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A conversation about geopolitics: A state visit by the leader of China; The Pope is in Washington after a stop in Cuba; The United Nations has  convened in New York and European leaders continue to confront the consequences of people fleeing Syria, Afghanistan and other violent places and arriving at their borders.

, Director of the Int'l Fellows & Scholars Program at the Humphrey School at the Univ. of Minnesota; 

, Chair of Int'l Studies at Macalester College; and 

 is a professor of history at St. John's University where he specializes in Russian politics.

A discussion of international news this week including developments in China, Russia, Syria, Europe and Cuba.

With so much international news this week, we've gathered a panel of international experts to comment on China, Russia, Syria, Europe, Cuba and Pope Francis. 

Guests:
- Ahmed Samatar, professor and chair of International Studies at Macalester College
- Nick Hayes, professor of history who holds the university chair in Critical Thinking at Saint John's University
- Sherry Gray, Director of the International Fellows and Scholars Program at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota

Friday Roundtable: Global gabfest

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