In this week’s Trend Lines podcast, WPR’s editor-in-chief, Judah Grunstein, and associate editor Robbie Corey-Boulet discuss Kenya’s upcoming presidential election and Venezuela’s ongoing political crisis. For the Report, Michael Woldemariam talks with Peter Dörrie about how the Gulf crisis—pitting Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt against Qatar—is spilling over into the Horn of Africa.

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Old Game, New Stakes: How the Gulf Crisis Could Reshape the Horn of Africa

Amid Flurry of Al-Shabab Strikes, Kenya’s Top Challenge Remains Its Own Politics

For Venezuela, the Most Likely Scenarios Are a Coup or Civil

How South America Went From a Haven of Stability to a Mess in 18 Months

How Serious Are China’s Offers To Mediate Conflicts in the Islamic World?

Rising Violence in Thailand’s ‘Deep South’ Exposes Cracks in the Junta’s Strategy