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

Episode Summaries

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

The Migrant Backlash

After its last episode on climate change, the worldwide issue we don’t talk about enough, Altamar sets its sights this week...

September 11, 2018

The Geopolitics of Climate Change

As we reel from a summer peppered with extreme weather incidents the world over, Altamar’s 24th episode takes a look at...

August 22, 2018

Who’s Afraid of AMLO?

Mexicans have spoken, and they’ve spoken loudly. Andrés Manuel López Obrador, by now a household name even outside the country, will...

July 16, 2018

When “The Pond” Becomes an Ocean

This month's G7 summit may have been the most glaring example, but the erosion of the US’ relations with our closest...

June 27, 2018

Politics on the Pitch

With just days left until the opening match, this year’s World Cup is shaping up to be one of the most...

June 8, 2018

What’s Behind Belt and Road?

Altamar’s 20th episode takes a close look at China’s massive Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a global infrastructure plan that promises...

May 22, 2018

India’s Bulletproof Man?

What do you call a larger-than-life leader who relies on personalistic governance, incites ethnic and religious animus, underwhelms on policy, and...

May 8, 2018

Viktor Orbán and the Strongman’s Cookbook

Hungary may not make daily appearances on American front pages, but if there were ever a time to start paying attention...

April 20, 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.