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America’s Ebola Preparedness, With Thomas Bollyky
Jun 10, 2026
36m 43s
America at 250: The Marshall Plan, With Benn Steil
Jun 3, 2026
40m 20s
Why the U.S. Needs an Africa Strategy, With Michelle Gavin
May 27, 2026
35m 14s
What Trump and Xi Didn't Settle in Beijing, With Nicholas Burns
May 20, 2026
35m 22s
Trump and Xi in Beijing, With Rush Doshi
May 13, 2026
37m 46s
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| 6/10/26 | ![]() America’s Ebola Preparedness, With Thomas Bollyky | This episode unpacks how a major Ebola outbreak in Central Africa exposed critical gaps in global health surveillance and assesses U.S. preparedness for future biological threats. Host: James M. Lindsay, Mary and David Boies Distinguished Senior Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy, CFR Guest: Thomas J. Bollyky, Bloomberg Chair in Global Health; Senior Fellow for International Economics, Law, and Development; and Director of the Global Health Program We Discuss: The current state of the Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda, and why the case count was already high by the time authorities reported it. Why governments are often slow to report cases during outbreaks, and what delayed reporting may have cost in this instance. Why the WHO has discouraged trade and travel restrictions. How the U.S. withdrawal from the WHO is shaping a more limited response. Whether China is stepping in to fill the global health leadership gap left by U.S. institutional withdrawal. What the politicization of mRNA vaccine technology means for the U.S. ability to respond to future outbreaks that require rapid vaccine deployment. How artificial intelligence creates opportunities to accelerate global health responses, but also introduces new risks like engineered pathogens. Mentioned on the Episode: CDC Health Alert: Ebola Disease Outbreak in the DRC and Uganda, May 19, 2026 WHO Disease Outbreak News: Ebola caused by Bundibugyo Virus, DRC and Uganda, May 21, 2026 WHO Declaration of Public Health Emergency of International Concern, May 17, 2026 Bollyky et al., "Assessing COVID-19 pandemic policies and behaviours and their economic and educational trade-offs across US states from Jan 1, 2020, to July 31, 2022: an observational analysis," The Lancet CDC Mobilizes International Response Following Ebola Disease Outbreak, May 18, 2026 For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/presidents-inbox/americas-ebola-preparedness Opinions expressed on The President’s Inbox are solely those of the host or guests, not of CFR, which takes no institutional positions on matters of policy. | 36m 43s | ||||||
| 6/3/26 | ![]() America at 250: The Marshall Plan, With Benn Steil | This episode unpacks how the Marshall Plan transformed postwar Western Europe and why security, allied cooperation, and forward thinking were the real keys to its enduring success. To mark the 250th anniversary of the U.S. declaration of independence, CFR is dedicating a yearlong series of articles, videos, podcasts, events, and special projects that will reflect on two and a half centuries of U.S. foreign policy. Featuring bipartisan voices and expert contributors, the series explores the evolution of America’s role in the world and the strategic challenges that lie ahead. Host: James M. Lindsay, Mary and David Boies Distinguished Senior Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy, CFR Guest: Benn Steil, Senior Fellow and Director of International Economics, CFR We Discuss: How the British Empire’s rapid collapse in early 1947 forced the United States to assume responsibility for Western European security. What George Marshall’s six weeks of negotiations in Moscow revealed about Soviet intentions in Germany and Western Europe. How Marshall deliberately crafted the plan’s offer to include the Soviet Union while ensuring Soviet leader Joseph Stalin would reject it. How Congress, controlled by Republicans, was persuaded to support a massive foreign aid program from a Democratic administration. Whether the Marshall Plan's $13 billion actually explains Western Europe’s economic recovery in the late 1940s. What role NATO played in making the Marshall Plan work, and why the French and British insisted on security guarantees before cooperating. Why security has to precede economic reconstruction—and what Afghanistan and Iraq reveal about ignoring that lesson. What Senator Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.’s 1947 prediction about sustained alliances tells us about the stakes of U.S. foreign policy today. Mentioned on the Episode: The 10 Best and Worst Decisions in U.S. Foreign Policy, Council on Foreign Relations Benn Steil, The Marshall Plan: Dawn of the Cold War George Kennan’s Long Telegram, February 22, 1946 “Sinews of Peace (‘Iron Curtain’ Speech).” at Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri, March 5, 1946. Harry Truman, “The Truman Doctrine,” Address to Congress, March 12, 1947 George C. Marshall, Commencement Address at Harvard University June 5, 1947 For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/presidents-inbox/america-at-250-the-marshall-plan Opinions expressed on The President’s Inbox are solely those of the host or guests, not of CFR, which takes no institutional positions on matters of policy. | 40m 20s | ||||||
| 5/27/26 | ![]() Why the U.S. Needs an Africa Strategy, With Michelle Gavin | This episode unpacks how Africa's demographic surge, critical mineral wealth, and expanding security threats are reshaping its relevance to U.S. foreign policy in the twenty-first century. Host: James M. Lindsay, Mary and David Boies Distinguished Senior Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy, CFR Guest: Michelle Gavin, Ralph Bunche Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies, CFR We Discuss: Why U.S. policy has historically treated engagement with Africa as an option rather than a strategic priority. How Africa's demographic growth is reshaping its position in the global order. Why maritime chokepoints around Africa are increasingly critical to global commerce. How other powers, including China, Turkey, and the Gulf states, are outpacing the United States in building African partnerships. What Africa's critical mineral resources mean for the green transition and for African domestic politics. How the United States can balance working with political elites while remaining relevant to broader African publics. What the diminished U.S. response to the current Ebola outbreak reveals about American policy choices. Why job creation should be the organizing principle for any coherent U.S. strategy toward the continent. Mentioned on the Episode: Michelle Gavin, "The New African Power Map," cfr.org Michelle Gavin, The Age of Change: How Urban Youth Are Transforming African Politics For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/presidents-inbox/why-the-us-needs-an-africa-strategy Opinions expressed on The President’s Inbox are solely those of the host or guests, not of CFR, which takes no institutional positions on matters of policy. | 35m 14s | ||||||
| 5/20/26 | ![]() What Trump and Xi Didn't Settle in Beijing, With Nicholas Burns | This episode unpacks the key discussion points from the U.S.-China summit, including Taiwan, the Iran war, AI regulation, and the future of U.S.-China relations. Host: James M. Lindsay, Mary and David Boies Distinguished Senior Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy, CFR Guest: Nicholas Burns, Roy and Barbara Goodman Family Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Relations, Harvard University Kennedy School of Government; Former U.S. Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China (2021–2025) We Discuss: Whether the Trump-Xi summit in Beijing represented a genuine diplomatic breakthrough or merely a cooling of tensions without resolving underlying conflicts. What the dueling U.S. and Chinese post-summit statements reveal about each country's divergent priorities and negotiating strategies. How significant the summit's economic deliverables—agricultural sales commitments, Boeing aircraft sales, and a potential tariff truce—actually are. How Xi Jinping's early and deliberate warning about Taiwan set the tone for the summit, and what his decision to leak that statement mid-meeting signals about Chinese tactics. Whether President Trump's equivocation about U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and the One China policy constitutes a major strategic mistake and what it means for American credibility with allies in the Indo-Pacific. What the presence of Putin in Beijing immediately after Trump's visit reveals about Chinese strategic alignments. Why an emerging U.S.-China dialogue on artificial intelligence regulation could prove to be the most consequential and underappreciated outcome of the Beijing summit. What concrete benchmarks—from tariff agreements to arms sales to Chinese follow-through on commitments—will determine whether this summit actually put U.S.-China relations on a more stable footing. Mentioned on the Episode: "Joint Statement Following Discussions with Leaders of the People's Republic of China (Shanghai Communiqué)" U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian "President Reagan's Six Assurances to Taiwan" Congressional Research Service "Readout of President Joe Biden's Meeting with President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China" The White House "Taiwan Relations Act" Pub. L. 96–8, enacted April 10, 1979 "United States-China Joint Communiqué on United States Arms Sales to Taiwan" Ronald Reagan Presidential Library "U.S.-PRC Joint Communiqué (1979)" U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/presidents-inbox/what-trump-and-xi-didnt-settle-in-beijing Opinions expressed on The President’s Inbox are solely those of the host or guests, not of CFR, which takes no institutional positions on matters of policy. | 35m 22s | ||||||
| 5/13/26 | ![]() Trump and Xi in Beijing, With Rush Doshi | This episode unpacks President Donald Trump’s upcoming summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, the first by a sitting U.S. President in nearly a decade, as the United States and China work through a tense period of détente. Host: James M. Lindsay, Mary and David Boies Distinguished Senior Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy, CFR Guest: Rush Doshi, C.V. Starr Senior Fellow for Asia Studies and Director of the China Strategy Initiative We Discuss: Whether the Trump-Xi summit will represent continuity or a new phase in the U.S.-China relationship. How China assesses the military and economic balance of power with the United States. What last year's trade war revealed and how it produced the current period of managed competition. As Rush Doshi puts it: “I don’t think there’s going to be a large structural breakthrough.” What deliverables the Trump administration is seeking from the summit, and why negotiations are focused on process mechanisms and stability. How China has responded to the U.S.-Iran war and why it has stayed on the sidelines despite having clear strategic interests. Why China welcomes U.S. entanglement in foreign conflicts but fears their effects on global trade and resource access. Why China is more exposed than the United States freedom of navigation threats and naval chokepoints. Why President Biden never traveled to Beijing, and how China is framing Trump's visit. Why American CEOs are joining Trump's trip, and what role they play in the summit. Whether the U.S. and China will negotiate agreements on artificial intelligence and its role in great power competition. How China has treated seemingly mutually-beneficial crisis communication channels as negotiation ploys in return for U.S. concessions. Whether Taiwan will be on the agenda, what concessions China is seeking, and how U.S. policy shifts could affect internal Taiwanese politics on unification. How a so-called Board of Trade and other bilateral mechanisms could formalize a lasting state of managed trade between the two countries Mentioned on the Episode: “President Xi Jinping Speaks with U.S. President Donald J. Trump on the Phone” Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Evelyn Cheng, “Trump is taking more than a dozen U.S. executives to China. Jensen Huang isn’t one of them,” CNBC For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/presidents-inbox/trump-and-xi-in-beijing-with-rush-doshi Opinions expressed on The President’s Inbox are solely those of the host or guests, not of CFR, which takes no institutional positions on matters of policy. | 37m 46s | ||||||
| 5/6/26 | ![]() The Spillover: Are Prediction Markets Forecasting Tools or Virtual Casinos?✨ | prediction marketsforecasting tools+4 | Christy Goldsmith Romero | Council on Foreign RelationsCommodity Futures Trading Commission | — | prediction marketsforecasting+5 | — | 47m 22s | |
| 4/29/26 | ![]() How to Build an American Foreign Policy, With Michael Mandelbaum✨ | U.S. foreign policyideology+5 | Michael Mandelbaum | The American Way of Foreign Policy: Ideology, Economics, Democracy | — | foreign policyideology+5 | — | 32m 37s | |
| 4/22/26 | ![]() America at 250: The Spanish-American War, With H.W. Brands✨ | Spanish-American WarU.S. foreign policy+4 | H.W. Brands | Council on Foreign RelationsMonroe Doctrine+1 | — | Spanish-American WarU.S. foreign policy+6 | — | 38m 16s | |
| 4/15/26 | ![]() What Comes Next After Failed U.S.-Iran Talks, With Elliott Abrams✨ | U.S.-Iran relationsceasefire talks+4 | Elliott Abrams | Council on Foreign RelationsBBC+1 | U.S.Iran+2 | U.S.-Iran talksceasefire+6 | — | 32m 38s | |
| 4/8/26 | ![]() Russia’s Stakes in the Iran War, With Thomas Graham✨ | Russia-Iran relationsMiddle East conflict+4 | Thomas Graham | Council on Foreign RelationsJoint Comprehensive Plan of Action+1 | — | RussiaIran+5 | — | 35m 03s | |
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| 4/1/26 | ![]() Gulf States Under Fire, With Mina Al-Oraibi✨ | Gulf states securityIran conflict+4 | Mina Al-Oraibi | The NationalCouncil on Foreign Relations+3 | — | Gulf statesIran+7 | — | 38m 04s | |
| 3/25/26 | ![]() Why Allies Aren’t Following on Iran, With Kristi Govella and Constanze Stelzenmüller✨ | U.S. alliesIran conflict+4 | Kristi GovellaConstanze Stelzenmüller | Council on Foreign RelationsThe White House+3 | IranStrait of Hormuz+2 | Iranalliance cohesion+5 | — | 38m 08s | |
| 3/18/26 | ![]() The Strategy Gap in Iran, With Max Boot✨ | IranU.S. military operations+3 | Max Boot | Council on Foreign RelationsWall Street Journal+5 | — | Iranmilitary operations+3 | — | 33m 48s | |
| 3/11/26 | ![]() America at 250: The Lend-Lease Act, With Lynne Olson✨ | Lend-Lease ActWorld War II+3 | Lynne Olson | Council on Foreign RelationsThose Angry Days: Roosevelt, Lindbergh, and America’s Fight Over World War II, 1939–1941 | — | Lend-Lease ActWorld War II+3 | — | 31m 48s | |
| 3/2/26 | ![]() SPECIAL EPISODE | Trump Chooses War With Iran, With Dalia Dassa Kaye✨ | IranTrump+4 | Dalia Dassa Kaye | Truth SocialUniversity of California, Los Angeles Burkle Center for International Relations+3 | — | TrumpIran+5 | — | 36m 41s | |
| 2/25/26 | ![]() Cuba on the Brink, With Michael Bustamante✨ | CubaTrump administration+3 | Michael Bustamante | AxiosCouncil on Foreign Relations | CubaUnited States | CubaTrump administration+3 | — | 35m 48s | |
| 2/19/26 | ![]() America at 250: Nixon Goes to China, With Jeremi Suri✨ | U.S.-Sino relationsforeign policy+3 | Jeremi Suri | The Ten Best and Ten Worst U.S. Foreign Policy DecisionsAsia After Vietnam+3 | — | NixonChina+4 | — | 34m 52s | |
| 2/11/26 | ![]() The New Saudi Strategy, With F. Gregory Gause III | F. Gregory Gause III, a leading scholar on Saudi Arabia and an associate fellow at the Middle East Institute, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the evolution of U.S.-Saudi relations as Saudi Arabia navigates its role in a Middle East with a more assertive Israel, a weaker Iran, and a less predictable United States. For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/presidents-inbox/the-new-saudi-strategy Opinions expressed on The President’s Inbox are solely those of the host or our guests, not of CFR, which takes no institutional positions on matters of policy. | 37m 42s | ||||||
| 2/4/26 | ![]() Canada Hedges Against the United States, With Jonathan Berkshire Miller | Jonathan Berkshire Miller, senior fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss Canada's effort to diminish its vulnerability to U.S. economic threats and just how much middle powers like Canada can successfully hedge in a world of great power competition. Mentioned on the Episode: “Live From Davos: Exclusive Interview With Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent,” Human Events Daily with Jack Posobiec Mark Carney, “Principled and Pragmatic: Canada’s Path,” Office of the Prime Minister of Canada “Canada's Arctic Foreign Policy,” Government of Canada. Updated March 25, 2025 For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/presidents-inbox/canada-hedges-against-the-united-states Opinions expressed on The President’s Inbox are solely those of the host or our guests, not of CFR, which takes no institutional positions on matters of policy. | 32m 09s | ||||||
| 1/29/26 | ![]() Trump’s Greenland Ambitions, With Heather Conley and Rebecca Pincus | Heather Conley, nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and Rebecca Pincus, senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, sit down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how President Trump's desire to acquire Greenland has thrown the transatlantic relationship into its latest crisis. For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/presidents-inbox/trumps-greenland-ambitions Opinions expressed on The President’s Inbox are solely those of the host or our guests, not of CFR, which takes no institutional positions on matters of policy. | 38m 51s | ||||||
| 1/21/26 | ![]() America at 250: The Best and Worst U.S. Foreign Policy Decisions, With Mary Dudziak and Christopher Nichols | Mary Dudziak, Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Law at Emory University, and Christopher Nichols, Wayne Woodrow Hayes Chair in National Security Studies and Professor of History at the Ohio State University, sit down with James M. Lindsay to unpack a new CFR survey of historians on the best and worst foreign policy decisions in U.S. history. To mark the 250th anniversary of the U.S. declaration of independence, CFR is dedicating a year-long series of articles, videos, podcasts, events, and special projects that will reflect on two and a half centuries of U.S. foreign policy. Featuring bipartisan voices and expert contributors, the series explores the evolution of America’s role in the world and the strategic challenges that lie ahead. Mentioned on the Episode: Christopher McKnight Nichols, Promise and Peril: America at the Dawn of a Global Age Joshua Kurlantzick, A Great Place to Have a War CFR.org, The Ten Best and Ten Worst U.S. Foreign Policy Decisions For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/presidents-inbox/america-250-best-worst-us-foreign-policy-decisions Opinions expressed on The President’s Inbox are solely those of the host or our guests, not of CFR, which takes no institutional positions on matters of policy. | 40m 13s | ||||||
| 1/14/26 | ![]() Trump Foreign Policy at One Year, With Matthew Kroenig | Matthew Kroenig, Vice President and Senior Director of the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security at the Atlantic Council, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how President Trump has approached foreign policy since returning to the Oval Office last January. Mentioned on the Episode: Matthew Kroenig, “To Get to Peace in Ukraine, Trump Should Play the Nuclear Card,” Foreign Policy Matthew Kroenig, “Trump Has a Strategy for Venezuela,” Foreign Policy Matthew Kroenig, “Trump Should Oust Maduro,” Foreign Policy Matthew Kroenig, “Trump Was Right to Oust Maduro,” New York Times Matthew Kroenig, “Two Cheers for the National Security Strategy,” Foreign Policy For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/presidents-inbox/trump-foreign-policy-at-one-year-with-matthew-kroenig Opinions expressed on The President’s Inbox are solely those of the host or our guests, not of CFR, which takes no institutional positions on matters of policy. | 36m 30s | ||||||
| 1/7/26 | ![]() Washington’s Venezuela Strategy After Maduro, With Will Freeman | Will Freeman, fellow for Latin America studies at the Council, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the consequences of the U.S. seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Mentioned on the Episode: Antonio Maria Delgado, ”The U.S. Gamble on Chavismo: How a Once-Unthinkable Pact Could Stabilize Venezuela,” Miami Herald Will Freeman, “The Shock Waves of Venezuela: How Maduro’s Capture Could Transform Latin America,” Foreign Affairs Jason Lange, ”A Third of Americans Support U.S. Strike on Venezuela, Reuters/Ipsos Poll Finds,” Reuters For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/presidents-inbox/washingtons-venezuela-strategy-after-maduro-with-will-freeman Opinions expressed on The President’s Inbox are solely those of the host or our guests, not of CFR, which takes no institutional positions on matters of policy. | 37m 41s | ||||||
| 12/23/25 | ![]() Listener Mailbag: 2025 in Review, With Carla Anne Robbins and Matthias Matthijs | Carla Anne Robbins, senior fellow at the Council, and Matthias Matthijs, senior fellow for Europe at the Council, sit down with James M. Lindsay to answer listener questions about the major developments, initiatives, and changes in U.S. foreign policy over the course of 2025. Mentioned on the Episode: "2025 National Security Strategy of the United States of America," The White House Ivo H. Daalder and James M. Lindsay, “The Price of Trump’s Power Politics,” Foreign Affairs Ivo H. Daalder and James M. Lindsay, The Empty Throne: America's Abdication of Global Leadership Rebecca Lissner, “America’s Quasi Alliances,” Foreign Affairs Matthias Matthijs and Nathalie Tocci, "How Europe Lost: Can the Continent Escape Its Trump Trap?" Foreign Affairs Brad Setser, "How German Industry Can Survive the Second China Shock," Center for European Reform For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/tpi/listener-mailbag-2025-review-carla-anne-robbins-and-matthias-matthijs | 45m 13s | ||||||
| 12/17/25 | ![]() Are We Ready? | America’s Crumbling Defense Industrial Base, With Kathleen Hicks | Kathleen Hicks, former Deputy Secretary of Defense and a senior fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center, the Johns Hopkins University’s Kissinger Center for Global Affairs, and the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how the U.S. defense industrial base has struggled to keep pace with the demands of renewed great power competition. This is the ninth episode in a special series from The President’s Inbox, bringing you conversations with Washington insiders to assess whether the United States is ready for a new, more dangerous world. Mentioned on the Episode: Mark Bowden, "The Crumbling Foundations of America's Military," The Atlantic For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/tpi/are-we-ready-americas-crumbling-defense-industrial-base-kathleen-hicks | 34m 39s | ||||||
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