The President’s Inbox

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 

China’s Covid Surge, With Yanzhong Huang and Zongyuan Zoe Liu

Yanzhong Huang, a senior fellow for global health at the Council and professor and director of global health studies at Seton Hall University's School of Diplomacy and International Relations, and Zongyuan Zoe Liu, a fellow for international political economy at the Council, sit down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the consequences of China’s decision to end its zero-COVID policy.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Yanzhong Huang, “China’s Struggle With Covid Is Just Beginning,” New York Times

 

Yanzhong Huang, Toxic Politics: China's Environmental Health Crisis and Its Challenge to the Chinese State

 

Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Can BRICS De-dollarize the Global Financial System?

 

Zongyuan Zoe Liu, “Zero-COVID Is the Least of Xi’s Economic Problems,” Foreign Policy

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/chinas-covid-surge-yanzhong-huang-and-zongyuan-zoe-liu

Israel’s New Government, With Martin Indyk

Martin S. Indyk, the Lowy distinguished fellow in U.S.-Middle East diplomacy at the Council, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the consequences of Benjamin Netanyahu’s return as Israel’s prime minister.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Steven A. Cook and Martin S. Indyk, The Case for a New U.S.-Saudi Strategic Compact

 

Martin S. Indyk, Master of the Game: Henry Kissinger and the Art of Middle East Diplomacy

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/israels-new-government-martin-indyk

China’s Global Influence Campaign, With Joshua Kurlantzick

Joshua Kurlantzick, a senior fellow for Southeast Asia at the Council, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how China uses its media power to influence the domestic politics of countries around the world. 

 

Enter the CFR book giveaway by Jan 17, 2023, for the chance to win one of ten free copies of Beijing's Global Media Offensive: China’s Uneven Campaign to Influence Asia and the World  by Joshua Kurlantzick. You can read the terms and conditions of the offer here. 

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

Joshua Kurlantzick, Beijing's Global Media Offensive: China’s Uneven Campaign to Influence Asia and the World

 

“How Many Confucius Institutes Are in the United States?” National Association of Scholars

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/chinas-global-influence-campaign-joshua-kurlantzick

What Climate Change Means for Central America, With Paul J. Angelo

In this special series of The President’s Inbox on climate change, Paul J. Angelo, the director of the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies at the National Defense University, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the impact of climate change in Central America. This series is made possible by a grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York. 

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Paul Angelo, Climate Change and Regional Instability in Central America

 

“Country Index,” Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative

 

“The 2014 Quadrennial Homeland Security Review [PDF],” The U.S. Department of Homeland Security

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/what-climate-change-means-central-america-paul-j-angelo

Biden’s America First Economic 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 how the Biden administration’s economic policies are creating rifts with some of the United States’ closest allies. 

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Edward Alden, “Biden’s ‘America First’ Economic Policy Threatens Rift With Europe,” Foreign Policy

 

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

 

Wendy Cutler and Clete Willems, Reimagining the TPP: Revisions That Could Facilitate U.S. Reentry, Asia Society

 

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

 

“The U.S.-China Economic Cold War, With Sebastian Mallaby,” The President’s Inbox

 

White House, National Security Strategy

 

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

The War in Ukraine, With Liana Fix and Michael Kimmage

Liana Fix, a fellow for Europe at CFR, and Michael Kimmage, a history professor at the Catholic University of America and a senior associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, sit down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the current status of the war in Ukraine and to assess the strategies that Russia, Ukraine, and the West are pursuing.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Liana Fix, Germany’s Role in European Russia Policy: A New German Power?

 

Liana Fix and Michael Kimmage, “Go Slow on Crimea: Why Ukraine Should Not Rush to Retake the Peninsula,” Foreign Affairs

 

Liana Fix and Michael Kimmage, The Ukraine Scenarios, Foreign Affairs

 

Liana Fix and Michael Kimmage, “What If the War in Ukraine Doesn’t End?,” Foreign Affairs

 

Michael Kimmage, The Abandonment of the West: The History of an Idea in American Foreign Policy

 

“Putin’s Choices,” The President’s Inbox

 

Olaf Scholz, “The Global Zeitenwende,” Foreign Affairs

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/war-ukraine-liana-fix-and-michael-kimmage

The U.S.-China Economic Cold War, With Sebastian Mallaby

Sebastian Mallaby, the Paul A. Volcker senior fellow for international economics at the Council and a columnist at the Washington Post, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the likely consequences of the recent U.S. ban on the export of advanced semiconductor chips and technology to China. 

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Sebastian Mallaby, The Power Law: Venture Capital and the Making of the New Future

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/us-china-economic-cold-war-sebastian-mallaby

 

TPI Replay: The North Korea Challenge, With Scott A. Snyder

Scott A. Snyder, senior fellow for Korea studies and director of the program on U.S.-Korea policy at CFR, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the global implications of North Korea’s recent missile tests.

 

This episode originally aired on March 22, 2022.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

Scott Snyder, “A ‘Political Novice’ Will Soon be in Charge of South Korean Foreign Policy,” CFR.org via Forbes

 

Scott Snyder, South Korea at the Crossroads: Autonomy and Alliance in an Era of Rival Powers 

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at:  https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/north-korea-challenge-scott-snyder