In this week’s Trend Lines podcast, WPR’s editor-in-chief, Judah Grunstein, managing editor, Frederick Deknatel, and associate editor, Omar H. Rahman, discuss three international crises faced by the Trump administration that are now coming to a head. In Syria, North Korea and Venezuela, the administration will soon have to take decisions and actions with important consequences.

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Relevant Articles on WPR:

• With Turkey's Rush to War Against Syrian Kurds, What Is the Endgame in Afrin?
• Turkey's Drift Away From the West Won't Stop Under Erdogan North Korea and the U.S. Move Closer to the Brink
• Despite International Support, Venezuela's Opposition Is Beginning to Unravel
• Hyperinflation Is Crippling Venezuela, but Maduro Has No Interest in Fixing It
• El Salvador's 'Iron Fist' Crackdown on Gangs: A Lethal Policy With U.S. Origins
• What Anastasiades' Re-Election Means for the Prospects of Cyprus Reunification

Trend Lines is produced and edited by Peter Dörrie, a freelance journalist and analyst focusing on security and resource politics in Africa. You can follow him on Twitter at @peterdoerrie.

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