American Presidents have been trying to manage Russian President Vladimir Putin since the beginning of this century.There was George W. Bush, who met with Putin 28 times.Barack Obama and Putin sat down together 9 times.Joe Biden met with Putin only once.Past presidents had hoped to strike deals and push Russia toward a more democratic society.Instead, Russia started wars and tried to expand its borders.Soon, President Trump heads here to Alaska for his seventh meeting with Putin – and like his predecessors – he’s trying to get something out of Putin.This time he’s hoping to finally end the war in Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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Folge vom 14.08.2025Can Trump get Putin to make a deal?
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Folge vom 13.08.2025President Trump is upending global trade as we know it. What comes next?”The global trading system as we have known it is dead.”Those are the words of former US Trade Representative Michael Froman.He’s now President of the Council on Foreign Relations. If the era of global free trade is over, the question is…what comes next? For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.Email us at considerthis@npr.org.This episode was produced by Kathryn Fink and Tyler Bartlam.It was edited by Courtney Dorning.Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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Folge vom 12.08.2025Trump and Putin are set to meet. Do they want the same thing?Two minutes — that’s how long President Trump says it will take him to figure out whether Russian President Vladimir Putin is serious about finding a way to end his war with Ukraine.Details are still scarce — but Putin and Trump are set to meet Friday in Alaska.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wasn’t invited.What does Trump hope to achieve, and can he get it from Putin? Ambassador John Bolton, Trump's national security adviser in his first term, was with Trump the last time Trump met with Putin. Bolton weighs in.For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.Email us at considerthis@npr.org.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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Folge vom 11.08.2025Trump takes over D.C. police. Will other cities be next?President Trump said he’s taking over Washington and announced he’s deploying the National Guard to the city.And he made another big promise: that his administration would take control of the D.C. police.The president also mentioned other cities across the country with what he says are high levels of crime.As President Trump pledges to use his executive authority to control law enforcement in the nation's capital, there are questions about what happens now and what this might mean for other cities across the country.For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.Email us at considerthis@npr.org.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy