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The Middle East Challenge, With Steven A. Cook and Amy Hawthorne (Election 2024, Episode 4)

Steven A. Cook, Eni Enrico Mattei senior fellow for Middle East and Africa studies at CFR, and Amy Hawthorne, independent consultant on the Middle East, sit down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the widening war in the Middle East and the challenges it poses for the United States. This episode is the fourth in a special TPI series on the U.S. 2024 presidential election and is supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

 

Mentioned on the Episode

 

Steven A. Cook, The End of Ambition: America’s Past, Present, and Future in the Middle East

 

Jake Sullivan, “The Sources of American Power,” Foreign Affairs

 

The U.S. Election and Foreign Policy, CFR.org

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/tpi/middle-east-challenge-steven-cook-and-amy-hawthorne-election-2024-episode-4   

The Trade Challenge, With Edward Alden and Ana Swanson (Election 2024, Episode 3)

Edward Alden, a senior fellow at the CFR and the Ross Distinguished Visiting Professor at Western Washington University, and Ana Swanson, a trade and international economics journalist at the New York Times, sit down with James M. Lindsay to discuss opportunities and constraints that the next U.S. president will confront on U.S. trade policy. This episode is the third in a special TPI series on the U.S. 2024 presidential election and is supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

 

Mentioned on the Episode 

 

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

 

When the World Closed Its Doors: The Covid-19 Tragedy and the Future of Borders- https://global.oup.com/academic/product/when-the-world-closed-its-doors-9780197697818?cc=us&lang=en& 

 

David Autor, Anne Beck, David Dorn, and Gordon H. Hanson, “Help for the Heartland? The Employment and Electoral Effects of the Trump Tariffs in the United States,” National Bureau of Economic Research

 

The U.S. Election and Foreign Policy, CFR.org

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/tpi/trade-challenge-edward-alden-and-ana-swanson-election-2024-episode-3

The Climate Challenge, With Alice Hill and Varun Sivaram (Election 2024, Episode 2)

Alice Hill, the David M. Rubenstein senior fellow for energy and the environment at CFR, and Varun Sivaram, a senior fellow for energy and climate at CFR, sit down with James M. Lindsay to discuss what the United States has done and should do to confront a changing climate. This episode is the second in a special TPI series on the U.S. 2024 presidential election and is supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

 

Mentioned on the Episode 

 

Alice C. Hill, The Fight for Climate After COVID-19

 

Varun Sivaram, Taming the Sun: Innovations to Harness Solar Energy and Power the Planet

 

The U.S. Election and Foreign Policy, CFR.org

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/tpi/climate-challenge-alice-hill-and-varun-sivaram-election-2024-episode-2 

The Russia Challenge, With Liana Fix and Thomas Graham (Election 2024, Episode 1)

Liana Fix, a fellow for Europe at CFR, and Thomas Graham, a distinguished fellow at CFR, sit down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the future of U.S. policy toward Russia and the risks posed by heightened tensions between two nuclear powers. This episode is the first in a special TPI series on the U.S. 2024 presidential election and is supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

 

Mentioned on the Episode 

 

Liana Fix, “NATO and Ukraine: The Peril of Indecision,” Survival

 

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

 

The U.S. Election and Foreign Policy, CFR.org

 

Thomas Graham, Getting Russia Right

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/tpi/russia-challenge-liana-fix-and-thomas-graham-election-2024-episode-1 

Ronald Reagan on U.S. Global Leadership, with Max Boot

Max Boot, the Jeane J. Kirkpatrick senior fellow for national security studies at CFR and a columnist for The Washington Post, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss Ronald Reagan’s life and his impact on U.S. foreign policy. 

 

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Mentioned on the Episode

 

Max Boot, “Reagan Didn’t Win the Cold War,” Foreign Affairs 

 

Max Boot, Reagan: His Life and Legend

 

Max Boot, The Road Not Taken: Edward Lansdale and the American Tragedy in Vietnam

 

Shreya Chattopadhyay and Miguel Salazar, "22 Nonfiction Books to Read This Fall," New York Times

 

Edmund Morris, Dutch: A Memoir of Ronald Reagan

 

Ronald Reagan, "Address to the Nation About Christmas and the Situation in Poland"

 

Ronald Reagan, "Address to the Nation on the Explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger"

 

Ronald Reagan, “Remarks at a Ceremony Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Normandy Invasion, D-Day"

 

“Ronald Reagan, Mastermind,” Saturday Night Live

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/tpi/ronald-reagan-us-global-leadership-max-boot

A Wider Middle East War, With Steven Cook

Steven Cook, the Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies at CFR, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the potential for a wider war in the Middle East as Iran vows to retaliate against Israel for the killing of a top Hamas official in Tehran.

 

Mentioned on the Episode

 

Steven Cook, The End of Ambition: America’s Past, Present, and Future in the Middle East

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/tpi/a-wider-middle-east-war-with-steven-cook

Ukraine’s Attack on Kursk, With Liana Fix

Liana Fix, a fellow for Europe at CFR, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss Ukraine’s surprise incursion into Russia.

 

Mentioned on the Episode

 

Liana Fix, “NATO and Ukraine: The Peril of Indecision,” Survival

 

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

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/ukraines-attack-kursk-liana-fix 

A New U.S. Grand Strategy: The Case for Multipolar Pluralism, With Stephen Heintz

Stephen Heintz, president and CEO of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how the United States should adapt to an era of renewed great power competition and domestic disagreement over what it should seek to achieve abroad. This episode is the fourth in a special TPI series on U.S. grand strategy.

 

Mentioned on the Episode 

 

Stephen Heintz, “A Logic for the Future: International Relations in the Age of Turbulence,” Rockefeller Brothers Fund

John F. Kennedy, “Commencement Address at American University,” June 10, 1963

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/tpi/case-multipolar-pluralism-stephen-heintz

America’s China Strategy, With Rush Doshi

Rush Doshi, C.V. Starr Senior Fellow for Asia Studies and director of the China Strategy Initiative, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how America should navigate its geopolitical rivalry with China. 

 

Mentioned on the Episode 

 

Graham Allison, Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides’ Trap?

 

Hal Brands and Michael Beckley, Danger Zone: The Coming Conflict With China

 

Rush Doshi, The Long Game: China’s Grand Strategy to Displace American Order

 

Rush Doshi, et al., “Debating the United States’ China Strategy,” CFR.org

 

Rush Doshi, et al., “What Does America Want From China?,” Foreign Affairs

 

Aaron Friedberg, The Weary Titan: Britain and the Experience of Relative Decline, 1895-1905

 

Mike Gallagher and Matt Pottinger, “No Substitute for Victory: America’s Competition With China Must Be Won, Not Managed,” Foreign Affairs

 

William Langley and Gloria Li, “Chinese Robot Maker Says Protectionism Will Not Stop Its March,” Financial Times

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/tpi/americas-china-strategy-rush-doshi 

Silicon Valley and the Future of Warfare, With Christopher Kirchhoff and Raj M. Shah

Christopher Kirchhoff, former special assistant to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Raj M. Shah, managing partner of Shield Capital, sit down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the efforts by the U.S. Department of Defense to incorporate cutting-edge technology into its operations. 

 

Mentioned on the Episode 

 

Ashton B. Carter, “Keeping America’s Military Edge,” Foreign Affairs

 

Christopher Kirchhoff and Raj M. Shah, Unit X: How the Pentagon and Silicon Valley Are Transforming the Future of War

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/tpi/silicon-valley-and-the-future-of-warfare