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The Renewed Fighting in Gaza, 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 collapse of the temporary ceasefire in Gaza and the future of the conflict between Israel and Hamas. 

 

Mentioned on the Episode

 

Steven Cook, “The War Won’t Solve the Israel-Palestine Conflict,” Foreign Policy

 

Fred Iklé, Every War Must End

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/renewed-fighting-gaza-steven-cook 

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. 

 

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

 

This episode first aired: February 14, 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.

 

Mentioned on the Episode

 

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 

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 

Demography and World Power, With Nicholas Eberstadt

Nicholas Eberstadt, the Henry Wendt Chair in political economy at the American Enterprise Institute, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how demographic trends in China, Russia, and the United States will shape and constrain global geopolitical competition.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Nicholas Eberstadt, “America Hasn’t Lost Its Demographic Advantage,” Foreign Affairs

 

Nicholas Eberstadt, “Can America Cope with Demographic Decline?,” National Review

 

Nicholas Eberstadt, “China’s Collapsing Birth and Marriage Rates Reflect a People’s Deep Pessimism,” Washington Post

 

Nicholas Eberstadt, Russia’s Peacetime Demographic Crisis: Dimensions, Causes, Implications

 

Nicholas Eberstadt, “Russian Power in Decline,” Milken Institute Review

 

Nicholas Eberstadt, “The China Challenge: A Demographic Predicament Will Plague the Mainland for Decades,” Discourse

 

Nicholas Eberstadt, “With Great Demographics Comes Great Power,” Foreign Affairs

 

Nicholas Eberstadt and Ashton Verdery, “A Revolution Is Coming for China’s Families,” The Wall Street Journal

 

Nicholas Eberstadt and Ashton Verdery, “China’s Shrinking Families,” Foreign Affairs

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/demography-and-world-power-nicholas-eberstadt 

The Laws of War, With Matthew Waxman

Description: Matthew Waxman, adjunct senior fellow for law and foreign policy at CFR and the Liviu Librescu Professor of Law at Columbia Law School, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the laws of warfare and how they apply to the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas.

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/laws-war-matthew-waxman 

The Future of the Israel-Hamas War, With Linda Robinson

Linda Robinson, a senior fellow for women and foreign policy at CFR, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the diplomatic and political challenges triggered by Hamas’s attack on Israel.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Linda Robinson, One Hundred Victories: Special Ops and the Future of American Warfare

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/future-israel-hamas-war-linda-robinson 

U.S. House Republican Speaker Battle, With Christopher M. Tuttle

Christopher M. Tuttle, a senior fellow and director of the Renewing America Initiative at CFR, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the efforts of U.S. House Republicans to elect a new speaker of the House. This episode is part of the Council on Foreign Relations, Diamonstein-Spielvogel Project on the Future of Democracy. 

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/us-house-republican-speaker-battle-christopher-m-tuttle 

The Israel-Hamas War, With Elliott Abrams and Steven Cook

Elliott Abrams, a senior fellow for Middle Eastern studies at CFR, and Steven Cook, the Eni Enrico Mattei senior fellow for Middle East and Africa studies at CFR, sit down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the context and consequences of Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel. 

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Elliott Abrams, "The Hamas Attack Changes Everything," National Review 

 

Steven A. Cook, "Surprise Palestinian Attack Spawns Fears of Wider Mideast War," CFR.org 

 

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

 

Summer Said, “Iran Helped Plot Attack on Israel Over Several Weeks,” Wall Street Journal

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at:  https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/israel-hamas-war-elliott-abrams-and-steven-cook 

Getting Russia Right, With Thomas Graham

Thomas Graham, a distinguished fellow at CFR, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how U.S.-Russia relations have evolved since the Cold War.  

 

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Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Thomas Graham, Getting Russia Right

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/getting-russia-right-thomas-graham