Tug of War

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortegahaswon his fourth consecutive term in an election that many have called a “farce.”CNN International Correspondent Matt Rivers was denied entry whenhetriedto report on this pivotal moment,but he wasstilldetermined to tell thestory.In this episode,Mattmeets withexiles persecuted in neighboring Costa Rica andhasclandestine phone callswithbrave citizensin Nicaragua. Theytold him the same thing: Ortega will stop at nothing to hold on to power. We want to know what you think of this show! Go to http://cnn.com/war. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fornearlythirty years, Sudan was ruled by a dictatorship defined by genocide, civil war, and violent suppression. CNNSeniorInternationalCorrespondent Nima Elbagir saw itfirsthand. When she was a teenager, her family was targeted by the regime and fled into self-exile.When agrassroots uprising gained momentum democracy became a tangible possibility.Thisstory of what it takes to topple a dictator features Nima’s family, their newspaper, and a generational battle for freedom, amidst yet another coup. We want to know what you think of this show! Go to http://cnn.com/war. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At the beginning of the year, Myanmar’s future seemed bright. Then one morning in February, the military overthrew the government in a swift coup. What followed was the biggest protest movement in the country’s history. Afterwards, Clarissa Ward was the first international journalist inside Myanmar. Military minders tried to tell her one story, while Myanmar citizens risked their lives to tell her another. We want to know what you think of this show! Go to http://cnn.com/war. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Kremlin has a long history of alleged poisoning of its opponents. When Alexey Navalny, the head of the Russian opposition, fell mysteriously ill on an airplane, Clarissa Ward wondered if President Vladimir Putin could be behind it, but proving exactly who committed a poisoning can be tricky. Follow her through an investigation that leads to the front door of a Russian agent and hear what Navalny’s poisoning has meant for the future of the opposition. We want to know what you think of this show! Go to http://cnn.com/war. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ClarissaWardtakes youon onto the streets ofAfghanistan and into the homes of its citizensas they watch the balance of power start to tip—andthe Talibantries tokeeporder with truncheons and whips. In this episode,CNN’s Chief International Correspondent, shares firsthandaccounts from Afghan citizens whowitness theUnited Statesmilitarywithdrawal-after two decades of war-escalate into the Talibanswiftlytopplingthe Afghan government watching their twenty years ofhard-earned freedoms crumble. We want to know what you think of this show! Go to http://cnn.com/war. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Tug of War, CNN’s Chief International Correspondent Clarissa Ward travels to some of the most volatile corners of the world to document the greatest power struggles of our time. In countries where democracy is in its dying days, Clarissa shares on the ground reports from ordinary citizens who are risking their lives to fight for freedom. Hear a first-hand account from the streets of Afghanistan as the Taliban takes control, meet the daring activist challenging Putin’s political reign in Russia, and learn how organizers in Myanmar use hand gestures to signal solidarity. Tug of War. Stories of resistance from around the world. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices