The President’s Inbox

by Council on Foreign Relations

637

Politics #142

Each episode of The President’s Inbox explores a foreign policy challenge facing the United States.

Trump’s Plan for the Panama Canal, With Will Freeman
Apr 15, 2025 – 31:53
Confronting the China Challenge, With Dmitri Alperovitch
Apr 8, 2025 – 45:44
Germany's Rearmament, With Sophia Besch
Apr 1, 2025 – 34:34
The New Era of Economic Warfare, With Edward Fishman
Mar 25, 2025 – 41:18
Conflict in Eastern Congo, With Mvemba Dizolele
Mar 18, 2025 – 31:54
U.S. Space Policy, With Nina Armagno and Jane Harman
Mar 11, 2025 – 33:01
Reporting from China, With Jane Perlez
Mar 4, 2025 – 33:09
Trump’s Peace Plan for Ukraine, With Liana Fix and Charles A. Kupchan
Feb 25, 2025 – 37:05
Modi Meets Trump, With Tanvi Madan
Feb 18, 2025 – 33:10
New Podcast Spotlight: The Interconnect
Feb 14, 2025 – 30:27
A New U.S. Grand Strategy: A World in Permanent Crisis, With Robert Kaplan
Feb 11, 2025 – 29:24
DeepSeek Upends AI Competition, With Adam Segal
Feb 4, 2025 – 32:58
The Gaza Cease-Fire, With Steven Cook
Jan 28, 2025 – 30:49
A New U.S. Grand Strategy: The Eurasia Challenge, With Hal Brands
Jan 21, 2025 – 36:00
Trump's Immigration Policy, with Edward Alden (Transition 2025, Episode 9)
Jan 14, 2025 – 34:04
Iran Reacts to Trump’s Victory, With Ray Takeyh (Transition 2025, Episode 8)
Jan 7, 2025 – 36:55
TPI Replay: The Case for Multipolar Pluralism, With Stephen Heintz
Dec 31, 2024 – 32:06
TPI Replay: The Case for Liberal Realism, With Charles A. Kupchan
Dec 24, 2024 – 37:35
China Reacts to Trump’s Election, With Zoe Liu (Transition 2025, Episode 7)
Dec 17, 2024 – 34:39
Japan Reacts to Trump’s Victory, With Sheila Smith (Transition 2025, Episode 6)
Dec 10, 2024 – 39:15
Latin America Reacts to Trump’s Election, With Will Freeman (Transition 2025, Episode 5)
Dec 3, 2024 – 29:07
Europe Reacts to Trump’s Victory, With Liana Fix and Matthias Matthijs (Transition 2025, Episode 4)
Nov 26, 2024 – 39:34
Trump’s National Security Appointees, With Christopher M. Tuttle (Transition 2025, Episode 3)
Nov 19, 2024 – 31:48
Trump and the Middle East, With Steven A. Cook (Transition 2025, Episode 2)
Nov 12, 2024 – 35:55
Staffing a New Administration, With Stephen Hadley (Transition 2025, Episode 1)
Nov 5, 2024 – 37:37
The Axis of Autocracies Challenge, With Jennifer Kavanagh and Andrea Kendall-Taylor (Election 2024, Episode 7)
Oct 29, 2024 – 49:02
The China Challenge, With Liza Tobin and Jake Werner (Election 2024, Episode 6)
Oct 22, 2024 – 46:06
The Taiwan Challenge, With Oriana Mastro and David Sacks (Election 2024, Episode 5)
Oct 15, 2024 – 48:46
The Middle East Challenge, With Steven A. Cook and Amy Hawthorne (Election 2024, Episode 4)
Oct 8, 2024 – 48:50
The Trade Challenge, With Edward Alden and Ana Swanson (Election 2024, Episode 3)
Oct 1, 2024 – 39:29
The Climate Challenge, With Alice Hill and Varun Sivaram (Election 2024, Episode 2)
Sep 24, 2024 – 43:41
The Russia Challenge, With Liana Fix and Thomas Graham (Election 2024, Episode 1)
Sep 17, 2024 – 40:07
Ronald Reagan on U.S. Global Leadership, with Max Boot
Sep 10, 2024 – 33:39
A Wider Middle East War, With Steven Cook
Sep 3, 2024 – 33:39
Ukraine’s Attack on Kursk, With Liana Fix
Aug 27, 2024 – 34:48
A New U.S. Grand Strategy: The Case for Multipolar Pluralism, With Stephen Heintz
Aug 20, 2024 – 32:06
America’s China Strategy, With Rush Doshi
Aug 13, 2024 – 37:19
Silicon Valley and the Future of Warfare, With Christopher Kirchhoff and Raj M. Shah
Aug 5, 2024 – 32:57
A New U.S. Grand Strategy: The Case for Liberal Realism, With Charles A. Kupchan
Jul 30, 2024 – 37:35
A U.S.-China Cold War, With Robin Niblett
Jul 23, 2024 – 36:18
The Threat of Nuclear Terrorism, With Stephen Flynn
Jul 16, 2024 – 32:44
The Elections in Britain and France, With Matthias Matthijs and Daniela Schwarzer
Jul 9, 2024 – 38:06
TPI Replay: The Fourth of July, With Jack Rakove
Jul 2, 2024 – 33:29
The U.S. Pivot to Asia, With Robert D. Blackwill and Richard Fontaine
Jun 25, 2024 – 37:38
Sudan’s Ongoing Civil War, With Michelle Gavin
Jun 18, 2024 – 29:17
The Right Surges in EU Elections, With Liana Fix and Matthias Mattijs
Jun 11, 2024 – 34:35
U.S. Policy in the Middle East, With Steven A. Cook
Jun 4, 2024 – 32:35
Mexico’s Presidential Election, With Andrés Rozental
May 28, 2024 – 42:34
America’s New Cold Wars, With David Sanger
May 21, 2024 – 38:18
The Impact of AI on Warfare, With Andrew Reddie
May 14, 2024 – 33:59