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The birth of South Sudan was celebrated the world round. But the celebration would not last: South Sudan's freedom-fighters soon plunged their new nation back into chaos, shattering the promise of liberation and exposing the hubris of their American backers. Drawing on extraordinary personal stories of identity, liberation, and survival, this narrative tells an epic story of paradise won and then lost. Zach Vertin's firsthand accounts, from deadly war zones to the halls of Washington power, bring listeners on an extraordinary journey into the rise and fall of the world's newest state.

The United States' approach to China since the Communist regime in Beijing that began the period of reform and opening in the 1980s was based on a promise that trade and engagement with China would result in a peaceful, democratic state. Forty years later, the hope of producing a benign People's Republic of China utterly failed. The Communist Party of China deceived the West into believing that its system and the Party-ruled People's Liberation Army were peaceful and posed no threat.

"With an Arsenal of Apps, a Fearful Flier Faces the Skies" is from the December 04, 2016 Travel section of The New York Times. It was written by Ondine Cohane and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"With Battle for Raqqa Brewing, U.S. Eye in the Sky Stares Down ISIS" is from the December 25, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Eric Schmitt and narrated by Caroline Miller.