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October 28, 2021

Diplomacy and International Institutions
Rome Hosts G20 Leaders, Japanese Citizens Vote, and More

The Group of Twenty (G20) holds a pivotal summit in Rome, Japanese citizens head to the polls for parliamentary elections, and the twenty-sixth Conference of the Parties (COP26) begins in Glasgow.

Podcast A person holds inflatable Earth as climate activists including Extinction Rebellion and Fridays for Future stage a protest demanding more action whilst G20 climate and environment ministers hold a meeting in Naples, Italy, July 22, 2021.
Podcast by Robert McMahon and Stewart M. Patrick The World Next Week

November 29, 2018

United States
On the Upcoming G20 Summit with Stewart Patrick

Stewart Patrick joins Jim Lindsay to discuss the implications of the G20 summit.

Podcast 20181129_TPI_G20
Podcast by James M. Lindsay and Stewart M. Patrick The President’s Inbox

March 27, 2024

Space
UFOs: Close Encounters of the National Security Kind

On this episode of Why It Matters, experts discuss the national security concerns around UFOs and the real search for extraterrestrial life.

Podcast Sign for UFO "self parking" against a blue sky.
Podcast by Gabrielle Sierra, Philippe Ailleris, Shane Harris, and Kai-Uwe Schrogl Why It Matters

February 29, 2024

United States
Biden Addresses SOTU, Iran Holds Elections, Bosnia’s Pipeline Feud, and More

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers his last State of the Union address before elections to a polarized Congress; Iran holds its first parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections since the 2022 pro…

Podcast A view of a billboard with candidate propaganda pictures, placards on it as a people walk past in a street of the Iranian capital Tehran on February 28, 2024. Legislative elections are scheduled to take place in the country on 1 March 2024.
Podcast by Robert McMahon and Carla Anne Robbins The World Next Week

November 19, 2020

Diplomacy and International Institutions
G20 Summit Goes Virtual, Biden Nominates Cabinet Members, and More

Saudi Arabia hosts a virtual Group of Twenty (G20) summit, U.S. President-Elect Joe Biden ramps up his cabinet nomination process, and the United States prepares to formally withdraw from the Treaty …

Podcast US President-elect Joe Biden listens to US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris make a statement at The Queen in Wilmington, Delaware on November 16, 2020.
Podcast by James M. Lindsay and Robert McMahon The World Next Week

November 29, 2018

G20 (Group of Twenty)
Trump Attends G20 Summit, and a UN Climate Summit Begins in Poland

World leaders convene in Argentina for the annual G20 summit, and a UN climate summit gets underway in Poland. 

Podcast U.S. President Donald Trump boards Air Force One
Podcast by James M. Lindsay and Robert McMahon The World Next Week