Joe Biden is currently on his first trip to the Middle East as President, which will include a controversial meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. On the campaign trail, Biden pledged to make Saudi Arabia a “pariah”, but with gas prices punishing American consumers, and Russia and China court Riyadh, Biden’s tone and policy toward the Kingdom has rapidly evolved. Council on Foreign Relations’ Martin Indyk and Democracy for the Arab World Now’s Sarah Leah Whitson join Deep Dish to discuss the human rights, energy, and geopolitical dimensions of the US–Saudi relationship. Like the show? Leave us a rating and review wherever you get your podcasts. Reading List: The Case for a New U.S.-Saudi Strategic Compact, Steven A. Cook and Martin S. Indyk, Council on Foreign Relations, June 2022 America’s Middle East ‘Withdrawal’ Breathes Its Last Breath, Sarah Leah Whitson, The American Prospect, June 24, 2022
Recent US Supreme Court rulings on abortion, religion in school, gun control, and climate regulation will have far-reaching implications for Americans. How does the role that the Supreme Court plays in US democracy compare to Supreme Courts in other democracies? Constitutional law experts Daniel Brinks and Tom Ginsburg join Deep Dish to explore the uniqueness of the US Supreme Court and what we can learn from the functioning of the judicial branch of other nations’ governments. Like the show? Leave us a rating and review!
As global institutions focused on research, innovation, and ideas, universities have historically been closely tied to geopolitical power. Today, America’s world-leading universities face growing competition, particularly from China, with far-reaching implications. Chronicle of Higher Education senior writer Karin Fischer and Harvard Business School professor and author William Kirby join Deep Dish to discuss how America's universities achieved their global preeminence, why this is now threatened, and how they might respond. Like the show? Leave us a rating and review! Reading List: Latitudes,Karin Fischer,The Chronicle of Higher Education Empires of Ideas: Creating the Modern University from Germany to America to China, William C. Kirby,Harvard University Press
What does Russia's war in Ukraine reveal about competing theories of foreign policy thought? The Council’s Elizabeth Shackelford is joined by Emma Ashford, senior fellow at the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, and James Goldgeier, visiting scholar at Stanford University, to debate the war, and what might happen next, from the perspectives of liberal internationalism, the predominant foreign policy doctrine which champions cooperation, and realism, a doctrine that views competition and conflict as inevitable. Like the show? Leave us a rating and review.
Mercenaries from the Wagner Group have been in the headlines recently for their alleged role in war crimes in Ukraine. But the Kremlin-linkedparamilitary group has been active in Africa for several years, where it provides a wide range of services to governments across the continent. For this week's Deep Dish, the Council’s Elizabeth Shackelford is joined by Federica Saini Fasanotti of the Institute for International Political Studies in Milan to discuss how Wagner’s growing footprint in Africa supports Russia’s strategic and commercial interests. Reading List: Russia’s Wagner Group in Africa: Influence, commercial concessions, rights violations, and counterinsurgency failure,Federica Saini Fasanotti, BrookingsInstitution To Beat Russian Influence in Africa, the West Must Offer Something Better,Elizabeth Shackelford,Chicago Tribune Like the show? Leave us a rating and review.
With richly fertile soil and easy access to international markets, Ukraine has been called the breadbasket of Europe. Following Russia’s invasion, the country’s grain exports have plummeted, leading to worldwide food price increases of 23 percent and hundreds of thousands facing starvation in the Middle East and Africa. As a global hunger crisis soars, food security experts Ertharin Cousin and Teresa Welsh joinDeep Dishtodissect the root causes of modern food insecurity and analyze actions we must take to protect the world’s most vulnerable populations. Join the Council's upcoming virtual Event on June 23: Global Food Security Symposium 2022 Interested in learning more about transforming the global food system? Sign up for Devex Dish's newsletter here.
Last week, China’s foreign minister Wang Yi met with ten Pacific nations to propose a sweeping trade and security agreement.China's intensifying diplomacy in the Pacificdemonstrates the region’s growing geostrategic importance.China experts Patrick Cronin and Bonnie GlaserjoinDeep Dishto discuss China’s strategy in the Pacific, and how the US should respond. We'd love to know your thoughts about the show! Leave us a review. Reading: The Pacific Islands Matter for America/America Matters for the Pacific Islands, East-West Center
If the United States overturns Roe vs. Wade later this year, it would be a stark policy shift 50 years after the landmark Supreme Court decision on women’s rights. The World Health Organization’s Bela Ganatra and the Center for Reproductive Rights’ Katherine Mayall join Deep Dish to look at global trends on reproductive rights and how the US compares.
This week Ukrainian forces pushed the Russians out of their second largest city, Kharkiv, a triumph that most military analysts would have considered unthinkable two months ago.With Putin’s concerns about his legacy, experts believe we could be heading into a dangerous stalemate.Former National Security Council official Fiona Hill joinsDeep Dishto analyze Putin’s motivation for the war, his plans, and what is at stake for the world. Like the show? Leave us a rating and review wherever you get your podcasts. Prefer to watch instead? https://bit.ly/3NoxCUf
This week political dynasty heir and TikTok star Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. brought his corrupt family back to power in the Philippines 36 years after his father was ousted in a public revolution. The Washington Post’s Regine Cabato joins Deep Dish to explain how Filipinos lost faith in democracy, why disinformation works so well in the Philippines, and whether the new administration will bring the country closer to China or the United States. We'd love to know your thoughts about the show! Leave us a review.