The President’s Inbox

Artificial Intelligence and Great Power Competition, With Paul Scharre

Paul Scharre, the vice president and director of Studies at the Center for a New American Security, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how artificial intelligence is reshaping great power competition and intensifying the geopolitical rivalry between China and the United States.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

“Killer Robots and Autonomous Weapons With Paul Scharre,” The President’s Inbox

 

Paul Scharre, Army of None: Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War

 

Paul Scharre, Four Battlegrounds: Power in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/artificial-intelligence-and-great-power-competition-paul-scharre

U.S. Immigration Policy, With Edward Alden

Edward Alden, the Bernard L. Schwartz senior fellow at CFR and Ross Dist Visiting Professor at Western Washington University, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the crisis at the U.S. southern border and the domestic debates over U.S. immigration policy. 

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Edward Alden, Failure to Adjust: How Americans Got Left Behind in the Global Economy

 

Edward Alden, “When Goods Move but People Don't,” Barron’s

 

Edward Alden, When the World Closed Its Doors: The COVID Pandemic and the Future of Border Control [Forthcoming]

 

Edward Alden and Tess Turner, “More Lost Chances for Immigration Reform,” CFR.org 

 

Jeb Bush, Thomas F. III McLarty, and Edward Alden, U.S. Immigration Policy 

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at:   https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/us-immigration-policy-edward-alden

Mexico’s Democratic Backsliding, With Shannon K. O’Neil

Shannon K. O’Neil, vice president, deputy director of Studies, and Nelson and David Rockefeller senior fellow for Latin America Studies at CFR, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss Mexico’s new electoral law and other developments that may be eroding the country’s democratic governance. 

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Shannon K. O’Neil, “More Soldiers Won’t Curb Mexico’s Rampant Violence,” CFR.org

 

Shannon K. O’Neil, The Globalization Myth: Why Regions Matter

 

Shannon K. O’Neil, Two Nations Indivisible: Mexico, the United States, and the Road Ahead

 

“The Globalization Myth with Shannon K. O’Neil,” The President’s Inbox

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/mexicos-democratic-backsliding-shannon-k-oneil

Nigeria’s General Election, With Ebenezer Obadare

Ebenezer Obadare, the Douglas Dillon senior fellow for Africa studies at the Council, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the results of Nigeria’s presidential election and their consequences. 

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Africa in Transition, CFR.org

 

Ebenezer Obadare, “A Chance to Consolidate,” CFR.org

 

Ebenezer Obadare, Pastoral Power, Clerical State: Pentecostalism, Gender, and Sexuality in Nigeria

 

Ebenezer Obadare, “What’s at Stake in Nigeria’s General Elections?,” CFR.org

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/nigerias-general-election-ebenezer-obadare

China’s Nuclear Forces, With Fiona S. Cunningham

Fiona S. Cunningham, assistant professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss China’s expanding nuclear weapons program and the likelihood of an arms race with the United States. 

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Fiona S. Cunningham, “Cooperation Under Asymmetry? The Future of U.S.-China Nuclear Relations,” The Washington Quarterly

 

Fiona S. Cunningham, “Strategic Substitution: China's Search for Coercive Leverage in the Information Age,” International Security

 

Taylor Fravel, Active Defense: China's Military Strategy Since 1949

 

Taylor Fravel and Evan S. Medeiros, “China’s Search for Assured Retaliation: The Evolution of Chinese Nuclear Strategy and Force Structure [PDF],” International Security

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/chinas-nuclear-forces-fiona-s-cunningham

The Long War in Ukraine, With Samuel Charap and Miranda Priebe

Samuel Charap, a senior political scientist at the RAND Corporation, and Miranda Priebe, director of the Center for Analysis of U.S. Grand Strategy and a senior political scientist at the RAND Corporation, sit down with James M. Lindsay to discuss where the war in Ukraine is headed and how U.S. foreign policy should respond.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

Samuel Charap and Miranda Priebe, Avoiding a Long War: U.S. Policy and the Trajectory of the Russia-Ukraine Conflict

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/long-war-ukraine-samuel-charap-and-miranda-priebe

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. 

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

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

 

Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy, With Jonathan Berkshire Miller

Jonathan Berkshire Miller, senior fellow and director of foreign affairs, national defense, and national security at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss Canada’s first Indo-Pacific strategy and the implications for its allies. 

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

“Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy [PDF],” Government of Canada

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/canadas-indo-pacific-strategy-jonathan-berkshire-miller

Japan Rearmed, With Sheila Smith

Sheila Smith, the John E. Merow senior fellow for Asia-Pacific studies at the Council, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the reasoning behind Japan’s new defense strategy and the Japanese government’s decision to double defense spending.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

“National Defense Strategy of Japan [PDF],” Ministry of Defense of Japan

 

“National Security Strategy of Japan [PDF],” Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

 

“SIPRI Military Expenditure Database,” SIPRI.org

 

Sheila Smith, “Financing Japan’s Defense Leap,” CFR.org

 

Sheila Smith, “How Japan Is Doubling Down on Its Military Power,” CFR.org

 

Sheila Smith, Japan Rearmed: The Politics of Military Power

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/japan-rearmed-sheila-smith

The Obligations of American Citizens, With Richard Haass

Richard Haass, the president of the Council on Foreign Relations, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss his new book, The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Richard Haass, The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens

 

Richard Haass, A World in Disarray: American Foreign Policy and the Crisis of the Old Order

 

Richard Haass, The World: A Brief Introduction

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/obligations-american-citizens-richard-haass