior Fellow at the Progressive Policy Institute, discuss the economics and politics of the Trump administration’s approach to international trade, especially the use of tariffs against both friend and foe alike, with host Carol Castiel.