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How One Authoritarian Used Migrants As A Political Tool, And Why It Worries Biden

How One Authoritarian Used Migrants As A Political Tool, And Why It Worries Biden

FromThe NPR Politics Podcast


How One Authoritarian Used Migrants As A Political Tool, And Why It Worries Biden

FromThe NPR Politics Podcast

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Length:
15 minutes
Released:
Dec 13, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

U.S. officials have accused Belarusian strongman Alexander Lukashenko of being the latest to take advantage of desperate migrants. They say he helped bring migrants from war-torn nations to the Belarus border in order to create a humanitarian crisis and put political pressure on his European neighbors. Officials worry this type of strategy might be used again.This episode: White House correspondent Tamara Keith, White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez, and reporter Charles Maynes.Connect:Subscribe to the NPR Politics Podcast here.Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.orgJoin the NPR Politics Podcast Facebook Group.Listen to our playlist The NPR Politics Daily Workout.Subscribe to the NPR Politics Newsletter.Find and support your local public radio station.
Released:
Dec 13, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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The NPR Politics Podcast is where NPR's political reporters talk to you like they talk to each other. With weekly roundups and quick takes on news of the day, you don't have to keep up with politics to know what's happening. You just have to keep up with us.