Episodes

  • Trouble over Taiwan | Bonnie Glaser

    Trouble over Taiwan | Bonnie Glaser
    Nov 23 2021
    In the Sino-American great-power drama, Taiwan has taken center stage, as China has ramped up pressure on the island. How much danger is Taiwan in – and how far will the US go to defend it?

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    33 mins
  • Debt Wars | Barry Eichengreen

    Debt Wars | Barry Eichengreen
    Nov 9 2021
    The unprecedented fiscal spending that many governments unleashed in response to the COVID-19 crisis has fueled an increasingly heated debate over the risks posed by public debt. But the debate is far from new, and history holds important lessons that should inform it.

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    29 mins
  • America’s Afghan Debacle | Annie Pforzheimer

    America’s Afghan Debacle | Annie Pforzheimer
    Oct 26 2021
    The Taliban has announced its interim government, and its all-male, often-hardline makeup seems to have confirmed many observers’ worst fears. Why did the US mission in Afghanistan fail, and what is in store for the country under Taliban rule?

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    29 mins
  • Voting in a Time of Democratic Erosion | Francesca Binda

    Voting in a Time of Democratic Erosion | Francesca Binda
    Oct 12 2021
    While elections alone don’t necessarily make a state democratic, they do offer a glimpse into the strength and legitimacy of a democracy. What can we learn from recent electoral outcomes?

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    34 mins
  • Is Crypto Going Mainstream? | Sheila Warren

    Is Crypto Going Mainstream? | Sheila Warren
    Sep 28 2021
    After over a decade on the fringes of the global monetary system, digital currencies are increasingly being embraced by companies, governments, and citizens around the world. Are they set to become an integral part of the global monetary system?

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    28 mins
  • Economic Crisis in the Anthropocene | Adam Tooze

    Economic Crisis in the Anthropocene | Adam Tooze
    Sep 14 2021
    The COVID-19 pandemic triggered the swiftest and most comprehensive contraction of global economic activity ever. With crises set to proliferate – not least because of climate change – the successes and failures of the pandemic response should serve as lessons for governments everywhere.

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    32 mins
  • The End of the Indispensable Nation | Stephen Wertheim

    The End of the Indispensable Nation | Stephen Wertheim
    Aug 31 2021
    Twenty years ago, the September 11 terrorist attacks invigorated America’s sense of itself as the “indispensable nation.” But its actions since then have failed to improve global security and have endangered those who it claimed to be helping.

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    35 mins
  • Toward Bretton Woods 2.0? | Harold James & Paola Subacchi

    Toward Bretton Woods 2.0? | Harold James & Paola Subacchi
    Aug 17 2021
    In 1971, President Richard Nixon closed the gold window, effectively ushering in a new global monetary non-system with a single pillar: the US dollar. Fifty years later, that pillar is showing signs of strain. Can the world muster the cooperation needed to manage whatever comes next?

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    37 mins