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The World Ahead - 2022 from 2022-01-20T18:36:39
The Economist’s “The World Ahead” series is published every year as an outlook of what is likely to occur in the upcoming year. Tom Standage, the series’ editor, will share an overview of the publi...
ListenFuture Central & South America - Investing In Women, Energy, & Near-Shoring Of Global Supply Chains from 2022-01-14T22:01:18
About Jessica L. Bedoya
Global financial services firm Deloitte projects that the collective economies of Latin America will grow by 3.8 percent in 2022. Some countries, like Colombia, are expe...
The U.S. - Japan Alliance ~Economic Impact On North Texas from 2022-01-14T15:49:56
In the first half of the twentieth century, the United States and Japan navigated a tumultuous relationship. When devastating attacks from both sides during World War II led both countries to a des...
ListenMayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Audio from 2021-12-16T18:22:22
As one of the largest cities in the South, Atlanta has recently been the focus of news coverage on everything from election controversies to significant social justice reforms. Mayor Keisha Lance B...
ListenMidnight in Washington: How We Almost Lost Our Democracy and Still Could from 2021-12-16T16:54:52
Attorney Adam Schiff was in his 18th year as a California congressman in the summer of 2019 when President Donald Trump made a telephone call to the newly elected president of Ukraine. That phone c...
ListenThe Contagion Next Time from 2021-12-10T20:14:07
Dr. Sandro Galea was born in Malta, spent his formative years in Canada, and entered adulthood in the United States. Multinational at his core, Dr. Galea learned early on that global health would b...
Listen11 - 05 - 2021 Dhabia M. Al - Mohannadi from 2021-11-23T22:37:45
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recommends that global CO2 emissions should decrease by 50%–80% by 2050. This goal is particularly challenging for hydrocarbon-based economies t...
ListenThe Chancellor: The Remarkable Odyssey of Angela Merkel from 2021-11-23T22:35:43
In the coming months, Germany will have a new chancellor for the first time in 16 years. Following the country’s recent elections, Angela Merkel, one of the world’s longest serving democratically e...
ListenThe Art Of War In An Age Of Peace from 2021-11-02T17:00:04
This event is now a virtual program.
About the Book
Since the end of the Cold War, the United States has been the world’s dominant superpower. But in the decades that have followed the...
10 - 13 - 2021 Three Dangerous Men from 2021-10-30T18:24:33
About the Book
In?Three Dangerous Men, defense expert Seth Jones argues that the US is woefully unprepared for the future of global competition. While America has focused on building fighter je...
The American Experiment: Dialogues on a Dream from 2021-10-21T17:27:10
In this year’s annual Gail Koppman American History endowed lecture, David Rubenstein takes an introspective look at what it means to be American in his latest book, The American Experiment. Divers...
ListenReal Time Report - Afghanistan from 2021-08-23T18:52:12
Ambassador P. Michael McKinley
Ambassador McKinley (Ret.) joined The Cohen Group as a Senior Counselor after a decorated 37-year career at the Department of State. Ambassador McKinley most rece...
The Future Of The Transatlantic Partnership from 2021-07-31T03:10:47
Emily Haber has been Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United States since June 2018. Prior to her transfer to Washington, DC, she served in various leadership functions at the F...
ListenThe Future Of The Dollar In American Foreign Policy from 2021-07-22T17:50:44
Fisher and Garten will discuss Garten’s new book, THREE DAYS AT CAMP DAVID, which describes how and why the Nixon administration broke the link between the dollar and gold, setting shock waves thro...
ListenRealtime Report - Haiti from 2021-07-20T23:10:34
This breaking-news program provides context on the current state of affairs in Haiti in the wake of the assassination of President Jovenel Moise on July 7, 2021, as well as insight on the broader U...
ListenAwakening #MeToo And The Global Fight For Women's Rights from 2021-07-19T23:28:54
Awakening, a global look at the worldwide impact of the #MeToo movement, shines a light on the far-reaching effects of the rise in women’s activism that sprang from a hashtag. Weaving together the ...
ListenThe Perfect Police State from 2021-07-11T20:46:50
China’s restriction on the free flow of information is no secret in the western world. Many are aware of the “Great Firewall,” as well as the intense surveillance of visitors and Chinese citizens. ...
ListenInside Yemen - Hunger, Humanitarian Aid, And Hope from 2021-06-30T18:18:13
Yemen is a nation on the brink of collapse. Devastated by more than 5 years of civil war, the humanitarian situation in Yemen is dire. Economic volatility and conflict have stretched Yemenis’ abili...
ListenThe Man I Knew from 2021-06-10T19:44
When Jean Becker closed up President Bush’s Houston office in 2019 after his death, she told the Houston Chronicle, “What a pleasure. What a journey.” In The Man I Knew, the former chief of staff t...
ListenMercury Rising from 2021-06-03T15:59:46
In the early 1960s, President Kennedy said the United States was in an "hour of maximum danger," as the Soviet Union was winning the space race. Then, on February 20, 1962, Friendship 7 began its o...
ListenInsanity Defense from 2021-05-30T18:16:58
Throughout her nine terms in Congress, Jane Harman served on all major security committees, including as a ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee in the years following the September 11...
ListenFacing The Mountain from 2021-05-28T22:43:25
Number one bestselling author of ?The Boys in the Boat,Daniel James Brown has collaborated with a nonprofit that preserves the oral histories of formerly-interned Japanese Americans to produce Faci...
ListenProof Of Life from 2021-05-23T16:49:04
About the author: https://www.workman.com/authors/daniel-levin-1
Daniel Levin was at his office when he got a call from an acquaintance with an urgent, cryptic request to meet in Paris. A ...
China And Russia With Jack Devine And Jonathan Ward from 2021-05-16T17:00:06
When Americans think of a global menace, one of two countries often comes to mind: China or Russia. These global powerhouses are two of the United States’ greatest adversaries on the world stage. B...
ListenThe End Of The American Century from 2021-05-14T15:42:29
As one of the country’s leading authorities on American foreign policy and what goes on behind the scenes, James M. Lindsay has a wealth of knowledge about where the U.S. stands on the global stage...
ListenThe Secret Life Of The White House from 2021-05-10T16:55:52
When a new president is elected, administration officials change but the White House staff often does not. Many of these “White House lifers” maintain their roles for decades – like Dale Haney, the...
ListenThe Evolution Of Space Force With Lt. Gen. William J. Liquori from 2021-05-02T14:15:02
Fifty-three years after the phrase “Space! The final frontier…” entered U.S. pop culture via the television series “Star Trek,” the United States Space Force became the newest branch of the America...
ListenMeridian Young Professionals - A 28th Amendment from 2021-04-30T22:42:49
When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission that companies and labor unions enjoy the same right to political speech as individuals, many restrictions on mon...
ListenDomestic And Foreign Policy Challenges Of Dealing With Russia from 2021-04-26T17:43:18
Fiona Hill, one of the nation’s foremost experts on Russia, is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. She previously served as Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Europ...
ListenOn The House from 2021-04-22T17:00:01
John Boehner was a small business owner when he first decided to run for elected office after witnessing what he considered the negative effects of “high taxes and red tape” on American entrepreneu...
ListenThe Third Revolution from 2021-04-19T13:21:59
It’s no secret that China is in the midst of dynamic change. Through an incisive look at President Xi Jinping’s political and economic reforms, Elizabeth Economy analyzes that transformation as it’...
ListenThe Arab Spring - 20 Years Later from 2021-04-13T17:00:06
A decade after the Arab Spring began in 2011, where does the Middle East stand today? At the time, the uprisings stunned the world and appeared to ignite a flame of freedom across the Arab world. B...
ListenThe Arab Spring - 10 Years Later from 2021-04-13T17:00:06
A decade after the Arab Spring began in 2011, where does the Middle East stand today? At the time, the uprisings stunned the world and appeared to ignite a flame of freedom across the Arab world. B...
ListenMade In China from 2021-04-09T15:41:35
When so many of our home goods and clothing items are made in China, it may be a good idea to step back and understand how those goods actually get to us.
In 2012, an Oregon mother, Julie ...
A Conversation With Jim Mattis from 2021-04-06T17:00:12
Our virtual conversation with former Secretary of Defense General Jim Mattis will be moderated by Council President Emeritus Jim Falk. General Mattis served as the 26th secretary of defense from Ja...
ListenNavigating The U.S. - China Relationship from 2021-03-31T17:00:10
Paul Haenle will discuss the factors driving the downturn in the U.S.-China relations in recent years and the outlook for the relationship under the Biden administration. He will share his perspect...
Listen2034 A Novel Of The Next World War from 2021-03-30T17:00
Former military officers and award-winning authors Admiral James Stavridis and Elliot Ackerman have written a geopolitical thriller about an imagined naval clash between the U.S. and China in the S...
ListenA Path To Peace In The Middle East from 2021-03-24T16:59:59
Ayman Safadi has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs & Expatriates for the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan since 2017 and has also served Deputy Prime Minister since October 2020. As you can see in h...
ListenExpeditionary Diplomats On The Front Lines from 2021-03-23T16:59:59
Diplomacy’s equivalent of the military’s special forces is the “expeditionary diplomat,” a resourceful professional with specialized training from the Department of Defense and CIA who can take on ...
ListenUnder A White Sky With Elizabeth Kolbert from 2021-03-22T17:00:09
Elizabeth Kolbert asks: “After doing so much damage, can we change nature, this time to save it?” In 2015, Kolbert won a Pulitzer Prize for her book chronicling humanity’s destructive behavior towa...
ListenTurning Point With Darrell M. West (Final) from 2021-03-17T19:48:25
How do we weigh the benefits of artificial intelligence with its potential harm? In Turning Point, Darrell West outlines a policy blueprint to maximize the benefits and minimize the downsides of AI...
ListenTransatlantic Relations from 2021-03-15T22:09:59
At what cost should the U.S. continue leading the world? The Biden Administration has indicated in its first month that it is taking a different stance regarding alliances, particularly with Europe...
ListenThe Red Line from 2021-03-05T18:07:47
When Syrian president Bashar al-Assad deployed chemical weapons against his own people in 2012, he crossed the “red line” drawn by President Obama. To avoid committing to another never-ending war, ...
ListenArguing With Zombies from 2021-03-04T18:00:02
Nobel Prize-winning economist, best-selling author and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman says that there are economic misunderstandings about subjects such as health care, housing bubbles and t...
ListenBehind The Ticking Clock from 2021-03-02T18:00:02
Ira Rosen, who has been a producer at 60 Minutes for nearly 25 years, reveals how episodes come together for one of American television’s longest-running programs. Full of personal anecdotes about ...
ListenAmerica In The World from 2021-02-18T19:00:05
The National Interest said of Robert Zoellick: “He was instrumental in shaping the course of American foreign policy, and his impact is still felt today.” Having served as president of the World Ba...
ListenYou Never Forget Your First from 2021-02-16T19:00:02
A new biography published about George Washington is unlike any other. Described as “form-shattering and myth-crushing,” “keen and savage,” as well as “spirited and engaging,” historian Alexis Coe’...
ListenThe Post - Covid American Economy from 2021-02-09T18:00:08
Sebastian Mallaby’s decades of experience covering economics make him one of the top financial reporters in the world. He worked as a reporter at The Economist for 13 years before joining the Washi...
ListenHow China Loses from 2021-02-05T19:00:18
Has China reached the limits of its global expansion? Will it struggle to overcome new risks and endure global backlash as countries around the world come to terms with the repercussions of close r...
ListenIsolationism A History Of America’s Efforts To Shield Itself From The World from 2021-02-02T18:00:08
In Washington’s farewell address of 1796, the president advised his successors to “steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world." For the first century of American histo...
ListenThe Wake Up Call from 2021-01-27T19:00:17
The Economist’s Adrian Wooldridge and John Mickelthwait argue that authoritarian East Asian governments have outperformed Western governments in their response to the stress test of the COVID-19 pa...
ListenArmchair Travel from 2021-01-19T18:59:59
Abby Rapoport is publisher and co-founder of the award-winning Stranger’s Guide, a unique travel publication for the globally connected age that encompasses print guides and newsletters along with ...
ListenKill Switch: The Rise of the Modern Senate from 2021-01-15T19:30:59
In Kill Switch: The Rise of the Modern Senate, former senate-insider Adam Jentleson takes a critical look at the history of the filibuster and how it has been used on the Senate floor.
Jen...
The Open World With Dr. Rebecca Lissner from 2020-12-15T16:46:42
Rebecca Lissner and Mira Rapp-Hooper believe that a “grand strategy of openness” is the best way to meet geopolitical challenges including growing political polarization and rapid technological tra...
ListenA Conversation With Ambassador Sugiyama from 2020-12-01T18:00:15
Ambassador Sugiyama presented his credentials as Ambassador to the United States in March 2018. His diplomatic career with the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spans more than 40 years. He mo...
ListenThe Nine Lives Of Pakistan from 2020-11-24T18:00:02
How do foreign correspondents navigate the complexities of reporting on governments that may not necessarily want them around? The New York Times’ former Pakistan bureau chief Declan Walsh may have...
ListenFirst Principles from 2020-11-17T18:00:01
In an attempt to understand where the United States currently stands in relation to the intentions of the founding fathers, Thomas Ricks examines the ancient philosophies that inspired and influenc...
ListenArts & Letters Live Virtual Event- Laila Lalami from 2020-11-12T00:20:52
Arts & Letters Live Virtual Event- Laila Lalami by World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth
ListenThe Art Of Training Your Dog from 2020-11-10T18:00:08
During the long homebound months of 2020 in America and around the world, many of us have spent more time with our dogs and pet adoptions have risen. At New Skete, the upstate New York Eastern Orth...
ListenTen Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World: Fareed Zakaria In Conversation With Andrew Ross Sorkin from 2020-11-03T18:00:04
Amid our struggle with the existential crisis of a pandemic, CNN’s Fareed Zakaria turns his attention to the post-COVID 19 world. He predicts that the political, social, technological and economic ...
ListenThe Last President Of Europe from 2020-10-26T17:00:16
When Emmanuel Macron became president of France in 2017, his party had existed less than a year. Macron has faced unique challenges as president in an era of disillusionment with the French state a...
ListenThe Spy Masters (GIQ) from 2020-10-16T02:50:24
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer issued a warning to President Donald Trump prior to his inauguration in 2017: “You take on the intelligence community, they have six ways from Sunday at getting...
ListenTrust - America's Best Chance With Pete Buttigieg from 2020-10-12T17:00:24
Trust - America's Best Chance With Pete Buttigieg by World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth
ListenOn All Fronts from 2020-10-07T17:00:27
CNN’s chief international correspondent Clarissa Ward weighs in on her experience navigating devastation and destruction in the world’s most dangerous places, while finding a way to remain empathet...
ListenThe New Map (Audio) from 2020-09-30T16:51:37
In 2018, American fracking overtook Russia and Saudi Arabia to make the U.S. the world’s largest oil producer. But in the April throes of COVID-19, U.S. crude fell to a negative value for the first...
ListenBattlegrounds with H. R. McMaster from 2020-09-24T01:56:07
Time Magazine called H. R. McMaster, the 26th U.S. National Security Advisor, "the Army's pre-eminent warrior-thinker." Now McMaster brings his long record of battleground engagement and foreign po...
ListenSpeaking For Myself With Sarah Huckabee Sanders GIQ from 2020-09-16T15:00:18
Sarah Huckabee Sanders served as the White House press secretary from 2017-2019; she was the third woman and first mother to ever hold the position. The daughter of former Arkansas Governor Mike Hu...
ListenTen Years To Midnight: Four Urgent Global Crises and Their Strategic Solutions with Blair Sheppard from 2020-09-10T23:35:43
In the 70 years following the introduction of the Marshall Plan, the world saw unparalleled prosperity – but Blair Sheppard argues this steady prosperity has now “unraveled.” Rising economic inequa...
ListenThe New Nuclear Arms Race with William Perry and Tom Collina from 2020-09-04T14:39:22
It takes several acts of Congress to set the federal budget. Presidential appointments are subject to congressional approval. The Supreme Court can overrule executive orders. Yet the President, act...
ListenGlobal Forum: America Through Foreign Eyes from 2020-08-27T00:17:18
Jorge Castañeda was foreign minister of Mexico from 2000 to 2003. He has held teaching positions at Mexico's National Autonomous University, the University of California, Berkeley and New York Univ...
ListenShields Of The Republic: The Triumph and Peril of America's Alliances from 2020-08-24T19:52:07
Alliances with other countries have been an integral part of U.S. foreign policy since the beginning of our country. Mira Rapp-Hooper says, “When alliances are working, we don’t see them at all,” w...
ListenTrue Crimes And Misdemeanors With Jeffrey Toobin from 2020-08-13T22:21:56
True Crimes And Misdemeanors With Jeffrey Toobin by World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth
ListenBelievers: Love and Death in Tehran from 2020-08-10T18:54:30
Believers: Love and Death in Tehran by World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth
ListenWhich Country Has the World's Best Health Care? feat. Ezekiel Emanuel from 2020-08-05T13:00:36
Ezekiel Emanuel, M.D., an Obama Administration healthcare advisor and one of the architects of the 2010 Affordable Care Act, gives the United States’ health system failing grades as he compares it ...
ListenThe Order, feat. Daniel Silva from 2020-07-29T13:00:16
Fans of Daniel Silva have been eagerly awaiting the release of his twentieth Gabriel Allon thriller. “The Order” is a spellbinding novel of friendship and faith in a perilous and uncertain world. A...
ListenThe World With Richard Haas from 2020-07-22T16:47:59
The World With Richard Haas by World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth
ListenHong Kong, feat. Cynthia Watson from 2020-07-15T13:00:26
Dr. Cynthia A. Watson, Dean of Faculty & Academic Programs at the National War College, discusses the changing dynamics of geopolitical power as Hong Kong returns to Chinese sovereignty.
ListenDark Mirror, feat. Barton Gellman from 2020-07-08T18:45:30
Barton Gellman was one of three people who received the explosive archives of highly classified National Security Agency files revealing the extent of the agency’s global surveillance apparatus fro...
ListenExercise of Power, feat. Dr. Robert M. Gates from 2020-07-01T13:00:01
Dr. Robert M. Gates brings his decades of observation and participation guarding the security of the nation to a fresh examination of the exercise and limitations of American power. Gates recently ...
ListenPutting People First, feat. Tom Peters from 2020-06-24T22:00:38
Tom Peters has been a passionate advocate of “putting people first” for decades, and it’s never been more important than in this age of pandemic. Peters says, “Leaders understand the power of relat...
ListenThe Last Trial, feat. Scott Turow from 2020-06-19T17:31:04
In New York Times bestselling author Scott Turow's latest novel, The Last Trial, two formidable men collide: a celebrated criminal defense lawyer at the end of his career and his lifelong friend, a...
ListenIsraeli Leadership: Lessons from the Past for the Present, feat. Dennis Ross from 2020-06-10T13:00:28
Five U.S. presidents have depended on Ambassador Dennis Ross to shape U.S. policy and relationships in the Middle East, and for twelve years he played a leading role in the many attempts to bring a...
ListenFront Row at the Trump Show, feat. Jonathan Karl from 2020-06-04T19:58:47
Jonathan Karl was a cub reporter when he first met Donald Trump in 1994. “I knew that I could call him from that point on whenever I wanted to and he would be accessible and willing to play along a...
ListenPutin’s World, feat. Angela Stent from 2020-05-27T13:00:23
The oil war between Russia and Saudi Arabia has plunged energy markets into a freefall, threatening U.S. energy independence as many domestic producers are faced with bankruptcy. Is this another ca...
ListenThe End of October, feat. Lawrence Wright from 2020-05-20T13:00:23
When he began writing “The End of October,” a medical thriller about a deadly virus that sweeps across the world after coming to life in a refugee camp in India, The New Yorker’s Lawrence Wright sa...
ListenEconomic Dignity, feat. Gene Sperling from 2020-05-12T22:04:13
Gene Sperling, economic advisor to Presidents Clinton and Obama, discusses how COVID-19 shows that his theory of 'Economic Dignity' - judging an economy by its ability to maximize the happiness and...
ListenAsia & the U.S. in a Post-Pandemic World , feat. Parag Khanna from 2020-05-06T13:00:24
What will happen after the COVID-19 nightmare ends? What has it revealed about the risks and rewards of global dependency? If globalization is replaced by regionalism and nationalism, how will the ...
ListenEnergy, the Economy and the Coronavirus, feat. Kenneth A. Hersh (McCuistion Program) from 2020-04-28T21:28:54
KERA’s “McCuistion” show co-hosts Dennis McCuistion and Jim Falk interview Ken Hersh, President and CEO of the George W. Bush Presidential Center and former Chairman and CEO of NGP Energy Capital M...
ListenIndia's Response to COVID-19, feat. Milan Vaishnav from 2020-04-22T16:20:43
Milan Vaishnav, senior fellow and director of the South Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, discusses the effect of COVID-19 on the indian economy and political system.
ListenIn Pursuit of Disobedient Women, feat. Dionne Searcey from 2020-04-15T13:00:25
Dionne Searcey, author of “In Pursuit of Disobedient Women,” was the West Africa bureau chief for The New York Times from 2015 to 2019, winning the Michael Kelly Award for courage in international ...
ListenThe Storm Before the Calm, feat. George Friedman from 2020-04-08T13:00:23
George Friedman, bestselling author and founder of the respected Geopolitical Futures, a political risk advisory firm, has a unique ability to draw on historical trends to forecast the future. Frie...
ListenThe Economic Response to COVID-19, feat. Sebastian Mallaby from 2020-04-01T13:00:22
Join Jim Falk for a virtual conversation with London-based journalist Sebastian Mallaby to hear how Great Britain is faring as the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps through that island nation. We want to kn...
ListenStay Safe, feat. Greg Shaffer from 2020-03-11T13:00:20
“Survival is a mindset, not a skill set,” says retired FBI agent Greg Shaffer who discusses tips for surviving a crisis situation, whether at home in the states or abroad.
ListenThe Unexpected Spy, feat. Tracy Walder from 2020-03-04T14:00:10
From sorority sister to tough-skinned terrorist hunter, our upcoming guest Tracy Walder recalls the hardship of being a woman in a male-dominated field in her memoir, The Unexpected Spy.
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Primary Update, feat. Kyle Kondik from 2020-02-28T17:18:56
We will consult Kyle Kondik of the nonpartisan election newsletter Sabato’s Crystal Ball for expert analysis and forecasts after the nation’s first two 2020 primaries. Kyle Kondik is the communicat...
ListenAttack on American Excellence, feat. Anthony Kronman from 2020-02-26T14:00:10
Anthony Kronman, Sterling Professor and former Dean at Yale Law School, speaks about his latest book, "The Assault on American Excellence." This thought-provoking conversation covers recent changes...
ListenThe Theranos Scandal, feat. John Carreyrou from 2020-02-19T18:57:44
Wall Street Journal investigative reporter John Carreyrou delves into the scandal surrounding Theranos and its founder Elizabeth Holmes. It’s a story of the fall from grace of a charismatic young w...
ListenThe Coronavirus, feat. Consul General Cai Wei from 2020-02-12T15:58:58
Consul General Cai Wei, who serves the People’s Republic of China as its Consul General in Houston, discusses the coronavirus and his hope for an united, international force to help combat the viru...
ListenWhat's Next for Iraq? feat. Ambassador Douglas A. Silliman from 2020-02-05T17:00:13
Douglas A. Silliman, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq (2016-2019), discusses what he believes is an international diplomatic opportunity in Iraq and Iran if the current cycle of escalation and retaliation c...
ListenHunter Killer, feat. Brad Taylor from 2020-01-29T17:03:43
Season 5: Global I.Q. returns this week with another amazing season. Action author Brad Taylor discusses his best selling Pike Logan Series, and gives his insight on current events in South America...
ListenLife Undercover, feat. Amaryllis Fox from 2019-12-13T19:27:03
Amaryllis Fox, a former clandestine officer recruited by the CIA for an algorithm she developed to predict terrorist activity, shares her experiences while deep undercover.
Global I.Q. wil...
Samantha Power, 28th U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations from 2019-11-19T23:06:34
Samantha Power, the 28th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (2013 to 2017), discusses her experiences promoting international diplomacy while serving with President Barack Obama.
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The Chosin Few, feat. Hampton Sides from 2019-11-13T19:00:13
Historian Hampton Sides delves into the epic autumn 1950 battle at “Frozen Chosin,” where thousands perished when Chinese troops trapped UN and U.S. troops near the Chinese border in North Korea.
ListenStealth War, feat. Robert Spalding from 2019-11-06T23:08:32
Brigadier General Robert Spalding discusses the growing power of China in “Stealth War.”
ListenDisinformation Wars, feat. Richard Stengel from 2019-10-30T21:30:02
Richard Stengel, managing editor of Time Magazine (2006-2013) and Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs(2013-2016), discusses the finer point of the global battle against...
ListenChoices to End the Cold War, feat. Philip Zelikow from 2019-10-24T18:00:22
The legacy of the Cold War still has a lasting effect on diplomacy today. Philip Zelikow, co-author of “To Build a Better World” with Condoleezza Rice, discusses pivotal events that ultimately led ...
ListenCrossfire Hurricane, feat. Josh Campbell from 2019-10-17T13:00:22
Former FBI Supervisory Special Agent Josh Campbell talks to Jim Falk about his role in the investigation that led to the Mueller report.
ListenThe Senkaku Paradox, feat. Michael O'Hanlon from 2019-10-08T20:41:01
Could the next World War be started over a bunch of uninhabited islands? The Brookings Institution’s Michael O'Hanlon discusses the growing geopolitical impact of trigger points in “The Senkaku Par...
ListenDeclassified, feat. Lea Carpenter from 2019-10-02T13:00:24
The intelligence community is deeply invested in shades of truth and untruth, the known and the unknown. It has inspired generations of writers and moviemakers and we can’t seem to get enough detai...
ListenCall Sign Chaos, feat. Jim Mattis from 2019-09-26T20:25:45
Jim Mattis, a retired United States Marine Corps general and 26th United States Secretary of Defense, shares leadership lessons he learned on the battlefield.
ListenThe Matriarch: Barbara Bush, feat. Susan Page from 2019-09-20T16:26:20
American journalist and biographer Susan Page discusses Barbara Bush’s never-before-seen private diaries. What role did she play in advising her husband and son during their presidencies? Which oth...
ListenSenator Ted Cruz from 2019-09-11T19:37:12
Senator Ted Cruz discusses American foreign policy and lends listeners as little of his in-depth knowledge of the Constitution.
ListenHow to Catch a Spy, with Jim Olson from 2019-09-05T22:30:05
After 30 years of chasing Soviet KGB secrets and jumping out of moving cars for the CIA, Jim Olson now shares his adventures with the world through his books. Olson was Directorate of Operations du...
ListenThe Moscow Rules, feat. Jonna Mendez from 2019-06-24T20:44:26
Former CIA Chief of Disguise Jonna Mendez talks about the exciting tactics used by American agents in Moscow during the height of the Cold War.
ListenYour Country, Our War: The Press and Diplomacy in Afghanistan, feat. Katherine Brown from 2019-06-12T18:01:50
President of Global Ties U.S. and author of "Your Country, Our War: The Press And Diplomacy in Afghanistan," Katherine Brown discusses the power of the U.S. News Media to engage in informal diploma...
ListenHow We Win: Combatting Violent Extremism in a New Way, feat. Farah Pandith from 2019-06-07T17:51:20
Farah Pandith, a world-leading expert and pioneer in countering violent extremism, draws on her visits to eighty countries, interviews with experts in a number of fields, and her experience in the ...
ListenFrom Chaos to Cooperation, feat. Paul Salem from 2019-05-30T16:17:56
President of the Middle East Institute, Paul Salem, discusses political change, transition, and conflict as well as the regional and international relations of the Middle East, with a special focus...
ListenThe Art of Getting Things Done, feat. Allan Stam from 2019-05-22T19:41:51
Allan Stam, the Dean of the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia, discusses his research on historical leaders and the trends they follow.
ListenPress Pass: All Access to the White House; feat. Major Garrett from 2019-05-10T19:50:55
CBS News Chief White House Correspondent Major Garrett discusses fundamental changes in journalism as the result of recent administration changes, and what he believes the future has in the store f...
ListenWithdrawal: What is our Word Worth? feat. Jeremi Suri from 2019-05-06T14:58:04
UT Austin's Jeremi Suri discusses the long-term ramifications of U.S. withdrawal from international treaties and agreements.
ListenPolitics Today: A Battle of Contempt & Gratitude, feat. Arthur Brooks from 2019-04-24T21:26:24
American Enterprise Institute president Arthur Brooks delves into how gratitude can bridge the increasing gap in American society caused by contempt.
ListenFirst: Sandra Day O'Connor, feat. Evan Thomas from 2019-04-18T21:39:42
Author and historian Evan Thomas delves into the interesting and often surprising life of the first female Supreme Court Justice, Sandra Day O'Connor.
ListenInside the White House: Past & Present, feat. Peter Baker from 2019-04-10T21:29:24
The New York Times’ Peter Baker gives an insider's perspective of what it's like to work in the White House Press Corps, as well as his personal experiences reporting on the impeachment trials of P...
ListenChurchill: Walking with Destiny, feat. Andrew Roberts from 2019-04-03T20:32:07
Biographer and historian Andrew Roberts delves into the life and times of one of the most recognizable personalities of WWII, Winston Churchill.
ListenInsights on Iran, feat. Thomas Pickering from 2019-03-28T21:48:25
Thomas Pickering - an esteemed diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Russia, India, El Salvador, Israel, Nigeria, and Jordan - shares his views on consistent diplomatic enga...
ListenStatecraft and the World Order, feat. Charles Edel from 2019-03-21T17:09:27
How does America fit within the larger historical narrative of the rise and fall of world powers? Dr. Charles Edel, a senior fellow at the United States Studies Centre, draws on Greek history to ca...
ListenBeirut Rules, feat. Fred Burton from 2019-03-13T18:57:33
Stratfor's Fred Burton uncovers the details behind the abduction and murder of CIA Station Chief William Buckley at the hands of Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon in the 1980s, and how his abduction ...
ListenFascism: A Warning, feat. Madeleine Albright from 2019-03-06T21:35:15
Madeleine Albright shares her insight on the current state of American politics, its place in the greater historical context, and what we can learn from it.
ListenThe Empty Throne, feat. James Lindsay from 2019-03-01T23:10:36
CFR’s James Lindsay, the author of The Empty Throne: America’s Abdication of Global Leadership, reviews President Trump’s strategy towards international diplomacy.
Music: Siesta by Jahzzar
Crisis in Venezuela, feat. Christopher Sabatini from 2019-02-19T22:24:35
Christopher Sabatini, the editor of LatinGoesGlobal.com and Columbia University professor, discusses the tumultuous political environment in Venezuela that has created the greatest humanitarian cri...
ListenU.S. Relations with Our Neighbors, feat. Laura Dawson & Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan from 2019-02-14T23:36:35
This week, Laura Dawson and Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan give insight into the current state of the U.S. relations with Canada and Mexico.
ListenPlagues and the Paradox of Progress, feat. Thomas Bollyky from 2019-02-08T23:44:59
CFR's Thomas Bollyky delves into alarming and interesting trends in global health today, as well as their implications on the world as a whole.
ListenThe Point of it All, Daniel Krauthammer from 2019-02-01T22:45:43
This week, Daniel Krauthammer joins Jim Falk to discuss "The Point of It All," the final work of his late father, Charles Krauthammer.
ListenFrom Cold War to Hot Peace, feat. Michael McFaul from 2019-01-23T18:30:27
Ambassador Michael McFaul joins Global I.Q. Minute to discuss the current U.S.-Russia Relations and his own personal experiences as the United States Ambassador to Russia.
ListenLeaders: Myth & Reality, feat. Stanley McChrystal from 2019-01-15T22:23:05
General Stanley McChrystal joins Jim Falk to discuss historical leaders and the lessons we can learn from them.
Music: Siesta by Jahzzar
100th Episode from 2019-01-08T21:50:22
We celebrate our 100th episode of Global I.Q. Minute with Jim Falk with a look back at some of our favorite moments, guests, interviews and some behind-the-scenes fun.
ListenAmbassador Ryan Crocker from 2018-12-21T00:22:01
Ambassador Ryan Crocker recounts his time as ambassador to the Russian Federation and the rise of Vladimir Putin on the latest episode of Council President & CEO Jim Falk’s weekly podcast. You’ll d...
ListenSaudi America, feat. Bethany McClean from 2018-12-03T20:53:58
Global I.Q. Minute explores global oil markets with Bethany McClean, author of “Saudi America: The Truth About Fracking and How It’s Changing the World."
ListenImpeachment: An American History, Feat. Jeffrey Engel from 2018-11-20T17:00:08
Featured on the latest episode of the Council's weekly podcast, SMU's Jeffrey Engel discusses the historical side of impeachment and answers the question: for what eventuality did the founding fath...
ListenIreland, Brexit, and the European Union, feat. Ambassador Daniel Mulhall from 2018-11-13T21:33:16
The Irish Ambassador to the U.S., Daniel Mulhall, delves into the issues of major economic, social, and demographic changes that Ireland has recently experienced, as well as the impacts these chang...
ListenSaudi Arabia, feat. Robert Jordan from 2018-11-06T19:46:41
Robert Jordan, the United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia from 2001 to 2003, delves into the current state of affairs for the Saudi Arabia and its region.
ListenPresidents of War, feat. Michael Beschloss from 2018-10-31T21:38:29
How does the most influential leader in the free world make the gut-wrenching decision to launch the nation into armed conflict? Acclaimed presidential historian and bestselling author Michael Besc...
ListenPolitics and the Press, feat. Sean Spicer from 2018-10-24T17:16:06
Sean Spicer, the twenty-eighth White House Press Secretary and White House Communications Director under President Donald Trump in 2017, pulls back the curtain and tells us what it’s really like to...
ListenAzad Jammu and Kashmir, feat. His Excellency Sardar Masood Khan from 2018-10-11T16:05:46
One of the legacies of the British partition of India in 1947 is the contested princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. His Excellency Sardar Masood Kahn, President of Azad Jammu Kashmir, goes in depth...
ListenAn American Abroad in a Post-American World, Feat. Suzy Hansen from 2018-10-09T16:54:37
When The New York Times Magazine writer Suzy Hansen joined a two-year fellowship in Istanbul, she sought to immerse herself in Turkey’s politics and culture. Ultimately, the experience exposed her ...
ListenContempt: A Memoir of the Clinton Investigation, feat. Ken Starr from 2018-10-04T16:11:42
Twenty years after the Starr Report and the Clinton impeachment, former independent counsel Ken Starr shares his definitive account of one of the most divisive periods in American history.
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John Kerry, 68th U.S. Secretary of State from 2018-10-01T17:27:59
John Kerry, 68th U.S. Secretary of State, reflects on his service during the Vietnam War and offers his thoughts on the current state of partisanship in Congress.
Be sure to pick up a copy...
Yemeni Human Rights Crisis, feat. Mohammed Al Samawi from 2018-09-26T20:34:15
Peace activist Mohammed Al Samawi joins us to recount his daring escape from Al Qaeda in Yemen with the help of a small group of strangers on Facebook. Through the personal story of this "Global Am...
ListenWar in the Cyber Age, feat. David Sanger from 2018-09-21T22:23:05
The three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author of two books, David Sanger, offers insider analysis on foreign policy, national security, and cyber warfare .
ListenColin Allred from 2018-08-14T16:59:56
Colin Allred, the Democratic nominee for the United States House of Representatives in Texas's 32nd congressional district, joins Jim Falk on a special episode of Global I.Q. Minute.
ListenAmerican National Security in an Age of Lies, feat. Michael Hayden from 2018-07-02T15:16:43
General Michael V. Hayden, the Former Director of the CIA and former director of the NSA, delves into “American National Security in an Age of Lies” in a special episode of Global I.Q. Minute with ...
ListenThe World As It Is: A Memoir of the Obama White House, feat. Ben Rhodes from 2018-06-21T16:02:30
Get a glimpse into the Obama Era White House with Ben Rhodes, Former Deputy National Security Advisor and one of President Obama’s closest advisors. Rhodes provides his insight on the forces that s...
ListenThe History and Geopolitics of the World’s Oceans, feat. Admiral Jim Stavridis from 2018-06-12T19:20:03
The History and Geopolitics of the World’s Oceans, feat. Admiral Jim Stavridis by World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth
ListenHard Truths from a Life in Intelligence, feat. James Clapper from 2018-06-05T16:18:52
James Clapper delves into the pressing cybersecurity and privacy issues facing our nation and citizens and his views on the successes and failures of the intelligence community.
ListenThe Excellence Dividend, feat. Tom Peters from 2018-05-21T19:56:03
His ground-breaking tome—In Search of Excellence—ushered in a business revolution and was the best-selling business book for more than 20 years. Nearly 40 years and 17 beloved management books late...
ListenThe Marshall Plan, feat. Benn Steil from 2018-05-11T20:55:47
CFR's Benn Steil delves into the strategies and political triumphs of the Marshall Plan, as well as its implication on the state of current world affairs.
ListenPakistan-U.S. Relations, feat. His Excellency Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry from 2018-05-08T22:06:59
His Excellency Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, Ambassador of Pakistan to the U.S., joins Jim Falk to highlight the improvements made in recent years within various aspects of Pakistani society, the nation’s ...
ListenAmerican Influence, with James Lindsay from 2018-04-12T16:55:20
How is the growing clash between American nationalism and globalism affecting U.S. foreign relations? James Lindsay, senior vice president and director of studies at the Council on Foreign Relation...
ListenBayan Sami Abdul Rahman from 2018-04-03T16:03:24
While a precarious cease-fire is now in effect as both sides pursue diplomatic talks, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) officials are calling on Washington to curtail U.S. military and reconstruc...
ListenHacking, Fake News and Cyber Security, feat. Adam Segal from 2018-03-29T16:06:54
Adam Segal, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and director of its Digital and Cyberspace Policy Program, considers how the rise of digital technology—particularly the proliferatio...
ListenOur Foreign Policy One Year Later, feat. Casimir Yost from 2018-03-22T20:09:36
Casimir Yost tallies the wins and losses of the man who prides himself on “The Art of the Deal.” Yost, a senior fellow at the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University, provides...
ListenSouth Korea in an Era of Rival Powers, feat. Scott Snyder from 2018-03-15T16:48:50
Scott Snyder, the Senior Fellow for Korea Studies and Director of the Program on U.S.-Korea Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations, offers expert insights into the often tense relationship betw...
ListenHis Excellency Armando Varricchio from 2018-03-08T18:11:42
His Excellency Armando Varricchio, Ambassador of Italy to the United States, joins Jim Falk to discuss the recent Italian general election, the future of the U.S.-Italy trade relationship and much ...
ListenHow India is Making Its Place in the World, feat. Alyssa Ayres from 2018-02-22T15:50:08
Boasting a robust economy, technical excellence, and growing military prowess, India is poised to exert significant influence on everything from global trade and climate change to clean energy and ...
ListenHis Excellency Madjid Bouguerra from 2018-02-08T20:02:30
Ambassador Madjid Bouguerra discusses the challenges Algeria has faced politically, economically and socially, as well as its triumphs, in this special Global I.Q. Minute with Jim Falk.
ListenA Humpty Dumpty Europe, feat. Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook from 2018-01-31T17:56:36
As the clock ticks down to the United Kingdom’s Brexit, Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook considers the EU’s future and the delicate balance of 21st-century statecraft, including EU-US relations as well as n...
ListenThe Road Not Taken, feat. Max Boot from 2018-01-29T15:48:39
Boot joins Global I.Q. Minute to discuss his newest book, The Road Not Taken: Edward Lansdale and the American Tragedy in Vietnam. Boot delves into the life of the legendary CIA operative—a man who...
ListenDestined for War? feat. Graham Allison from 2018-01-22T17:21:37
Graham Allison, a respected national security analyst and defense policy guru, joins Jim Falk to discuss his new book, Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides's Trap? Allison shed...
ListenDr. Rick Hodes from 2017-12-05T16:23:44
Rick Hodes is an American doctor who works in Ethiopia helping those with spinal deformities, as well as cancer and heart disease, and spinal conditions. He joins us to discuss what led him to Ethi...
ListenThe Quantum Spy, feat. David Ignatius from 2017-12-01T15:49:15
David Ignatius offers insight into foreign affairs and the real-world events that inspired his new novel, The Quantum Spy.
Look for new episodes of our podcast featuring some of the world...
Her Highness Princess Lalla Joumala Alaoui from 2017-11-16T17:42:08
Her Highness Princess Lalla Joumala Alaoui, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco to the United States, joins Jim Falk to discuss the nation's bright future! The Ambassador stopped to talk with Jim ...
ListenSir Richard Dearlove, Chief of MI6 (1999-2004) from 2017-11-14T19:41:54
Chief of MI6 (1999-2004) Sir Richard Dearlove discusses his long career as a covert operative working in the British Secret Intelligence Service.
ListenChina Update: Part 2, feat. Robert Daly from 2017-11-10T23:06:39
Robert Daly, Director of the Kissinger Institute on China and the U.S. at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, analyzed the 2017 U.S.- China Relationship. From topics of nuclear p...
ListenChina Update: Part 1, feat. Robert Daly from 2017-11-10T23:04:11
Robert Daly, Director of the Kissinger Institute on China and the U.S. at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, analyzes the 2017 U.S.- China Relationship. From topics of nuclear pr...
ListenOverload, feat. Bob Schieffer from 2017-11-08T21:53:40
How can we separate the truth from propaganda? And how can our democracy survive in the lightning-fast pace of the digital age? Veteran journalist Bob Schieffer offers answers in this provocative n...
ListenHue 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam, feat. Mark Bowden from 2017-10-27T15:20:31
Mark Bowden, author of Black Hawk Down and Hue 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam, talks about Vietnam, Korea and the impact that the American press had on modern warfare.
ListenWhen Crime Pays, feat. Milan Vaishnav from 2017-10-24T16:42:52
Milan Vaishnav, Senior Fellow, South Asia Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, is the author of "When Crime Pays: Money and Muscle in Indian Politics." Vaishnav dives into the inter...
ListenLioness, feat. Francine Klagsbrun from 2017-10-20T17:13:41
Francine Klagsbrun, columnist for the Jewish Week and author of Lioness: Golda Meir and the Nation of Israel, joins Jim Falk to discuss the interesting and at times surprising life of Golda Meir, I...
ListenFuture War, feat. Dr. Robert Latiff from 2017-10-10T16:07:27
What does the future of war look like? Retired Major General in U.S. Air Force, Dr. Robert Latiff, delves into topics like how how robots will effect future battles and the possibility of bio-enhan...
ListenThe Impossible Presidency, feat. Jeremi Suri from 2017-09-29T16:35:44
Jeremi Suri returns to Global I.Q. Minute to discuss his new book, The Impossible Presidency: The Rise and Fall of America's Highest Office. Suri argues that "the vastness of the [Presidency] makes...
ListenLeslie Schweitzer, Friends of the American University of Afghanistan from 2017-09-19T16:55:14
Jim's guest this week is Leslie Schweitzer, president and chair of Friends of the American University of Afghanistan. She delves into education issues facing the country and how the college has sou...
ListenChristopher Sabatini - Professor, Columbia University; Editor, LatinAmericaGoesGlobal.com from 2017-09-15T15:11:44
Jim's guest this week is Columbia University professor Dr. Christopher Sabatini, who is also the editor of LatinGoesGlobal.com. He drills down into the tumultuous political environment in Venezuela...
ListenWindfall, feat. Meghan O'Sullivan from 2017-09-11T16:17:03
This week's guest is a Harvard Kennedy School of Government international affairs professor and former Deputy National Security Advisor who is an expert on geopolitic and energy. Learn about the ef...
ListenJoshua Partlow, Mexico Bureau Chief, The Washington Post - Pt. 2 from 2017-09-01T16:31:19
Joshua Partlow, Mexico Bureau Chief for the Washington Post, returns to discuss his observations on the current strain in the United States relationship with Mexico.
ListenJoshua Partlow, The Washington Post - Part 1 from 2017-08-29T19:35:51
In this Global I.Q. Minute with Jim Falk, the journalist/author Joshua Partlow delves into the political intrigue surrounding Karzai's administration in Afghanistan.
ListenThe President’s Book of Secret, feat. David Priess from 2017-08-25T15:23:42
Council guest, David Priess, former daily intelligence briefer for the CIA and author of “The President’s Book of Secrets,” provides insight into the state of Intelligence in the current administra...
ListenDaring to Drive, feat. Manal al-Sharif from 2017-06-22T14:59:19
In this fascinating Greenberg Traurig Global I.Q. Minute with Jim Falk, Manal al-Sharif, the charismatic human rights leader and author of Daring To Drive, discusses not only “driving while female”...
ListenSteven Cook, Council on Foreign Relations from 2017-06-06T20:52:26
Dr. Steven A. Cook, author of False Dawn, explains the complicated and evolving multinational relationships in the Middle East in this Global I.Q. Minute with the Council's Jim Falk. For example, ...
ListenGarrett Graff, Author from 2017-06-01T20:12:58
From the Cold War to Twitter? Journalist/author Garrett M. Graff laughs when he describes his latest book as "light reading." In this Global I.Q. Interview with Jim Falk, Graff explains the U.S. Go...
ListenHis Excellency Fayçal Gouia, Ambassador of Tunisia to the U.S. from 2017-05-18T21:50:19
"Lack of democracy, lack of liberties and corruption" launched the "Arab Spring" in Tunisia where it is known as the "Dignity Revolution." The nation's Ambassador to the United States, His Excellen...
ListenAdam Roberts, the Economist from 2017-05-03T19:29:53
For years as the South Asia correspondent for The Economist, Adam Roberts lived in India and got to know the nation while "tasting the spice and feeling the dust and the heat." Now reporting from E...
ListenGraeme Wood, National Correspondent for The Atlantic from 2017-04-27T19:38:31
In this Global I.Q. Minute with Jim Falk, the journalist/author Graeme Wood sees the "big contradictory religion" of Islam as having the potential to be "a faith of either war or peace." He says th...
ListenHarold Trinkunas from 2017-04-12T15:08:12
What about Venezuela? The Council's International Perspectives Series speaker Dr. Harold Trinkunas focused on the economically unsteady nation in his Global I.Q. Minute With Jim Falk. And, he expla...
ListenHelene Cooper, Pulitzer Prize–winning Journalist and Bestselling Author from 2017-04-11T18:42:33
Helene Cooper of The New York Times begins her Global I.Q. Minute with Jim Falk in an unusual way, a quick "personal history" note about North Carolina vs. Duke. Then, the Pulitzer Prize-winning ...
ListenAmbassador Gerónimo Gutiérrez from 2017-04-10T19:49:53
Mexico's Ambassador to the United States Gerónimo Gutiérrez, in his Global I.Q. Minute with Jim Falk, touches on what he sees as a hopeful future for an improved NAFTA. Regarding campaign issues, i...
ListenDaniel Franklin, The Economist from 2017-04-04T20:44:53
In this Global I.Q. Minute with Jim Falk, Executive Editor of The Economist Daniel Franklin explores technology's disruption of the workplace and offers a caveat to one profession that "will never ...
ListenDavid Miliband, President of the IRC from 2017-03-22T15:22:48
"Texas has hugely benefited from being open to the world," David Miliband, the president and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, declares in his Global I.Q. Minute with Jim Falk, He also out...
ListenGeneive Abdo, Author from 2017-03-15T20:18:36
Our Council guest, the writer and Middle East analyst Geneive Abdo examines the "complicated" cultural/religious change and the Shi'a/Sunni divide. What created momentum for violence in the Islamic...
ListenStephen Biddle from 2017-03-08T16:31:03
In this Global IQ Minute with veteran military advisor Stephen Biddle, the topic is the future of American support in Iraq and Afghanistan, U.S. effect on region's conflicts and the contested Afgha...
ListenElliot Ackerman - Author/Journalist from 2017-03-01T15:38:42
This Global I.Q. Minute with Jim Falk focuses on a novelist, his inspiration and his goals. Istanbul-based writer Elliot Ackerman, a U.S. Marine with combat experience in Iraq and Afghanistan, has ...
ListenRichard Haass - President of the Council on Foreign Relations from 2017-02-22T15:29:28
In this Global IQ Minute, Council President Jim Falk explores the "global disarray" outlined by Council on Foreign Relations President Richard Haass who, in this wide-ranging interview, cites such ...
ListenDr. Robert Gates Secretary of Defense (2006 - 2011)- Part 2 from 2017-02-17T19:27:11
This portion of Dr. Robert Gates’ Global IQ session with Jim Falk includes his declaration that dropping out of the Trans Pacific Partnership has “yielded home-field advantage” to the Chinese, that...
ListenDr. Robert Gates - Secretary of Defense (2006 - 2011) - Part 1 from 2017-02-17T19:26:21
Dr. Robert Gates joined the World Affairs Council to celebrate education and sat for a Global IQ Minute Interview with Council President Jim Falk. Our two-part Global IQ opens with a brief praise o...
ListenVicente Fox, President of Mexico (2000 - 2006) from 2017-02-09T16:48:12
Beyond personality conflicts with President Donald Trump, Vicente Fox, Mexico's president 2000-2006, sees serious political and trade issues affecting the relationship between Mexico and the United...
ListenAmbassador James Jones from 2017-02-09T16:46:16
U.S. Ambassador James Jones (1993-1997), in our Conference Call Series on U.S.-Mexico Relations, says that while government levels are operating "maturely," the challenge is at the people level as ...
ListenSebastian Mallaby from 2017-01-30T22:33:58
Council President and CEO Jim Falk spoke with Sebastian Mallaby to discuss the future of the UK and the EU, along with how Fed Chair, Janet Yellen can learn from and avoid the same mistakes that Al...
ListenSupreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer from 2016-12-19T18:38:18
In this fascinating Global IQ Minute, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is revealed as a Cicero-quoting historian and legal scholar who appreciates the American democracy. He is concerned about ...
ListenAmbassador Thomas Pickering from 2016-12-12T18:06:17
Council President and CEO sits down with Ambassador Thomas Pickering to discuss his views on President-Elect Trump's choice for UN Ambassador, Israel and Palestine's future and his role in the Beng...
ListenBob Woodward, Author and Journalist from 2016-11-17T01:59:41
Bob Woodward, Author and Journalist by World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth
ListenKati Marton, Author and Journalist from 2016-11-14T15:43:05
Council President and CEO Jim Falk spoke with best-selling author, Kati Marton to discuss her newest book, "True Believer: Stalin's Last American Spy", about the life of Noel Fielding, one of Stali...
ListenParag Khanna, Best-Selling Author from 2016-11-07T22:05:37
Parag Khanna, Best-Selling Author by World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth
ListenHis Excellency Gérard Araud from 2016-10-28T16:16:42
Council President and CEO Jim Falk spoke with French Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Gérard Araud, about his work in solidifying the Iran Nuclear Deal, how France and the EU are dea...
ListenEx-CIA Briefer and Author, David Priess from 2016-10-24T22:17:11
Ex-CIA Briefer and Author, David Priess by World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth
ListenGen. Michael Hayden from 2016-10-06T01:43:12
Gen. Michael Hayden by World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth
ListenGeneral David Petraeus (US Army, Retired) from 2016-10-04T16:30:01
General David Petraeus (US Army, Retired) by World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth
ListenAuthor and Journalist, Joby Warrick from 2016-09-19T21:51:11
Author and Journalist, Joby Warrick by World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth
ListenAuthor Steven Lee Myers from 2016-09-16T18:22:53
Author Steven Lee Myers by World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth
ListenAndras Vamos-Goldman, Justice Rapid Response from 2016-09-12T16:07:21
Andras Vamos-Goldman, Justice Rapid Response by World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth
ListenAuthor and CNN Legal Analyst, Jeffrey Toobin from 2016-08-29T14:12:34
Released August 23, 2016. Council President and CEO Jim Falk sat down with Jeffrey Toobin, CNN Legal Analyst and author of American Heiress: The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Pat...
ListenAuthor Kyle Kondik from 2016-07-27T20:05:03
Released July 22, 2016. Council President and CEO Jim Falk discusses the 2016 Republican National Convention with Kyle Kondik, managing editor of Sabato's Crystal Ball and the author of The Bellwet...
ListenAuthor Joshua Cooper Ramo from 2016-07-27T20:03:27
Released May 31, 2016. Joshua Cooper Ramo, best-selling author of The Seventh Sense: Power, Fortune and Survival in the Age of Networks, discusses how our personal and global networks affect intern...
ListenGovernor General David Johnston from 2016-07-27T20:01:53
Released May 27, 2016. His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, tackles a range of topics, from Canada's global role to the Canada-U.S. partnership.
ListenGerman Ambassador Peter Wittig from 2016-07-27T20:00:41
Released May 12, 2016. German Ambassador Peter Wittig discusses the German strategy for dealing with the Syrian refugee crisis, the rise in European nationalism and the potential ramifications of t...
ListenAmbassador Cameron Munter from 2016-07-27T19:59:23
Released April 5, 2016. Council President and CEO Jim Falk had a chance to sit down Ambassador Cameron Munter, the former Ambassador to Pakistan from 2010-2012. They discuss the United States raid ...
ListenThe Economist's Tom Wainwright from 2016-07-27T19:58:02
Released Feb. 29, 2016. Council President and CEO Jim Falk had a chance to sit down with our February 29 speaker, Tom Wainwright, who is The Economist’s Britain Editor and the author of "Narconomic...
ListenSenator Jim Webb from 2016-07-27T19:56:46
Released Feb. 11, 2016. Jim Falk sits down with Sen. Jim Webb to discuss his foreign policy and his reasoning behind stepping back from an independent run.
ListenMexican Foreign Affairs Minister Jose Antonio Meade from 2016-07-27T19:50:59
Recorded on July 10, 2015. Jim Falk talks to Mexico’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, the honorable Jose Antonio Meade, about the unique partnership between Mexico and Texas and the opportunities for ...
ListenAmbassador Robert Jordan from 2016-07-27T19:49:25
Recorded on July 7, 2015. Jim Falk talks to the “Desert Diplomat,” otherwise known as Amb. Robert Jordan, who served as the U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia from 2001 to 2003. Amb. Jordan discusses ...
ListenThe Economist's Adrian Wooldridge from 2016-07-27T19:48:05
Recorded on June 25, 2015. Adrian Wooldridge, Managing Editor of The Economist, chats with Jim Falk about his recent book, “The Great Disruption: How business is coping with turbulent times” and th...
ListenDr. Ben Carson from 2016-07-27T19:46:51
Recorded on May 28, 2015. After an early breakfast with the Council, former Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson talks to Jim Falk about his plans to tackle ISIS and solve foreign polic...
ListenEvan Osnos: The New China from 2016-07-27T19:46:01
Recorded on May 27, 2015. 2014 National Book Award winner Evan Osnos joins Global I.Q. Minute to talk about his revealing book on everyday life in China, titled “Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, T...
ListenGov. Rick Perry from 2016-07-27T19:44:55
Recorded on May 5, 2015. Former Texas Governor and Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry sits down for a short talk with Jim Falk to discuss his foreign policy positions on Israel and what a...
ListenDefense Secretary Leon Panetta from 2016-07-27T19:44:01
Recorded on March 18, 2015. Former Secretary of Defense and CIA Director Leon Panetta sits down with Jim Falk for a memorable Global I.Q. Minute. The pair discuss Panetta’s memoirs, “Worthy Fights,...
ListenAuthor George Friedman from 2016-07-27T19:42:31
Recorded on March 17, 2015. Jim Falk interviews George Friedman, Chairman and Founder of Stratfor Global Intelligence, to get insight into Friedman’s book, “Flash Points: The Emerging Crisis in Eur...
ListenDavid Axelrod from 2016-07-27T19:41:30
Recorded on Feb. 26, 2015. Jim Falk talks to David Axelrod, podcast guru and one of the political masterminds behind President Obama’s election and presidency. Axelrod discusses his memoir, “Believ...
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