Can America’s Allies Survive the Transatlantic Rupture? A Conversation With Chrystia Freeland
A year into Donald Trump’s second term, the United States’ allies on both sides of the Atlantic seem to have recognized that they need a new strategy for this age of rupture, as Canadian Prime Ministe...
19 Feb 39min
The Myths and Realities of Global Migration: A Conversation With Amy Pope
In 2024, there were more than 300 million migrants across the world—double the number there were in 1990. Many of those had been displaced by conflict or climate change; many were simply looking for j...
12 Feb 56min
How to Navigate the Shifting International Order: A Conversation With Finnish President Alexander Stubb
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney may have made headlines when he described a “rupture” in global order in a speech at Davos last month. But long before that, policymakers and analysts had already b...
5 Feb 57min
Is China Leaving the United States Behind? A Conversation With Jonathan A. Czin
One of the big surprises of Donald Trump’s second term has been the change in his approach to China. His first term marked the start of what seemed to be a hard-line consensus in Washington. But in th...
29 Jan 1h 2min
The Erosion of the Sources of American Economic Power: A Conversation With Lael Brainard
In the past year, Donald Trump has upended the global trading system and used American economic power like no president in recent memory. He’s imposed tariffs to force other countries to fall into lin...
22 Jan 55min
What Kind of Change Is Coming to Iran? A Conversation With Karim Sadjadpour
At the end of December, protests erupted across Iran. The government has since cracked down hard with potentially thousands of Iranians killed. It now seems possible that the United States might inter...
13 Jan 1h 4min
What Comes Next in Venezuela: Conversations With Phil Gunson and Juan S. Gonzalez
It was just a few days ago that, after months of saber-rattling by the Trump administration, U.S. forces raided Venezuela and captured its leader, Nicolás Maduro. Already, Trump has suggested that the...
8 Jan 1h 22min
How the Past Shadows China’s Future: A Conversation With Odd Arne Westad
The biggest questions in U.S. foreign policy today tend to be about China. Policymakers and analysts argue over the implications of China’s rise, the extent of its ambitions, the nature of its economi...
1 Jan 59min
