Great Decisions in Foreign Policy Season 11 Episodes

Episode 1

Rising Tide: Climate Change & The World's Oceans

Thu, Jan 9, 2020 27 mins

Exploring how low-lying nations are fighting to ensure their survival as sea levels are on the rise around the world, and what can be done in the present time to prepare for the crisis in the future.

Episode 2

The New India

Thu, Jan 16, 2020 27 mins

Can Indian President Narendra Modi deliver on the economic promises that carried him to power?

Episode 3

Red Sea Rivalries: A Conflict of Interests

Thu, Jan 23, 2020 27 mins

The world's great powers can cooperate for stability or allow rivalries to deepen in this region.

Episode 4

Unchained: The Scourge of Human Trafficking

Thu, Jan 30, 2020 27 mins

The untold stories of trafficking survivors. Millions of human trafficking victims are hidden in plain sight. Traffickers coerce their victims into forced labor and prostitution.

Episode 5

Northern Triangle: The Origins of America's Migrant Crisis

Thu, Feb 6, 2020 27 mins

The Western Hemisphere's migration crisis and the societies at the heart of it are examined, including Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador.

Episode 6

Competing for Influence: China in Latin America

Thu, Feb 13, 2020 27 mins

A look into China's newfound interest in Latin America and a possible competition with the US.

Episode 7

The Will of the People: Duterte's Philippines

Thu, Feb 20, 2020 27 mins

Experts examine President Rodrigo Duterte's bloody crackdown on drug crime in the Philippines.

Episode 8

Artificial Intelligence: The Global Race for the New Frontier

Thu, Feb 27, 2020 27 mins

Artificial intelligence is transforming economies and societies around the world. The possibilities and dangers of this technology are assessed; the mounting technological competition between China and the U.S. is explored; and it is asked how the international community can manage the coming wave of digital innovation.

Episode 9

Yemen: A History of Conflict

Thu, Mar 5, 2020 27 mins

Since 2015, Yemen has been consumed by an intractable, multiparty war that has created a devastating humanitarian crisis and brought millions to the brink of starvation. The show investigates the origins of the fighting; examines the motivations of foreign actors; and asks what steps the international community might take to resolve the conflict.

Episode 10

Americans and the World

Thu, Mar 12, 2020 27 mins

Great Decisions investigates the roots of a knowledge deficit in America and asks what can be done to reverse it in today's increasingly global economy.

Episode 11

South Korea

Thu, Dec 17, 2020 27 mins

South Korea's rapid development and its evolving partnership with the United States are examined.

Episode 12

Global Supply Chains and National Security

Mon, Dec 21, 2020 27 mins

A look at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global trade.

Episode 13

Persian Gulf Security

Thu, Dec 31, 2020 27 mins

Policymakers reevaluate long-held assumptions about the American engagement in the Persian Gulf.

Episode 14

Britain After Brexit

Thu, Jan 7, 2021 27 mins

A look at whether the United Kingdom can remain united despite the Brexit.

Episode 15

The Fight Over the Melting Arctic

Thu, Jan 14, 2021 27 mins

The ambitions of Arctic powers are investigated.

Episode 16

Competing Interests: The U.S. and China in Africa

Thu, Jan 21, 2021 27 mins

Experts investigate the competition in Africa between China and the United States.

Episode 17

The World Health Organization

Thu, Jan 28, 2021 27 mins

Covid-19 has turned the WHO into a political flashpoint. Geopolitical rivalries are affecting public health and the show asks how the international community can prepare for the next pandemic.

Episode 18

End of the Global Order?

Thu, Feb 4, 2021 27 mins

The show asks whether global cooperation can endure in an era of nationalist retrenchment.

Episode 19

Episode 1204

Thu, Jun 15, 2023 27 mins

Episode 20

Episode 1206

Thu, Oct 12, 2023 27 mins