NAVIGATING THE HIGH SEAS OF GLOBAL POLITICS
WITH PETER SCHECHTER AND MUNI JENSEN

Previous Episodes

Israel’s Elections: Bye-Bye Bibi?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu is fighting for political survival. Will he survive a corruption investigation and elections in April?...

January 28, 2019

Ugly Brexit: What’s Next?

On March 29th, the United Kingdom officially leaves the European Union. Minor problem: there’s still no deal with the EU. How...

January 14, 2019

Italy and the EU: Reconcilable Differences?

For Italy’s populist League and Five Star parties, ongoing strife with Brussels is just what the doctor ordered. Italy isn’t going...

January 3, 2019

2019: The Year of Drifting Dangerously?

If Oxford Dictionary’s 2018’s word of the year is “toxic,” then 2019’s will be “drift” – as uncertainty hovers over global...

December 20, 2018

Canada: Cool and Confident?

Canadians are known for being mild-mannered, but recently their northern nation has been making headlines, and not just for legalizing recreational...

December 5, 2018

Argentina’s Looming Doomsday

“There is no question that Argentina is going to enter into a severe recession in the next year,” is the ominous...

November 21, 2018

Bolsonaro’s Brazil: Will the Bite Match the Bark?

After Jair Bolsonaro’s big win in Brazil, Altamar confronts the question everyone is asking: what’s next? Some of his most notorious...

November 6, 2018

Ethiopia: The World’s Good News Story

The world seems inundated with bad news, and if you’re feeling overwhelmed, you’re not alone. Desperate for a breath of fresh...

October 24, 2018

In Memoriam: Jamal Khashoggi in His Own Voice

As the world tries to make sense of the heinous murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Altamar feels that the public...

October 18, 2018

Habemus Papam…Habemus Problema?

Altamar’s 26th episode takes a look at a brewing civil war in the Vatican, and the implications it may hold for...

October 2, 2018

About the Hosts

Peter Schechter works in both politics and policy. He served as the Atlantic Council’s senior vice president for strategic initiatives and previously co-founded a premier strategic communications company, working as a political campaign advisor in more than 20 countries. Muni Jensen is a former Colombian diplomat, columnist, and television political commentator.