Podcast Episodes

The Future of War

Drones are playing an increasingly decisive role in conflicts around the world. Coupled with artificial intelligence and other technological advances, the very nature of warfare is transforming in fr…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

How Gen Z Views the World

Gen Z has come of age amid a pandemic, growing polarization, and deep distrust of bureaucratic institutions. How does this shape their political and economic views? Do they still believe in the Ameri…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

How to Think About Solutions in Gaza and Sudan

Earlier this week, thousands of Palestinians stormed an aid distribution site in Gaza, underlining the ongoing humanitarian crisis there and prompting the question: Why isn’t the world doing more?

Ma…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Is Trump’s Middle East Policy a Break From the Past?

**Hello listeners, an earlier version of this episode contained glitches due to an upload error. If you hear breaks in the audio, please download the episode again for the corrected version. Thanks f…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump’s Promise of Mass Deportations

U.S. President Donald Trump came to office promising mass deportations of undocumented immigrants, but he hasn’t actually hit the numbers he said he would. Is that because it’s harder than it sounds,…

Published on 4 months ago

Will India and Pakistan Go to War?

Two nuclear-armed countries, India and Pakistan, are locked in their most serious conflict in two decades. Early Wednesday morning, after weeks of pledging to retaliate for the deadliest terrorist at…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

100 Days of Trump: The Ask-Me-Anything Edition

To mark the first 100 days of the second Trump White House, we have a special ask-me-anything episode. Amid a firehose of news, which policies will endure, and which are purely rhetorical? How does F…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

The Realist POV on Trump’s First 100 Days

April 29 marks the 100th day of U.S. President Donald Trump’s second term. What do foreign policy experts make of his administration’s performance so far, as it continues to wage a trade war, reshape…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

The End of Globalization?

The rollout of the Trump administration’s tariffs has rattled markets, prompting questions of what these protectionist policies mean for the global economy moving forward. Two top experts on globaliz…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

The U.S.-China Trade War

The U.S.-China trade war has rattled the global economy, and there’s little sign of de-escalation. What does this mean for their respective economies? Where does this end? The Council on Foreign Rela…

Published on 5 months ago