Analysis: Israel's Trajectory
Last week, Israeli forces killed Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas and one of the main architects of the October 7th attack. Less than a month earlier, Israel assassinated Hassan Nasrallah, the leader...
22 Okt 20245min
USMCA Renewal, Nobel Prize in Economics, and the Return of the Pandas
On this week's episode of the Trade Guys, we preview the upcoming 2026 renewal of the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA), dig into the Nobel-winning work on the importance of societal insti...
21 Okt 202431min
The Idea of China
In this episode of Pekingology, Freeman Chair in China Studies Jude Blanchette is joined by Mark Leonard, co-founder and director of the European Council on Foreign Relations. He is also the Henry A K...
17 Okt 202446min
2024 ASEAN Summit Outcomes with Susannah Patton
After last week’s ASEAN Summit in Laos, Greg and Elina are joined by Susannah Patton to discuss the key takeaways. Japhet and Lauren cover the latest, from former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’...
17 Okt 202430min
Not for the Meek of Spirit
Andrew and Mariana sit down with Jacqueline Novogratz, founder and CEO of Acumen, a pioneering nonprofit venture capital fund. Jacqueline shares her journey from Wall Street to working in Africa’s mos...
16 Okt 202434min
Lina Khatib: War Spreads to Lebanon
This week on Babel, Jon Alterman speaks with Dr. Lina Khatib, an associate fellow in the Middle East and North Africa Programme at Chatham House, which she led for seven years and where they first met...
15 Okt 202434min
Wait and See
In this episode, Mariana speaks with Carlos Peyrelongue, head of Mexico Equity Research for Bank of America, about the state of the country that President Claudia Sheinbaum has inherited from her pred...
14 Okt 202441min
Big Questions on Trump's Tariff Authorities and the Causes of Inflation
On this week's episode of the Trade Guys, we look at two recent pieces of note. Check out "Making Tariffs Great Again: Does President Trump Have Legal Authority to Implement New Tariffs on U.S. Tradin...
14 Okt 202431min
