John Fortier, Director of the Democracy Project at the Bipartisan Policy Center and Jim Kessler, Senior Vice President for Policy at Third Way, discuss an array of political issues with host Carol Castiel – from the battle to fill the Supreme Court vacancy left by retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy to US President Donald Trump’s upcoming summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

John Fortier, Director of the Democracy Project at the Bipartisan Policy Center and Jim Kessler, Senior Vice President for Policy at Third Way, discuss an array of political issues with host Carol Castiel – from the battle to fill the Supreme Court vacancy left by retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy to US President Donald Trump’s upcoming summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Eric Farnsworth, Vice President of the "Council of the Americas and the Americas Society and Eric Olson, Associate Director of the Latin American Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, tell host Carol Castiel why Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is the front-runner in Mexico's upcoming election and explain the factors driving Central American immigration to the United States.

Eric Farnsworth, Vice President of the “Council of the Americas and the Americas Society and Eric Olson, Associate Director of the Latin American Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, tell host Carol Castiel why Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is the front-runner in Mexico’s upcoming election and explain the factors driving Central American immigration to the United States.

J. Peter Pham, Vice President for Research and Regional Initiatives and Director of the Africa Center at the Atlantic Council, and Joshua Meservey, Senior Policy Analyst at the Heritage Foundation discuss impediments to ending the deadly civil war in South Sudan and prospects for reviving the dormant peace deal between Ethiopia and Eritrea.

PROGRAM NOTE: Program was recorded prior to grenade blast at Addis Ababa pro-peace rally 06-23-18

J. Peter Pham, Vice President for Research and Regional Initiatives and Director of the Africa Center at the Atlantic Council, and Joshua Meservey, Senior Policy Analyst at the Heritage Foundation discuss impediments to ending the deadly civil war in South Sudan and prospects for reviving the dormant peace deal between Ethiopia and Eritrea.

PROGRAM NOTE: Program was recorded prior to grenade blast at Addis Ababa pro-peace rally 06-23-18

Patrick Cronin, Senior Director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) and Harry Kazianis, Director of Defense Studies at the Center for the National Interest, discuss with host Carol Castiel the significance and ramifications of the US-North Korea mini-summit in Singapore for the United States and the Asia Pacific region.

Patrick Cronin, Senior Director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) and Harry Kazianis, Director of Defense Studies at the Center for the National Interest, discuss with host Carol Castiel the significance and ramifications of the US-North Korea mini-summit in Singapore for the United States and the Asia Pacific region.

On this edition of Encounter, the Trump Administration and some members of congress would like to make some changes to the 1973 Endangered Species Act. They say doing so would cut government red tape that stymies the US economy. Those opposing say the proposals threaten key elements of legislation designed to protect species from becoming extinct. Ingrid Seggerman, Senior Legislative Analyst at the Defenders of Wildlife and Daren Bakst, - Senior Research Fellow in Agricultural Policy at the Heritage Foundation join host Rick Pantaleo to discuss these suggested changes and the impact they could have on saving endangered species.

On this edition of Encounter, the Trump Administration and some members of congress would like to make some changes to the 1973 Endangered Species Act. They say doing so would cut government red tape that stymies the US economy. Those opposing say the proposals threaten key elements of legislation designed to protect species from becoming extinct. Ingrid Seggerman, Senior Legislative Analyst at the Defenders of Wildlife and Daren Bakst, - Senior Research Fellow in Agricultural Policy at the Heritage Foundation join host Rick Pantaleo to discuss these suggested changes and the impact they could have on saving endangered species.