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Global Insights
Network 20/20’s Global Insights is a series of moderated conversations that brings together a curious global audience to dig deeper into macro-level and region-specific trends shaping our world.
Episodes
Global InsightsBeyond Brexit and Political Turmoil: Martin Wolf on What’s Next for the U.K.’s Economy
Between September and October 2022, the United Kingdom witnessed a rotation of three individuals in the position of Prime Minister. The newly inaugurated Prime…
Global InsightsBiden’s Foreign Policy for the Middle Class
In 2020, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace published a report called “Making U.S. Foreign Policy Work Better for the Middle Class,” using…
Global InsightsDeep Dives China Episode 2: Dr. Yukon Huang on How China Can Revive Its Economy
On March 5th, Chinese outgoing Premier Li Keqiang opened the National People’s Congress meeting with his annual Work Report and revealed a growth target of…
Global InsightsIraq 20 Years On: Where Is There Hope for Peace?
20 years ago this month, the United States launched its invasion of Iraq, an operation that ousted brutal dictator Saddam Hussein at the cost of hundreds of…
Global InsightsDeep Dives China Episode 1: Susan Thornton on Cooperation Between the U.S. and China
Tension between the United States and China has intensified, and the U.S. is expressing growing concerns over China's relationship with Russia. Given the…
Global InsightsAUKUS, the Quad, and More: Strategy and Scope of Indo-Pacific Alliances
Washington made headlines in September 2021 when it announced that the U.S. will be forming a new Indo-Pacific security alliance with the UK and Australia…
Global InsightsAfghanistan: Why and What's Next? with Peter B. Zwack and Ambassador Robert Finn
Join us on on the conversation between Ambassador Robert Finn (the first U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan after the U.S. invasion), Best-seller Author Ahmed…
Global InsightsEthiopia and Tigray: Why the Conflict Matters for the Horn of Africa
Since November 2020, the ongoing tensions between the Ethiopian federal government and the leadership of the northern Tigray region have been manifesting as…
Global InsightsGlobalization and the Supply Chain Crisis - Shannon K. O'Neil & Phil Levy
During the past few years, the China-U.S. trade war and the subsequent upheavals caused by the Covid-19 pandemic have revealed the fragility and…
Global InsightsSaudi Arabia’s Hidden Worlds: Youth, Economy, and Vision 2030 - David Kenner & Dirk Vandewalle
Much of what is understood about Saudi Arabia is based on stereotypes depicting the country as homogenous. In reality, Saudi Arabia is a diverse and complex…
Global InsightsSpymaster’s Prism: CIA Legend Jack Devine on Russian Intelligence
Russian spies and covert intelligence missions seem like tools of the bygone era of the Cold War, but in reality, Russia continues to employ similar policies…
Global InsightsTensions over Taiwan: Implications for U.S. – China Relations with Dr. Kharis Ali Templeman
As President Biden took office and outlined his foreign policy agenda, China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force continuously breached Taiwanese airspace with…
Global InsightsU S China Economic Tension: From Trump to Biden - Yukon Huang
Despite the range of policy differences between Presidents Trump and Biden, both administrations see China as a strategic threat and great-power rival. It…
Global InsightsU S Democracy Promotion: Tool of the Past or Policy Priority? with Stephan Walt and Danielle Pletka
Democracy promotion has long been a key component of U.S. foreign policy, but this objective has become increasingly more complex in recent years. On the one…
Global InsightsWhat Matters More: Democracy or Economic Growth - Danny Quah & Larry Diamond
Does democracy lead to economic prosperity and growth? This question dates back to Plato and Aristotle’s debate regarding which form of government brings more…
Global InsightsChange on the Horizon: The Impact of New Diplomatic Ties in the Middle East
After decades of tense relations between Israel and nearly all Middle Eastern countries, 2020 saw a dramatic reversal of the status quo, with four Arab…
Global InsightsThe 10th Anniversary of the Arab Spring: Examining Its Long Term Impacts
In the final weeks of December 2010, Tunisia erupted into conflict over mounting social and economic discontent, soon giving rise to pro-democracy protests in…
Global InsightsThe Future of Human Rights: A Conversation with Michelle Bachelet
The United States was once considered one of the world leaders in promoting human rights by funding and engaging in multilateral institutions such as the UN…
Global InsightsThe State of the State Department: Reforming American Diplomacy
Under the Trump Administration, the State Department took a public hammering: funding cuts of up to a third were proposed, diversity in top positions has been…
Global InsightsThe US and China: Charting a New Course - Susan Thornton, Cheng Li, and Joseph Battat
The direction of the U.S.- China relationship will be critical to not only U.S. economic and security interests but to the future world order. However, it is…
Global InsightsJoseph S. Nye: Do Morals Matter in Foreign Policy?
Leaders often make decisions based not solely on self-interest, but also on their morals. What is an ethical foreign policy and do morals matter in decision…
Global InsightsKishore Mahbubani: The Future of U.S.-China Relations - Has China Won?
The geopolitical contest between China and the U.S. will shape the world over the next few decades. It is a simultaneously inevitable and avoidable dynamic…
Global InsightsNadim Shehadi: How Did Lebanon Get Here?
In the midst of economic collapse and ongoing demonstrations, Lebanese citizens were awaiting the verdict of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, which was to…
Global InsightsJack Devine – Former Spymaster CIA Legend Jack Devine on Challenges to the U.S. Intelligence Community
Jack Devine oversaw some of the most famous CIA operations of the last few decades including the capture of Pablo Escobar and Charlie Wilson’s War in…
Global InsightsThe South China Sea Conflict: Issues and Prospects
The South China Sea is a key region for international trade, fisheries, and natural resources. Thirty-percent of all global maritime trade is conducted in this…