Episodes
Thursday Oct 28, 2021
Rome Hosts G20 Leaders, Japanese Citizens Vote, and More
Thursday Oct 28, 2021
Thursday Oct 28, 2021
The Group of Twenty (G20) holds a pivotal summit in Rome, Japanese citizens head to the polls for parliamentary elections, and the twenty-sixth Conference of the Parties (COP26) begins in Glasgow.
Articles Mentioned in the Podcast
Alice Hill, “A World Overheating,” CFR.org, October 18, 2021
Steven Mufson et al. “Russia allows methane leaks at planet’s peril,” Washington Post, October 19, 2021
Sheila Smith, “Japan’s Hard Choices,” Foreign Affairs, October 28, 2021
Podcasts Mentioned
Sheila Smith and Robert McMahon, “Quad Leaders Gather, Germany Holds Elections, and More,” The World Next Week, September 23, 2021
Reports Mentioned
Emissions Gap Report 2021, UN Environment Programme, October 28, 2021
Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, August 9, 2021
Thursday Oct 21, 2021
Secretary Colin Powell’s Funeral, Bennett and Putin Meet, and More
Thursday Oct 21, 2021
Thursday Oct 21, 2021
Americans remember former Secretary of State Colin Powell, Israeli and Russian leaders hold a summit in Sochi, and China undergoes a World Trade Organization policy review.
Articles Mentioned in the Podcast
Richard Haass, “Colin Powell: An American Life,” CFR.org, October 18, 2021.
Adam Posen, “The Price of Nostalgia,” Foreign Affairs 100, no. 3 (May/June 2021).
Ray Takeyh, “The Bomb Will Backfire on Iran,” Foreign Affairs, October 18, 2021.
Podcasts Mentioned
Adam Posen, “Trade Protectionism,” The President’s Inbox, September 21, 2021.
Matt Pottinger, “Beijing’s Grand Strategy,” The President’s Inbox, October 19, 2021.
Memos, Reports, and Speeches Mentioned
David Brisbee, “Trade Policy Review of the People’s Republic of China,” U.S. Mission to Geneva, October 20, 2021.
João Aguiar Machado, “EU Statement at the 8th Trade Policy Review of China,” Permanent Mission of the European Union to the WTO, October 20, 2021.
George Mina, “Australia’s Statement on China’s Trade Policy Review,” Twitter, October 20, 2021.
Colin Powell, Address to the United Nations on Iraq, Washington Post, February 5, 2003.
Katherine Tsai, “Remarks As Prepared for Delivery of Ambassador Katherine Tai Outlining the Biden-Harris Administration’s ‘New Approach to the U.S.-China Trade Relationship,” Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, October 4, 2021.
Resignation letter of Harold Hongju Koh [PDF], Politico, October 2, 2021.
WTO Secretariat’s report for China’s Trade Policy Review, September 15, 2021.
Thursday Oct 14, 2021
World Food Day, NATO Defense Ministers Meet, and More
Thursday Oct 14, 2021
Thursday Oct 14, 2021
World Food Day is marked amid a rise in global food insecurity, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) defense ministers convene in Brussels, and a Libya in turmoil notes the tenth anniversary of Muammar al-Qaddafi’s assassination.
Thursday Oct 07, 2021
World Bank-IMF Meetings, Czech Elections Amid Pandora Papers Leak, and More
Thursday Oct 07, 2021
Thursday Oct 07, 2021
The World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund hold their annual meetings, the Czech Republic holds closely watched elections in the wake of the Pandora Papers leak, and the Group of Twenty (G20) convenes for an emergency summit on Afghanistan.
Thursday Sep 30, 2021
EU–Western Balkans Summit, U.S. Budget Talks, and More
Thursday Sep 30, 2021
Thursday Sep 30, 2021
European Union and Balkan leaders hold a summit amid rising Kosovo-Serbia tensions, the U.S. Congress reaches a critical budget deadline, and the postponed Expo 2020 kicks off in Dubai.