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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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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…
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.
November 22, 2016
Cybersecurity
Thinking About Long-Term Cybersecurity: A Conversation With Steven Weber and Betsy Cooper
I had a fascinating conversation with Professor Steven Weber and Dr. Betsy Cooper of the UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity (CLTC). We discussed several scenarios that CLTC developed that…
November 14, 2023
Diplomacy and International Institutions
The APEC Summit, With Matthew Goodman
Matthew Goodman, a distinguished fellow for global economic policy and director of the Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies at CFR, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the upcoming Asia-Pa…
November 9, 2023
Indo-Pacific
Biden and Xi at APEC, Macron’s Gaza Conference, Arab League Emergency Summit, and More
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Summit begins in San Francisco with U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping set to meet on the sidelines; French President Emma…
February 26, 2020
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
The One Where We Talk About NATO at a Party
You’re making the rounds at a party when someone asks you about NATO. Is it still important? The alliance is credited with preventing a third world war, but a lot of us don’t know what it is or how i…
