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International efforts, such as the Paris Agreement, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But experts say countries aren’t doing enough to limit dangerous global warming.
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In this special edition, CFR.org Editor Robert McMahon, CFR's Director of Studies Jim Lindsay and Senior Fellow for Women and Foreign Policy Gayle Lemmon start off the summer with a list of books that they will be reading in the weeks ahead. Listen in for recommendations from their reading lists.
Gayle's Picks:
The Wisdom of Finance: Discovering Humanity in the World of Risk and Return, by Mihir Desai
Code Girls, by Liza Mundy
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, by Arundhati Roy
I Was Told to Come Alone: My Journey Behind the Lines of Jihad, by Souad Mekhennet
"Halt and Catch Fire" on AMC
"Berlin Station" on EPIX
Robert's Picks:
Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic, by Sam Quinones
Redeployment, by Phil Klay
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI, by David Grann
"All Things Considered," produced by BBC Wales
Jim's Picks:
Present at the Creation: My Years in the State Department, by Dean Acheson
Profiles in Courage, by John F. Kennedy and Ted Sorenson
Hue 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam, by Mark Bowden
"Dunkirk," dir. Christopher Nolan (U.S. release date: July 21, 2017)
In this live series finale, Bob and Carla discuss the most pressing international news stories with special guest Deborah Amos. President Donald Trump virtually attends the annual Davos summit where he will address corporate and government leaders just three days after his inauguration; the next phase of hostage and prisoner swaps is due as part of the Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal; a tightly controlled presidential election in Belarus kicks off a new year of consequential elections around the globe; and TikTok is revived in the United States—for now— after President Trump forestalled the app’s initial ban.
This episode was originally produced live on January 21, 2025.
Israel and Hamas reach a cease-fire deal aimed at exchanging hostages and prisoners while seeking a longer-term pause in fighting; the incoming Donald Trump administration weighs ambitious moves on immigration; Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Russian President Vladimir Putin sign off on a twenty-year partnership agreement; and students in Serbia protest violations of civil rights.
President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, will appear before the Senate Armed Services Committee; the Supreme Court hears arguments over the Joe Biden administration’s imminent banning of TikTok; Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation prompts questions on the future of U.S.-Canada trade relations; and Europe’s eastern states confront energy issues after Ukraine stops the flow of Russian gas through its territory.