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Join Professor Alan Alexandroff as he interviews fellow academics, policymakers, and former officials about global governance and the contemporary global order.
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- Now S4, Ep 2: Massot on Canada‘s Middle Power strategy & US-China relations near the Xi-Trump Summit
It is with great pleasure that I have invited Pascale Massot back into the Virtual Studio for this episode of the ‘Now’ Series. This is Episode 2 of Season 4. With Pascale today I am particularly interested in how she sees the recent ‘Midd…
- Shaking the Global Order S4, Ep 2: Kahler on President Trump’s foreign policy actions including his conflicts in the Mideast and the Western Hemisphere
It is with great pleasure that I invited my colleague, Miles Kahler into the Virtual Studio for this episode of ‘Shaking the Global Order’, S4, Ep 2. With Miles in the Virtual Studio I was particularly interested in how he understands the…
- Now S4, Ep 1: An Interview with Stewart Patrick
It is with great pleasure that I have invited my colleague Stewart Patrick back into the Virtual Studio for this inaugural episode of the ‘Now’ Series – this will be Season 4. With Stewart today I am particularly interested in how he sees…
- Shaking the Global Order S4, Ep 1: Wright on the Trump administration’s strategy with the continuing conflict in Ukraine; and a ‘peek’ at President Trump’s ‘New Imperialism’
It is with great pleasure that I have invited my colleague Tom Wright back into the Virtual Studio for this episode of ‘Shaking the Global Order’, the first of the new season. With Tom today I am particularly interested in how he sees the…
- Shaking the Global Order S3, Ep 5: Bilak on the War in Ukraine
So, it was with great pleasure that I was able to arrange this podcast with Dan Bilak to discuss: - the state of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, - the prospect for a successful conclusion to the war, - Ukraine’s efforts to bring a…
- Shaking the Global Order S3, Ep 4: Ganter on the impact today, and in the future, of Middle Powers on the Global Order
It was a real pleasure to invite Julia Ganter into our Virtual Studio to talk about today’s role, and possible future roles for Middle Powers, in a world of rising disorder. Which are today’s Middle Powers and what role do Middle Powers pl…
- Summit Dialogue S3, Ep 2: Mihaela Papa on the enlarged BRICS Summit in Brazil
Summit Dialogue S3, Ep 2: Mihaela Papa on the enlarged BRICS Summit in Brazil by globalsummitry
- Summit Dialogue S3, Ep 1: Patrick on the Impact & Influence of BRICS/BRICS+ on today’s Global Order
So it was a real pleasure to invite CEIP’s Stewart Patrick back into the Virtual Studio to talk about the shape and influence of the BRICS, or BRICS+, as it is often referred to these days. Stewart Patrick is senior fellow and director of…
- Shaking the Global Order S3, Ep 3: Wright on American Foreign Policy in the Second Era of President Trump
I am pleased to welcome back into the virtual studio, Thomas Wright. After serving in the Biden National Security Council for a number of years, Tom has returned – to civilian life – at the Brookings Institution in Washington. I wanted to…
- Shaking the Global Order S3, Ep 2: Doshi
US-China relations during the Biden administration was marked by growing competition and rivalry. Many of the aspects of US-China relations of the first Trump presidency were retained by the Biden administration. We have now returned to a…
- Shaking the Global Order S3, Ep 1: Tiberghien
US-China relations during the Biden administration have been marked by competition and rivalry. Many of the aspects of US-China relations of the first Trump presidency were retained by the Biden administration. We have now returned to Pres…
- Season 3—The current state of global relations: An introduction by Alan Alexandroff
Season 3—The current state of global relations: An introduction by Alan Alexandroff by globalsummitry
- Shaking the Global Order, S2, Ep 20—Part 2: Tiberghien on the state of the US-China relationship
It is with great pleasure that I continued the conversation with my colleague Yves Tiberghien for this episode on ‘Shaking the Global Order’. After a short break I continued the discussion with Yves as to the current state of relations wit…
- Shaking the Global Order, S2, Ep 20—Part 1: Tiberghien on the state of the US-China relationship
It is with great pleasure that I have invited my colleague Yves Tiberghien back into the Virtual Studio for this episode on ‘Shaking the Global Order’. The US-China relationship has been marked by continuing competition and rivalry. So, I…
- Summit Dialogue S2, Ep 7: Gregory Chin on the BRICS+ and the New Development Bank (NDB)
It is with pleasure that I was able to invite my colleague Gregory T Chin into the Virtual Studio to discuss all matters related to the BRICS+. Greg has been an observer of the BRICS for some time, and its main institutional creation the N…
- Summit Dialogue S2, Ep 6: Kharas on the Sustainable Development Goals and UN Summit of the Future
It is with great pleasure that I welcome back into the Virtual Studio, Homi Kharas. I wanted to explore with him the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the halfway point for their completion. I was looking for his assessment of cur…
- Shaking the Global Order S2, Ep 19: Pascale Massot on the state of US-China Relations
The US-China relationship has been marked by growing competition and rivalry. Nevertheless, the two have made efforts to stabilize the relationship notably with the meeting between Presidents Xi and Biden at the margins of the APEC Summit…
- Summit Dialogue S2, Ep 5: Sidiropoulos on the Future of South Africa and its Leadership
It is with great pleasure that I have invited Elizabeth Sidiropoulos into the Virtual Studio for this episode of ‘Summit Dialogue’. With South Africa’s national and provincial elections just concluded and with South Africa about to take th…
- Summit Dialogue S2, Ep 4: Stewart Patrick on the Goals for the UN ‘Summit of the Future’
So it was a real pleasure to invite CEIP’s Stewart Patrick back into the Virtual Studio to talk about this critical UN Summit – the Summit of the Future (SoTF). This Summit will take place this year on September 22nd -23rd. The effort lead…
- Summit Dialogue S2, Ep 3: Feliciano de Sá Guimarães on the Hopes for the Brazil G20
It is with great pleasure that I have invited Feliciano de Sá Guimarães into the Virtual Studio for this episode of ‘Summit Dialogue’. Feliciano is currently the Academic Director and Senior Researcher at CEBRI. I hope, with Feliciano’s he…
- Shaking the Global Order S2, Ep 18: Jones on US-China relations and the wider Indo-Pacific scene
It is with great pleasure that I have invited my colleague Bruce Jones into the Virtual Studio for this episode on ‘Shaking the Global Order’. ‘The US-China relationship has been marked by growing competition and rivalry but leaders did ga…
- Shaking the Global Order S2, Ep 17: Yves Tiberghien on the state of the US-China relationship
It is with great pleasure that I have invited my colleague Yves Tiberghien back into the Virtual Studio for this episode on ‘Shaking the Global Order’. ‘The US-China relationship has been marked by growing competition and rivalry. This inc…
- Summit Dialogue S2, Ep 2: Kharas on the UNGA78 summits and the two reports on MDB reform by the IEG
It is with great pleasure that I welcome back to the Virtual Studio, Homi Kharas. In September during the High-Level Week at the UN General Assembly heads of state and government gathered at the invitation of the Secretary General to exami…
- Summit Dialogue S2, Ep 1: Stewart Patrick on the Impacts and Outcomes of UNGA78 High Level Week
The week of September 18th was the central week for UN activity – the High Level Week - with the opening of the 78 UNGA’s. Many Heads of State attended and there was a series of summits during the week including the High Level Panel Forum’…
- Summit Dialogue, Ep. 30: Patrick on the Outcomes and Impact of UN Biodiversity Conference, COP15
COP15 was designed to to agree on a new set of goals to guide global action through the next decade through the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) post-2020 framework process to halt and reverse nature loss. Nature is critical to mee…
- Summit Dialogue, Ep. 29: Bradford on what Is Possible at the Bali Summit Nov 15th – 16th and Beyond
So, it was my great pleasure to sit down again with my colleague, Colin Bradford in the Virtual Studio to talk about the Indonesian G20 Summit and beyond. Colin has voiced concerns recently over the prospects for progress at this G20 Summi…
- ‘Now’, Ep 29: Oliver Stuenkel on the Brazilian Presidential Election and its Consequences
I was so pleased to invite Oliver back into the Virtual Studio to discuss the Brazilian Presidential run off. That second round resulted in a narrow victory for the former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known as Lula over the current…
- Shaking the Global Order S2, Ep 16: Chen Weiss on the Aftermath of the CCP's 20th National Congress
I was pleased to invite Jessica Chen Weiss into the Virtual Studio to discuss the outcomes of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) held from October 16 to October 22, 2022. I was interested in exploring with her…
- ‘Now’, Ep 28: Former Ambassador Jorge Heine on the Chilean constitutional referendum
I was pleased to invite into the Virtual Studio former Chilean Ambassador Jorge Heine to discuss, first, the state of politics in Chile following the September 4th rejection of the proposed constitution and then to assess the impact on thi…
- Shaking the Global Order S2, Ep 15: An Interview with Zachary Paikin on EU Foreign Policy
I am pleased to invite Zachary Paikin into the Virtual Studio to discuss the state of EU foreign policy. While the major countries in Europe – France, Germany and Italy maintain national foreign policies, the EU has continued to strive to…
- ‘Now’, Ep 27: Elizabeth Sidiropoulos on the state of South Africa
I was pleased to invite Elizabeth into the Virtual Studio to discuss the state of South Africa both its foreign policy in the midst of the Russian War against Ukraine, its participation in the BRICS and the state of its politics under the…
- ‘Now’, Ep 26: Peter Draper on the state of the WTO following the 12th Ministerial
It was great to invite Peter Draper back into the Virtual Studio to discuss the state of the WTO following conclusion of the WTO 12th Ministerial that took place in June finally after several lengthy delays. It was an opportunity to examin…
- ‘Now’, Ep. 25: Tiberghien on Abe's Impact on Japan and the emergence of Japan in the Indo-Pacific
So, it is my pleasure to sit down with my colleague, again, Yves Tiberghien. I wanted bring Yves into the Virtual Studio to talk about the recently assassinated Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe. What was Abe’s impact on Japan and Japane…
- Shaking the Global Order S2, Ep 14: CSIS’s Matthew Goodman on USA's Indo-Pacific Strategy
We were glad to welcome back Matthew Goodman from CSIS in Washington to the Virtual Studio. As you can see from his short bio below, Matt has had both public and private sector roles and has been directly involved with the G7/8 and G20 in…
- Summit Dialogue, Ep. 28: Paola Subacchi on the G7, NATO and the G20
We are entering a very busy ‘Summit Season’ and I thought I would kick off this Summit Season with a conversation with Paola Subacchi. I wanted to review with her the consequences of the just completed G7 Summit hosted by Germany at Schlos…
- Shaking the Global Order S2, Ep 13: Kennedy on Recent Travels through the Asia-Pacific/Indo-Pacific
It was a great pleasure to invite Scott Kennedy back into the virtual studio. Scott has just recently returned from Asia after 5 weeks of travel and discussion and I wanted to get his insights into the how China is viewed in the Asia-Pacif…
- Shaking the Global Order S2, Ep 12: Bisley on the Changing Australian Political Scene
I was pleased to sit down with Nick Bisley again in the virtual studio to explore the impact of a new Labour Government in Australia on its foreign policy and the views from Canberra of the Indo-Pacific and all the Biden Administration ini…
- Shaking the Global Order S2, Ep 11: Lim on the Emergence of the Indo-Pacific Strategy
So, it was my pleasure to sit down with my colleague, Lim Wonhyuk in the Virtual Studio. Lim Wonhyuk has just recently returned to the Republic of Korea (Korea) after two years of research and teaching at SAIS in Washington D.C. as a Visit…
- Summit Dialogue, Ep. 27: Bradford on Consequences of Russia’s War in the Ukraine on Global Summitry
So, it was my pleasure to sit down with my colleague, Colin Bradford in the Virtual Studio to talk about the rising geopolitical tensions in the global order and the evident threats to the continuation of global governance, especially in t…
- Shaking the Global Order S2, Ep 10: Tiberghien on China’s Dilemma
It was my pleasure to welcome back into Virtual Studio our University of British Columbia (UBC) colleague, Yves Tiberghien. The order of the day was to examine closely China’s position, that is Xi Jinping’s and the Party and Government’s p…
- Shaking the Global Order S2, Ep 9: Steven Slaughter on the Indo-Pacific and Australia's role in it
I was pleased to invite Steven Slaughter into the virtual studio to discuss the Indo-Pacific and the changing role for Australia. I wanted to get Steven’s take on recent Australian foreign policy moves, Australia’s decision to join with th…
- Shaking the Global Order S2, Ep 8: Ikenberry on the impact of the US-China Rivalry
I was pleased to have John Ikenberry back in the virtual studio with us to focus in part on current American foreign policy under the Biden Administration. The immediate occasion was the recently concluded ‘Summit for Democracy’ called for…
- Summit Dialogue, Ep. 26: David Victor on COP26 and technology in transitioning to a low carbon world
I was excited to invite back David Victor into the virtual studio to discuss the consequences of the COP26 Glasgow Summit on climate change and whether technology is the answer to our transition to a low carbon world. David was at Glasgow…
- Summit Dialogue: Ep. 25: Valerie Karplus on the upcoming COP26 Glasgow Summit and China’s Role in it
I was pleased to invite Valerie Karplus into the virtual studio to examine the progress towards the upcoming COP26 Glasgow Summit scheduled for November 1 -12th. Many see this Summit as the best last chance to receive national commitments…
- Shaking the Global Order S2, Ep 7: Susan Thornton on Rising Tensions over Taiwan & US-China Rivalry
Susan Thornton was good enough to join me in the Virtual Studio to examine closely the US-China relationship and the rising tensions between the two over Taiwan. The podcast interview was a perfect opportunity to examine more closely with…
- Shaking the Global Order S2, Ep. 6: Ryan Hass on US-China Rivalry & the Emerging Global Order
Ryan Hass joined me in the Virtual Studio to examine closely the US-China relationship and the rising tensions between the two. The podcast interview was a perfect opportunity to examine with Ryan early Biden foreign policy from a former U…
- Summit Dialogue: Ep. 24: Jonathan Luckhurst on the Informals and the upcoming Italian G20 Summit
I was pleased to invite Jonathan Luckhurst into the virtual studio to examine the progress toward the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Rome that occurs and the end of October. Jonathan has long been a student of the Informals including work on the G…
- Shaking the Global Order S2, Ep 5: Michael Beckley on the Shape of the Emerging Global Order
It was great pleasure to bring Michael Beckley into the Virtual Studio to discuss US-China tensions and rivalry and the consequences of these tensions for the evolving global order. Michael has written a dynamic series of articles in Forei…
- Shaking the Global Order S2, Ep 4: Cheng Li on the Impact of the Shanghai Middle Class
The new book by Cheng Li - Middle Class Shanghai: Reshaping US-China Engagement, published by Brookings was an excellent moment to bring Cheng Li into the Virtual Studio to explore the influence on the rise of the Middle Class but particul…
- Summit Dialogue, Ep. 23: An Interview with Stewart Patrick on Tackling Biodiversity
I was pleased to invite into the virtual studio Stewart Patrick to discuss the many efforts to tackle the dramatic decline in biodiversity. Today, there are many summit initiatives underway to deal with the alarming decline in biodiversity…