On today's show:We talk about rising tensions in Hong Kong a committee controlled by Chinese government supporters chose Carrie Lam to be Hong Kong’s new leader.We hear how Japan’s First Lady is shaking up the country’s politicsA conversation with a priest says that discourse around the Ukranian war front focuses too heavily on geopolitical interests as opposed to basic human values

On today's show:Yascha Mounk says Russia's recent actions to de-legitimize Western democratic institutions amounts to a new Cold War.Bellingcat brings together amateur sleuths to investigate news stories a world away.Women's rights in South Korea are on the decline.

Governments of the Baltic States are worried about Russian aggression and are voicing their concerns to President Donald Trump. Many geopolitical observers view Trump Administration skepticism on Russia and NATO as a potential danger to freedom and security in the region. We speak with Linas Linkevičius, foreign minister of the Republic of Lithuania, about his country’s concerns about Russia, NATO's future, immigration and terrorism.

On today's show:We sit down with the foreign minister of the Republic of Lithuania, Linas Linkevičius, to talk about his country's concerns about the Trump Administration's skepticism on Russia and NATO.Israeli filmmaker Tali Shemesh tells us about her film "Death in the Terminal," which documents a mob-killing.Weekend Passport recommends a play about a patriarch struggling to find his place as a man of two cultures

On today's show: We speak with Howard French, author of Everything Under the Heavens: How the Past Helps Shape China's Push for Global Power, about how we can assess China’s hegemonic ambitions by examining its past. Plus, after the U.S. beat Puerto Rico to win the World Baseball Classic, we look at the diplomacy of baseball.

On today's show:A look at the differing personas and policies of U.S. President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, as they convened for their first face-to-face meeting.A conversation about Unseen, a play that follows an American conflict photographer, who wakes up in the home of her ex-girlfriend and doesn’t remember why she was found at the scene of a massacre.

On today's show:Several thousand people took to the streets in Belarus to protest a tax on the unemployed. The threat of cyber attacks on nuclear weaponry is real. We look at the risks and what can be done. Years ago, Dr. Gary Slutkin came to the conclusion that violence is a public health issue. Now, his organization Cure Violence has gone global.

On today's show:A fear of election hacking has pushed the Netherlands to use paper election ballots in Wednesday's vote.How the Samsung bribery scandal could affect the South Korean economy.On Global Notes: The international music of the South by Southwest festival.

On today's show:  The political spat between Turkey and the Netherlands  A look at bike safety in Toronto  A conversation about education for the developing world

On today's show: South Korean President Park Geun-hye was impeached on Friday and now the country is facing a political crisis. We get details. We speak with Kate Horner, executive director of International Rivers, about the state of our planet’s waterways that provide life for billions of people.  A conversation with Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.