As the Israel-Hamas war rages three weeks after Hamas's unprecedented attack, Israeli-Palestinian relations appear to be at an all-time low. To discuss the implications of the war on the prospects of future peace, PINDROP welcomes George Washington University professor Ned Lazarus who previously served as Middle East Program Director for the Jerusalem-based Seeds of Peace.

With the Holy Land witnessing its first full-scale war in 50 years, the region's security situation and political landscape stand to be completely overturned. To discuss this and more, the PINDROP team is joined by political scientist Dr. Jenab Tutunji.

October's Polish parliamentary elections saw a united opposition coalition oust the incumbent Law & Justice party. Watch to hear George Washington University political science professor Julian Waller discuss what the results could mean for Poland, the European Union, and Ukraine.

Nepal, as an old king said, is a "yam between two boulders" -- namely, China and India. Today, we might add a third boulder to the mix: the United States. As Nepal tries to navigate relationships between these three larger and often-competing states, it continues to strive towards economic development and strengthen a new and fragile democracy. To discuss this and more, PINDROP World News welcomes the director of the South Asia Institute at the Wilson Center, Michael Kugelman, and co-founder of the Nepal Institute for Policy Research, Santosh Sharma Poudel.

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PINDROP World News is produced by Francisco "A.J." Camacho, Nicholas Castillo, and Diego Austin.

While it remains far from reaching its full economic potential, the Mongolian mining industry is in the global spotlight as the West seeks to shore up its supply of strategic minerals. But how does Mongolia navigate the interests of the West with that of neighboring China and Russia? To discuss this and more, PINDROP World News welcomes former US ambassador to Mongolia, and Rector of the Forman Christian College, Dr. Jonathan Addleton.

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PINDROP World News is produced by Francisco "A.J." Camacho, Nicholas Castillo, and Diego Austin.

Only two years after Niger's first peaceful and democratic transition of power, the country was rocked by a military coup d'etat. As neighboring democracies demand the release of the democratically elected president, many fear the situation will escalate into a full-scale war. To discuss this and more, PINDROP World News welcomes former US ambassador to Niger, and Senior Fellow at the Yale University Jackson School of Global Affairs, Bisa Williams.

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PINDROP World News is produced by Francisco "A.J." Camacho, Nicholas Castillo, and Diego Austin.

It's only August and already more Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank in 2023 than in any other year on record. Not coincidentally, brand new Palestinian paramilitary groups like the Lion's Den are becoming ever more influential. After 75 years of conflict, is there any path to peace in the West Bank? To discuss this and more, PINDROP World News welcomes Avi Melamed, a former Israeli intelligence and Arab affairs official, and Amb. Feda Abdelhady Nasser, the Deputy Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations.

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PINDROP World News is produced by Diego Austin, Francisco "A.J." Camacho, and Nicholas Castillo.

In August 2023, Dennis Jett, a former U.S. Amb. to Mozambique and a professor at Pennsylvania State University, joined PINDROP's Francisco "A.J." Camacho to discuss rampant corruption in Mozambique and the Islamist Insurgency in Cabo Delgado.

Mozambique is easily one of the world's poorest countries, and uncontrolled corruption and an Islamist insurgency are making further development of the country extremely difficult. To discuss this and more, PINDROP World News welcomes former US ambassador to Mozambique Dennis Jett.

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PINDROP World News is produced by Francisco "A.J." Camacho, Nicholas Castillo, and Diego Austin.