Michael Newton, professor of law and former Senior Advisor to the U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, and visiting professor at Harvard Law, Alex Whiting, discuss how to address and prosecute alleged war crimes committed by Russia in Ukraine.

Carol Castiel speaks with Alex Vines, from the London-based Chatham House, and Marissa Moorman, from the University of Wisconsin, about the results and implications of the closely fought general elections in Angola.

Carol Castiel travels to western Pennsylvania to speak with Paul Stefano, former chair of the Democratic Party of Lawrence County, and Richard Flannery, a Republican activist, about the political mood in this key battleground state in the runup to the midterm elections.

Carol Castiel talks with Carrie Severino of the Judicial Crisis Network and Elliot Mincberg of People for the American Way, spar over the nature and direction of the current conservative US Supreme Court and how their jurisprudence will affect key cases in the upcoming 2022/2023 term.

Michael Kugelman of The Wilson Center and Elizabeth Threlkeld of The Stimson Center discuss with host Carol Castiel the political, economic, and humanitarian situation in Afghanistan on the anniversary of the Taliban takeover of Kabul.

Ambassador David Shinn, and Joshua Meservey, Heritage Foundation, discuss with Carol Castiel how Russia’s false narrative regarding the food crisis is playing out in Africa as well as why visits by key U.S. officials are so critical for reinforcing the U.S.-Africa geostrategic partnerships.

On this edition of Encounter, Michael Kugelman, Deputy Director of the Asia Program at the Wilson Center, and Neil DeVotta, Professor of Politics, and International Affairs at Wake Forest University, talk with Carol Castiel about economic and political factors that triggered the ouster of Sri Lanka’s president and the challenges ahead in restoring stability to this strategic South Asian nation.

On this edition, Michael Kugelman,of the Wilson Center, and Neil DeVotta, of Wake Forest University, talk with Carol Castiel about economic and political factors that triggered the ouster of Sri Lanka’s president and the challenges ahead in restoring stability to this strategic South Asian nation.

Carol Castiel talks with John Fortier, from the American Enterprise Institute, and Jim Kessler, from Third Way about former President Donald Trump’s role in fomenting the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol, which threatened to subvert the peaceful transfer of power.

Host Carol Castiel speaks with Brian Katulis, Vice President for Policy at the Middle East Institute and David Schenker, Senior Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy about the significance and impact of President Biden’s first Mideast trip since becoming head of state.