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Hannah Lucinda Smith explores the world's frayed geopolitical edges in 'Hinterlands'

NPR | By Justine Kenin,

Mary Louise Kelly, Elena Burnett

Published July 29, 2026 at 4:28 PM EDT

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with reporter Hannah Lucinda Smith about her new book Hinterlands: The New Cold War Brewing at the Peripheries of the West.

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Justine Kenin

Justine Kenin is an editor on All Things Considered. She joined NPR in 1999 as an intern. Nothing makes her happier than getting a book in the right reader's hands – most especially her own.

Mary Louise Kelly

Mary Louise Kelly is a co-host of All Things Considered, NPR's award-winning afternoon newsmagazine.

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Elena Burnett