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Ukraine Unbroken
RDI Executive Director Uriel Epshtein on the organization’s delegation to Ukraine and the future of the nation.
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Uriel Epshtein
May 2023
The FBI is in Trouble
The newly-released Durham report is spurring efforts to weaken the FBI
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James Lewis
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The Supreme Court’s Missed Opportunity
A last-minute move by North Carolina is keeping a dangerous legal theory alive
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James Lewis
April 2023
The Case for More Trump Coverage
The more that Americans recognize Trump’s escalating radicalism, the worse his prospects of winning the presidency.
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James Lewis
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Forgotten Prisoners, Writing for Freedom - Egypt🇪🇬
Listen now (36 min) | Jailed in Egypt during a mass arrest, 17 year-old Abdelrahman Elgendy faces 15 years in prison. To cope, he studies and begins…
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Evan Mawarire
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March 2023
Georgia’s Struggle Against Russian Imperialism
Protests in Georgia and an Interview with General David Petraeus
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James Lewis
He Set Himself On Fire For Freedom - Tibet
Listen now (37 min) | Young Tibetan pop star Tswenag Norbu self immolated in front of the iconic Potala Palace. The oppression of Tibetans by Chinese…
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Evan Mawarire
Europeans' Hopes and Fears for the Future of Ukraine
Experts and policymakers make the case for Ukraine in a series of RDI talks in Prague and Berlin
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James Lewis
We Refuse To Be Erased - The Uyghur Genocide
Listen now (39 min) | Zubayra Shamseden escaped the genocide. Today at the Uyghur Human Rights Program she is documenting stories of her people who have…
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Evan Mawarire
February 2023
The Turning Point in Ukraine
One year on, Putin is desperate for a victory and Ukraine has to avoid stalemate.
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James Lewis
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"They Dropped Barrel Bombs Packed With Shrapnel & TNT" - Syria🇸🇾
Listen now (49 min) | Aziz Alhamza was not a journalist yet he began a network of brave citizen journalists who exposed massacres in Raqqa Syria…
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Evan Mawarire
The National Debt is Dangerous; So Is Fixing It
Cuts to welfare spending fuel populist extremism
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James Lewis
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