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May 5, 2020

Public Health Threats and Pandemics
Epidemics in World History, With Frank M. Snowden

Frank M. Snowden, Andrew Downey Orrick professor emeritus of history and history of medicine at Yale University, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how epidemics have shaped world history. Sn…

Podcast A lab technician prepares a medium to grow a virus at the Eijkman Institute, one of the only two facilities in Indonesia capable of diagnosing Zika, in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Podcast by James M. Lindsay and Frank M. Snowden The President’s Inbox

March 31, 2017

Global
Famine and Humanitarian Aid

Andrew Natsios, former Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, joins CFR's James M. Lindsay and Robert McMahon in examining the U.S. role in mitigating famine and hum…

Podcast A displaced Iraqi child who fled the Islamic State received humanitarian aid supplies at Al Khazer camp, Iraq.
Podcast by James M. Lindsay, Robert McMahon, and Andrew S. Natsios The President’s Inbox

June 21, 2023

Artificial Intelligence (AI)
AI Meets World, Part Two

The rapid emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) has brought lawmakers and industry leaders to the same conclusion: regulation is necessary to ensure the technology changes the world for the bette…

Podcast Contrasted image of the White House and Capitol Building.
Podcast by Gabrielle Sierra, Sebastian Mallaby, and Janet Haven Why It Matters

November 9, 2023

Indo-Pacific
Biden and Xi at APEC, Macron’s Gaza Conference, Arab League Emergency Summit, and More

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Summit begins in San Francisco with U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping set to meet on the sidelines; French President Emma…

Podcast A sign advertising the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) Summit in San Francisco, California on November 8, 2023.
Podcast by Robert McMahon and Carla Anne Robbins The World Next Week

July 15, 2020

Olympics
Hey, Remember the Olympics?

Hosting the Olympics is a monumental undertaking that often leaves behind rusted stadiums and financial losses. So why do nations compete to do it? This episode examines the political history of the …

Podcast People pose for pictures in front of the Olympic rings in the Olympic Park in London, United Kingdom.
Podcast by Gabrielle Sierra and Jules Boykoff Why It Matters

March 17, 2022

Diplomacy and International Institutions
NATO Leaders Talk Russia, OIC Ministers Meet, and More

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) leaders meet in Brussels as Russia’s attacks in Ukraine continue, and ministers from Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) countries discuss the ongoing …

Podcast Ukrainian firefighters try to extinguish a fire after an airstrike hit an apartment complex in Chuhuiv, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine on February 24, 2022.
Podcast by Robert McMahon and Steven A. Cook The World Next Week