Max Boot, the Jeane J. Kirkpatrick senior fellow for national security studies at CFR and a columnist for The Washington Post, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss Ronald Reagan’s life and his impact on U.S. foreign policy. Enter the CFR book giveaway by September 24, 2024, for the chance to win one of ten free copies of Reagan: His Life and …

Steven Cook, the Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies at CFR, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the potential for a wider war in the Middle East as Iran vows to retaliate against Israel for the killing of a top Hamas official in Tehran. Mentioned on the Episode Steven Cook, The End of Ambition: America’s Past,…

Liana Fix, a fellow for Europe at CFR, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss Ukraine’s surprise incursion into Russia. Mentioned on the Episode Liana Fix, “NATO and Ukraine: The Peril of Indecision,” Survival Liana Fix and Michael Kimmage, “The Ukraine Scenarios,” Foreign Affairs For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s …

Stephen Heintz, president and CEO of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how the United States should adapt to an era of renewed great power competition and domestic disagreement over what it should seek to achieve abroad. This episode is the fourth in a special TPI series on U.S. grand strategy. Mentioned on t…

Rush Doshi, C.V. Starr Senior Fellow for Asia Studies and director of the China Strategy Initiative, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how America should navigate its geopolitical rivalry with China. Mentioned on the Episode Graham Allison, Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides’ Trap? Hal Brands and Michael Beckley, Dan…

Christopher Kirchhoff, former special assistant to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Raj M. Shah, managing partner of Shield Capital, sit down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the efforts by the U.S. Department of Defense to incorporate cutting-edge technology into its operations. Mentioned on the Episode Ashton B. Carter, “Keeping Ame…

Max Davenport and Flobo Boyce join the show to talk about their new comic on Kickstarter, FIRST PLACE LOSERS. You can find the project here: http://kck.st/3WlMREW Follow Max on Instagram @maxdavenportyo Follow Flobo on Instagram @flobito Subscribe via: Apple | Google | Spotify Follow the Show: Twitter | Instagram @TMBCworkshop Contact: Letters@TMBC…

Charles A. Kupchan, a senior fellow at CFR and a professor of international affairs at Georgetown University, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how the United States should adapt to an era of renewed great power competition and domestic disagreement over what it should seek to achieve abroad. This episode is the third in a special TPI seri…

Sir Robin Niblett, distinguished fellow at Chatham House, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss a potential second Cold War between the United States and China. Mentioned on the Episode Graham Allison, Destined for War: Can American and China Escape Thucydides’ Trap? Barry Buzan, “A New Cold War? The Case for a General Concept,” International …

Stephen Flynn, chair of the Committee on Assessing WMD Nuclear Terrorism at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and a political science professor at Northeastern University, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the steps the U.S. government should take to prevent and respond to nuclear terrorism. Mentioned on the Epi…

Matthias Matthijs, senior fellow for Europe at CFR and associate professor of international political economy at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies, and Daniela Schwarzer, a member of the executive board of the Bertelsmann Stiftung, sit down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the results and consequences of the snap e…

Jack Rakove, the William Robertson Coe professor of history and American studies and professor emeritus of political science and law at Stanford University, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss why the United States declared independence in 1776 and its meaning for the country today. This episode first aired: July 4, 2023 Mentioned on the Pod…

Robert D. Blackwill, the Henry A. Kissinger senior fellow for U.S. foreign policy at CFR, and Richard Fontaine, the chief executive officer of the Center for a New American Security, sit down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the U.S. response to the rise of China. Enter the CFR book giveaway by July 8, 2024, for the chance to win one of ten free co…

Michelle Gavin, the Ralph Bunche senior fellow for Africa policy studies at CFR, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the ongoing deadly conflict and humanitarian crisis in Sudan. Mentioned on the Episode Michelle Gavin, “The World’s Shameful Neglect of Sudan,” CFR.org “Sudan’s Civil War, With Michelle Gavin,” The President’s Inbox For an epi…