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 

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...

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 

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 

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 

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...

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.     Enter the CFR book giveaway by October 17, 2023, for the chance to win one of ten free copies of Getting Russia Right by Thomas Graham. You can read the terms and conditions of the offer here.    Mentioned on the Podcast   Thomas Graham, Getting Russia Right   For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: ...

Ian Johnson, the Stephen A. Schwarzman senior fellow for China studies at CFR, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how Chinese filmmakers, journalists, and artists are challenging the Chinese Communist Party’s version of history.     Enter the CFR book giveaway by October 11, 2023, for the chance to win one of ten free copies of Sparks: China’s Underground Historians and Their Battle for the Future by Ian Johnson. You can read the terms and conditions of the offer here.    Mentioned on...

Max Boot, the Jeane J. Kirkpatrick senior fellow in national security studies at CFR and a columnist for the Washington Post, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the progress Ukraine is making in its ongoing effort to retake the territory Russia seized in its 2022 invasion.   Mentioned on the Podcast   Max Boot, The Road Not Taken: Edward Lansdale and the American Tragedy in Vietnam   Max Boot, “Ukraine May Have a Better Chance to Win in 2024, a Retired U.S. General Says,” The...

Jessica Brandt, policy director for the Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technology Initiative at the Brookings Institution, where she is a fellow in the Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how artificial intelligence might affect the 2024 U.S. elections.   For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/ais-impact-2024-us-elections-jessica-brandt

Matthias Matthijs, senior fellow for Europe at CFR and associate professor of international political economy at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies, and Sophie Meunier, a senior research scholar at the School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, sit down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how the European Union has transformed its approach to economics and the implications for transatlantic relations.   Mentioned on the Podcast   Matthias...

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...

Steven A. Cook, the Eni Enrico Mattei senior fellow for Middle East and Africa studies at CFR, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the ongoing negotiations to normalize relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia.    Mentioned on the Podcast   Steven A. Cook, “How Sisi Ruined Egypt,” Foreign Policy   Steven A. Cook and Martin Indyk, The Case for a New U.S.-Saudi Strategic Compact    Andrew Exum, “The Israeli Saudi Deal Had Better Be a Good One,” The Atlantic   Thomas Friedman, “Biden Is...

Zongyuan Zoe Liu, the Maurice R. Greenberg fellow for China studies, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the causes and consequences of China’s faltering economy.   Mentioned on the Podcast   “China’s Economy Is Slowing. Here’s Why That Matters,” Bloomberg   Thomas Hale and Andy Lin, “Chinese Economy Falls Into Deflation as Recovery Stumbles,” Financial Times   Zongyuan Zoe Liu, “Zero-COVID Is the Least of Xi's Economic Problems,” Foreign Policy   Zongyuan Zoe Liu, “Beijing Needs to...

Caitlin Welsh, director of the Global Food and Water Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how Russia’s war on Ukraine and the Kremlin’s decision to withdraw from the Black Sea Grain Initiative threaten global food security.   Mentioned on the Podcast   Black Sea Grain Initiative Joint Coordination Centre, United Nations   For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at:...

Will Freeman, a fellow for Latin America studies at CFR, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss spiking crime rates across Latin America and their consequences for the region and the United States.   Mentioned on the Podcast   “Informe Latinobarómetro 2023: La Recesión Democrática de América Latina,” Latinobarómetro   “The Fentanyl Epidemic, With Vanda Felbab-Brown,” The President’s Inbox   Will Freeman, “A Surge in Crime and Violence Has Ecuador Reeling,” World Politics Review   For an...

Michelle Gavin, the Ralph Bunche senior fellow for Africa policy studies at the Council, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the deadly struggle between the Sudanese military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for control of Sudan.   Mentioned on the Podcast   Michelle Gavin, “Seeking Urgency on Sudan,” CFR.org   Michelle Gavin, “Sudan’s Two Truths,” CFR.org   For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/sudans-civil-war-michelle-gavin

Ivo H. Daalder, the chief executive of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and former U.S. ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the decisions reached at the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania.    Mentioned on the Podcast   Ivo H. Daalder, “How to Ensure a Strong, Independent Ukraine,” Politico   Ivo H. Daalder, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, and Stefano Stefanini, “Ex-NATO Leaders: Alliance Must Invite Ukraine in Next Year,”...

In this special series of The President’s Inbox on climate change, Sarang Shidore, the director of studies and senior research fellow at the Quincy Institute, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the impact of climate change in the Bay of Bengal region. This series is made possible by a grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York.    Mentioned on the Podcast   Sarang Shirdore, Climate Security and Instability in the Bay of Bengal Region For an episode transcript and show notes,...

Jack Rakove, the William Robertson Coe professor of history and American studies and professor emeritus of political science and law at Stanford University, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss why the United States declared independence in 1776 and its meaning for the country today.    Mentioned on the Podcast   Bernard Bailyn, The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution   Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, “Paul Revere’s Ride”   Jack N. Rakove, Original Meanings: Politics and Ideas in...

Richard Haass, the president of the Council on Foreign Relations, sits down with James M. Lindsay upon completing two decades leading CFR to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the United States.   Mentioned on the Podcast   Richard Haass, A World in Disarray: American Foreign Policy and the Crisis of the Old Order   Richard Haass, Foreign Policy Begins at Home: The Case for Putting America's House in Order   Richard Haass, The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good...

Susan M. Gordon, former principal deputy director of National Intelligence, and Admiral Michael G. Mullen, former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, sit down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the nature and extent of U.S. support for Taiwan in the face of growing Chinese power.      Mentioned on the Podcast   Council on Foreign Relations, U.S.-Taiwan Relations in a New Era: Responding to a More Assertive China, 2023   For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at:...

Nora Bensahel, a visiting professor of strategic studies and senior fellow of the Merrill Center at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the challenges the U.S. armed services are having in attracting new recruits and what can be done about it.    Mentioned on the Podcast   David Barno and Nora Bensahel, “Addressing the U.S. Military Recruiting Crisis,” War on the Rocks   David Barno and Nora Bensahel,  Adaptation Under Fire:...

Steven A. Cook, the Eni Enrico Mattei senior fellow for Middle East and Africa studies at the Council, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss what the reelection of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan means for U.S.-Turkey relations and the future of NATO.    Mentioned on the Podcast   Sinan Ciddi and Steven A. Cook, “Why Turkey Experts Got the Election All Wrong,” Foreign Policy   Steven A. Cook, False Dawn: Protest, Democracy, and Violence in the New Middle East    Thomas Frank, What's the...

 Vanda Felbab-Brown, a senior fellow in the Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology in the Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss why the United States is struggling to stop the flood of fentanyl entering the country.    Mentioned on the Podcast   Vanda Felbab-Brown, “Why America Is Struggling to Stop the Fentanyl Epidemic,” Foreign Affairs   For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: ...