The President’s Inbox
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A rising China. A new nuclear era. A warming planet. The United States faces a complex and rapidly changing world. With more than four million downloads, The President’s Inbox goes beyond the headlines as host James M. Lindsay speaks with leading experts about how the United States should respond to global challenges and opportunities that are shaping the future.
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TPI Replay: What Climate Change Means for the Horn of Africa, With Michelle Gavin
Michelle Gavin, the Ralph Bunche senior fellow for Africa policy studies at the Council, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the impact of climate change in the Horn of Africa. This series is made possible by a grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
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Michelle Gavin, Climate Change and Regional Instability in the Horn of Africa
For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/what-climate-change-means-horn-africa-michelle-gavin
This episode first aired: February 14, 2023
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The President’s Inbox
Nov 14, 2023
The APEC Summit, With Matthew Goodman
Matthew Goodman, a distinguished fellow for global economic policy and director of the Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies at CFR, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2023 forum in San Francisco, California.
For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/apec-summit-matthew-goodman
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The President’s Inbox
Nov 21, 2023
The Anti-Globalization Backlash, With Peter Trubowitz
Peter Trubowitz, a professor of international relations and director of the Phelan U.S. Center at the London School of Economics and an associate fellow at Chatham House, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the reasons for the rise of anti-globalism in Western countries and its consequences for world order.
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You can submit a question for The President’s Inbox by emailing TPI@cfr.org, tagging CFR on social media @cfr_org, or calling in at 301-284-0325. If selected via voicemail, your recorded question may be featured on the show. If selected by email or social media, your question, first name, or social handle may be featured on the show. If you would like to remain anonymous, please let us know when you submit your question. Your personal information will be deleted from our records after publication of the episode. Learn more about the Council’s privacy policy and terms of use.
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Peter Trubowitz and Brian Burgoon, Geopolitics and Democracy: The Western Liberal Order from Foundation to Fracture
Peter Trubowitz and Brian Burgoon, “Make the Center Vital Again,” Foreign Affairs
For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/anti-globalization-backlash-peter-trubowitz
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The World Next Week
Aug 24, 2023
EU Crackdowns on Big Tech, After Prigozhin, Two Years of Taliban, and More
Major technology companies rush to comply with the European Union (EU) Digital Services Act, which makes online platforms responsible for moderating harmful content; questions mount about the Russian private military company Wagner Group after its leader Yevgeny Prigozhin is reportedly killed in a plane crash; the Taliban enters its third year in power since the U.S. military evacuated from Afghanistan; and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian visits Saudi Arabia as the former rival countries to normalize relations.
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“Israeli-Saudi Peace Deal, With Steven A. Cook,” The President’s Inbox
Tatiana Stanovaya, “Putin’s Age of Chaos,” Foreign Affairs
For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/eu-crackdowns-big-tech-after-prigozhin-two-years-taliban-and-more
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Why It Matters
Sep 16, 2021
Podcast Takeover: Nuclear Security, From The President’s Inbox
Why It Matters is pleased to present an episode from its sister podcast, The President’s Inbox. Today, U.S. national security is dependent on international nuclear agreements. How does the world regulate nuclear weapons as countries continue to advance their arsenals?
Featured Guests:
James M. Lindsey (Senior Vice President, Director of Studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair, Council on Foreign Relations)
Rose Gottemoeller (Frank E. and Arthur W. Payne Distinguished Lecturer, Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and Center for International Security and Cooperation)
For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/podcast-takeover-nuclear-security-presidents-inbox
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