Foreign Exchanges is a newsletter and podcast that helps you stay on top of important stories happening around the world. Derek Davison interviews scholars, journalists, and other experts to make sense of international affairs and US foreign policy.
Stories from Israel-Palestine, Niger, France, and elsewhere
Hello Foreign Exchanges listeners, and welcome back to our periodic podcast series! This time out it’s my privilege to welcome Eckart Frahm, Professor of Assyriology in the Department of Near Eastern…
Stories from Iran, Sudan, France, and elsewhere
Stories from Lebanon, Ukraine, Mexico, and elsewhere
Mexico, contra David Frum and others, is not a failing state because Claudia Sheinbaum and the MORENA-led coalition that backed her won big in Mexico’s latest elections.
Stories from Lebanon, South Africa, Russia, and elsewhere
Stories from Israel-Palestine, China, Sudan, and elsewhere
Stories from Sudan, Myanmar, Ukraine, and elsewhere
Stories from Iran, Sudan, France, and elsewhere
Stories from Israel-Palestine, South Africa, Mexico, and elsewhere
Stories from Iran, North Korea, Haiti, and elsewhere
The German government’s repression of pro-Palestinian voices confounds notions that Germany is a democratic success story. But it is entirely consistent with the country’s postwar history.
Stories from Israel-Palestine, Taiwan, Somalia, and elsewhere
Stories from Israel-Palestine, Myanmar, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and elsewhere
Stories from Israel-Palestine, Sudan, Ukraine, and elsewhere
Stories from Yemen, South Sudan, Mexico, and elsewhere
Stories from Israel-Palestine, the Central African Republic, Ukraine, and elsewhere
Stories from Israel-Palestine, China, Ethiopia, and elsewhere
Stories from Israel-Palestine, Myanmar, Ukraine
Stories from Sudan, Russia, Ecuador, and elsewhere