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The "Global Minute" (and other interviews) with Steve Hendrix
America Is Sabotaging Itself in the Race Against China (April 16, 2025)
U.S.–Iran Crisis: Talks and Blockade Collide (April 15, 2026)
More Nuclear States, More Danger (April 14, 2026)
COVID “Cicada Variant” – Should You Be Worried? (April 9, 2026)
Follow the Law -- Or Risk Our Troops (April 8, 2026)
Are you complicit in war crimes, Congressman Tony Wied? (April 4, 2026)
Trump Threatens to Commit War Crimes in Iran (April 4, 2026)
The Age of Fake News (March 29, 2026)
Republicans: This Never Ends Well (March 28, 2026)
The Airport Chaos You’re Seeing Right Now? They Caused It (March 25, 2026)
Gas Prices Are Rising — And This War Is Why (March 21, 2026)
How Wars Spiral — Watching It Happen in Real Time (March 21,2026)
Are We Walking Into Another Forever War? (March 14, 2026)
Secretary Hegseth: The Moment Has Come to Resign (March 14, 2026)
Should the U.S. Support the United Nations? (March 13, 2026)
How High Will Gas Prices Go? (March 11, 2026)
Mexico’s Moment: Sheinbaum Takes on Cartels, Trump, and Reform (March 7, 2026)
Why Democracies Sometimes Elect Authoritarians (March 5, 2026)
Why Gas Prices Are Global (March 4, 2026)
What People Are Getting Wrong About Iran (March 4, 2026)
Nicaragua’s Silent Crackdown (March 4, 2026)
What Is the World Bank? (March 3, 2026)
Does International Law Really Exist? (March 1, 2026)
Grant, the Confederate Flag, and the Constitution (March 1, 2026)
U.S. Strikes Iran (February 28, 2026)
Russia’s War on Ukraine -- Four Years Later (February 28, 2026)
Ghana's Political Storm (February 27, 2026)
Social Security Is Not What You Think (February 26, 2026)
That Time I Helped Stop Conflict Between Guatemala and Belize (February 25, 2026)
Three Things Not in the American Constitution (February 24, 2026)
The Donald J. Trump Board of Peace (February 22, 2026)
Three Existential Threats (January 24, 2026)
Three Things I Won’t Tolerate as a Former Senior Career Diplomat (January 24, 2026)
America Is Not Weak -- It Is Self-Sabotaging (January 23, 2026)
NATO & U.S. Credibility (January 22, 2026)
Why Should I Care About Greenland? (January 20, 2026)
Presidente de facto Daniel Ortega: El miedo no es poder (January 19, 2026)
Nicaragua's 19th Anniversary of Dictatorship (January 19, 2026)
My Conversation with Donald J. Trump (January 18, 2026)
North Star State Blues — ICE in Minnesota (January 17, 2026)
If You Feel Anxious About the World, Here’s Why (January 14, 2026)
Colombia, Trump, and the Politics of Intervention (January 13, 2026)
What Would Ulysses S. Grant Have Done on January 6 and this week in Minneapolis? (January 11, 2026).
Mexico Is Not the Enemy (January 10, 2026)
Live Interview on Canal Pro (Paraguay) on Venezuela and President Trump ("Análisis internacional de la situación de Venezuela," in Spanish, January 8, 2026)
America Walks Away From the World (January 8, 2026)
What the new National Security Strategy Gets Right -- and What It Misses (January 7, 2026)
Operation Warp Speed: When American Power Worked (January 5, 2026)
Steve Hendrix on Venezuela, Maduro & the U.S. on SBS World News (Australian TV, January 5 2026)
Democracy in the National Security Strategy: Fading from the Center (January 4, 2026)
Venezuela and Maduro (January 3, 2026)
Russia in the National Security Strategy: Strategic Downgrading (January 2, 2026)
China in the National Security Strategy: Muted Rivalry (January 1, 2025)
Immigration as National Security (December 31, 2025)
America First vs. Sustainable Power (December 30, 2025)
What Is the National Security Strategy? (December 29, 2025)
The Venezuelan Migration Crisis — What America Got Right (December 28, 2025)
The Economic Truth About the Southern Border (December 25, 2025)
Can America Fix Its Debt? (December 23, 2025)
The Coming Reinvention of the U.S. Military (December 22, 2025)
Can Money Buy an American Election? The Citizens United Problem (December 21, 2025)
The Wealth Gap: How Inequality Hurts American Power (December 20, 2025)
America’s Innovation Engine: Why Universities Still Matter (December 19, 2025)
Why I’m Optimistic About America (December 18, 2025)
Fentanyl, Weapons of Mass Destruction, and What Actually Works (December 16, 2025)
America’s True Strength — Standing Up for All Our People (December 15, 2025)
Why the World Is Quietly De-Dollarizing (December 14, 2025)
Iran’s Nuclear Proposal Raises the Stakes (December 8, 2025)
The Monroe Doctrine Returns (December 5, 2025)
America’s Diplomats at a Breaking Point (December 4, 2025)
The Pardon That Shakes Central America (December 2, 2025)
How did Venezuela get where it is? (November 30, 2025)
The Backstory on Venezuela's Current Crisis (November 26, 2025)
China’s Silent Takeover of the Amazon (November 24, 2025)
Did the President Just Weaponize the Law? (November 23, 2025)
From Nuremberg to Now: Who Decides What’s Legal? (November 21, 2025)
Pakistan’s Next Generation Is Changing Everything (November 20, 2025)
Lincoln’s Lesson for 2025 (November 19, 2025)
What's Happening in Venezuela? (November 17, 2025)
How a Texas Drill Sergeant Would Solve the Immigration Crisis (November 14, 2025)
Veterans Day (November 11, 2025)
The Shining Light on the Hill (November 10, 2025)
America’s Moral Authority (November 8, 2025)
Suriname: the Country That May Save the Amazon (November 7, 2025)
America’s Most Important Invention (November 6, 2025)
The Top Three Leaders in the World (November 5, 2025)
The Cost of Silencing Truth (November 4, 2025)
"America First"—If It Means Justice (November 3, 2025)
Global FSN Day (November 2, 2025)
Trump Orders Nuclear Testing (November 1, 2025)
When Power Becomes Law (October 31, 2025)
The Rule of Law in Free Fall (October 30, 2025)
Lessons from the Ballplayer (October 29, 2025)
Rule of Law or Rule by Law? (October 28, 2025)
Forget Brazil: The New Latin American Superpowers Are Rising (October 26, 2025)
Grey Zone Attacks: The Hidden Fight for Global Power (October 25, 2025)
Polio, the Grinch and President Trump (September 24, 2025)
What Happens When U.S. Foreign Aid Disappears? (August 23, 2025)
How China Controls the Minerals That Power the Future (August 21, 2025)
China & Russia in the Arctic: A New Cold War? (August 19, 2025)
Is BRICS Falling Apart? (August 18, 2025)
After France Left: Who’s Filling the Power Vacuum in the Sahel? (August 11, 2025)
Ecuador's Election Aftermath: Crime, Emergency & Democracy (August 10, 2025)
Global Water Wars: Why Everyone’s Eyeing the Nile (August 6, 2025)
Bolivia at 200: A Democracy Tested (August 5, 2025)
President Trump Gives America the Pig Count (August 4, 2025)
Wisconsin at a Crossroads (August 3, 2025)
The Walking Robot You Can Wear (August 1, 2025)
What Is COP30? (July 31, 2025)
Global Citizen Festival 2025 (July 29, 2025)
What Is a Humanitarian? (July 28, 2025)
Cambodia–Thailand Conflict Turns Deadly (July 27, 2025)
1700 Years Since the Council of Nicaea (July 26, 2025)
The New Frontier of Drone Warfare (July 25, 2025)
Simón Bolívar’s Legacy (July 24, 2025)
India’s Hidden Treasure in the Andamans (July 23, 2025)
Proxy Wars Today (July 22, 2025)
Colombia’s Independence (July 21, 2025)
Azerbaijan and Armenia (July 20, 2025)
John Lewis: The Legacy 5 Years Later (July 19, 2025)
The Dalai Lama Turns 90 (July 19, 2025)
Global Trade Slowdown (July 17, 2025)
China in Latin America (July 16, 2025)
Russia in Africa: The New Colonial Power (July 15, 2025)
Pakistan’s Power Balance: What’s Changed? (July 14, 2025)
Migration Crisis (July 13, 2025)
Trump Targets Brazil with Tariffs (July 11, 2025)
Argentina Declares Independence (July 9, 2025)
The Hague Summit: NATO’s Make‑or‑Break Moment (June 11, 2025)
Protecting the Oceans (June 10, 2025)
Death Valley in Pakistan? (June 9, 2025)
The Film That Escaped Sudan’s War (June 3, 2025)
The United Nations at 80: UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (May 20, 2025)
The United Nations at 80: Disaster Response (May 19, 2025)
The United Nations at 80: UNICEF (May 18, 2025)
United Nations Charter - 80th Anniversary (May 17, 2025)
Pepe Mujica Dies at 89 (May 14, 2025)
Ceasefires are announced—but peace remains elusive (May 12, 2025)
The U.S. left Central Asia—and China just moved in (May 11, 2025)
Venezuela’s Crisis Deepens (May 10, 2025)
Haiti’s Crisis and Why It Matters (May 7, 2025)
The Pentagon Navigates Trump’s Return (May 5, 2025)
Why Diplomats Matter on Foreign Service Day (May 1, 2025)
The White House dismantles your international safeguards (April 8, 2025)
Venezuelan Migrant Protections Under Siege (April 7, 2025)
TikTok Ban and the Global Tech War (April 6, 2025)
Trump’s Tariffs Shake Global Markets (April 5, 2025)
Zebras in Bolivia (April 3, 2025)
CRISPR and the Future of Gene Editing (April 2, 2025)
The New National Security Council Structure (March 29, 2025)
Major National Security Breach by the White House (March 27, 2025)
Iraq’s Path to Stability: Progress Amidst Challenges (March 26, 2025)
MPox: Is the Global Response Failing? (March 25, 2025)
Central America's Path Forward: Investment and Migration (March 24, 2025)
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) & World Bank: Time for a Shake-Up? (March 24, 2025)
Barbados: Pioneering Climate Finance and Economic Growth (March 22, 2025)
The Arctic: The Next Geopolitical Flashpoint? (March 19, 2025)
Nigeria's Economic Reforms (March 18, 2025)
Nicaragua: Escalating Repression and Human Rights Violations (March 16, 2025)
The Five Eyes: The World's Most Powerful Intelligence Alliance (March 15, 2025)
Where Does International Law Come From? (March 12, 2025)
Bolivia’s Shaky Economic Recovery (March 11, 2025)
Iraq’s National Day of Tolerance and Coexistence (March 8, 2025)
Ghana’s Independence (March 5, 2025)
Venezuela's Migrant Crisis (March 4, 2025)
Paraguay's Economic Growth: A Double-Edged Sword? (March 3, 2025)
Mexico’s Economic Future Under President Sheinbaum (March 2, 2025)
Ghana's Battle Against Illegal Mining (March 1, 2025)
Papua New Guinea: Honoring a Legacy Amidst Modern Challenges (February 28, 2025)
Guatemala in 2025: A Fight for Democracy (February 27, 2025)
Guyana’s Oil Boom: A Blessing or a Curse? (February 26, 2025)
A Tribute to Namibia's Sam Nujoma (February 25, 2025)
Rules that Govern the World's Oceans (UNCLOS) (February 24, 2025)
Interview (in Spanish) with Expediente Público: "El fin de USAID: un triunfo para Rusia, China y los autoritarios" (February 17, 2025).
"USAID on the Inside," The White House Chronicle on PBS, SiriusXM Radio, Voice of America TV and Radio (February 14, 2025)
The Possible Closure of USAID (February 5, 2025)
Winchester Academy: What Makes America Great? The Global Perspective (February 3, 2025)
Interview with Steve Hendrix on "Curiouser" broadcast on WAUP 99.1 FM (February 1, 2025)
National Security and Rare Earth Minerals (January 30, 2025)
The Role of Containers in World Trade (January 29, 2025)
The U.S.-China Artificial Intelligence (AI) Race: America’s Lead Under Threat (January 26, 2025)
Global Tech Giants: Are We Living in a Corporate Dictatorship? (January 25, 2025)
American Presidential Power the First Week in Office (January 23, 2025)
Can the President End Birthright Citizenship? (January 22, 2025)
Davos: What It Is and Why It Matters (January 21, 2025)
How we define the Rule of Law matters today more than ever (January 18, 2025)
Korea’s Ongoing Crisis: President Yoon Arrested (January 16, 2025)
The New U.S.-Armenia Strategic Partnership (January 16, 2025)
What's Next in Germany's Election? (January 15, 2024)
Authoritarianism Returns? (January 14, 2025)
Austria to Have Its First Far-Right Leader since WWII (January 13, 2025)
Ghana's Election and the Challenges Ahead (January 11, 2025)
Indo-Pacific: What is the Quad? (January 3, 2025)
Dawn of the High Seas Treaty (January 2, 2025)
Haiti Independence and Security Challenges (January 1, 2025)
Global Magnitsky Sanctions (December 31, 2024)
The Rise of Global Skies (December 30, 2024)
The Cars of the Future (December 28, 2024)
Kenya at 61 (December 12, 2024)
Syria's Path Ahead (December 12, 2024)
Free Rufat Safarov Now, the Human Rights Leader in Azerbaijan (December 11, 2024)
Opening the Doors to Transparent Governance: The Open Government Partnership (December 9, 2024)
India Innovation, Turning Trash into Treasure (December 5, 2024)
Meet William Kamkwamba, Malawi Inventor (December 4, 2024)
Why I’m Optimistic About Africa (November 30, 2024)
Attempted Coup d' Etat in Syria, al-Assad Vulnerable (November 29, 2024)
Global Boom in Organized Crime (November 27, 2024)
Tariffs and the Trump Doctrine (November 26, 2024)
SBS World Service (Australia) - Steve Hendrix commentary in "Cases against Donald Trump are dropped, but he is not exonerated" (print) and audio version here. (November 26, 2024)
The U.S. owes $107,000 per person in debt -- it's getting worse (November 25, 2024)
Global Climate Update – COP29 in Baku (November 24, 2024)
Paraguay at the Crossroads (November 23, 2024)
Migration Impasse in Italy (November 21, 2024)
Conflict and Insecurity in Ghana (November 20, 2024)
Business Focus on TV3 Ghana - Steve Hendrix live commentary of the Washington Political Transition Impacts on African Trade, Investments and Global Business (November 19, 2024)
Things continue badly for Hong Kong (November 19, 2024)
Good news from Sudan: Soccer (November 18, 2024)
Gabon Update on the Constitutional Referendum (November 16, 2024)
Palestine after the American Election (November 15, 2024)
China’s Energy Sector Leadership (November 14, 2024)
SBS World News (Austrailia) - Steve Hendrix live commentary on the US political transition (November 13, 2024)
Biotechnologies (November 12, 2024)
Severe Weather in Cuba (November 11, 2024)
Commentary on Ukraine (in Spanish) Ñanduti TV (Paraguay) - Cómo sería la política durante el Gobierno de Donald Trump (November 9, 2024)
Commentary on the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) Australia about the U.S. election (November 8, 2024)
Ecuador’s Fight Against Crime (November 7, 2024)
Special Live Appearance on Sky News Australia - Donald Trump's election (November 6, 2024)
Special Live Appearance on CNN (in Spanish) discussing the American Presidential elections (November 5, 2024)
Taiwan: Why the World is Watching (and you should too) (November 4, 2024)
Special Live Appearance on Sky News Australia discussing the American Presidential elections (November 3, 2024)
Why have embassies? (October 31, 2024)
Mexico’s Surge in Solar Power (October 30, 2024)
Can Paraguay get past corruption? (October 9, 2024)
Foreign Aid Budgets and why it matters (October 8, 2024)
Global Push for Regenerative Agriculture (October 7, 2024)
China’s Crackdown on AI and Tech Companies (October 6, 2014)
The Global Mental Health Crisis (October 5, 2014)
The Rise of International Recording Artist Queen EShun (September 30, 2024)
Quantum Information Technology (September 28, 2024)
The Future of Renewable Energy (September 27, 2024)
Afghanistan’s Women (September 26, 2024)
Pact for the Future (September 26, 2024)
Immediate Threat to Democracy in Bolivia (September 25, 2024)
Bolivia: A Lithium Powerhouse (September 24, 2024)
Waupaca, Wisconsin: A Small Town with a Global Workforce (September 24, 2024)
Meet Kristal Ambrose – The Plastic Warrior from the Bahamas (September 23, 2024)
South Sudan: A Nation on the Brink (September 23, 2024)
Paraguay: Energy and Economic Gains (September 22, 1014)
Haiti: A Nation Under Siege (September 21, 2024)
Burkina Faso: A Crisis in the Shadows (September 21, 2024)
The United Nations General Assembly is happening right now: What is it, and why should you care? (September 20, 2024)
Mexico’s Future and U.S. Relations (September 19, 2024)
Meet Brianna Fruean – The Climate Voice of the Pacific (September 18, 2024)
Argentina’s Radical Shift Under Milei (September 17, 2024)
Myanmar’s Hidden Crisis (September 16, 2024)
Bolivia's major political challenges & why these matter (September 15, 2024)
Why Diplomats matter (September 14, 2024)
Truth and lies about how NATO is funded (September 12, 2024)
Fact Checking the Presidential Debate (September 11, 2024)
Global Climate Change as the Amazon burns: How this impacts you (September 10, 2024)
Ghana's Presidential Election 2024 (September 9, 2024)
The New Nicaragua - It gets worse (September 7, 2024)
The Tren de Aragua Gang in the U.S. - Should We Be Worried? (September 6, 2024)
World water scarcity and how it affects you (September 5, 2024)
Venezuela Arrest Warrant for Edmundo González Urrutia (September 5, 2024)
Fact Checking President Trump on Migration (September 4, 2024)
Why Does America Celebrate Labor Day in September? (September 3, 2024)
The Union You Didn't Know About (September 2, 2024)
Mass Deportation in the U.S.: What Could Happen? (September 1, 2024)
Why Sudan's Crisis Matters (August 31, 2024)
Bolivia's prestigious music, fashion, art and culture festival - Respira Bolivia (August 30, 2024)
What to do about a Dictator like Venezuela's Maduro? (August 29, 2024)
America's Medical Care (August 28, 2024).
Palestine at Chicago's Democratic National Convention and how the Democrats are losing Wisconsin (August 24, 2024)
Peace in the Middle East and Religion (August 22, 2024)
What's happening behind the scenes in the Palestine peace negotiations? (August 21, 2024)
Global Inequity in Vaccine Distribution (August 20, 2024)
Global Plastics Pollution (August 19, 2024)
The Rise of National Conservatism (August 17, 2024)
What is Genocide? (August 16, 2024)
The World Is not Ready for the Next Pandemic (August 15, 2024)
The Global Refugee Crisis (August 12, 2024)
Turmoil in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) (August 11, 2024)
Is a Gaza or African Superbug next? (August 10, 2024)
What's the deal with Semiconductors? (August 9, 2024)
Major Changes in Bangladesh (August 8, 2024)
Hunger and the Global Food Crisis (August 6, 2024)
Nuclear War (August 5, 2024)
Russia releases Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in a sweeping prisoner swap (August 1, 2024)
Israeli assassinations in Iran and Lebanon (July 31, 2024)
Small Island Nations and Climate Change (July 31, 2024)
Meet Tunisia's Olfa Hamdi (July 30, 2024)
Venezuela's Rigged Election (July 29, 2024)
Global Democratic Decline (July 26, 2024)
Introducing Myself (July 16, 2024)
Do countries have to follow rules? (July 15, 2024)
Venezuelan's Presidential Election: A Battle for Democracy (July 11, 2024)
Global Security Threats from Africa's Sahel (July 10, 2024).
Climate Change: What role for Nuclear? (July 6, 2024)
Hope for Haiti? What to expect (July 3, 2024)
Disaster strikes! What next? (July 2, 2024)
Iran’s Presidential Election: why it matters, what to expect (July 1, 2024)
Before September, 2 million will die of famine in Sudan (June 30, 2024)
Ghana’s Martyrs for the Rule of Law (June 29, 2024)
Foreign Policy implications from the Presidential Debate? (June 28, 2024)
Attempted military coup in Bolivia? (June 27, 2024)
Why 100,000 Americans die/year from drug overdoses - fentanyl (June 26, 2024)
Europe’s hard-right. Why it matters, what to expect (June 25, 2024)
The French elections, what to expect? (June 24, 2024)
The State Department “Trafficking in Persons” (TIP) Report (June 24, 2024)
Keeping American Families Together via Immigration Change (June 22, 2024)
Global Labor Rights and the Murder of Guatemalan Anastacio Tzib Caal (June 19, 2024)
NATO (June 18, 2024)
China (June 17, 2024)
Artificial Intelligence - Should you be afraid? (June 13, 2024)
Bolivia, Paraguay, y Cómo Detener las Guerras (June 12, 2024)
Bolivia, Paraguay & How to Stop War (June 12, 2024)
Intrigue in the Islamic Republic of Iran (June 11, 2024)
Guatemala Update (June 10, 2024)
The African Development Bank annual meeting (June 7, 2024)
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