From the campus of Georgetown University---host Carol Castiel talks with professors Carol Lancaster and Casimir Yost about the issues and challenges facing the Obama Administration in 2009 and beyond.

Airdate: 4 Jan 2009

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On this year-end edition of Encounter, Tom DeFrank, Washington Bureau Chief of the New York Daily News and Will Dobson, former managing editor of Foreign Policy Magazine, discuss the top stories of 2008 with host Carol Castiel.

Airdate: 28 Dec 2008

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The Republican party suffered significant defeats in the recent presidential and congressional elections. Now that the Democrats control both the White House and the Congress, host Carol Castiel talks with Reihan Salam, a fellow at the New America Foundation, and Dr. Lee Edwards, fellow at the Heritage Foundation, both experts on the American conservative movement, for their views on the future of the Republican Party.

Airdate: 21 Dec 2008

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On this edition of the program -  Peter Pham,  director of the Nelson Institute for International and Public Affairs at James Madison University, and Andre Le Sage, assistant professor and chief of counterterrorism at the Africa Center for Strategic Studies at the National Defense University, explain the rise in modern-day piracy and the efforts among the international community to curb the problem, with host Sarah Williams.

Airdate: 14 Dec 2008

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On this edition of Encounter - Christine Fair, a senior political scientist with RAND Corporation, whose research focuses on cases of terrorism in South Asia, and Sumit Ganguly, professor of political science at Indiana University, analyze the ramifications of the Mumbai attacks, tensions between India and Pakistan, and security concerns following the attacks, with host - Sarah Williams.

Airdate: 07 Dec 2008

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On this edition of Encounter - Mathew Burrows, Counselor in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and James Carafano, senior research fellow at the Washington-based Heritage Foundation - discuss with host Carol Castiel the implications of a new US intelligence report that projects global trends through 2025. The report highlights the accelerating pace of globalization and predicts that China and India will compete with the United States as significant world powers.

Airdate: 30 Nov 2008

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From political stalemate in Zimbabwe to renewed conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, to turmoil in the Horn of Africa, instability reigns in much of the continent. Susan Page, Director for Southern and East Africa at the National Democratic Institute, and Ted Dagne, Africa Specialist at the US Congressional Research Service, talk with host Carol Castiel about the current crises in Africa and the challenges they pose for the incoming Obama Administration.

Airdate: 23 Nov 2008

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Veteran political analysts Stuart Rothenberg, editor and publisher of the Rothenberg Political Report, and John Fortier, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, talk with host Carol Castiel about the issues and factors that led to the outcome of the historic US presidential and congressional elections which have put Democrats in control of both the White House and Congress.

Airdate: 9 Nov 2008

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