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Compass Points from PBS News
Join PBS News Hour’s Nick Schifrin and a panel of experts each week analyzing prominent international affairs topics and America’s role in a shifting world, breaking down global conflicts, rising tensions, and their implications for U.S. interests.
1 Season · 14 Episodes
Latest episode
Vance faces first global test as U.S. negotiator with Iran
Season 2026 Episode 14 | 26m 47s | CC
Vice President JD Vance makes his first major foray onto the world stage as America’s top negotiator with Iran. He’s the most prominent isolationist in the Trump administration and his assignment puts him front and center on an issue with enormous consequences. Compass Points guest moderator Lisa Desjardins discusses more with Heather Conley, Matthew Kroenig, Curt Mills and Jeffrey Rathke.
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