Jan 02 2020 44 mins 9
The most serious problems facing the world have been making headlines for years or even decades now, and they’ll still be hanging around in 2020. For this week’s interview on Trend Lines, Stewart Patrick joins WPR’s Elliot Waldman to discuss the most intractable crises facing the world in the coming year. If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis delivered straight to your inbox. The newsletter offers a free preview article every day of the week, plus three more complimentary articles in our weekly roundup every Friday. Sign up here. Then subscribe. Relevant Articles on WPR: The Three Global Crises the World Faces in 2020 Why U.N. Climate Talks in Madrid Were a Massive Failure Trump Wants a ‘Big Deal’ on Arms Control, Even If It Sinks the New START Treaty Is Trump About to Bring Down the WTO? Geoengineering Is Inevitable in the Face of Climate Change. But at What Cost? Trend Lines is produced and edited by Peter Dörrie, a freelance journalist and analyst focusing on security and resource politics in Africa. You can follow him on Twitter at @peterdoerrie. To send feedback or questions, email us at [email protected].
