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May 6, 2021

Energy and Environment
U.S.-Canada Pipeline Dispute, Harris and AMLO Talk Migration, and More

A major fuel pipeline from Canada to the United States could be shut down, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) meet virtually to discuss migrati…

Podcast A 42-inch green pipe is moved into position under an existing 26-inch pipe October 3, 2000 in Howell, Michigan, 60 miles north of Detroit. The pipeline will carry natural gas from Canada to the northeastern U.S. The demand for cleaner natural gas, estimated to be growing at 1.8% a year, is requiring more energy infrastructure to be built. At present, the U.S. has 270,000 miles of interstate gas pipelines in place.
Podcast by James M. Lindsay and Robert McMahon The World Next Week

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

January 30, 2024

United States
Henry Wallace and the Origins of the Cold War, With Benn Steil

Benn Steil, a senior fellow and director of international economics at CFR, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how Henry Wallace might have changed history had he and not Harry Truman succeed…

Podcast Delegates at the Progressive Party’s 1948 national convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, show their support for the party’s presidential candidate, Henry Wallace.
Podcast by James M. Lindsay and Benn Steil The President’s Inbox

April 21, 2016

Economics
Geoeconomics and Statecraft: A Conversation with Jennifer M. Harris

What is “geoeconomics” and how did it fall out of favor among U.S. officials and policymakers? How do countries like China and India use geoeconomic tools to pursue foreign policy interests? How coul…

Podcast War by Other Means book cover
Podcast Power, Politics, and Preventive Action - Podcast

May 18, 2021

Cybersecurity
The Colonial Pipeline Hack, With Robert K. Knake

Rob Knake, CFR’s Whitney Shepardson senior fellow, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the consequences and lessons of the recent ransomware attack on the owner of the largest fuel pipeline sy…

Podcast A plastic bag covering a fuel pump to signal no gas is available is seen at a Circle K gas station after a cyberattack crippled the biggest fuel pipeline in the country, run by Colonial Pipeline, in Lakeland, Florida, U.S. May 14, 2021.
Podcast by James M. Lindsay and Robert K. Knake The President’s Inbox

August 3, 2023

Russia
Navalny’s Verdict, Amazon Cooperation Summit, Israel’s Political Crisis, and More

A Russian court will deliver the final verdict for opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s trial on “extremism” charges; eight South American heads of state meet in Belém, Brazil to try to strengthen a co…

Podcast Activists of the Russian community demonstrate for the freedom of Alexei Navalny and all Russian political prisoners on January 21, 2023 in Rome, Italy.
Podcast by Robert McMahon and Carla Anne Robbins The World Next Week