Aaron Nelson leads a panel consisting of Ali Bajwa, Nicholas Lloyd-Kuzik, and Daniela Rodríguez to discuss the new Canadian federal budget, US President Trump's tariffs on Canadian steel, and Chinese President Xi Jinping's proposal of ending term limits.

Diego Bastidas sits down with Max Cameron, Professor at the University of British Columbia, to discuss Latin America as a region for democratic innovation.

Aaron Nelson, Susanne Beilmann, and Ros Seibert discusses the release of the Nunes memo in the United States, the pipeline debacle emerging between British Columbia and Alberta, and the ongoing opioid crisis in Canada and the United States. 

A panel of academics and public sector professionals discuss Canada’s role in North Korean political issues in an event organized by the Institute for Asian Research at UBC titled Getting North Korea Right: Canadian Options and Roles.

Joanna Fensome and Aaron Nelson sit down with Dr Wade Davis, Professor at the University of British Columbia, to discuss the crisis of culture loss and the impact of large infrastructure projects on indigenous peoples.

Ali Bajwa sits down with Dr. Eva Pils, Reader in Transnational Law at King's College London, to discuss the state of human rights in China in the wake of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

Aaron Nelson sits down with Dr John Steen, Associate Professor at the University of Queensland, to discuss the relationship between government regulation and private sector innovation in the pursuit of environmental sustainability. 

Aaron Nelson sits down with Dr Kevin Milligan, Professor at the University of British Columbia, to discuss the Canadian federal government's proposed changes to small business taxation.

Joanna Fensome discusses why anti-blasphemy protesters are creating a blockade in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. From there, we move on to the unfolding political changes occurring in Zimbabwe, where the rule of Robert Mugabe appears to be coming to an end, and discuss another resignation from UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s beleaguered government. Finally, we sign off with a quintessentially Japanese story about a train leaving 20 second earlier than scheduled.