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Kent Harrington

Kent Harrington

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1 videos & podcasts

Kent Harrington, a former senior CIA analyst, served as national intelligence officer for East Asia, chief of station in Asia, and the CIA’s director of public affairs.

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  1. Spy vs. Spy
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    Spy vs. Spy

    Aug 29, 2023 Kent Harrington asks whether the West is repeating Cold War mistakes when it comes to Chinese intelligence activities.

  2. Xi Jinping’s Russian Albatross
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    Xi Jinping’s Russian Albatross

    Jul 14, 2023 Kent Harrington show why China's “no limits” partnership with Russia has become a liability it cannot throw off.

  3. What Do America’s Spies Really Think About China?
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    What Do America’s Spies Really Think About China?

    Mar 20, 2023 Kent Harrington thinks the intelligence community’s annual threat assessment should have delved deeper on the issue.

  4. The Conspiracy Congress
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    The Conspiracy Congress

    Feb 8, 2023 Kent Harrington explains how House Republicans’ bogus investigations will undermine US democracy and national security.

  5. Trump’s Blackmail Defense
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    Trump’s Blackmail Defense

    Aug 22, 2022 Kent Harrington notes that prosecuting the mishandling of top-secret information comes with unique challenges.

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    The Global Economy’s Biggest Untapped Resource

    At the current rate of progress, it will take about 300 years to end child marriage, 286 years to deliver full gender equality under the law, and 140 years to achieve equal representation in leadership positions in the workplace, the United Nations reports. This moral failure is compounded by its enormous opportunity cost: a massive improvement in human welfare.

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    Does Religious Freedom Trump Animal Welfare?

    Peter Singer assesses the European Court of Human Rights’ recent ruling on Belgian legislation regarding how meat may be produced.
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    Climate Leadership from the Global South

    Omar Andrés Camacho & Soipan Tuya tout the progress Colombia and Kenya have made in advancing the clean-energy transition.
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    The Mystery of US Interest Rates

    J. Bradford DeLong asks why market rates and expectations are far from what almost anyone would have anticipated five years ago.
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    India’s Poor Will Not Be Wished Away

    Ashoka Mody highlights the authorities’ ongoing failure to provide an accurate picture of growing economic hardship.
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    How Wide Are Latin America’s Health Inequalities?

    Dolores de la Mata outlines how the poorest and least educated are bearing the brunt of the region’s disease burden.
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    The Biden Administration vs. Climate Youth

    Joseph E. Stiglitz

    The judicial system is an important mechanism through which the public can hold elected leaders accountable; and for children who cannot yet vote, it is one of the only options. That makes the Biden administration's tenacious efforts to block a climate lawsuit filed by youth activists all the more galling.

    decries US efforts to block a lawsuit demanding that policymakers consider emissions in their decisions.
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    Indian Democracy’s Moment of Truth

    Shashi Tharoor warns that the ruling BJP will do everything it can to curtail dissent ahead of this year's general election.
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    The Anatomy of the Biden-Trump Rematch

    Michael J. Boskin surveys the complicated mix of economic and other issues that will likely decide the 2024 election.

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