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On The Brief podcast, renowned international journalist and former CNN Anchor Jim Clancy brings pivotal voices that provide insight and perspective on global affairs. The discussions are comprehensive, in-depth analyses of the important issues the world faces in these turbulent times.
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Uncharted Waters
A former U.S. Ambassador and Marine helicopter pilot, John Feeley, joins Jim Clancy for a thorough discussion of the Trump Administration's military buildup in the Caribbean.
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What Gazans Really Want
The ceasefire agreement has sparked dramatic shifts in Palestinian emotions, attitudes, and aspirations, including a renewed sense of possibility for the future and even for an end to the Occupation. Shtaya, co-founder and CEO of the Institute for Social and Economic Progress, tells Jim Clancy that his poll shows whom Palestinians credit for the ceasefire, whom they want to govern Gaza, and how support for traditional political forces — including Hamas — is changing.
The Most Dangerous President In History
In this episode of The Brief Podcast, Sachs says most of the world recognizes the need for a two-state solution, but argues that Israel and Prime Minister Netanyahu have blocked any real path to a Palestinian state.
Palestinians Grapple with Trump’s Gaza Vision
Palestinian legal experts argue that the Trump Plan for Gaza cannot resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and would require Palestinians to give up efforts to hold Israel accountable in international courts, prompting Zaha Hassan and Dr. Jamal Nusseibeh to outline an alternative: the rights-based, inclusive Palestinian Armistice Plan aimed at lasting peace. Their discussion with Jim Clancy highlights both the plan’s emphasis on pragmatic regional engagement and the profound sacrifices many Palestinians are willing to make to end the killing in Gaza.
Gaza Tests the World's Commitment to Human Rights
Omar Shakir details sanctions on three Palestinian human rights groups and highlights Israel’s unprecedented, now-admitted targeting of journalists documenting abuses in Gaza and the West Bank.
The Battle for Academia's Soul
Harvard international affairs scholar Stephen Walt tells Jim Clancy that the Gaza debacle and the international community’s failure to defend long-promoted human rights have exposed the rules-based world order as an illusion and stripped it of credibility. He adds that while Trump and his supporters brandish the MAGA slogan, America’s real strength has long come from research and higher education—an insight he ties to broader shifts in U.S. global influence.
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Jim Clancy brings decades of reporting on some of the most significant stories of our times from Europe to Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America. Jim has interviewed a “Who’s Who” of newsmakers from around the world. As host, he invites listeners and viewers to sit in on a conversation about some of the most interesting and important issues today.
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