PBS
Henry Kissinger reflects on leadership, global crises and the state of U.S. politics
Between the war in Ukraine and tensions with China, President Biden's handling of foreign policy issues is being put to the test. In former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger's new book, "Leadership: Six Studies in World Strategy," he...
PBS
AIDS deaths surge in Russia as global health officials say, 'They did it all wrong'
Central Asia and Eastern Europe have the world's fastest growing HIV epidemic, and Russia accounts for more than 80 percent of those infections. As at-risk groups like injection drug users are stigmatized and ignored, health officials...
PBS
Why 'Doctor Zhivago' Was Dangerous (Book Conversation) (July 8, 2014)
When Boris Pasternak finished his novel ÃDr. ZhivagoÓ in 1956, Soviet authorities refused to publish the tale of an individualÂs struggle amid the Russian Revolution. A new book, ÃThe Zhivago Affair,Ó tells the story of how...
PBS
How Estonia built a digital first government
From filing taxes to accessing medical records to voting, 99 percent of all government services in Estonia are available online. Accessed at the state portal using an ID card and a pin code, the former Soviet nation is the first in the...
PBS
In the crossfire of Ukraine-Russia conflict, an industrial plant fights to survive
A conflict between Ukraine and Russia since 2014 has killed more than 10,000 people, displaced 2 million and put businesses on the border, like the Metinvest plant in Eastern Ukraine, in the crossfire. Metinvest is the largest plant in...
PBS
1 million Russians are HIV-positive, but only a third get treatment
Russia's HIV epidemic is growing by 10 percent per year, and yet many proven HIV prevention and treatment strategies aren't being used. William Brangham and Jason Kane report in collaboration with Jon Cohen of Science Magazine and the...
PBS
James Mattis On Why He Left The Trump Administration But Won’t Criticize It
Retired Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis served as President Trump’s first defense secretary, resigning his post in protest after Trump announced he would pull U.S. forces out of Syria. Now, Mattis has written a book, “Call Sign Chaos:...
PBS
Russian in Brooklyn
How have strains in U.S.-Russia relations affected Russian-Americans and
recent immigrants? Special correspondent Ryan Chilcote reports from the
Brighton BEach neighborhood of Brooklyn, the first stop for many of the 3
million Russian...
PBS
Peter Strzok On Why He Believes Trump Is 'Compromised' By Russia
Former FBI official Peter Strzok has been a target of President Trump's ire for his role in investigations of Hillary Clinton’s emails and the 2016 Trump campaign’s connections with Russia -- as well as his extramarital affair. Now...
PBS
George Kennan Interview (August 22, 1991)
Robert MacNeil interviews American diplomat George Kennan about the failed coup in the Soviet Union to overthrow Gorbachev.
PBS
George Kennan Interview (April 18, 1996)
David Gergen talks with George Kennan about his book At A Century's Ending: Reflections 1982-1995.
PBS
Pandemic and Russian threats prompt more Swedes to prepare for doomsday scenarios
Recent threats from Russian President Putin and the COVID pandemic are showing the world how swiftly society can grind to a halt. In Sweden, with its bid to join NATO and the war in Ukraine, citizens are being encouraged to get ready...
Associated Press
Nunes decries impeachment as smear campaign
The top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee says Democrats’ impeachment inquiry is “a carefully orchestrated media smear campaign.”
PBS
The True Story Behind One Of The Most Damaging Spies In American History
She’s been called one of the most damaging spies in U.S. history. Ana Montes passed secrets and information to the Cuban government for almost 17 years until her arrest just days after the 9/11 attacks. After nearly two decades behind...
Crash Course
Protests East and West: Crash Course European History
The post-World War II decades in Europe are sometimes called the Thirty Glorious Years. As those years wore on, tensions between East and West grew, and economic growth slowed or was unevenly distributed across Europe, protests and...
Curated Video
Archdukes, Cynicism, and World War I: Crash Course World History
In which John Green teaches you about the war that was supposed to end all wars. Instead, it solved nothing and set the stage for the world to be back at war just a couple of decades later. As an added bonus, World War I changed the way...
Crash Course
Russian Revolution and Civil War: Crash Course European History
World War I was very hard on the Russian Empire. So hard, in fact, that it led to the end of the Russian Empire. As the global conflict ground on, Tsar Nicholas II faced increasing unrest at home. Today we'll learn about the Revolutions...
TED Talks
TED: How to alter the perception of mental health care in Russia | Olga Kitaina
During the Soviet Union era, therapy was often used as a tool of political oppression. Since then, Russia has seen major reforms in mental health care -- but stigmas and distrust for the practice still live on. Psychologist and TED...
Crash Course
The Rise of Russia and Prussia: Crash Course European History
In eastern Europe, in the 17th century a couple of "great powers" were coming into their own. The vast empire of Russia was modernizing under Peter the Great, and the relatively tiny state of Prussia was evolving as well. Russia (and...
SciShow
Ancient Lake in Antarctica Reached!
Hank gets to the bottom of an exciting, and kinda weird, announcement from Russian scientists at the Vostok Research Station in Antarctica. Have they reached a 20-million-year old underground lake? Maybe! Is there a hoard of Nazi secrets...
SciShow
Sugar, Worms, and Space
In this week's news, Hank explains how earthworms are doing nanotechnology for us, Americans will soon be eating genetically modified salmon, the Russians are going back to space, and another reason to drink less soda.
TED Talks
TED: How to break down barriers and not accept limits | Candace Parker
What can't Candace Parker do? A two-time NCAA champion, two-time Olympic gold medalist and two-time WNBA champion, Parker knows what it takes to fight for your dreams. In this inspiring talk, she shares what she's learned during a career...
TED Talks
TED: How the Net aids dictatorships | Evgeny Morozov
TED Fellow and journalist Evgeny Morozov punctures what he calls "iPod liberalism" -- the assumption that tech innovation always promotes freedom, democracy -- with chilling examples of ways the Internet helps oppressive regimes stifle...
SciShow
5 More Computer Viruses You Really Don't Want to Get
From taking your files ransom to foiling uranium enrichment, here are five more computer viruses that you really want to avoid.