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How to Build an American Foreign Policy, With Michael Mandelbaum
Apr 29, 2026
32m 37s
America at 250: The Spanish-American War, With H.W. Brands
Apr 22, 2026
38m 16s
What Comes Next After Failed U.S.-Iran Talks, With Elliott Abrams
Apr 15, 2026
32m 38s
Russia’s Stakes in the Iran War, With Thomas Graham
Apr 8, 2026
35m 03s
Gulf States Under Fire, With Mina Al-Oraibi
Apr 1, 2026
38m 04s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 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 | |
| 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 | |
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| 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 | ||||||
| 12/10/25 | ![]() Are We Ready? | Trump’s National Security Strategy, With Rebecca Lissner | Rebecca Lissner, senior fellow for U.S. foreign policy at the Council, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the Trump administration's new National Security Strategy and its consequences for U.S. foreign and defense policy. This is the eighth 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: "2025 National Security Strategy of the United States of America," The White House Rebecca Lissner, Will Freeman, Liana Fix, Steven Cook, Michelle Gavin and Paul Stares, “Unpacking a Trump Twist of the National Security Strategy,” CFR.org For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/tpi/are-we-ready-trumps-national-security-strategy-rebecca-lissner | 36m 05s | ||||||
| 12/3/25 | ![]() Are We Ready? | The Economic Security Challenge, With Jonathan Hillman | Jonathan Hillman, senior fellow for geoeconomics at the Council, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the steps the U.S. government should take to protect and support American firms developing critical new technologies such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and biotechnology from predatory foreign challenges without stifling its own growth and innovation. This is the seventh 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: Council on Foreign Relations, U.S. Economic Security: Winning the Race for Tomorrow’s Technologies For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/tpi/are-we-ready-economic-security-challenge-jonathan-hillman | 34m 07s | ||||||
| 11/26/25 | ![]() Are We Ready? | China's Campaign to Reshape the Global Order, With Hal Brands and Michael Kuiken | Hal Brands, Henry A. Kissinger Distinguished Professor of Global Affairs at the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University, and Mike Kuiken, Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution, sit down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission's latest annual report to Congress and how China is working to reshape the global balance of power. This is the sixth 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: U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, "2025 Annual Report to Congress" For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/tpi/are-we-ready-chinas-campaign-reshape-global-order-hal-brands-and-michael-kuiken | 37m 35s | ||||||
| 11/19/25 | ![]() Are We Ready? | The U.S.-China Chip War, With Chris McGuire | Chris McGuire, senior fellow for China and emerging technologies at the Council, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss whether U.S. efforts to deny China advanced semiconductor chips will sustain the U.S. lead in artificial intelligence or unintentionally accelerate Chinese innovation. This is the fifth 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: Bethany Allen and Jenny Wong Leung, "Trump's Crackdown on Chinese Students Ignores a Startling New Reality," New York Times Raffaele Huang, "Chinese Officials Urge Firms to Shun Nvidia AI Chip," Wall Street Journal Arjun Kharpal, "China’s Key Weapons in Its AI Battle With the U.S.—Massive Huawei Chip Clusters and Cheap Energy," CNBC For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/tpi/are-we-ready-us-china-chip-war-chris-mcguire | 37m 12s | ||||||
| 11/13/25 | ![]() Are We Ready? | AI, Espionage, and Influence, With Jessica Brandt | Jessica Brandt, senior fellow for technology and national security at the Council, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how artificial intelligence is reshaping cyber operations, influence campaigns, and intelligence gathering, and what those changes mean for U.S. national security. This is the fourth 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. For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/tpi/are-we-ready-ai-espionage-and-influence-jessica-brandt | 28m 58s | ||||||
| 11/5/25 | ![]() Are We Ready? | The New Weapons of War, With Michael Horowitz | Michael Horowitz, Richard Perry professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania and senior fellow for technology and innovation at the Council on Foreign Relations, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how emerging military technologies are revolutionizing the modern battlefield and how the Pentagon is adapting and incorporating these new technologies. This is the third 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: Michael C. Horowitz and Lauren Kahn, “The Cost of the AGI Delusion,” Foreign Affairs Radha Iyengar Plumb and Michael C. Horowitz, “What America Gets Wrong About the AI Race,” Foreign Affairs For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/tpi/are-we-ready-new-weapons-war-michael-horowitz | 36m 15s | ||||||
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