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May 5, 2022

Elections and Voting
Philippine General Election, Hong Kong’s New Chief Executive, and More

The Philippines holds a general election, a vote for a new chief executive happens in Hong Kong, and foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) nations meet in Germany.

Podcast Philippine presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., son of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, delivers a speech during a campaign rally in Lipa, Batangas province, Philippines, April 20, 2022.
Podcast by James M. Lindsay and Robert McMahon The World Next Week

May 23, 2024

India
India, Modi, and Hindu Nationalism

On this episode of Why It Matters, experts discuss the rise of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist agenda for India.

Podcast The celebration of the consecration ceremony of Ayodhya's Ram Temple.
Podcast by Gabrielle Sierra, Ashok Swain, and Hartosh Singh Bal Why It Matters

January 31, 2017

United States
Immigration Executive Order

CFR's James M. Lindsay and Edward Alden examine President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration.

Podcast Demonstrators shut down the lower level loop at LAX during a protest against the travel ban imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order in Los Angeles, California.
Podcast by Edward Alden and James M. Lindsay The President’s Inbox

November 5, 2020

Election 2020
U.S. Ballot Counting Continues, WTO Selects Director General, and More

The world awaits the results of the close U.S. presidential election, the World Trade Organization (WTO) is scheduled to select a new director general, and Myanmar holds fraught elections.

Podcast County employee opens mail-in ballots at the Luzerne County Bureau of Elections.
Podcast by James M. Lindsay and Robert McMahon The World Next Week

January 11, 2021

Transition 2021
Transition 2021 Replay: Biden’s CIA Director Nominee on U.S. Diplomacy

President-Elect Joe Biden recently nominated Ambassador William J. Burns to serve as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency. In June of 2019, Ambassador Burns and James M. Lindsay discussed …

Podcast Then-U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns makes remarks at a session of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue at the State Department in Washington July 11, 2013.
Podcast by James M. Lindsay and William J. Burns The President’s Inbox