Episodes

Tuesday Jan 16, 2024
The Houthi Threat to Red Sea Shipping, With Katherine Zimmerman
Tuesday Jan 16, 2024
Tuesday Jan 16, 2024
Katherine Zimmerman, a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the ongoing attacks by the Houthis in Yemen on commercial ships transiting the Red Sea.
Mentioned on the Episode
Alan Beattie, “Why Red Sea Attacks Won’t Derail Globalisation (Probably),” Financial Times
Kenneth M. Pollack and Katherine Zimmerman, “Washington Can't Let the Houthis Take Yemen,” Wall Street Journal
For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/houthi-threat-red-sea-shipping-katherine-zimmerman

Tuesday Jan 09, 2024
Taiwan’s Presidential Election, With David Sacks
Tuesday Jan 09, 2024
Tuesday Jan 09, 2024
David Sacks, a fellow for Asia studies at CFR, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the potential geopolitical consequences of Taiwan’s presidential race.
Mentioned on the Episode
Council on Foreign Relations, U.S.-Taiwan Relations in a New Era: Responding to a More Assertive China, 2023
Hou Yu-ih, “Taiwan’s Path Between Extremes,” Foreign Affairs
James M. Lindsay, “Ten Elections to Watch in 2024,” CFR.org
David Sacks, “Taiwan’s 2024 Presidential Election: Analyzing Hou Yu-ih’s Foreign Policy Positions,” CFR.org
David Sacks, “Taiwan’s 2024 Presidential Election: Analyzing Ko Wen-je’s Foreign Policy Positions,” CFR.org
David Sacks, “Taiwan’s 2024 Presidential Election: Analyzing William Lai’s Foreign Policy Positions,” CFR.org
For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/taiwans-presidential-election-david-sacks

Tuesday Jan 02, 2024
Far-right Terrorism, With Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware
Tuesday Jan 02, 2024
Tuesday Jan 02, 2024
Bruce Hoffman, the Shelby Cullom and Kathryn W. Davis senior fellow for counterterrorism and homeland security at CFR, and Jacob Ware, a research fellow at CFR, sit down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the rise of far-right violent extremism in the United States and abroad.
Enter the CFR book giveaway by January 16, 2023, for the chance to win one of ten free copies of God, Guns, and Sedition: Far-Right Terrorism in America by Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware. You can read the terms and conditions of the offer here.
Mentioned on the Episode
Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware, God, Guns, and Sedition: Far-Right Terrorism in America
Cynthia Miller-Idriss, Hate in the Homeland: The New Global Far Right
For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/far-right-terrorism-bruce-hoffman-and-jacob-ware

Tuesday Dec 26, 2023
Year End Q&A Special, With Shannon O’Neil
Tuesday Dec 26, 2023
Tuesday Dec 26, 2023
Shannon 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 answer questions submitted by listeners to The President’s Inbox.
Mentioned on the Episode
Walter Issacson, The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race
Shannon K. O’Neil, The Globalization Myth: Why Regions Matter
For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/year-end-qa-special-shannon-oneil

Tuesday Dec 19, 2023
The Future of the War in Ukraine, With Kori Schake
Tuesday Dec 19, 2023
Tuesday Dec 19, 2023
Kori Schake, a senior fellow and the director of foreign and defense policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss where the fighting in Ukraine is headed.
Mentioned on the Episode
Leon Aron, “The Sanctions Against Russia Are Starting to Work,” The Atlantic
Kori Schake, America Vs the West: Can the Liberal World Order be Preserved?
Kori Schake, “The Case for Conservative Internationalism,” Foreign Affairs
For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/future-war-ukraine-kori-schake

Tuesday Dec 12, 2023
The U.S.-South Korea Alliance, With Scott A. Snyder
Tuesday Dec 12, 2023
Tuesday Dec 12, 2023
Scott A. Snyder, a 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 importance of the U.S.-South Korea military alliance and how domestic and international forces could be undermining it.
Enter the CFR book giveaway by December 26, 2023, for the chance to win one of ten free copies of The United States–South Korea Alliance: Why It May Fail and Why It Must Not by Scott Snyder. You can read the terms and conditions of the offer here.
Mentioned on the Episode
Scott A. Snyder, The United States–South Korea Alliance: Why It May Fail and Why It Must Not
For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/us-south-korea-alliance-scott-snyder

Tuesday Dec 05, 2023
The Renewed Fighting in Gaza, With Steven Cook
Tuesday Dec 05, 2023
Tuesday Dec 05, 2023
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

Tuesday Nov 28, 2023
Tuesday Nov 28, 2023
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

Tuesday Nov 21, 2023
The Anti-Globalization Backlash, With Peter Trubowitz
Tuesday Nov 21, 2023
Tuesday Nov 21, 2023
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

Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
The APEC Summit, With Matthew Goodman
Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
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