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Welcome to part 2 of our special event, “The AI Competition: Public Policy Strategies”. The event, co-hosted by MIT Technology Review, brings together some of the leading voices in AI policy from the public and private sectors to role-play these complex issues. These AI leaders play roles in the US, China, and The EU, and enact policies that best align with their roles interests in the AI space. This episode contains the second and final phase of the game. We hope you enjoy this insightful episode. Our Players: US Government Players White House (NSA, AI & Crypto Czar, Assistant to Pres. For S&T) - Doug Calidas, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs for Americans for Responsible Innovation (ARI) Government research institutions (funding) - Stephen Ezell Standards and governance (NIST, DOS, etc.) - Vivek Wadhwa, Adjunct Professor at Carnegie Mellon's School of Engineering at Silicon Valley Regulatory and trade (DOS, Treasury, etc.) - Susan Ariel Aaronson, American author, public speaker, and GWU professor Department of Defense- Daniel Castro, vice president at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) Commerce Department - Anupam Chander, Scott K Ginsburg Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center Intel Community and Cyber Defense - David Mussington, professor of the practice the University of Maryland School of Public Policy, and currently serves as the CISA Executive Assistant Director Congress/State Department - Cameron Kelly, Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Brookings Institutution China players Central Military Committee representatives - Rohit Talwar, founder of FastFuture Intelligence and cyber - Daniel Richardson, President of Indepth Global AI Public/Private Industry - Sarah Myers West, co-director at AI Now Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST)/Ministry of Industry and Information technology (MIIT) - David Lin, Senior Director for Future Technology Platforms at the Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP) European Union Governance- Courtney Radsch, Director, Center for Journalism and Liberty at Open Markets Institute Military/Security - Gordon LaForge, senior policy analyst at New America Regulatory - Michelle Nie, EU Tech Policy Fellow at the Open Markets Institute Industrial and research policy - David Goldston, director of government affairs at the Natural Resources Defense Council Intelligence Agencies - Rumman Chowdhury, scientist, entrepreneur, and former responsible artificial intelligence lead at Accenture Civil Society Large players (ChatGPT, META, Amazon, Microsoft) - Cody Buntain, Assistant Professor; Affiliate Fellow, UMD Honors College – Artificial Intelligence Cluster Medium players - Ramayya Krishnan, Dean, Heinz College Of Information Systems And Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University Open-source communities - Jay Lee, Clark Distinguished Chair Professor and Director of Industrial AI Center in the Mechanical Engineering Dept. of the Univ. of Maryland College Park Advocacy Organizations - David Goldston, director of government affairs at the Natural Resources Defense Council Legal Community - Kahaan Mehta, Research Fellow at the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy Universities and academia Large universities - Nita Farahany, Robinson O. Everett Distinguished Professor of Law at Duke Law Smaller schools - Anand Patwardhan, professor in the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland Medium Universities - Elizabeth Bramson-Boudreau, CEO and Publisher at MIT Technology Review Government laboratories (Defense, DOE, etc.) - Emily M. Bender, University of Washington Professor This material is distributed by TRG Advisory Services, LLC on behalf of the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in the U.S.. Additional information is available at the Department of Justice, Washington, DC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Welcome to part 2 of our special event, “The AI Competition: Public Policy Strategies”. The event, co-hosted by MIT Technology Review, brings together some of the leading voices in AI policy from the public and private sectors to role-play these complex issues. These AI leaders play roles in the US, China, and The EU, and enact policies that best align with their roles interests in the AI space. This episode contains the second and final phase of the game. We hope you enjoy this insightful episode. Our Players: US Government Players White House (NSA, AI & Crypto Czar, Assistant to Pres. For S&T) - Doug Calidas, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs for Americans for Responsible Innovation (ARI) Government research institutions (funding) - Stephen Ezell Standards and governance (NIST, DOS, etc.) - Vivek Wadhwa, Adjunct Professor at Carnegie Mellon's School of Engineering at Silicon Valley Regulatory and trade (DOS, Treasury, etc.) - Susan Ariel Aaronson, American author, public speaker, and GWU professor Department of Defense- Daniel Castro, vice president at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) Commerce Department - Anupam Chander, Scott K Ginsburg Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center Intel Community and Cyber Defense - David Mussington, professor of the practice the University of Maryland School of Public Policy, and currently serves as the CISA Executive Assistant Director Congress/State Department - Cameron Kelly, Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Brookings Institutution China players Central Military Committee representatives - Rohit Talwar, founder of FastFuture Intelligence and cyber - Daniel Richardson, President of Indepth Global AI Public/Private Industry - Sarah Myers West, co-director at AI Now Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST)/Ministry of Industry and Information technology (MIIT) - David Lin, Senior Director for Future Technology Platforms at the Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP) European Union Governance- Courtney Radsch, Director, Center for Journalism and Liberty at Open Markets Institute Military/Security - Gordon LaForge, senior policy analyst at New America Regulatory - Michelle Nie, EU Tech Policy Fellow at the Open Markets Institute Industrial and research policy - David Goldston, director of government affairs at the Natural Resources Defense Council Intelligence Agencies - Rumman Chowdhury, scientist, entrepreneur, and former responsible artificial intelligence lead at Accenture Civil Society Large players (ChatGPT, META, Amazon, Microsoft) - Cody Buntain, Assistant Professor; Affiliate Fellow, UMD Honors College – Artificial Intelligence Cluster Medium players - Ramayya Krishnan, Dean, Heinz College Of Information Systems And Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University Open-source communities - Jay Lee, Clark Distinguished Chair Professor and Director of Industrial AI Center in the Mechanical Engineering Dept. of the Univ. of Maryland College Park Advocacy Organizations - David Goldston, director of government affairs at the Natural Resources Defense Council Legal Community - Kahaan Mehta, Research Fellow at the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy Universities and academia Large universities - Nita Farahany, Robinson O. Everett Distinguished Professor of Law at Duke Law Smaller schools - Anand Patwardhan, professor in the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland Medium Universities - Elizabeth Bramson-Boudreau, CEO and Publisher at MIT Technology Review Government laboratories (Defense, DOE, etc.) - Emily M. Bender, University of Washington Professor This material is distributed by TRG Advisory Services, LLC on behalf of the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in the U.S.. Additional information is available at the Department of Justice, Washington, DC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Welcome to a very different episode of Siliconsciousness. Today, we are taking a creative new approach to discussing the future of AI. This episode comprises the first part of our special event, “The AI Competition: Public Policy Strategies”. The event, co-hosted by MIT Technology Review, brings together some of the leading voices in AI policy from the public and private sectors to role-play these complex issues. These AI leaders play roles in the US, China, and The EU, and enact policies that best align with their roles interests in the AI space. This first episode contains the first phase of the game, as well as introductions from the editor in chief of MIT Technology Review Mat Honan as well as game controller Ed McGrady. We hope you enjoy. Our Players: US Government Players White House (NSA, AI & Crypto Czar, Assistant to Pres. For S&T) - Doug Calidas, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs for Americans for Responsible Innovation (ARI) Government research institutions (funding) - Stephen Ezell Standards and governance (NIST, DOS, etc.) - Vivek Wadhwa, Adjunct Professor at Carnegie Mellon's School of Engineering at Silicon Valley Regulatory and trade (DOS, Treasury, etc.) - Susan Ariel Aaronson, American author, public speaker, and GWU professor Department of Defense- Daniel Castro, vice president at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) Commerce Department - Anupam Chander, Scott K Ginsburg Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center Intel Community and Cyber Defense - David Mussington, professor of the practice the University of Maryland School of Public Policy, and currently serves as the CISA Executive Assistant Director Congress/State Department - Cameron Kelly, Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Brookings Institutution China players Central Military Committee representatives - Rohit Talwar, founder of FastFuture Intelligence and cyber - Daniel Richardson, President of Indepth Global AI Public/Private Industry - Sarah Myers West, co-director at AI Now Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST)/Ministry of Industry and Information technology (MIIT) - David Lin, Senior Director for Future Technology Platforms at the Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP) European Union Governance- Courtney Radsch, Director, Center for Journalism and Liberty at Open Markets Institute Military/Security - Gordon LaForge, senior policy analyst at New America Regulatory - Michelle Nie, EU Tech Policy Fellow at the Open Markets Institute Industrial and research policy - David Goldston, director of government affairs at the Natural Resources Defense Council Intelligence Agencies - Rumman Chowdhury, scientist, entrepreneur, and former responsible artificial intelligence lead at Accenture Civil Society Large players (ChatGPT, META, Amazon, Microsoft) - Cody Buntain, Assistant Professor; Affiliate Fellow, UMD Honors College – Artificial Intelligence Cluster Medium players - Ramayya Krishnan, Dean, Heinz College Of Information Systems And Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University Open-source communities - Jay Lee, Clark Distinguished Chair Professor and Director of Industrial AI Center in the Mechanical Engineering Dept. of the Univ. of Maryland College Park Advocacy Organizations - David Goldston, director of government affairs at the Natural Resources Defense Council Legal Community - Kahaan Mehta, Research Fellow at the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy Universities and academia Large universities - Nita Farahany, Robinson O. Everett Distinguished Professor of Law at Duke Law Smaller schools - Anand Patwardhan, professor in the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland Medium Universities - Elizabeth Bramson-Boudreau, CEO and Publisher at MIT Technology Review Government laboratories (Defense, DOE, etc.) - Emily M. Bender, University of Washington Professor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Welcome to a very different episode of Siliconsciousness. Today, we are taking a creative new approach to discussing the future of AI. This episode comprises the first part of our special event, “The AI Competition: Public Policy Strategies”. The event, co-hosted by MIT Technology Review, brings together some of the leading voices in AI policy from the public and private sectors to role-play these complex issues. These AI leaders play roles in the US, China, and The EU, and enact policies that best align with their roles interests in the AI space. This first episode contains the first phase of the game, as well as introductions from the editor in chief of MIT Technology Review Mat Honan as well as game controller Ed McGrady. We hope you enjoy. Our Players: US Government Players Doug Calidas, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs for Americans for Responsible Innovation (ARI) Stephen Ezell, Vice President, Global Innovation Policy, and Director, Center for Life Sciences Innovation Vivek Wadhwa, Adjunct Professor at Carnegie Mellon's School of Engineering at Silicon Valley Susan Ariel Aaronson, American author, public speaker, and GWU professor Daniel Castro, vice president at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) Anupam Chander, Scott K Ginsburg Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center David Mussington, professor of the practice the University of Maryland School of Public Policy, and currently serves as the CISA Executive Assistant Director Cameron Kelly, Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Brookings Institutution China players Rohit Talwar, founder of FastFuture Daniel Richardson, President of Indepth Global AI Sarah Myers West, co-director at AI Now David Lin, Senior Director for Future Technology Platforms at the Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP) European Union Courtney Radsch, Director, Center for Journalism and Liberty at Open Markets Institute Gordon LaForge, senior policy analyst at New America Michelle Nie, EU Tech Policy Fellow at the Open Markets Institute David Goldston, director of government affairs at the Natural Resources Defense Council Rumman Chowdhury, scientist, entrepreneur, and former responsible artificial intelligence lead at Accenture Civil Society Cody Buntain, Assistant Professor; Affiliate Fellow, UMD Honors College – Artificial Intelligence Cluster Ramayya Krishnan, Dean, Heinz College Of Information Systems And Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University Jay Lee, Clark Distinguished Chair Professor and Director of Industrial AI Center in the Mechanical Engineering Dept. of the Univ. of Maryland College Park David Goldston, director of government affairs at the Natural Resources Defense Council Kahaan Mehta, Research Fellow at the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy Universities and academia Nita Farahany, Robinson O. Everett Distinguished Professor of Law at Duke Law Anand Patwardhan, professor in the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland Elizabeth Bramson-Boudreau, CEO and Publisher at MIT Technology Review Emily M. Bender, University of Washington Professor This material is distributed by TRG Advisory Services, LLC on behalf of the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in the U.S.. Additional information is available at the Department of Justice, Washington, DC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Theodore Christakis is Professor of International and European Law at University Grenoble Alpes (France), Director of the Centre for International Security and European Law (CESICE), Director of Research for Europe with the Cross-Border Data Forum, Senior Fellow with the Future of Privacy Forum and a former Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the New York University Cybersecurity Centre. He is also Chair on the Legal and Regulatory Implications of Artificial Intelligence with the Multidisciplinary Institute on AI, and has been a member of the French National Digital Council, currently serving as a member of the French National Committee on Digital Ethics as well as a member of the International Data Transfers Experts Council of the UK Government. With Theodore we have gone through “the good”, “the bad”, and “the ugly” in the EDPB Opinion on LLMs and personal data. We have also examined the Deepseek affair, as well as the challenges posed by hallucinations in generative AI. References: Théodore Christakis' SSRN Author Page Théodore Christakis on LinkedIn EDPB opinion 28/2024 on certain data protection aspects related to the processing of personal data in the context of AI models Discussion Paper: Large Language Models and Personal Data (Hamburgische Beauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit) Lokke Moerel: using personal data in the development and deployment of AI models (Masters of Privacy) Théodore Christakis, ‘European Digital Sovereignty': Successfully Navigating Between the “Brussels Effect” and Europe's Quest for Strategic Autonomy Théodore Christakis, Cyber-Attacks – Prevention-Reactions: The Role of States and Private Actors Multidisciplinary Institute on AI Université Grenoble Alpes: Centre d'études sur la sécurité internationale et les coopérations européennes.
Why are companies like Disney so intent on pushing the transgender agenda? The answer lies with a small, influential group of financial elites who have hijacked American institutions to impose harmful woke policies like ESG and DEI. But here's the good news: Americans are fighting back, rejecting these radical and unjust initiatives. Andy Puzder, former CEO of Hardee's and Carl's Jr. joins The Kevin Roberts Show to expose the dangers of stakeholder capitalism and its impact on our nation. About Andy: Andrew Puzder, former Chief Executive of CKE Restaurants and economic expert, is a Distinguished Visiting Fellow for business and economic freedom at The Heritage Foundation. Puzder began his career as a commercial trial lawyer in St. Louis in 1978 and later served as the personal attorney for entrepreneur Carl Karcher. He went on to become CEO of the well-known fast food powerhouses Carl's Jr. and Hardee's chains in 2000, expanding to 3,800 locations and leading the company out of serious financial difficulties. He has authored several books, including Job Creation: How It Really Works and Why Government Doesn't Understand It; The Capitalist Comeback: The Trump Boom and the Left's Plot to Stop It; Getting America Back to Work; It's Time to Let America Work Again; and A Tyranny for the Good of its Victims: The Ugly Truth about Stakeholder Capitalism. Earlier in his career, Mr. Puzder was a commercial trial lawyer in St. Louis. He authored legislation in Missouri—acknowledging that life begins at conception and granting unborn children rights in contexts other than abortion (such as criminal, tort, and inheritance laws)—which the U.S. Supreme Court upheld in Webster v. Reproductive Health Services in 1989.
4:20 pm: Jim Antle, Politics Editor for the Washington Examiner, joins the show for a conversation about his piece on the backlash liberal media programs like “Morning Joe” are receiving for “normalizing” Donald Trump.4:38 pm: Daniel Lipinski, Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University joins Rod and Greg to discuss his piece for Real Clear Politics on whether Democrats learned any lessons during the election about what platforms to stand on.6:05 pm: Conn Carroll, Commentary Editor for the Washington Examiner, joins Rod and Greg for a conversation about how unmarried women carried Kamala Harris during the election - meaning JD Vance was correct in saying the Democrats are led by miserable, childless cat ladies.6:38: pm: Andrew Thornebrooke, National Security Correspondent at the Epoch Times, joins Rod and Greg to discuss the latest news on the Russia-Ukraine war.
Kevin Hassett, Former Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors; Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Hoover Institution Author: “The Drift: Stopping America's Slide to Socialism” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kevin Hassett, Former Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors; Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Hoover Institution Author: “The Drift: Stopping America's Slide to Socialism” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have ruined the economy, yet continue to deflect the blame on Trump; 2nd HOUR GUEST: Trump attorney and Founding Director of the Claremont Institute's Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence, John Eastman, on the election fraud from 2020; 3rd HOUR GUEST: Former Chief Executive of CKE Restaurants and economic expert, is a Distinguished Visiting Fellow for business and economic freedom at The Heritage Foundation, Andrew Puzder.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Itamar Marcus, Founder and director of Palestinian Media Watch I spoke with Itamar Marcus about the realities on the ground involving the Palestinians, their overwhelming support for Hamas, the false distinctions between Hamas on the one hand and the Palestinian authority on the other, and the extent to which efforts to suggest that there has been unifying of these jihadist organizations is both false and misleading, especially as it relates to the idea that Israel has partners for peace with whom a Palestinian state can be safely entrusted. Matthew Pottinger, Distinguished Visiting Fellow at The Hoover Institution I spoke with Matthew Pottinger about the prospects that the Chinese Communist Party will launch a civil war, as some say Xi Jinping puts it, with Taiwan and may bring it to our own shores as part of a strategy of, well, distracting, disabling, and perhaps destroying this country, which also happens to be a principal goal of Xi Jinping. We also talked about a new book, The Boiling Moat, and what it suggests we need to do to deter such action by the CCP. George Rasley, Editor of Conservative HQ I spoke with George Rasley about Kamala Harris, the lies that she has been telling about herself and her record, and the lies that she is being helped in perpetrating the gaslighting, in fact, of the American people by a highly weaponized leftist media to the detriment of the truth and also the American people's understanding of the woman, her policy predilections, and her fitness for office. We also discussed the mistreatment of Benjamin Netanyahu in the course of her visit with him last week and the importance of the speech he made to the American people, telling the truth about Iran and Israel's war not only for its own survival but for our vital security interests as well.
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On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan interview Leonardo Beltran about the recent election in Mexico, what it could mean for Mexican energy policy, and implications for the North American energy system. // For the intro session, Kelly and Joe discuss swappable batteries and a recent report from Deloitte on the costs of the Federal Oil and Gas Emissions Cap. Find Deloitte's report here: https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/f9b8dd81-2fc1-4e73-a75f-bedf55463841/resource/bba401be-cab6-4ce1-a0f6-7a8da2da7e5b/download/epa-tbf-potential-economic-impact-of-the-proposed-federal-oil-and-gas-emissions-cap.pdf // Find the Conference Board of Canada's report here: https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/e034875d-f1cd-449f-acbc-e13b1631b5f0/resource/5c8471ca-c9fb-45b3-84ab-e0601f8eef83/download/epa-cboc-impact-ghg-emissions-cap-on-oil-and-gas-sector-2024-01.pdf // Guest Bio: - Leonardo Beltran is a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Columbia University´s Center for Global Energy Policy, a non-resident fellow at the Institute of the Americas, and an executive fellow of the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary // Host Bio: - Kelly Ogle is Managing Director of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute - Joe Calnan is a Fellow and Energy Security Forum Manager at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Reading recommendations: - "Our Renewable Energy Future: The Remarkable Story of How Renewable Energy Will Become the Basis for Our Lives", by Douglas Arent: https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/q0441#t=aboutBook // Interview recording Date: June 17, 2024 // Energy Security Cubed is part of the CGAI Podcast Network. Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs), or on LinkedIn. Head over to our website at www.cgai.ca for more commentary. // Produced by Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.
The Hoover Project on China's Global Sharp Power and Taiwan in the Indo-Pacific Region held The Boiling Moat event on Thursday, May 30, 2024 from 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm PT. Chinese leader Xi Jinping has openly expressed his intention to annex Taiwan to mainland China, even threatening the use of force. An invasion or blockade of Taiwan by Chinese forces would be catastrophic, with severe consequences for democracies worldwide. In The Boiling Moat, a new book from the Hoover Institution Press, Matt Pottinger and a team of scholars and distinguished military and political leaders urgently outline practical steps for deterrence. The authors stress that preventing a war is more affordable than waging one and emphasize the importance of learning from recent failures in deterrence, such as Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Featuring Matt Pottinger, Distinguished Visiting Fellow, and Larry Diamond, William L. Clayton Senior Fellow. Pottinger and Diamond will be joined by contributors to The Boiling Moatproject: Gabriel Collins, Andrew Erickson, Robert Haddick, Isaac Harris, Michael Hunzeker, Ivan Kanapathy, Mark Montgomery, and Grant Newsham.
SPECIAL EVENT Understanding the New Dynamics of Agrifood Trade, Perspectives by Pascal Lamy Co-hosted jointly by IFPRI and Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) MAY 30, 2024 - 2:30 TO 4:00PM EDT Geopolitical tensions, as well as conflicts at the regional, national, and local levels, climate change and sustainability challenges, and the troubling rise in the number of malnourished people worldwide form part of the complex web of factors shaping agrifood dynamics, and in turn, trade policies and negotiations. Please join us for a lecture by IFPRI Board Chair Pascal Lamy, a foremost expert in international trade matters, who served as the European Union's Trade Commissioner and as the World Trade Organization's Director General. In examining past, present, and possible future dynamics of agrifood trade, Lamy will focus on evolving implications for developing countries and set forth potential approaches to aligning trade policies with the imperatives of sustainability, climate change adaptation and mitigation, food security, and poverty reduction. The lecture will be followed by comments from a panel of international trade experts and a Q&A session. Opening Remarks Johan Swinnen, Director General, IFPRI; Managing Director, Systems Transformation, CGIAR Marcus Noland, Director General, Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) Keynote Speaker Pascal Lamy, Director General of the World Trade Organization (2005–2013); President emeritus, Jacques Delors Institute International Trade Expert Panel Mary Lovely, Anthony M. Solomon Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) Mari Elka Pangestu, Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) Joseph Glauber, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI Anabel González, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) Sherman Robinson, Research Fellow Emeritus, IFPRI Moderator Charlotte Hebebrand, Director of Communications and Public Affairs, IFPRI More about this Event: https://www.ifpri.org/event/understanding-new-dynamics-agri-food-trade-perspectives-pascal-lamy Subscribe IFPRI Insights newsletter and event announcements at www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription
Duvvuri Subbarao is an Indian economist, Central Banker, and retired IAS officer. He was the 22nd Governor of Reserve Bank of India, served under Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh. After stepping down from RBI, he was a Distinguished Visiting Fellow first at the National University of Singapore and later at the University of Pennsylvania.
Former Senator Rob Portman joins the show to talk about all the benefits and pitfalls of American trade policy. We examine the history and evolution of trade policy, the debate over free trade vs protectionism, tariffs vs subsidies, and finding the right balance to create fair competition and the movement of goods between nations. We also discuss the prospects for the TikTok bill passing the Senate, and get into some Civics 101 on the differences between legislating in the Senate vs the House. Prior to serving as Ohio's Senator from 2011 to 2023, Sen. Portman served as Director of the Office of Management and Budget and United States Trade Representative in the George W. Bush administration. Today he is a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at American Enterprise Institute with a focus on public policy and free trade expansion. Follow him on Twitter at @robportmanOH.
Depending on who you ask, former Congressman Dan Lipinski is something of a rare specimen, endangered species - or perhaps even a white martyr.He represented the 3rd congressional district of Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2005 to 2021.Among his claims to fame is maintaining both his Democratic Party affiliation and a staunchly pro-life voting record, even in the midst of his party leadership adopting permissive and militant policy positions in favour of abortion.This courage played a huge role in the party establishment and activists mobilizing to defeat him in the Democratic primary for his House seat in early 2020, and thus close the curtain on his service in elected office.In this episode, we talk with Congressman Lipinski about what it's like being the last pro-life man standing in a political party; the role of faith in public life; the state of U.S. politics and the 2024 election campaign; evangelizing the culture and restoring its capacity to love; and what insights Pope Leo XIII may have for us in the current political moment.Congressman Lipinski holds a Ph.D in political science. He serves as Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, and Pope Leo XIII Fellow on Social Thought at the University of Dallas. He's also the President of his own consulting firm, Lipinski Solutions.Resourceshttps://danlipinski.com/ (official website)@DanLipinski2Daniel Lipinski, “Be Catholic First”, First Things (November 2022)Pope Leo XIII, Sapientiae Christianea / On Christians as Citizens (January 1890)podcast@crownandcrozier.comwww.crownandcrozier.comtwitter.com/crownandcrozierPlease note that this podcast has been edited for length and clarity.
It was our privilege today to welcome Paul Dabbar, CEO of Bohr Quantum Technology. In addition to his position at Bohr, Paul is a Senior Research Scholar and Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Columbia University's Center on Global Energy Policy, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a Board Member of Dominion Energy, and a Contributor to the Wall Street Journal. Paul's distinguished career in the energy sector spans several significant roles including his tenure as the Under Secretary for Science at the US Department of Energy from 2017 to 2021. Prior to that, he held senior finance and strategy roles at JP Morgan and he is also a nuclear marine officer and graduate of the US Naval Academy. We were delighted to visit with Paul. Our discussion centered on a recent piece Paul wrote for the Hoover Institution entitled “US Energy Superpower Status and a New US Energy Diplomacy” (linked here). The report examines how US energy diplomacy should shift to a more positive and powerful tone given the country's achievements in the industry in the past decade and its newfound status as the global energy superpower. In our conversation with Paul, we cover key themes from his report, the concept of an “all of the above” energy policy and the importance of balancing energy production, prices, emissions, and national security, the potential for collaboration between the US, Canada, and Norway, anticipated growth in electricity demand, strategies for developing countries in meeting their energy demand while reducing reliance on coal, and the benefits of the US partnering with other countries in offering both traditional energy resources and new technologies with lower carbon intensity. We discuss whether explicit carbon reduction goals are necessary, the effectiveness of innovation-led strategy, the government's role in supporting energy innovation, national security concerns particularly with regards to importing EVs and other energy-related technologies, Paul's perspective on reforming the IRA, the coordination of energy policy across various government agencies, and much more. It was a wide ranging and fascinating discussion. Thank you for joining, Paul! Mike Bradley kicked us off by discussing the February CPI report, noting it was hotter than expected but had little impact on broader energy markets. Bitcoin and broader energy markets continue to be in a “risk-on-mode” driven by consensus of a soft-landing U.S. economic scenario and seem less focused on interest rates and more focused on AI/big tech euphoria. WTI continues to be relatively rangebound, crude oil time spreads have pulled back modestly but still remain in steep backwardation, and OPEC reiterated its previous 2024 demand growth forecast of 2.2mmbpd. In natural gas, prompt and the 12-month natural gas strip have pulled back modestly, U.S. natural gas storage this week increased to >30% above normal, and lower 48 dry gas production has decreased due to continued producer cutbacks. Mike also highlighted Shell's upcoming Energy Transition Report, the UK's allowance for new natural gas generation into the 2030s, and that data centers are desperate for power and could look at natural gas power generation as part of their power mix. He mentioned the EQT Corp and Equitran's Midstream merger and suggested that U.S. natural gas demand estimates may be underestimated given data center and C&I growth. Arjun Murti built on the themes Mike raised and emphasized the need for a healthier energy evolution that aligns policies with the necessity of meeting unmet energy needs while addressing environmental concerns and the evolving role of traditional energy in power generation. We hope you all enjoy the discussion as much as we did. Our best to you all!
About the Talk In this episode of the podcast, Prof. Mark Pennington interviews Prof. Bruce Caldwell, one of the co-authors of this recently published book Hayek: A Life. Few twentieth-century figures have been lionized and vilified in such equal measure as Friedrich Hayek—economist, social theorist, leader of the Austrian school of economics, and champion of classical liberalism. Hayek's erudite arguments in support of individualism and the market economy have attracted a devout following, including many at the levers of power in business and government. Critics, meanwhile, cast Hayek as the intellectual forefather of “neoliberalism” and of all the evils they associate with that pernicious doctrine. In Hayek: A Life, historians of economics Bruce Caldwell and Hansjörg Klausinger draw on never-before-seen archival and family material to produce an authoritative account of the influential economist's first five decades. This includes portrayals of his early career in Vienna; his relationships in London and Cambridge; his family disputes; and definitive accounts of the creation of The Road to Serfdom and of the founding meeting of the Mont Pèlerin Society. The Guest Bruce Caldwell is research professor of economics and the director of the Center for the History of Political Economy at Duke University. Professor Caldwell's research focuses on the history of economic thought, with a specific interest in the life and works of the Nobel Laureate economist and social theorist F. A. Hayek. He is the author of Hayek's Challenge: An Intellectual Biography of F. A. Hayek (2004) and since 2002 has served as the general editor of the book series The Collected Works of F.A. Hayek. In 2022 he published Mont Pelerin 1947: Transcripts of the Founding Meeting of the Mont Pelerin Society as well as Hayek: A Life, 1899-1950, the first of a two-volume biography that he is writing with Hansjoerg Klausinger. In 2019-2020 he was a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. He has also held research fellowships at NYU, the LSE, and Cambridge University. At Duke he is the Director of the Center for the History of Political Economy, a center whose purpose is to promote research in, and the teaching of, the history of economic thought.
December 1. 2023 Hoover Institution | Stanford University The Center for Revitalizing American Institutions (RAI) hosts its “State of American Institutions” conference on Thursday, November 30, and Friday, December 1. In this panel, participants address how the US Congress can more effectively provide representation and regain the confidence of the American people. Panelists trace the decline in bipartisanship, attributing it to hyperpolarization that has grown across the twenty-first century. This polarization has resulted in legislative deadlocks, prompting occupants of the White House to act unilaterally instead of collaborating with Congress. Panelists identify egregious redistricting decisions as a factor contributing to polarization. For more information, visit https://www.hoover.org/events/state-american-institutions-center-revitalizing-american-institutions ABOUT THE SPEAKERS Sarah Binder, Senior Fellow, Governance Studies, Brookings Institution; and Professor of Political Science, George Washington University The Honorable Barbara Comstock, former US Representative (VA-10) The Honorable Dan Lipinski, Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution; and former US Representative (IL-3) Jonathan Rodden, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution; and Professor of Political Science, Stanford University Moderator: Brandice Canes-Wrone, Director of the Center for Revitalizing Institutions and Maurice R. Greenberg Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution; and Professor of Political Science, Stanford University ABOUT THE CENTER FOR REVITALIZING AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS (RAI): In an objective, non-partisan spirit, the Center for Revitalizing American Institutions (RAI) draws on the Hoover Institution's scholarship, government experience, and convening power to study the reasons behind the crisis in trust facing American institutions, analyze how they are operating in practice, and consider policy recommendations to rebuild trust and increase their effectiveness. Learn more: https://www.hoover.org/research-teams/center-revitalizing-american-institutions
December 1, 2023 Hoover Institution | Stanford University In this keynote luncheon, David Kennedy, a distinguished visiting fellow at Hoover and a history professor at Stanford, offers a historical perspective on the American primary process. He outlines the effects of rule changes that followed the 1968 election, mandating the transfer of delegates to candidates based on the voters' will rather than the discretion of party leaders in nominating contests. Kennedy is followed by Davies Family Senior Fellow, Emeritus, David Brady, who presents data demonstrating how primary voters from both major political parties invariably elect congressional candidates on their respective party's extremes, fostering a political environment with no incentive for compromise. The session concludes with remarks by senior fellow, Stanford political scientist, and pollster Douglas Rivers, who provides an analysis of the 2024 presidential election, describing polling data that demonstrates distinct advantages for Republicans. For more information, visit https://www.hoover.org/events/state-american-institutions-center-revitalizing-american-institutions ABOUT THE SPEAKERS David Brady, Davies Family Senior Fellow, Emeritus, Hoover Institution; and Professor of Political Science, Emeritus, Stanford University David Kennedy, Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution; and Donald J. McLachlan Professor of History, Emeritus, Stanford University Douglas Rivers, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution; and Professor of Political Science, Stanford University Moderator: D. Sunshine Hillygus, Professor of Political Science, Duke University ABOUT THE CENTER FOR REVITALIZING AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS (RAI): In an objective, non-partisan spirit, the Center for Revitalizing American Institutions (RAI) draws on the Hoover Institution's scholarship, government experience, and convening power to study the reasons behind the crisis in trust facing American institutions, analyze how they are operating in practice, and consider policy recommendations to rebuild trust and increase their effectiveness. Learn more: https://www.hoover.org/research-teams/center-revitalizing-american-institutions
What does Xi Jinping want, and what is he afraid of? What is the future of China's relationship with Russia? What should the United States be doing to counter China? Matt Pottinger, Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution and former Deputy National Security Advisor, joins Madison's Notes to answer these questions and others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/world-affairs
What does Xi Jinping want, and what is he afraid of? What is the future of China's relationship with Russia? What should the United States be doing to counter China? Matt Pottinger, Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution and former Deputy National Security Advisor, joins Madison's Notes to answer these questions and others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/national-security
What does Xi Jinping want, and what is he afraid of? What is the future of China's relationship with Russia? What should the United States be doing to counter China? Matt Pottinger, Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution and former Deputy National Security Advisor, joins Madison's Notes to answer these questions and others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Our guest on this week's podcast is Kevin Hassett, the 29th Chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisers under President Trump. Dr. Hassett was the speaker at a recent PRI dinner in Palo Alto. He is Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution and the author of several books, including The Drift: Stopping America's Slide to Socialism (Regnery Publishing, 2021). He served as the Chair in American Politics and Culture and Director of Research for Domestic Policy at the American Enterprise Institute, and Senior Economist at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
Speaker: Alain Bertaud, Senior Fellow, New York University's Marron Institute of Urban Management; Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Mercatus Center, George Mason University. Moderator: Diane E. Davis, Charles Dyer Norton Professor of Regional Planning and Urbanism, Harvard's Graduate School of Design. The discussion revolves around Alain's recent book, "Order without Design: How Markets Shape Cities," where he argues operational urban planning can be improved by the application of the tools of urban economics to the design of regulations and infrastructure.
Hour 1 * Guest: William L. Saunders, Professor and Director, Center for Human Rights, School of Arts & Sciences, Co-Director, Center for Religious Liberty, The Catholic University of America – catholic.edu/chr * Guest: Chen Guangcheng, A Chinese lawyer and human rights advocate who has been an outspoken critic of the Chinese government- particularly its policy of forced abortions and sterilizations. * As he wrote in his memoir, “The Barefoot Lawyer,” he largely had a happy childhood, with his brothers teaching him how to recognize the feel and sounds of things in the world. * Blind from an early age and self-taughtin the law, Chen is frequently described as a “barefoot lawyer” who advocates for women's rights, land rights, and the welfare of the poor. * Chen would eventually be charged with “overbirthing,” because he and his wife had a second child in defiance of the one-child policy. He was also charged with providing information to foreigners, because he had given an interview to the Washington Post. * Chen is a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. Though Chen is not himself a Christian, he told CNA last year that he supports freedom of thought and religion for all people. Hour 2 * Two Hour Riveting Interview With The Good Professor And “The Barefoot Lawyer,” Continues! * As the Rule of Law Disappears, So Do Chinese Dissidents – The Justice Ministry once praised Gao Zhisheng's work as a lawyer. He hasn't been heard from since 2017 – Chen Guangcheng. * how does the CCP treat Chinese citizens? Is it bound by the law? * Who is Gao Zisheng and has happened to him? * How does the CCP “infiltrate ” America? * Is the CCP a threat to ordinary Americans? * is the CCP a competitor or an enemy of the USA? * What happens during the so-called “sensitive ” times in China? * ChinaAid: Walking With The Persecuted Faithfull. * ChinaAid is an international, Christian non-profit human rights organization that inspires, informs and invites people to transformative action on behalf of persecuted people of all faiths in China. Our main goals are to equip leaders and encourage victims so that together, we can bring religious freedom to all in China. Get involved You can help! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/loving-liberty/support
* Guest: William L. Saunders, Professor and Director, Center for Human Rights, School of Arts & Sciences, Co-Director, Center for Religious Liberty, The Catholic University of America - catholic.edu/chr * Guest: Chen Guangcheng, A Chinese lawyer and human rights advocate who has been an outspoken critic of the Chinese government- particularly its policy of forced abortions and sterilizations. * As he wrote in his memoir, "The Barefoot Lawyer," he largely had a happy childhood, with his brothers teaching him how to recognize the feel and sounds of things in the world. * Blind from an early age and self-taughtin the law, Chen is frequently described as a "barefoot lawyer" who advocates for women's rights, land rights, and the welfare of the poor. * Chen would eventually be charged with "overbirthing," because he and his wife had a second child in defiance of the one-child policy. He was also charged with providing information to foreigners, because he had given an interview to the Washington Post. * Chen is a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. Though Chen is not himself a Christian, he told CNA last year that he supports freedom of thought and religion for all people.
Interviewer: MELISSA TEIXEIRA. Author, journalist, and 2022-23 Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Latin American and Latinx Studies MARILENE FILENTO reflects on the recent national election in Brazil that brought former president Lula da Silva back into power. In her discussion with Penn Assistant Professor of History Melissa Teixeira, she describes the response to Lula's victory over the far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro – both the ecstasy on the left and the potential violence from the right. She also considers the prospects for Lula's presidency, the coalition that backed Bolsonaro, and Brazilian democracy more broadly.
From civil disobedience we have not seen in China since Tiananmen Square, to loosening zero covid policy, and leadership tightening its political grip in unprecedented ways, this has been quite a few weeks in China. What is US policy on a range of issues – the protests, semiconductors, Taiwan and also TikTok? Matt Pottinger returns to the podcast. Matt covered China and lived in China as a journalist for Reuters and then The Wall Street Journal. Then, in his early 30s, he made quite a career change. Matt joined the US Marine Corps, and had multiple combat deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan. Later on Matt played an instrumental role in reshaping the West's relationship with China, when he served as the deputy National Security Advisor in the Trump administration, and was the architect of the administration's strategy towards China. Today, he is regularly called upon by policymakers on both sides of the aisle, to consult on US policy towards China. He recently co-authored an essay for Foreign Affairs titled “Xi Jinping in His Own Words” -- https://tinyurl.com/2t59vm7z Matt is a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution and Chair of the China program at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
Some Asian markets fell right after Chinese President Xi Jinping cemented his position as the most powerful Chinese leader since Mao. President Xi used the Chinese Communist Party's National Party Congress, which is held every five years, to not only break the tradition of maximum ten-year terms in office, but he also removed supporters of his more open, market-oriented predecessors from the key policy making body. John Garnaut, founder of investment advisory firm Garnaut Global Joins Matt Pottinger, a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution, to discuss the implications of Xi's indefinite grip on power on the outlooks for businesses, the economy and international relations.
Hello There and thank you for reading the show notes. I hope they prove of some value to you just by me telling you I think you are valuable! Especially if you are a paid subscriber! If not then now is your big chance! Stand Up is a daily podcast that I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day. Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 800 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous souls Check out StandUpwithPete.com to learn more Now on to my very special guest Soledad Obrien who joined me to talk about "The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks" Soledad O'Brien is an award-winning documentarian, journalist, speaker, author and philanthropist. She is the CEO of Soledad O'Brien Productions, a multi-platform media production company dedicated to telling empowering and authentic stories on a range of social issues and a thought leader whose public engagement garners wide attention. O'Brien has had national impact with her books and speeches, and her presence on the nation's op-ed pages, including the New York Times and Huffington Post. She is very active on social media, particularly Twitter where she has over 1.3 million followers. O'Brien currently anchors and produces the Hearst Television political magazine program “Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien” which is distributed by Sony Pictures. She also reports regularly for HBO's “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.” She has anchored shows on CNN, MSNBC and NBC, and hosted projects for Fox and A&E. O'Brien has contributed to the three major broadcast networks, Oxygen, Nat Geo, the PBS NewsHour and WebMD. She was a special correspondent on Al Jazeera America's news program, America Tonight, and produced several documentaries on social issues for the network. Earlier in her career, O'Brien anchored a show for MSNBC, before moving on to co-anchor NBC's “Weekend Today” and contributing segments to the “Today” show and “NBC Nightly News.” In 2003, O'Brien transitioned to CNN, where she was the face of CNN's morning news shows for many years and a frequent reporter and analyst for breaking news stories and election coverage. She also anchored the CNN documentary unit, where she created the “In America” documentary series “Black in America” and “Latino in America” which she continued to produce under Soledad O'Brien Productions as speaking tours. O'Brien's was recognized with three Emmy awards — for her coverage of the Haiti earthquake, the 2012 election and a series called “Kids and Race.” She was also honored twice with the George Foster Peabody award for her coverage of Hurricane Katrina and her reporting on the BP Gulf Coast Oil Spill. Her reporting on the Southeast Asia tsunami garnered CNN an Alfred I. DuPont Award. Upon founding Soledad O'Brien Productions, she continued to produce documentaries and series on topics that included youth incarceration, police brutality, veterans with PTSD and the opioid epidemic for Al Jazeera, CNN and the PBS NewsHour. Besides HBO Real Sports and Matter of Fact, O'Brien hosted “American Injustice” a BET Town Hall on the future of criminal justice reform. She was a host of the A&E special “Shining a Light: Conversations on Race in America.” She was the Host and Executive Producer of the Oxygen series “Mysteries & Scandals” as well as “O.J. Simpson: The Lost Confession” and “Who Shot Biggie and Tupac,” both for Fox. She was also host of National Geographic Channel's “Live From Space” and moderator and executive producer of the annual National Geographic Bee. She was Executive Producer of the Lifetime Billboard Music Awards. She has served as Chair of the board of The After-School Corporation (now ExpandED Schools), and as a director on the boards of the Rand Corporation and the National Archives. She was a Harvard University Graduate School of Education, Distinguished Visiting Fellow. O'Brien frequently speaks on a variety of social issues at college campuses and corporate events. She was named on People magazine's list of the 50 Most Beautiful People in 2001 and was on People en Español′s 50 Most Beautiful list in 2004. She was named to Irish American magazine's “Top 100 Irish Americans” on two occasions, and was on Black Enterprise magazine's 2005 Hot List. Also in 2005, she was awarded Groundbreaking Latina of the Year by Catalina magazine. In 2006 she was featured in the Newsweek cover story “15 People Who Make America Great”. 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On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan discuss current events in energy security, including Russia's decision to mobilize reserves for its invasion of Ukraine, energy infrastructure permitting legislation in the US, and the labour force constraints of the energy transition. For the interview section of the podcast, Kelly talks with Leonardo Beltran about the past, present, and future of Mexico's contribution to the integrated North American energy system. Guest Bio: - Leonardo Beltran is a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Columbia University´s Center for Global Energy Policy Host Bio: - Kelly Ogle is the CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute What is Leonardo reading? - Good for You, Great for Me: Finding the Trading Zone and Winning at Win-Win Negotiation, by Lawrence Susskind https://www.amazon.ca/Good-You-Great-Me-Negotiation/dp/1610394259 Interview recording Date: September 20, 2022. Energy Security Cubed is part of the CGAI Podcast Network. Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs), or on LinkedIn. Head over to our website at www.cgai.ca for more commentary. Produced by Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.
How much impact did the Covid-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine have on the global economy? How will technology change sectors like health or education? What is causing the slowdown in economic growth around the world? How worried should we be about inflation? To answer these questions, Pedro Pinto interviews Michael Spence in this episode of “It's Not That Simple”, a podcast by the Francisco Manuel dos Santos Foundation. A Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences, Michael Spence is the Philip H. Knight Professor Emeritus of Management in the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University, a Senior Fellow of the Hoover Institution at Stanford, and a Distinguished Visiting Fellow of the Council on Foreign Relations. He is an Adjunct Professor at Bocconi University in Milan, and an Honorary Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford University. Spence is a Senior Advisor to Jasper Ridge Partners and a Senior Advisor to General Atlantic Partners. He co-chairs (with Dr. Victor Fung) the Advisory Council of the Asia Global Institute and was the Chairman of The Independent Commission on Growth and Development (2006-2010). In this episode, Spence discusses how congestion in global supply chains contributed to rising inflation, and what central banks can do to try to keep it under control. He also examines the role of the United States and China in the global economy, and how they can increase productivity growth. Spence also addresses how the labour market has changed and will continue to change because of the Covid-19 pandemic and technology. Finally, Spence considers the impact “digital nomads” coming to live in Portugal while working remotely have on the local housing market, and how the country can balance the benefits of attracting dynamic foreign entrepreneurs with the ability to ensure that the local population isn't “priced out” of its own cities. More on this topic • The Next Convergence: The Future of Economic Growth in a Multispeed World, Michael Spence, 2011 • Michael Spence's Nobel Prize Lecture, 2001 • Michael Spence (with James Manyika) on the post-Covid-19 global economy • Michael Spence's op-ed pieces on Project Syndicate • “Globalization and Technology”, a debate hosted by the Francisco Manuel dos Santos Foundation Other references in Portuguese • “O Mercado Imobiliário em Portugal”, a study by Paulo M. M. Rordrigues for the Francisco Manuel dos Santos Foundation • “Um novo normal? Impactos e lições de dois anos de pandemia em Portugal”, a study by Nuno Monteiro and Carlos Jalali for the Francisco Manuel dos Santos Foundation • Podcast Da Capa à Contracapa, “A digitalização da vida” with José Tribolet and João Mota Lopes
Food prices are soaring around the world, and along with it so are rates of food insecurity and the risk of famine. As my guest today, Sir Mark Lowcock explains, this is only partly due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which exacerbated an already worsening situation. Mark Lowcock is a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Center for Global Development and author of the new book Relief Chief: A Manifesto for Saving Lives in Dire Times. He served as the top United Nations humanitarian official from 2017 to 2021 and prior to that had a long career in the British government, including as the top civil servant in the Department for International Development. We kick off discussing what we know about the worst global food crisis in several decades before having a broader conversation about its causes, consequences -- and specific actions that can be taken to prevent this crisis from getting worse.
Kevin Hassett is this episode's guest on Liberty & Justice. Kevin was President Trump's Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers. Kevin and Matt discuss the current state of the economy, inflation and what to expect in the future.Kevin Hassett is a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution. Hassett recently served as the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers since 2017. Prior to his White House service, Hassett was an economist at the American Enterprise Institute. He also served as a senior economist at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. His academic background includes being an associate professor of economics and finance at Columbia University's Graduate School of Business, as well as a visiting professor at New York University's Law School. He has also been a consultant to the U.S. Treasury Department, and an advisor to various presidential campaigns. Matthew G. Whitaker was acting Attorney General of the United States (2018-2019). Prior to becoming acting Attorney General, Mr. Whitaker served as Chief of Staff to the Attorney General. He was appointed as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa by President George W. Bush, serving from 2004-2009. Whitaker was the managing partner of Des Moines based law firm, Whitaker Hagenow & Gustoff LLP from 2009 until rejoining DOJ in 2017. He was also the Executive Director for FACT, The Foundation for Accountability & Civic Trust, an ethics and accountability watchdog, between 2014 and 2017. Mr. Whitaker is Author of the book--Above the Law, The Inside Story of How the Justice Department Tried to Subvert President Trump. Mr. Whitaker graduated with a Master of Business Administration, Juris Doctor, and Bachelor of Arts from the University of Iowa. While at Iowa, Mr. Whitaker was a three-year letterman on the football team where he received the prestigious Big Ten Medal of Honor. Mr. Whitaker is now a Co-Chair of the Center for Law and Justice at America First Policy Institute and a Senior Fellow at the American Conservative Union Foundation. Matt is on the Board of Directors for America First Legal Foundation and is a Senior Advisor to IronGate Capital Advisors. He is also Of Counsel with the Graves Garrett law firm. Whitaker appears regularly to discuss legal and political issues on Fox News, Newsmax and other news outlets. He splits his time between Iowa, Florida and Washington, D.C.
What does Xi Jinping want, and what is he afraid of? What is the future of China’s relationship with Russia? What should the United States be doing to counter China? Matt Pottinger, Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution and former Deputy National Security Advisor, joins Madison’s Notes to answer these questions and others. Matt […]
What does Xi Jinping want, and what is he afraid of? What is the future of China's relationship with Russia? What should the United States be doing to counter China? Matt Pottinger, Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution and former Deputy National Security Advisor, joins Madison's Notes to answer these questions and others. Matt Pottinger's Hoover page: https://www.hoover.org/profiles/matt-pottinger Matt Pottinger's interview with the WSJ: https://www.wsj.com/articles/russia-china-and-the-new-cold-war-ukraine-xi-putin-bloc-dictators-alliance-invasion-11647623768
A former Distinguished Visiting Fellow in American History at George Washington's Mount Vernon, Harlow Giles Unger is a veteran journalist, broadcaster, educator, and historian. He is the best-selling author of more than 25 books, including a dozen biographies of the Founding Fathers—among them the award winning Lafayette; John Quincy Adams, and Lion of Liberty: Patrick Henry and the Call to a New Nation. Cited by a critic in the National Review as “America's most readable historian,” Mr. Unger is a graduate of Yale University and former associate professor of English and journalism. He spent many years as a foreign correspondent and American Affairs analyst for The New York Herald Tribune Overseas News Service, The Times and The Sunday Times (London), and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Harlow joined the podcast to give an unfiltered voice to modern day America's problems through the historical lens of our forefathers. Webpage: www.harlowgilesunger.com
America has a bad spending habit. Nearly $29 trillion dollars in debt, and both political parties showing no sign of stopping their more and more expensive spending plans, what happens when that bill comes due? Writer, commentator and Distinguished Visiting Fellow at FreedomWorks joins to discuss Biden's $1.7 trillion spending plan and how America will pay off its growing debts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A former Distinguished Visiting Fellow in American History at George Washington's Mount Vernon, Harlow Giles Unger is a veteran journalist, broadcaster, educator, and historian. He is the author of 27 books, including 10 biographies of the Founding Fathers—among them, Patrick Henry (Lion of Liberty); James Monroe (The Last Founding Father); the award winning Lafayette; and The Unexpected George Washington: His Private Life. Cited by Florence King of the National Review as “America's most readable historian,” he has appeared on the History Channel and C-SPAN's Book Notes and spoken many times at Mount Vernon, Valley Forge, Yorktown, Williamsburg and historic sites in Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Washington DC. Mr. Unger is a graduate of Yale University and has a Master of Arts from California State University. He spent many years as a foreign correspondent and American Affairs analyst for The New York Herald Tribune Overseas News Service, The Times and The Sunday Times (London), and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and he is a former associate professor of English and journalism. He is author of many books on American education as well as American history, including the popular" "But What if I Don't Want to Go to College? A Guide to Success Through Alternative Education, and the award-winning, three volume Encyclopedia of American Education, a standard reference in academic and reference libraries. After many years in France, Mr. Unger now lives in the United States and is an avid downhill skier and horseman. http://www.harlowgilesunger.com/ https://www.amazon.com/Harlow-G.-Unger/e/B001IQZL0E?ref_=d6k_applink_bb_dls
Cheryl A. LaFleur is a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Center on Global Energy Policy. She a nationally-recognized energy leader and a member of the Board of Directors of the Independent System Operator of New England (ISO-NE). LaFleur was one of the longest-serving commissioners on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). nominated by President Obama. LaFleur served as Chairman and as Acting Chairman of FERC.Marc L. Spitzer is a former member of the Arizona State Senate and former Commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Spitzer is a partner at Steptoe & Johnson LLP, where he represents utilities and energy companies before FERC and state utility commissions. In this episode, Marc and Cheryl talk about shaping energy policy and how important communication, compromise and leadership are in government, especially at a time like now where the country emerges from the pandemic and renews its focus on climate change and the economy. Cheryl and Marc hail from different backgrounds, philosophical leanings, and political parties, but over the years and at FERC, they have managed to find common ground on a number of important issues. They have genuine respect for each other and both enjoy the power and beauty of truly engaging with people who disagree with you. Not only do we go deep on electricity markets, climate change, environmental justice, and politics, but Commissioners LaFleur and Spitzer share personal stories and anecdotes, from navigating social norms at Princeton to writing a spy novel to perceived setbacks that end up opening new horizons.
U.S. Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinell joins Seth to talk about Russia's and China's attempts to interfere in our election. Steve Moore, Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Heritage Foundation's Institute for Economic Freedom, on the economy and small businesses.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this episode of Leader ReadyCast we look back at the unprecedented 2017 hurricane season with Richard Serino, Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative at Harvard, former Deputy Administrator of FEMA, and former Chief of EMS in Boston. Serino shares what the responses to Harvey, Irma, Jose, and Maria tell us as we look forward to 2018 and beyond. We explore lessons that should be applied as communities face more extreme weather events.
Steve Moore, Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Heritage Foundation's Institute for Economic Freedom, on the economy and the Democrats. Joe Biden won't look good in a debate with Bernie Sanders. Sanders's denial that the Soviet Union was socialist. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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