Greg Dixon

Washington, D.C.

Producer, International Desk at NPR

Producer for NPR's International Desk

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Big Changes at the U.S. State Department : State of the World from NPR

1 week ago | npr.org | Michele Kelemen |Lauren Frayer |Greg Dixon

The Harry S. Truman Federal Building, headquarters of the U.S. Department of State in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images The Harry S. Truman Federal Building, headquarters of the U.S. Department of State in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images The Trump administration is undertaking shifts in U.S. foreign policy and that has meant big shifts at the State Department, which is in charge of that policy.
Allegations of a Land Grab on Nigeria's Coast : State of the World from NPR

1 week ago | npr.org | Emmanuel Akinwotu |Greg Dixon

Allegations of a Land Grab on Nigeria's Coast Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1244093029/1269086424" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Many communities have thrived for years on the peninsula and islands in the lagoon around Nigeria's crowded commercial capital Lagos.
Academics Fleeing the U.S. for Europe : State of the World from NPR

2 weeks ago | npr.org | Ruth Sherlock |Greg Dixon

Academics Fleeing the U.S. for Europe Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1243870139/1269066335" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> The United States has long been a center for academic and scientific research. But two phenomena may be changing that and sending talent to Europe instead. The Trump administration has hit many colleges and universities with cuts to federal funding.
Academics Fleeing the U.S. for Europe : State of the World from NPR

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Ruth Sherlock |Greg Dixon

3 hours agoVideo captured by the White House shows Donald Trump bragging that friend and investor Charles Schwab made two billion dollars from the current stock market chaos. In a video posted to X Wednesday (9 April), the president introduced NASCAR drivers to the founder and chairman of Charles Schwab Corporation, a multinational financial services company. “It’s not just a company, it’s actually an individual,” Trump told the racing drivers.
Israel's Attacks on Syria : State of the World from NPR

2 weeks ago | npr.org | Lauren Frayer |Jawad Rizkallah |Greg Dixon

Israel's Attacks on Syria Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1243652731/1269047311" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Since the rule of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad ended, Israel has attacked Syria hundreds of times. Israel says they don't trust the new government in Syria and so they are hitting areas in Syria adjacent to Israel in an effort disarm southern Syria.
Israeli Soldiers Refusing to Serve in Gaza : State of the World from NPR

2 weeks ago | npr.org | Daniel Estrin |Greg Dixon

Israeli Soldiers Refusing to Serve in Gaza Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1243384828/1269023983" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Following Israel declaring an end to the ceasefire with Hamas in Gaza last month, the Israeli military has called in reservists to return to war. However, this time fewer reserve troops are answering that call to go back into Gaza.
Global Reaction to the U.S. Tariff War : State of the World from NPR

3 weeks ago | npr.org | Rob Schmitz |John Ruwitch |Jackie Northam |Greg Dixon

Global Reaction to the U.S. Tariff War Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1242489334/1268880479" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> The world is reacting to President Trump's announcement of new tariffs on nearly every country on the planet. The move is meant to re-shape the global trading order and some countries are being hit harder than others.
Syria Struggles to Find Unity : State of the World from NPR

3 weeks ago | npr.org | Jane Arraf |Greg Dixon

Syria Struggles to Find Unity Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1242229706/1268833472" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Members of the the Druze Military Council, paramilitary group in Sweida, Syria on the 8th of March, 2025.
China's Global Electric Vehicle Boom : State of the World from NPR

3 weeks ago | npr.org | Carrie Kahn |Greg Dixon

China's Global Electric Vehicle Boom Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1241995527/1268773501" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> A BYD Brazil factory under construction in Camaari, Salvador, Brazil, on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025.
Trump Policies Lead to a Wave of Reverse Migration : State of the World from NPR

3 weeks ago | npr.org | Eyder Peralta |Greg Dixon

Trump Policies Lead to a Wave of Reverse Migration Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1241892522/1268711812" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> During his campaign, President Trump promised to stem migration to the United States. And since taking office his administration has deported plane loads of people, some of whom were in the U.S. legally.