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Compass Points: PBS News

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Experts analyze prominent international affairs topics and America's role in a shifting world.

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▶1Trump: The Disruptor—
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▶2Framework = Off-Ramp?: Trump Backs Down from Greenland, but How Much Damage Has Been Done?—
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▶3Iran on Notice: After Massive Protests and a Deadly Crackdown, How Vulnerable Is Iran's Regime?—
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▶4War & Peace: With a Deadlocked Front Line, the State of Ukraine Peace Talks and What Putin Wants—
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▶5Trump, 'Demolition' Man: In Munich, NATO Leaders Assess America's Reliability as an Ally—
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▶6America's Chief Adversary: What's Next for the U.S. and China in a New Era of Confrontation—
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▶7Inside War & Peace Talks: Keith Kellogg Breaks Down Trump's Ukraine Strategy and Putin's Negotiating Style—
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▶8The Risks and Rewards of War with Iran—
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▶9The Knowns & Unknowns of War: What War in Iran Has Revealed and What Remains Unknown—
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▶10Displays of Defiance: What's Next for Iran War as Energy Disruptions Escalate and Regime Digs In—
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▶11Inside the U.S. & Israel Alliance and How It Led to War with Iran—
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▶12The American in The Vatican: Pope Leo's Political Voice and How Much Influence He Holds—
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▶13Ceasefire: Can the U.S. and Iran Turn the Temporary Ceasefire Into Long-Term Peace?—
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▶14The Isolationist Goes Global: Vance Faces First Global Test as U.S. Negotiator with Iran—
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▶15Power Struggle: Will Congress Push Back as Trump Tests Presidential Power?—
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▶16Reflecting on American Vengeance: Retired CIA Officer Reflects on the Intelligence That Led to Osama Bin Laden's Killing—
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▶17Reflecting on American Vengeance: Inside the U.S. Raid That Killed Osama bin Laden 15 Years Ago—
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▶18From Village to Vanquisher: How Moscow's Turbulent Past Shapes Putin's Vision for Russia—
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▶19Standoff: Is It Time for the U.S. to Reassess Its Iran Strategy?—
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▶20Revolution to Absolute Rule: How Iran's 'Stolen Revolution' Failed to Live Up to Its Promise—
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▶21Putin Under Pressure: Why Some Russians Are Breaking With Putin as Ukraine War Drags On—
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▶22The Consequences of Peace: How the Iran War and Peace Talks Are Straining the U.S.-Israel Alliance—
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▶23America's Global Legacy at 250—
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▶24Confronting NATO: European Officials on the Challenges of Navigating Trump's Foreign Policy—
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▶25Russia's Cruelty: How the Mariupol Theater Strike Exposed Russia's Brutality in Ukraine—
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▶26Remote Control: The State of Venezuela After Maduro's Capture and Devastating Earthquakes—
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▶27The Widening Iran War and What It Means for the Region and the World—
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▶28America's Depleted Arsenal and Military Readiness Concerns—
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▶29Kim Rebuffs Trump: Why Trump Wants a Meeting with Kim Jong Un - and What North Korea Wants in Return—
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▶30On a Break...or a Breakup?: How the U.S. and Canada Fell Into a Feud - And How It Could End—
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▶31A Day That Divides History: National Security Officials Recall Responding to 9/11 as It Unfolded—
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▶32Inside the Islamic Republic: A Reporter's Account of Living Through War and Economic Strangulation—
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▶33Russia's Campaign of Sabotage: Russia Tests NATO With Increasingly Aggressive Tactics in Europe—
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▶34Speed Over Safeguards: Inside the U.S.-China Battle to Lead the AI Revolution—
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▶35What Could Have Been...: Inside the U.S. Negotiations to Free the October 7 Hostages—
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▶36Unsolved Mystery or Cover-Up?: The Mystery of Havana Syndrome and Claims of a Government Cover-Up—
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▶37Why Some U.S. Allies View Trump's America as an 'Unreliable Boyfriend'—
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▶38Israel's Political Uncertainty—
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▶39Episode #1.39—
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▶40Episode #1.40—
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Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Nick Schifrin Self - Host
Danielle Pletka Self, Self - Distinguished Senior Fellow in Foreign and Defense Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
Robert Zoellick Self - Former United States Deputy Secretary of State
Dana Stroul Self, Self - Director of Research and Senior Fellow, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Firas Maksad Self
Mark Kelton Self
William Brangham Self - Guest Host
Chrystia Freeland Self - Author, 'Unreliable Boyfriend: An Insider's View of Dealing with a Chaotic Superpower, Plutocrats, and Other Complicated People' and Former Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister, and Minister of Finance, Canada
Michael Rey Self - Co-Author, 'The Havana Syndrome: Secret Weapons, A Government Cover-Up, And The Greatest Spy Mystery Of Our Time' and Producer, '60 Minutes'
Alexander Stubb Self - President of Finland

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