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 

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

Michelle Gavin, the Ralph Bunche senior fellow for Africa policy studies at CFR, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the ongoing deadly conflict and humanitarian crisis in Sudan.

Mentioned on the Episode 

Michelle Gavin, “The World’s Shameful Neglect of Sudan,” CFR.org

“Sudan’s Civil War, With Michelle Gavin,” The President’s Inbox

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/sudans-ongoing-civil-war-michelle-gavin 

Liana Fix, a fellow for Europe at the CFR, and Matthias Mattijs, senior fellow for Europe at CFR and associate professor of international political economy at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies, sit down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the results and consequences of the 2024 European Parliament elections.

Mentioned on the Episode 

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

Caroline Kapp and Matthias Matthijs, “What’s at Stake in the EU Elections?,” CFR.org

Additional Reading

Liana Fix, “How Will the EU Elections Results Change Europe?,” CFR.org

Matthias Matthijs, “Have European Voters Hamstrung the EU?,” Foreign Affairs

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/right-surges-eu-elections-liana-fix-and-matthias-matthijs  

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 United States’ past, present, and future policy in the Middle East.

Enter the CFR book giveaway by June 17, 2024, for the chance to win one of ten free copies of The End of Ambition: America's Past, Present, and Future in the Middle East by Steven A. Cook. You can read the terms and conditions of the offer here. 

Mentioned on the Episode 

George H. W. Bush and Brent Scowcroft, A World Transformed

Steven A. Cook, False Dawn: Protest, Democracy, and Violence in the Middle East

Steven A. 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/us-policy-middle-east-steven-cook 

Andrés Rozental, a distinguished retired Mexican diplomat, president of Rozental & Asociados, and the founding president of the Mexican Council on Foreign Relations, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the dynamics of Mexico’s upcoming election and its consequences for the Mexican people as well as for U.S.-Mexico relations.

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/mexicos-presidential-election-andres-rozental 

David Sanger, the White House and national security correspondent for the New York Times, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how the post-Cold War ended and why the new era of geopolitical rivalry began.

Mentioned on the Episode 

John Maggio, Year One: A Political Odyssey, HBO Max

David E. Sanger, New Cold Wars: China's Rise, Russia's Invasion, and America's Struggle to Defend the West, with Mary K. Brooks 

David E. Sanger, The Perfect Weapon: War, Sabotage, and Fear in the Cyber Age

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/americas-new-cold-wars-david-sanger   

Andrew Reddie, an associate research professor of public policy at the University of California, Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing warfare. 

Mentioned on the Episode 

Alan Hickey, Andrew Reddie, Sarah Shoker, and Leah Walker, "New Tools Are Needed to Address the Risks Posed by AI-Military Integration," Lawfare

Max Lamparth and Jacquelyn Schneider, "Why the Military Can't Trust AI," Foreign Affairs

"Political Declaration on Responsible Military Use of Artificial Intelligence and Autonomy,” U.S. Department of State 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at:  https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/impact-ai-warfare-andrew-reddie 

John Ikenberry, the Albert G. Milbank Professor of politics and international affairs at Princeton University, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss whether liberal internationalism and U.S. global leadership are fit for purpose in the twenty-first century. This episode is the second in a special TPI series on U.S. grand strategy. 

Mentioned on the Episode 

John Ikenberry, A World Safe for Democracy: Liberal Internationalism and the Crises of Global Order

John Ikenberry, Liberal Leviathan: The Origins, Crisis, and Transformation of the American World Order

Arthur A. Stein, “The Hegemon’s Dilemma: Great Britain, the United States, and the International Economic Order,” International Organization

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/new-us-grand-strategy-case-liberal-internationalism-g-john-ikenberry 

Brad Setser, the Whitney Shepardson senior fellow at CFR, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the causes and consequences of China's export surge.

Mentioned on the Episode 

David H. Autor, David Dorn, and Gordon H. Hanson, "The China Syndrome: Local Labor Market Effects of Import Competition in the United States," American Economic Review

Volkmar Baur, Brad W. Setser, and Michael Weilandt, "China's Record Manufacturing Surplus," CFR.org 

James M. Lindsay, "Election 2024: The United States Is Facing a Second China Shock," CFR.org 

Zongyuan Zoe Liu, "Beijing Needs to Junk Its Economic Playbook,” Foreign Policy

Brad W. Setser, "China Needs More Progressive Taxes and More Spending on Public Health," CFR.org

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/second-china-shock-brad-setser

John Barrientos, a captain in the U.S. Navy and a visiting military fellow at CFR, and Kristen Thompson, a colonel in the U.S. Air Force and a visiting military fellow at CFR, sit down with James M. Lindsay to provide an inside view on how the U.S. military is adapting to the challenges it faces.

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/challenges-facing-us-military-john-barrientos-and-kristen-thompson 

Steven Cook, the Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies at CFR, and Ray Takeyh, the Hasib J. Sabbagh senior fellow for Middle East studies at CFR, sit down with James M. Lindsay to discuss Iran’s unprecedented attack on Israel and the prospects for a broader Middle East war.

Mentioned on the Episode 

Steven A. Cook, "Iran Attack Means an Even Tougher Balancing Act for the U.S. in the Middle East," CFR.org

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

Reuel Marc Gerecht and Ray Takeyh, “Keeping U.S. Power Behind Israel Will Keep Iran at Bay,” New York Times

Ray Takeyh, "Iran Attacks on Israel Spur Escalation Concerns," CFR.org

Ray Takeyh, The Last Shah: America, Iran, and the Fall of the Pahlavi Dynasty

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/irans-attack-israel-steven-cook-and-ray-takeyh 

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 

Michael Kimmage, a history professor at the Catholic University of America and a senior associate with the Europe, Russia, and Eurasia program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the origins of Russia’s war in Ukraine and its repercussion for the global order.

Mentioned on the Episode 

Michael Kimmage, Collisions: The Origins of the War in Ukraine and the New Global Instability

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/russia-ukraine-and-global-instability-michael-kimmage 

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 state of the conflict in the Gaza Strip, the prospects for an end to the fighting, and the tensions in U.S.-Israeli relations.

Mentioned on the Episode 

Steven Cook, “Five Months of War: Where Israel, Hamas, and the U.S. Stand,” CFR.org

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

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

W.J. Hennigan, a correspondent for the Opinion section of the New York Times, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the risk of nuclear war in an era of growing geopolitical competition. 

Mentioned on the Episode 

"At the Brink," New York Times

J. Hennigan, "How America Made Nuclear War the President's Decision," New York Times

J. Hennigan, "Nuclear War Is Called Unimaginable. In Fact, It's Not Imagined Enough," New York Times

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at:  https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/confronting-nuclear-threat-wj-hennigan 

Stephen Wertheim, a senior fellow in the American Statecraft Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss whether and where the United States should be less involved in the world. This episode is the first in a special The President’s Inbox series on U.S. grand strategy.

Mentioned on the Episode 

Stephen Wertheim, “Internationalism/Isolationism: Concepts of American Global Power [PDF],” in Rethinking U.S. World Power: Domestic Histories of U.S. Foreign Relations, ed. Daniel Bessner and Michael Brenes

Stephen Wertheim, Tomorrow, the World: The Birth of U.S. Global Supremacy 

Stephen Wertheim, "Why America Can't Have It All: Washington Must Choose Between Primacy and Prioritizing," Foreign Affairs

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/new-us-grand-strategy-case-us-retrenchment-overseas-stephen-wertheim 

Dara Lind, a senior fellow at the American Immigration Council, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the record surge in migrants and asylum seekers crossing the U.S. southern border. 

Mentioned on the Episode 

Dara Lind, "What We Know About the Senate Negotiations That Could Wreck Asylum in the U.S.," Immigration Impact

The Weeds, Vox

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/crisis-us-southern-border-dara-lind  

Ann Norris, a senior fellow for women and foreign policy at CFR, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss International Women’s Day and the challenges facing adolescent girls around the world and the solutions to address them. 

Mentioned on the Episode 

Ann Norris, ⁠⁠Renewing the Global Architecture for Gender Equality

United Nations, "⁠SDG 5: Achieve Gender Equality and Empower all Women and Girls"

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/international-womens-day-ann-norris  

Kate Schecter, president and CEO of World Neighbors, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss progress and setbacks in promoting economic development in some of the world’s poorest countries.

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/combating-global-poverty-kate-schecter 

Miriam Elder, the Edward R. Murrow press fellow at CFR, and Carla Anne Robbins, a senior fellow at CFR and co-host of CFR’s The World Next Week podcast, sit down with James M. Lindsay to discuss where the war between Russia and Ukraine is headed as it enters its third year. 

Mentioned on the Episode 

“House Republicans Fear Trump Too Much to Aid Ukraine,” Economist

Simon Shuster, The Showman: Inside the Invasion That Shook the World and Made a Leader of Volodymyr Zelensky

The World Next Week, Council on Foreign Relations

“Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief on the Breakthrough He Needs to Beat Russia,” Economist

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/year-three-ukraine-war-miriam-elder-and-carla-anne-robbins 

Kat Duffy, a senior fellow for digital and cyberspace policy at CFR, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the capacity of the U.S. government to lead in creating a framework for regulating artificial intelligence (AI). 

Mentioned on the Episode 

Kat Duffy and Katie Harbath, "Defending the Year of Democracy," Foreign Affairs

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/governance-artificial-intelligence-kat-duffy  

Ray Takeyh, the Hasib J. Sabbagh senior fellow for Middle East studies at CFR, and Robin Wright, a contributing writer and columnist for the New Yorker, sit down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the ramifications of U.S. retaliation against Iranian-backed militias after the killing of three U.S. service members in Jordan on January 28.

Mentioned on the Episode 

Ray Takeyh, The Last Shah: America, Iran and the Fall of the Pahlavi Dynasty

Robin Wright, Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion Across the Islamic World

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at:  https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/us-airstrikes-iraq-and-syria-ray-takeyh-and-robin-wright 

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

Enter the CFR book giveaway by February 13, 2024, for the chance to win one of ten free copies of The World That Wasn’t: Henry Wallace and the Fate of the American Century by Benn Steil. You can read the terms and conditions of the offer here. 

Mentioned on the Episode 

Danny Rocco, Convention

Benn Steil, The Battle for Bretton Woods: John Maynard Keynes, Harry Dexter White, and the Making of a New World Order

Benn Steil, The Marshall Plan: Dawn of the Cold War 

Benn Steil, The World That Wasn’t: Henry Wallace and the Fate of the American Century

Oliver Stone, The Untold Story of American History

Henry Wallace, “Text of Wallace Letter to Stalin Calling for Peace Program,” New York Times

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/henry-wallace-and-origins-cold-war-benn-steil 

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 The President's Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/ais-impact-2024-us-elections-jessica-brandt

This episode first aired: September 12, 2023

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 

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 

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 

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 

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  

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 

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 

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

Charles A. Kupchan, a senior fellow at CFR and a professor of international affairs at Georgetown University, 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 third in a special TPI series on U.S. grand strategy.   

Mentioned on the Episode 

"A New U.S. Grand Strategy: The Case for Liberal Internationalism, With John Ikenberry,” The President’s Inbox

Richard Haass, Foreign Policy Begins at Home: The Case for Putting America’s House in Order

Charles A. Kupchan, Isolationism: A History of America’s Efforts to Shield Itself From the World

Jake Sullivan, "Renewing American Economic Leadership”

Jake Sullivan, “The Sources of American Power: A Foreign Policy for a Changed World,” Foreign Affairs

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/tpi/new-us-grand-strategy-case-liberal-realism-charles-kupchan 

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 

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 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 

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 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 

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: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/getting-russia-right-thomas-graham 

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 the Podcast

Ian Johnson, Sparks: China’s Underground Historians and Their Battle for the Future

Ian Johnson, Wild Grass: Three Portraits of Change in Modern China

Ian Johnson, “Xi’s Age of Stagnation: The Great Walling Off of China,” Foreign Affairs

Liu Cixin, The Three-Body Problem 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/chinas-underground-historians-ian-johnson 

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 Washington Post

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/ukraines-2023-counteroffensive-max-boot 

Sir Robin Niblett, distinguished fellow at Chatham House, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss a potential second Cold War between the United States and China.

Mentioned on the Episode 

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

Barry Buzan, “A New Cold War? The Case for a General Concept,” International Politics

Robin Niblett, “The G-7 Must Prepare Now for Trump,” Foreign Policy

Robin Niblett, The New Cold War: How the Contest Between the US and China Will Shape Our Century

Robin Niblett and Leslie Vinjamuri, “The Liberal Order Begins at Home,” Foreign Affairs

Jake Sullivan, “Remarks by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Renewing American Economic Leadership at the Brookings Institution,” April 27, 2023

Jake Sullivan, “The Sources of American Power: A Foreign Policy for a Changed World,” Foreign Affairs

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/us-china-cold-war-robin-niblett 

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 Matthijs and Sophie Meunier, “Europe’s Geoeconomic Revolution,” Foreign Affairs

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/europes-geoeconomic-revolution-matthias-mattijs-sophie-meunier 

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 Age,” International Security

M. Taylor Fravel, Active Defense: China's Military Strategy Since 1949

M. Taylor Fravel and Evan S. Medeiros, “China’s Search for Assured Retaliation: The Evolution of Chinese Nuclear Strategy and Force Structure [PDF],” International Security

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/chinas-nuclear-forces-fiona-s-cunningham 

This episode first aired: February 28, 2023

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 Weighing a Big Middle East Deal,” New York Times

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/israeli-saudi-peace-deal-steven-cook