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A new book makes the case that if we look closely at hidden conflicts
\nunfolding around the globe,
\nwe can glimpse a new world order taking shape.<\/p>\n

The book is called and its author is Hannah Lucinda Smith, a veteran
\ncorrespondent who has spent years reporting from the Middle East and the
\nBalkans for outlets such as The Times of London and The Economist. <\/p>\n

Host Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Smith about travelling to
\nand writing about these frayed geopolitical edges of the world and where we
\nshould be keeping an eye out for the next brewing conflict.<\/p>\n

Email the show at\u00a0sourcesandmethods@npr.org<\/p>\n

Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show\u2019s perks include archive access and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.<\/p>\n

Read more The soaring demand for Patriot missiles, from the Middle East to Ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A new book makes the case that if we look closely at hidden conflicts
\nunfolding around the globe,
\nwe can glimpse a new world order taking shape.<\/p>\n

The book is called Hinterlands: The New Cold War Brewing at
\nthe Peripheries of the West <\/em>and its author is Hannah Lucinda Smith, a veteran
\ncorrespondent who has spent years reporting from the Middle East and the
\nBalkans for outlets such as The Times of London and The Economist. <\/p>\n

Host Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Smith about travelling to
\nand writing about these frayed geopolitical edges of the world and where we
\nshould be keeping an eye out for the next brewing conflict.<\/p>\n

Email the show at\u00a0sourcesandmethods@npr.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show\u2019s perks include archive access and sponsor-free listening. 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