What will be first on president Joe Biden’s foreign policy agenda, when he takes office in January? How will US foreign policy change after power has changed hands? Will the unusual transition period impact the Biden administration’s ability to

The Aftermath (with Charly Salonius-Paternak and Ville Sinkkonen)

Nov 5th, 2020 34m 19s

What does the tight presidential race mean to the future of the United States? What will president Trump do if Joe Biden emerges victorious after all the votes have been counted?

Will the US rejoin the fight against war crimes? (with Katja Creutz)

Oct 30th, 2020 30m 37s

The US has always had a tricky relationship with the UN and the International Criminal Court, but under President Donald Trump the attitude towards those international bodies has become downright hostile.How different will the US treat the UN,

The End of US Global Leadership? (with Ville Sinkkonen)

Oct 23rd, 2020 32m 13s

What will be Donald Trump’s foreign policy legacy, if Joe Biden wins the election and Trump steps down after one full term in office?“As trumpian ideas about American (global) leadership role have become more mainstream, it has created a situat

German foreign policy on the ballot (with Niklas Helwig)

Oct 16th, 2020 28m 31s

The German-US relationship has gone from friendly to acrimonious under president Trump, and now Germany is anxious to see if the November elections will bring about a sea change in Washington. The results will have profound implications for Ger

The delicate balance in the Indo-Pacific Region (with Bart Gaens)

Oct 9th, 2020 28m 38s

The increasing antagonism between the US and China has put the countries in the Indo-Pacific region in a tough spot, and the American presidential elections are unlikely to make their life easier regardless of the result.“US-China rivalry will

The US and the UK – Brexit and the Special Relationship (with Juha Jokela)

Oct 2nd, 2020 33m 7s

As the UK is leaving the EU, it needs its special relationship with the US more than in decades. “Brexit is now happening, and the transition period with the EU will end at the end of this year,” says EU Programme Director Juha Jokela from the

Trump - the Latin American strongman (with Mikael Wigell)

Sep 24th, 2020 34m 14s

Can Latin America help us understand the present-day US? Despite the big differences between the regions, Global Security Programme Director Mikael Wigell from the Finnish Institute of International Affairs sees striking similarities between La

Domestic Election Meddling (with Mika Aaltola)

Sep 18th, 2020 34m 14s

Are American political actors deliberately trying to undermine democracy in their own country? What should we think about President Trump’s repeated attacks on mail-in voting, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s restructuring of the postal service

Trump and the End of EU’s Innocence (with Juha Jokela)

Sep 11th, 2020 31m 38s

For the EU, the Trump presidency has meant the end of innocence, the realization that the US may not be there for Europe. Hence, Europe has to learn to stand on its own two feet.“European leaders have had to come to terms with the fact that the

2020 Elections – A Lot at Stake for Climate Change (with Emma Hakala)

Sep 3rd, 2020 39m 33s

November will determine, what American environmental policy will look like for the next four years both domestically and internationally. Donald Trump and Joe Biden are in many ways different, but one of the biggest differences in their policy

The Paradox of the Transatlantic Relationship (with Matti Pesu)

Aug 20th, 2020 29m 15s

The presidency of Donald Trump has threatened the transatlantic alliance unlike any other presidency since World War II. Trump’s rhetoric towards NATO allies has been very harsh, but the reality behind his words has in fact been quite different

When truth no longer matters (with Antto Vihma)

Aug 13th, 2020 35m 59s

When a traditional politician lies, they do their best not to get caught. When a post-truth politician speaks, they might not even know whether their words are true or not.In November, Americans will make a choice between a traditional politici

US and Russia – a doomed relationship (with Arkady Moshes)

Aug 6th, 2020 37m 3s

When Donald Trump was elected, Russian politicians celebrated. But just like his predecessors, Trump has failed to build a better relationship with the cold-war era adversary.Programme director Arkady Moshes from the Finnish Institute of Intern

Iran - the elephant in the room (with Mariette Hägglund)

Jul 30th, 2020 36m 50s

In 2016, Donald Trump criticized the sitting president’s choices concerning Iran, and now Joe Biden is doing the same in his presidential campaign. The future of the US-Iranian relationship hinges on the outcome of the November elections.Last J

Could foreign interference tip the election? (with Mikael Wigell)

Jul 23rd, 2020 30m 11s

Did Russian election meddling tip the 2016 election? Could Russia, China or Iran succeed in influencing the outcome in 2020?“Undermining the reputation of Hillary Clinton through disinformation and cyber-oriented attacks against the Clinton cam

The determining factors (with Charly Salonius-Pasternak)

Jul 16th, 2020 34m 44s

What will determine whom the Americans vote for in November? In 2016 President Trump was able to appeal to many Americans’ identities. Joe Biden might have a harder time using that strategy this year.Joe Biden’s pitch to the voters is “do we wa

American democracy in peril (with Mika Aaltola)

Jul 4th, 2020 39m 16s

Is the United States sliding towards autocracy? Can the 2020 elections turn out in a way that threatens the longest standing democracy in the world?“We are living in very dramatic, tense times and quite a lot is hanging in the air,” says Mika A

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