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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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July 1, 2020
Political History and Theory
Living in History
Whether you think we are making history or repeating it, it’s safe to say we are living in a historic time. In this episode, Why It Matters asks three historians to weigh in on how to use the past to…
October 27, 2020
U.S. Foreign Policy
The History of U.S. Isolationism, With Charles A. Kupchan
Charles A. Kupchan, CFR senior fellow and professor of international affairs at Georgetown University, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the long history of American efforts to avoid foreign…
December 16, 2021
Political History and Theory
How Can We Use (but Not Abuse) History?
Richard Haass and Margaret MacMillan, one of the world’s foremost historians, discuss how best to apply history to better understand current global challenges, including the erosion of democracy, the…
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…
December 9, 2021
U.S. Foreign Policy
U.S. Plans Beijing Olympics Diplomatic Boycott, Trump’s History Tour, and More
The United States announces a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, former President Donald Trump kicks off his History Tour, and Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his an…
