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September 13, 2023

Inequality
Who Runs the World?... Not Women

Female representation in politics leads to numerous benefits, but the vast majority of the world’s most powerful politicians are men. Using the Council on Foreign Relations’ Women’s Power Index tool …

Podcast Female legislator raises hand to participate while holding child.

June 21, 2022

China
Miscalculating on China, With Aaron L. Friedberg

Aaron L. Friedberg, professor of politics and international affairs at Princeton University, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how the United States got China wrong and what the Biden admini…

Podcast hinese President Xi Jinping, bottom left, is applauded by members of the government as he arrives at the opening session of the National Peoples Congress at the Great Hall of the People on March 5, 2022 in Beijing, China. China's annual political gathering known as the Two Sessions opened Friday and will convene leaders and lawmakers to set the government's agenda for domestic economic and social development for the year.

April 14, 2022

Financial Markets
What in the World Is a Global Minimum Tax?

For years, large corporations have exploited international tax laws to pay less taxes. But last year, 137 countries backed a potential solution: a 15 percent corporate tax applied regardless of a com…

Podcast Money

July 13, 2023

Taiwan
Taiwan, China, and the Threat of War

A small island one hundred miles off the coast of China could be the flashpoint that determines the future of great-power competition. Experts increasingly warn that a Chinese invasion of Taiwan woul…

Podcast Missiles lined up on a beach shore in Taiwan.

June 15, 2017

United States
BONUS: White House Summer Reading

This is a bonus segment from our summer reading special on our sister podcast, The World Next Week. On this part of the show Bob, Jim, and guest host Gayle Lemmon offer summer reading recommendations…

Podcast Book open on a beach