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

Episode Summaries

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

Russian Meddling: Old Playbook, New Toolkit

Russian election meddling has dominated our headlines for over a year now, but the Kremlin’s information warfare is not confined to...

April 5, 2018

Episode Summaries

Protectionist US: Trendsetter or Odd Man Out?

With the US taking a sharp protectionist turn, episode 16 of Altamar takes a close look at free trade, what it...

March 22, 2018

The Scramble for Syria

Episode 15 of Altamar takes a close look at the Syrian civil war, and particularly, its rapid downward spiral into an...

March 8, 2018

Brazilian Shock Therapy

In an age of high-profile corruption scandals, one country is stealing headlines left and right. Altamar’s 14th episode takes a...

February 21, 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.