In light of Sally Yates' testimony during Michael Flynn's hearing and the new information about his involvement with Russia, we SPOTLIGHT Juliette Kayyem. Juliette is on the faculty at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. Previously, she served for President Obama as Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs at the Department of Homeland Security. She has spent over 15 years in senior positions in state and federal government, including as Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick’s homeland security advisor and a legal advisor to US Attorney General Janet Reno. Media includes: CNN, MSNBC, NPR, The Boston Globe, The New York Times, The International Herald Tribune.

With the FCC's plans to kill net neutrality being hit with harsh criticism, we FEATURE Cheryl A. Leanza. Cheryl is the President of her consulting firm, A Learned Hand, LLC. In this capacity she serves as policy advisor to the United Church of Christ’s historic media advocacy arm and as the Co-Chair of the Leadership Conference of Civil Rights Media & Telecommunications Task Force. She has been a leader in public interest advocacy for more than 15 years, including advocacy for diversity in media ownership, net neutrality, capping predatory prison phone rates, and other policies furthering First Amendment principles. Media includes: CNN, New York Times, Washington Post, National Public Radio, Religion News Service.

The Trump administration's plans to withdraw from the Paris Agreement has hit many road blocks and we FEATURE Dr. Achala Abeysinghe. Dr. Abeysinghe is a Principal Researcher and Team Leader of Climate Law, Policy and Governance Programme at International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), London. She also works as the legal advisor to the Chair of the Least Developed Countries Group- a group of 48 countries, in the UN climate change negotiations. Her research interests are in legal issues in the UN climate change negotiations, issues related to equity & fairness, adaptation to climate change and finance for climate change adaptation. Media includes: IIED, The Conversation, Inside Climate News, Dhaka Tribune.

Moon Jae In, who favors engagement with North Korea, has won the election in South Korea. To discuss what this could mean for relations between North and South Korea, we FEATURE Christine Ahn. Christine is a policy analyst who writes and speaks frequently on human rights, poverty, hunger, trade, globalization, militarism and North Korea. She is currently a Fellow with the Korea Policy Institute and the Oakland Institute. The Korean Policy Institute is an independent research and educational institute whose mission is to provide timely analysis of United States policies toward Korea and developments on the Korean peninsula. Media includes: NBC Today Show, CNN Headline News, NPR, Air America, Al-Jazeera, San Francisco Chronicle, International Herald Tribune.

Donald Trump has approved a plan to start arming Syrian Kurds in order to fight the Islamic State despite the decision's potential negative impact on U.S.-Turkey relations. To discuss, we FEATURE Kristina Wilfore. Kristina, who is based in Istanbul, regularly trains, speaks, and writes about issues that impact women’s participation in politics, parties and parliament across the globe. She has worked with political leaders and civil society organizations in over 20 countries throughout Eastern Europe, the Balkans, Middle East and Central Asia (such as Ukraine, Syria, Turkey, Georgia, Kosovo, Serbia, Albania, Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia). Media includes: CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, Washington Post, New York Times.