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The relationship between the United States and China remains one of the most critical dynamics shaping our world today, with ripple effects that could lead to either global progress or conflict. Amid political shifts in the U.S., now is the perfect time to take stock of where this high-stakes relationship stands, uncover emerging trends, and hear from experts on fostering understanding between these two global powerhouses.In this month's episode, we sit down with Sarwar Kashmeri—renowned host of the Polaris Live web series and Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Association. A longtime friend of the Council, Mr. Kashmeri taps into his extensive network of global leaders to offer fresh insights into U.S.-China relations. Together, we explore his latest Telegram Series installment, where he gathers perspectives from top thinkers on how the two nations can maintain stability and avoid potential catastrophe.While tensions remain high, there are glimmers of hope. Discover how these two nations can collaborate on pressing global challenges, avoiding conflict while building a foundation for mutual benefit. Don't miss this critical conversation on the future of the world's most consequential relationship.Bonus Content: Curious about the European Parliament's report on the 2022 Sanctions War between China and the EU, discussed in this episode? Click Here to Read it Now.Sarwar Kashmeri is an international relations specialist, author, and commentator, noted for his expertise on U.S. global strategy and national security. He speaks frequently before business, foreign policy and military audiences. He is the founder and host of Polaris-Live. com, “United States and China in the world,” a live internet video program featuring 30 minute conversations on the business and geopolitical impact of China's rapid rise to superpower status.Kashmeri is author of the Foreign Policy Association's report “The Telegram: A China Agenda For President Biden“ (2021); “The Telegram II: The Business of America and China is Business“(2022); “China's Grand Strategy: Weaving a New Silk Road to Global Primacy,” (Bloomsbury), his third book, was published in July 2019. It is a centennial book of the Foreign Policy Association where Sarwar is a Senior Fellow. The book was released at a Washington D.C. launch on November 7th, 2019 featuring Kashmeri and former U.S. Defense Secretary, Chuck Hagel.

On this episode of A SENSe of Wellness podcast host, Susan Greeley, Castle Connolly Private Health Partners Co-Founder, John Connolly, Ed. D., and CEO of Northwell Health, Michael J. Dowling, latest book, “The Aging Revolution,” and shifting perceptions on health, wellness, and healthcare through the lens of an aging population.   More About Michael J. Dowling: Michael Dowling is one of the health care industry's most highly respected voices, achieving the No. 1 ranking in Modern Healthcare magazine's 2022 list of the “100 Most Influential People in Healthcare.” As a health care executive over the past three decades, he has been a no-excuses advocate for reforms that have helped the industry become more patient-focused and committed to quality and safety. His willingness to take a stand on societal issues such as gun violence and immigration has earned widespread praise and recognition from peers and the news media. During his years in academia and government, Mr. Dowling has distinguished himself as a compassionate voice for those in need, developing and promoting innovative health and human services policies.​ As president and CEO of Northwell Health for 22 years, he has demonstrated invaluable leadership in overseeing a rapidly expanding clinical, research and academic enterprise with annual revenue of $18 billion. With a workforce of more than 85,000, Northwell is the largest health care provider and private employer in New York State, caring for more than two million people annually through a vast network of 21 hospitals, more than 900 outpatient facilities—including 220 primary care practices and 50-plus urgent care centers—along with home care, rehabilitation and end-of-life services.​ Hailing from Ireland, Mr. Dowling bridges borders and brings a global perspective to health care. In 2020, he received the Presidential Distinguished Service Award for the Irish Abroad, which recognized his contributions to Ireland and to Irish communities abroad, presented by the President of Ireland. He also received an honorary fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland and is a board member of the Foreign Policy Association. He is a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies of Science, and the North American Board of the Smurfit School of Business at University College in Dublin, Ireland. He also earned his bachelor's degree from University College Cork, and went on to receive honorary doctorates from Queens University Belfast and University College Dublin. Mr. Dowling was the Grand Marshal of New York City's St. Patrick's Day Parade in 2017, when he was also inducted into the Irish America Hall of Fame Learn more about Michael Dowling here.

Send us a Text Message.Just a few short years ago, the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc across the globe, leaving economies in tatters, claiming millions of lives, and fundamentally altering the world as we knew it. Yet, scarcely after the dust settled from that crisis, virologists are now raising urgent concerns.The specter of the bird flu looms large as it breaches the species barrier, with an alarming number of cows falling victim, and a recent human transmission case being confirmed.With a nearly 50% mortality rate according to @Yale Medicine, the bird flu is making global headlines.In the face of these developments, the question begs: how concerned should we be?Tune in to the latest episode of @CareTalk, featuring discussions with @David E. Williams and @John Driscoll, alongside guest @Rick Bright, Former Head of the @Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, as they delve into the escalating fears surrounding a potential new pandemic and the tangible threats posed by the bird flu.TOPICS(2:14) The last pandemic and sounding the alarm on Covid (5:41) What is the bird flu?(10:12) Why should Americans care about the bird flu?(13:16) Who's most at risk for contracting the bird flu?(15:48) How viruses and the bird flu evolve(17:55) Can we prevent the next pandemic?(20:44) The dangers of a slow response to bird flu(23:13) Screening and testing for the bird flu(25:06) How worried should we be about the bird flu?

Der Ukrainekrieg ist eine Zeitenwende – das sagte der deutsche Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz. In den vergangenen Jahren hat der Konflikt die Ukraine verwüstet und unzählige Menschen das Leben gekostet. Aber er hat auch die Politik und Bevölkerung in Russland radikalisiert, und zu tiefgreifenden Veränderungen auf der ganzen Welt geführt. Die friedliche Zusammenarbeit der vergangenen Jahrzehnte scheint am Ende. Die wirtschaftlichen Folgen sind bereits jetzt spürbar. Und für die Zukunft drohen Wettrüsten, Atomkonflikt, und noch größere Konflikte als bisher. In dieser dreiteiligen Podcast-Serie von "Thema des Tages" versuchen wir, diesen unfassbaren Ukrainekrieg zu erklären: von den oft vergessenen Anfängen über die Brutalität von mehr als zwei Jahren Krieg bis hin zu den geopolitischen Folgen, die wir noch über Generationen hinweg spüren werden. Das ist der dritte und letzte Teil der Serie: Die neue Weltordnung. _Zu hören sind: Eric Frey (Leitender Redakteur beim STANDARD), Christian Neef (ehemaliger Moskau-Korrespondent für den "Spiegel" und Buchautor) und Gerhard Mangott (Russland-Experte an der Universität Innsbruck). Mitarbeit: Zsolt Wilhelm, Margit Ehrenhöfer, Christoph Neuwirth. In diesem Podcast wird Audiomaterial folgender Medien und Stellen zitiert: Foreign Policy Association, Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands, ORF, ARD, ZDF_ Der Rest der Serie: [Ukraine-Krieg, erklärt (1/3): Die stille Invasion](https://open.spotify.com/episode/72h7qVL9o0KS7L7NOtzBty?si=10b1Q4NOQjCrJ54eqL1X-Q) [Ukraine-Krieg, erklärt (2/3): Der Überlebenskampf](https://open.spotify.com/episode/2cupFQkTxGlQaybVHGU29h?si=S_g2NNToQuaDxSDpYcZWyA) **Hat Ihnen dieser Podcast gefallen?** Mit einem STANDARD-Abonnement können Sie unsere Arbeit unterstützen und mithelfen, Journalismus mit Haltung auch in Zukunft sicherzustellen. Alle Infos und Angebote gibt es hier: [abo.derstandard.at](https://abo.derstandard.at/?ref=Podcast&utm_source=derstandard&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=podcast&utm_content=podcast)

POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION AT A TIME OF TECHNOLOGY AND TENSION. Costis Maglaras is the Dean of Columbia Business School, and the David and Lyn Silfen Professor of Business at Columbia University. He received his BS in Electrical Engineering from Imperial College, London, in 1990, and his MS and PhD in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University in 1991 and 1998, respectively. He joined Columbia Business School in 1998, and prior to becoming dean served as chair of the Decision, Risk & Operations division at the Business School, Director of the School's doctoral program, and was a member of the executive committee of the University's Data Science Institute. He is a Fellow of INFORMS, an Honorary Fellow of the Foreign Policy Association, and a Member of the Economic Club of New York. Quick LinksGet Embed PlayerShare on SocialDownload Audio File  

POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION AT A TIME OF TECHNOLOGY AND TENSION. Costis Maglaras is the Dean of Columbia Business School, and the David and Lyn Silfen Professor of Business at Columbia University. He received his BS in Electrical Engineering from Imperial College, London, in 1990, and his MS and PhD in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University in 1991 and 1998, respectively. He joined Columbia Business School in 1998, and prior to becoming dean served as chair of the Decision, Risk & Operations division at the Business School, Director of the School's doctoral program, and was a member of the executive committee of the University's Data Science Institute. He is a Fellow of INFORMS, an Honorary Fellow of the Foreign Policy Association, and a Member of the Economic Club of New York.

It's an EmMajority Report Thursday! She hosts David Allen, historian of U.S. foreign relations, to discuss his recent book Every Citizen a Statesman: The Dream of a Democratic Foreign Policy in the American Century. Then, Emma talks to Joshua Craze, writer and researcher specializing in Sudan, to discuss the recent civil conflict that's broken out in the region over the past few weeks. First, Emma runs through updates on a brand new Clarence Thomas corruption reveal, the FED getting back into their attacks on the working class, the murders of Jordan Neely and Tyre Nichols, the anniversary of the IDF's murder of Shireen Abu Akleh, McDonald's child labor fiasco, and Montana Gov. Gianforte signing off on his state's fascist legislation, also diving into the heartless and incoherent responses from Mayor Eric Adams and Gov. Kathy Hochul to the killing of Jordan Neely on the New York subway. David Allen then joins as he dives right into the rise of undemocratic control over the US National Security State, and how it became so normalized after decades of debate. Allen first steps back to parse through the state of US Foreign Policy at the beginning of the 20th Century, with the First World War finally putting the US in an important position on the world stage, in an era with an incredibly small State Department with a much more direct relationship to Democracy, as represented by the forming of the Foreign Policy Association, an organization made up by myriad progressive activists and suffragettes,  in 1918, as well as attempts to educate the American public on issues of foreign policy and collective participation. However, as the US moved out of the Second World War with a massively expanded government and State Department, as well as growing tensions (both Nuclear and otherwise) with the emergence of the Cold War, the government began to detach the public from the processes of state-making and foreign policy, establishing agencies like the National Security Council and the Department of Defense. Wrapping up, Allen walks Emma through the cementing of the exclusive nature of US Foreign Policy, the role of think tanks and elite participation, and whether any optimism is held for the future of democratic participation in USFP. Joshua Craze then joins as he parses through the rise and fall of Omar Al Bashir's rule over Sudan, the civilian transition in the wake of the 2019 ousting, and the ongoing competition between military, paramilitary, and civilian-driven groups. Next, they dive into the role of US support for military control, both in bolstering Al Bashir's neoliberal regime, and in actively pushing out civilian resistance committees in the rebuilding process due to their opposition to neoliberal economics. Wrapping up, Craze tackles the particular roles that the capital city of Khartoum and the region of Darfur play as the center stage of the warfare, the impact of the devastation in Khartoum on greater humanitarian issues, and why the most discussed solutions all involve an unpopular and impotent military gaining full power, likely starting a process of civilian transition all over again. And in the Fun Half: Emma is joined by Brandon Sutton and Matt Binder as they cover the coverage from Fox and Friends, and others, on the killing of Jordan Neely, and the updates on Crowder's workplace abuses. Dave from Jamaica dives a little deeper into the deeply upsetting response to the killing of Jordan Neely, and the fascism of the US police state, and Matt Walsh leaps to the defense of Tucker Carlson and the right to notice (the inferiority of other races and cultures), plus, your calls and IMs! Check out David's book here: https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674248984 Check out Joshua's work here: https://www.joshuacraze.com/ Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com: https://fans.fm/majority/join Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/esvnshow Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: https://am-quickie.ghost.io/ Join the Majority Report Discord! http://majoritydiscord.com/ Get all your MR merch at our store: https://shop.majorityreportradio.com/ Get the free Majority Report App!: http://majority.fm/app Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattBinder @MattLech @BF1nn @BradKAlsop Check out Matt's show, Left Reckoning, on Youtube, and subscribe on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/leftreckoning Subscribe to Brandon's show The Discourse on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ExpandTheDiscourse Subscribe to Discourse Blog, a newsletter and website for progressive essays and related fun partly run by AM Quickie writer Jack Crosbie. https://discourseblog.com/ Check out Matt Binder's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/mattbinder Check out Ava Raiza's music here! https://avaraiza.bandcamp.com/ The Majority Report with Sam Seder - https://majorityreportradio.com/

Success doesn't come easy, but Lisa Jones, Head of the Americas, President, and CEO of Amundi US, Inc., knows that a strong work ethic and an unyielding commitment to your goals can make all the difference. Raised in an Italian Catholic family, Lisa learned the power of discipline from her days as an athlete, and she was able to take that knowledge to the professional world. In this episode, she'll share the secrets of her success, including how to maintain composure in tough situations and why it's important to stay optimistic and focus on the positives. Listen in to learn more about how Lisa makes tough decisions and how she prepares herself for the future. She'll also tell us about the time she retired to become a stay-at-home mom and how the events of 2020 changed her perspective on work-life balance. Join us to discover how Lisa has used her perseverance to not only break through barriers, but to create a life of success and personal fulfillment. Visit https://www.gobeyondbarriers.com where you will find show notes and links to all the resources in this episode, including the best way to get in touch with Lisa. Highlights: [02:35] Lisa's professional journey [05:28] The importance of perspective for leadership [07:51] Being the first generation in corporate [17:34] How Lisa found confidence [19:28] Making difficult decisions [21:31] Being prepared for the future [24:24] Lisa's take on work/life balance [28:24] Creating transparency about having a personal life [30:07] Lightning round questions Quotes: “Don't just lean in, go get 'em.” – Lisa Jones “We are still athletes of our brand and our career.” – Lisa Jones “Work-life balance for me is one where I'm both working and being a present parent.” – Lisa Jones Lightning Round Questions: What book has greatly influenced you? - “Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead” by Nell Scovell and Sheryl Sandberg What is your favorite inspiring quote or saying? - “Go get 'em.” What is one word or moniker you would use to describe yourself? - Transparent What is one change you've implanted that made your life better? - Not to take everything so personally. What power song would you want playing as you walk out onto a stage? - “I Am Woman” by Helen Reddy About Lisa Jones: Lisa M. Jones is Head of the Americas, President and Chief Executive Officer of Amundi US, Inc., the U.S. Division of Amundi Asset Management. She is Trustee of the Pioneer Funds, and President and Chief Executive Officer of the Pioneer Funds. Lisa is also President of Amundi Distributor US, Inc. She is head of the US Executive Committee and US Management Committee, and a member of the Global Executive Committee. She has over 30 years of experience in global financial services developing and building asset management businesses. In 2016 and 2020, Lisa received the Top Women in Asset Management Award from Money Management Executive. Prior to joining Amundi US, Lisa was Global Head of Distribution at Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) and President of MSIM Distribution Inc. In this role, she oversaw all MSIM distribution channels globally, including retail and institutional. Prior to that, Lisa was Head of the Global Institutional Division at Eaton Vance Management. She also spent more than 16 years at MFS Investment Management in leadership roles across both retail and institutional divisions. She began her career at E.F. Hutton & Co. in New York. Lisa is a member of the Board of Governors of the Investment Company Institute, a member of the MIT Sloan Finance Group Advisory Board at MIT Sloan School of Management and a member of the Board of Directors of Clearwater Analytics. Lisa has served on other boards such as the Foreign Policy Association in New York, the Advisory Board of the Institutional Investor Institute and the Board of Fellows at Trinity College in Hartford, CT. She is also a former trustee at the Pingree School Board of Trustees in South Hamilton, MA. She has a B.A. in Economics from Trinity College. Links: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-mjones/

On February 4th Russia and China announced a renewed relationship that "has no limits". Three weeks later Russia began its invasion of Ukraine, violating the territorial sovereignty of an independent nation. In this month's episode we explore the relationship between these two countries and what the invasion signals for the future. Sarwar Kasmeri, host of the Polaris Live Podcast, joins us to provide his perspective on the issues and opportunities that he sees as the world grapples with the largest invasion of a European nation since World War II. Sarwar Kashmeri is an international relations specialist, author, and commentator, noted for his expertise on U.S. global strategy and national security. He speaks frequently before business, foreign policy and military audiences. He is the host of Polaris-Live, featuring 30 minute live conversations on the business and geopolitical impact of China's rapid rise to superpower status.Kashmeri is author of the Foreign Policy Association's report “The Telegram: A China Agenda For President Biden“ (2021); “China's Grand Strategy: Weaving a New Silk Road to Global Primacy,” (Praeger), his third book, was published in July 2019. It is a centennial book of the Foreign Policy Association where Sarwar is a Fellow. The book was released at a  Washington D.C. launch on 7 November 2019 featuring Kashmeri and former U.S. Defense Secretary, Chuck Hagel.He is also an Applied Research Fellow of the Peace and War Center of Norwich University, Vermont, USA. He served a four year term as a non-residential Senior Fellow at the Brent Scowcroft Center for International Security of the Atlantic Council in Washington D.C. He serves on the American Advisory Board of UK's Ditchley Foundation.

For the past several decades, foreign policy experts have been sounding the alarm bells about a rising China who would one day pose a threat to the United States of America as a global leader. Those bells seemingly ring louder each and every day. Whether it is a trade war, war of words, or something worse, the relationship between the two countries are at an all time low. This episode explores a new report from the Foreign Policy Association that looks to reimagine the relationship between the world's two biggest economies. The report's author, Sarwar Kashmeri, tries to get his audience to think differently about how these two countries interact and engage. It is his assertation, and that of many war game simulations, that the U.S. does not hold a strategic advantage in the military space anymore and this demands a new posture that looks for cooperation on key issues. Follow this link to read the full report: https://www.fpa.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/Printproduction09Jul_red.pdf 

The Biden administration has an opportunity to recalibrate U.S. China policy to better reflect current realities. Has the administration been effective in laying the groundwork for strategic competition with China? How can Washington maintain a competitive relationship with Beijing while minimizing the risk of conflict? What did the U.S.-China Anchorage summit signal about the trajectory of U.S.-China relations? On this joint episode of the China in the World podcast and Polaris-Live, Paul Haenle joined Sarwar Kashmeri to discuss U.S.-China relations 100 days into the Biden administration. The discussion was hosted by Polaris-Live, in conjunction with the Foreign Policy Association of New York, and can be viewed online. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJ59Nf_inhA&ab_channel=SarwarKashmeri

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This week, we have an episode of America Looks Abroad, first broadcast on October 27, 1940. This NBC production from the Foreign Policy Association emphasizes the importance of America preparing its economy for war. More than a year before the United States officially entered the war, it shows how many were already thinking about the coming conflict. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/worldwar2radio/support

There has never been anything like it in recorded history where a country has put…a trillion dollars aside to help in jump starting all of these infrastructure projects around the country Much has been made of China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Wary watcher's are quick to point out the spread of Chinese influence in many resource rich countries. Critics promptly highlight the missteps that China has made including snubbing local labor and ignoring cultural norms. A BETTER PEACE welcomes Sarwar Kashmeri as he joins our Editor-In-Chief Jacqueline Whitt to examine how the BRI has succeeded and more importantly how China has learned from its failures and adapted its efforts. Sarwar Kashmeri is a Fellow at the Foreign Policy Association and an Applied Research Fellow at the Peace & War Center at Norwich University. Jacqueline E. Whitt is an Associate Professor of Strategy at the U.S. Army War College and the Editor-in-Chief of WAR ROOM. The views expressed in this presentation are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect those of the U.S. Army War College, U.S. Army, or Department of Defense. Photo Description: A Type-001A Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong, moored at Dalian, China in 2019 prior to commissioning. Photo Credit: Via Wikimedia Commons User Tyg728

With expectations of a joint agreement signing between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi running on high, we speak to David Heidelberger from the Foreign Policy Association who is on the ground covering the story to discuss the possible outcomes of this summit.

Rik Willard speaks about the promise of blockchain technology to provide new forms of value for the unbanked, tokenized access to healthcare, digital art on the blockchain, New York as a hotspot for blockchain innovation, rolling out decentralized technology for empowerment, and embracing the blockchain spaceship to bring humanity forward. Rik Willard is the Founder of Agentic Group, a New York-based federation of over fifty blockchain companies, and Interim CEO of Global Blockchain Technologies, a publicly traded blockchain investment firm. Agentic Group promotes the blockchain ecosystem through education, consulting and deployment within the private and public sectors. He is a Fellow at the Foreign Policy Association, an Advisor to the Field Center for Entrepreneurship at Baruch College and other board appointments. Rik is a charismatic speaker with engagements including the World Web Forum, the European Union IP Summit, Finance 2.0, the Emerging Links Blockchain Series, Harvard Business School, Dow Jones, Davos 2018. Rik Willard: http://www.linkedin.com/in/rikwillard/, http://www.twitter.com/rik_willard Agentic Group: http://www.agenticgroup.com, http://www.twitter.com/agenticgroup Many thanks to our sponsor! This episode has support from Shift Cryptosecurity, the maker of BitBox, a minimalist hardware wallet for cryptocurrencies. BitBox is rock-solid, compact, portable, easy to use, and designed and manufactured in Switzerland. To learn more and get your wallet today, visit http://www.shiftcrypto.ch.

About the lecture: North Korea's energy picture offers a striking contrast between abundant resources and chronic energy shortfalls that have created bottlenecks throughout the economy. These obstacles have even affected the all important military sector. Pyongyang has tried short term fixes to deal with energy related difficulties via its neighbors Russia and China but for the most part these efforts have either exacerbated existing problems or created new ones. Cutting across classical standards of analysis, North Korean energy insecurities are not straightforward problems and cannot easily be classified as either economic or political-military. Opaque and impenetrable to outsiders, North Korea's painful combination of resource deficiency and a lack of geopolitical leverage to command access to deficient resources is especially hard for the United States to understand, given the abundant resources they have readily at hand and the political-military leverage they possess to acquire the resources they lack. As the information revolution expands worldwide, in both civilian and military dimensions, and as industrial facilities become more and more technology intensive, the quality of electric power becomes more important to the DPRK in all aspects of economic and military life. North Korea is beginning to discover that it cannot run on their erratic power supply with which Pyongyang, and its provincial towns are presently afflicted.” Recommended Reading: Energy Security in North Korea: From Defiance to Survival, Foreign Policy Association, https://foreignpolicyblogs.com/2017/06/15/energy-security-north-korea-defiance-survival/ About the speaker: Patricia is an energy analyst based in Washington DC and an Associate Member of New College at Oxford University. She has extensive experience in global energy market studies, energy security and political risk with special focus on Europe, the United States and Russia. Patricia was recently selected as one of the top 40 most influential individuals in the energy sector by Right Relevance Inc, in San Francisco California. Patricia previously worked at Le Figaro Newspaper in Paris and was a parliamentary assistant and attaché at The French National Assembly. While working for a petrochemical company, she wrote her thesis on U.S Foreign Policy towards Terrorism after 9/11 focusing on the War in Iraq and Afghanistan. As a member of Chatham House, she has led several research projects in the areas of energy security and emerging threats in critical energy infrastructure as well as policy and risk assessment of European and Russian oil and gas systems. She has collaborated with various academic institutions, think tanks and embassies on European energy market, the geopolitics of energy and investment patterns. She has published for Pipeline Oil and Gas Magazine in Dubai, The National Interest, Oxford Politics and International Relations Departments as well as the Foreign Policy Association in NY. She is a frequent contributor to international media on energy security and international economic issues. Patricia holds a Master Degree from the Institute of World Politics in Washington D.C. She studied law and international relations in Paris, London,Geneva and completed a course certificate on sustainability and environmental management at Harvard University. Follow her on Twitter: @Patricia_Energy

My guest today is Professor Safwan M. Masri, Executive Vice President for Global Centers and Global Development at Columbia University. In this role, he directs a number of Columbia’s global initiatives and is responsible for the development of an expanding network of Global Centers, located in Amman, Beijing, Istanbul, Mumbai, Nairobi, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, Santiago, and Tunis. These centers work to advance Columbia’s global mission and extend the University’s reach to address the pressing demands of our global society. Masri holds a senior research scholar appointment at Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA). He joined the faculty of Columbia Business School in 1988 and was appointed Vice Dean in 1993, a position he held for thirteen years. He previously taught engineering at Stanford University, and was a visiting professor at INSEAD (Institut Européen d’Administration des Affaires) in France. A scholar on education and contemporary geopolitics and society in the Arab world, Masri’s work focuses on understanding the historic, postcolonial dynamics among religion, education, society, and politics. He is the author of Tunisia: An Arab Anomaly (Columbia University Press, 2017), which examines why Tunisia was the only country to emerge from the Arab Spring as a democracy. Masri’s writings on education and current affairs have been featured in the Financial Times, Huffington Post, and Times Higher Education. Masri is an honorary fellow of the Foreign Policy Association. He was founding chairman of both King’s Academy and Queen Rania Teacher Academy in Jordan, and served as an advisor to Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah. He is a trustee of International College in Beirut and of the Welfare Association (Taawon) in Ramallah, and a member of the advisory board of the School of Business at the American University in Cairo. Masri has served on the governing boards of Endeavor Jordan, the Children’s Museum Jordan, Arab Bankers Association of North America (ABANA), and Aramex. Masri earned his Bachelor of Science degree in industrial engineering from Purdue University in 1982; his Master of Science in industrial engineering, also from Purdue, in 1984; and his Ph.D. in industrial engineering and engineering management from Stanford University in 1988. He was honored with Columbia’s Singhvi Professor of the Year for Scholarship in the Classroom Award in 1990, the Robert W. Lear Service Award in 1998, and the Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence in a Core Course in 2000. Masri has also been honored with the 2003 American Service Award from the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee.

In today's episode, we bring you two stories about attraction, from the neuroscience of prairie voles to a physics love story. Part 1: Neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki is surprised when an acting exercise challenges her beliefs about love and attaction. Part 2: Two physicists, Neer Asherie and Deborah Berebichez, find love after thirteen years. Wendy Suzuki, Ph.D. is a Professor of Neural Science and psychology at New York University.  She received her undergraduate degree from U.C. Berkeley and her Ph.D. in Neuroscience from U.C. San Diego.  She completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the National Institutes of Health before starting her faculty position in the Center for Neural Science at New York University in 1998.  Wendy is a recipient of numerous grants and awards for her research including the Lindsley Prize from the Society for Neuroscience, the prestigious Troland Research award from the National Academy of Sciences and NYU’s Golden Dozen Teaching award. Her research has focused on understanding the patterns of brain activity underlying long-term memory and understanding how aerobic exercise affects mood, learning, memory and cognitive abilities. Her first book “Healthy Brain Happy Life” came out in paperback in March of 2016 and is an international bestseller.  Neer Asherie is a professor of physics and biology at Yeshiva University. He received a B.A. and M.A. in natural sciences (physical) from Cambridge University and a Ph.D. in physics from MIT. He was awarded grants from the National Science Foundation to support his research on the self-assembly of globular proteins. His articles have appeared in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Physical Review Letters, and Crystal Growth and Design. In addition to his scientific publications, Neer has authored a novel and several short plays. You can find his previous Story Collider story here. Deborah Berebichez is the Chief Data Scientist at Metis, a Ph.D. physicist and a Discovery Channel TV host. She is the first Mexican woman to graduate with a physics Ph.D. from Stanford University. Dr. Berebichez is the co-host of Discovery Channel’s Outrageous Acts of Science TV show (2012 – present) where she uses her physics background to explain the science behind extraordinary engineering feats. She also appears as an expert on the Travel Chanel, NOVA, CNN, FOX, MSNBC and numerous international media outlets. Deborah’s passion is to empower young people to learn science and to improve the state of STEM education in the world and her work in science outreach has been widely recognized. She is a John C. Whitehead Fellow at the Foreign Policy Association and a recipient of the Top Latina Tech Blogger award by the Association of Latinos in Social Media LATISM. Currently at Metis she leads the creation and growth of exceptional data science training opportunities. You can find Deborah's previous Story Collider story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    This episode we have Lieutenant Commander, Oliver Barrett who has recently retired from the US Marines and Navy.  Currently, he is a Latin America and Caribbean affairs security adviser and analyst.     He leads the US Pentagon's division responsible for Latin America and the Caribbean initiative to facilitate unclassified information sharing and collaboration with academia, the private sector, and non-profits.  Oliver is the architect of U.S. Southern command’s online alliance building efforts and provides advisory services that have enabled government planners to better connect and collaborate with the civilian sector.     An accomplished writer, Oliver blogs on foreign affairs issues for several think tanks and organizations.  These have ranged from The Foreign Policy Association in NY to the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition in Washington, D.C.  A former US Marine, and Naval officer, he has served with distinction for over 20 years and is a thought leader in U.S. foreign affairs and ‘smart power’ initiatives.     Oliver has earned numerous personal and campaign awards during his 20-year career and now resides in South Florida. He joins us to discuss his book titled, "Christian American Bastard - Go Home!" which is about becoming an American, issues on Climate Change and Winning the War on Terror.   #softpower #diplomacy #statedepartment #avatar

In this H.B.C. Special Report, John and I (Chris) discuss; Ray Cyrus, Charles Schwab, Bethlehem Steel, Frank Perry, Barbara Goldsmith, Columbia University, Lana Delray, Fordham University, The Grey Group, The Jesuits, Francis Joseph Spellman, Capitian Kangaroo, Taylor Swift, Scott Kingsley Swift, Jodie Foster, Lucius Fisher Foster III, Kerry Washington, Amy Schumer, Chuck Schumer, Kyra Sedgwick, Kevin Bacon, Francis Bacon, Glenn Close, George Washington, William Taliaferro Close, Moral Re-Armament (MRA), Ebola, AIDs, Nicole Kidman, St Elizabeth Hospital(MKULTRA),Antony David Kidman, Brooke Sheilds, Donna Marina Torlonia, Florence and the Machine, Stevie Nicks, Greyhound's Armour-Dial , Princess Marcella Borghese, Georgette Mosbacher ,Foreign Policy Association, Atlantic Council, Princess Diana, Sara Ferguson, Kate Middleton, The Vanderbilt family, The Witneys, The Astors, Tucker Swanson McNear Carlson, The Children of the Sun, Eton College, BBC, London School of Economics, George Bernard Shaw, Lady GaGa, Tisch School of the Arts, Spike Lee, Melanie Griffith, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Bloomberg,The Globe Theater, Intro Music: Girls Like Me by Bonnie Hayes -Outro Music:TV Queen by WildNothing._hoaxbusterscall.com

(Bloomberg) -- Taking Stock with Kathleen Hays and Pimm Fox. GUEST: Jake Bright, Whitehead Fellow of the Foreign Policy Association, and author of "The Next Africa," on eBay moving into Africa, e-commerce, and the continent's first tech unicorn.

From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/wu-105-great-decisions-jan-24/ If you've been worried about Russia's aggressive stance against the Ukraine, here's your chance to learn more about Russia and its neighbors.  From 9:30 til 11 am this Saturday, January 24th at Bethany Lutheran Church, the Bainbridge Island Library will present the third program in its Great Decisions series: Russia and its Neighbors. While enjoying coffee and pastries, participants first view a 30-minute Foreign Policy Association DVD on the topic under consideration and then engage in a discussion led by an informed moderator. This week's discussion will be led by military historian Laurance Kerr, a former US diplomat who was previously based in the Republic of Georgia.   Now in its tenth year, Great Decisions at the Library is part of a nation-wide, non-partisan program of the Foreign Policy Association intended to broaden public involvement in foreign affairs. Now part of Library U, the Bainbridge Public Library's new lifelong learning program, Great Decisions at the Library is sponsored by the Kitsap Regional Library with funding support from the Bainbridge Island Friends of the Library. Email GreatDecisionsBainbridge@gmail.com to be added to the mailing list for suggested background readings on the topics and other information about Great Decisions at the Library. The readings will also be posted on the Library website-- http://www.bainbridgepubliclibrary.org/great-decisions-discussions.aspx -- about a week before each discussion. Copies of the Briefing Book may be purchased for $20 (cash or check only) at the Bainbridge Public Library information desk beginning in January. A copy is also available for reading in the library.  Credits: BCB host: Sandy Schubach; audio tech/audio editor: Tim Bird; social media publishers: Diane and Chris Walker. 

From BCB...http://bestofbcb.org/wu-098-january-library-events/ In January the Bainbridge Public Library will again sponsor its Great Decisions series: 8 lively discussions on the most important foreign policy issues facing the US today. Now in its tenth year, Great Decisions at the Library is part of a nationwide, non-partisan program of the Foreign Policy Association intended to broaden public involvement in foreign affairs.   This year's topics will be: Human Trafficking in the 21st Century, Russia and its Neighbors,  Privacy in the Digital Age, Sectarianism in the Middle East, India Changes Course, U.S. Policy toward Africa, Syria's Refugee Crisis, and Brazil's Metamorphosis. While enjoying coffee and pastries, participants first view a 30-minute Foreign Policy Association DVD on the topic under consideration and then engage in a discussion led by an informed moderator. A Briefing Book, published by the FPA, is also available.  This year's series will begin with Human Trafficking in the 21st Century on Saturday, January 10 from 9:30-11a.m. at the Bethany Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall. The moderator for this discussion will be Elizabeth M. Petras, retired professor of Economic Sociology. To be added to the mailing list for suggested background readings on the topics and other information about Great Decisions at the Library, email GreatDecisionsBainbridge@gmail.com .  Also on offer through the library starting in January is a new series called "What Do You Know," which features knowledge explorations led by community experts from Parks & Rec, the Historical Society, Squeaky Wheels, and the Battle Point Astronomy Association. The inaugural program, entitled "Snowshoeing with Jeff," will feature Jeff Ozimek, Outside Programs Manager for Bainbridge Island Parks & Recreation Department. He'll offer a how-to presentation on snowshoeing, including where to go, what to do, and what you'll need to enjoy the wilderness. The library is also offering training sessions for tablet and ebook users!  Tablet users can call to schedule an hour of one-on-one training, and for ebook users there will be two separate presentations, each followed by hands-on time.  Ebook sessions will be offered Saturday Jan 3 from 10am-12pm and Tuesday Jan. 13 from 1-3pm. And the easiest thing to remember -- Every Wednesday there's a Bainbridge Library Program: 1st Wednesday = Books on Tap at the Treehouse 2nd Wednesday = Movie at the library 3rd Wednesday = Travelogue with Travel Store 4th Wednesday = What Do You Know So come on down and enjoy the fun: you'll be glad you did! Credits:  BCB host and audio tech: Joanna Pyle; BCB audio editor: Jon Cooney; BCB social media publisher: Diane Walker.  

The Rockefeller World, Council on Foreign Relations, and the Trilateral Commission by Andrew Gavin Marshall It is quite apparent in the history of America from the late 19th century and into the 20th century, that the Rockefeller family has wielded massive influence in shaping the socio-political economic landscape of society. However, up until the first half of the 20th century came to a close, there were several other large dominant families with whom the Rockefellers shared power and purpose, notably among them, the Morgans. As the century progressed, their interests aligned further still, and following World War II, the Rockefellers became the dominant group in America, and arguably, the world. Of course, there was the well-established business links between the major families emerging out of the American Industrial Revolution going into the 20th century, followed with the establishment of the major foundations designed to engage in social engineering. It was with the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) that the changing dynamics of the Morgan-Rockefeller clan became most apparent. As discussed earlier in this book, the Council on Foreign Relations is the ultimate networking and socializing institution among the American elite. The influence of the CFR is unparalleled among other think tanks. One study revealed that between 1945 and 1972, roughly 45% of the top foreign policy officials who served in the United States government were also members of the Council, leading one prominent member to once state that membership in the Council is essentially a “rite of passage” for being a member of the foreign policy establishment. One Council member, Theodore White, explained that the Council’s “roster of members has for a generation, under Republican and Democratic administrations alike, been the chief recruiting ground for Cabinet-level officials in Washington.”[1] The CIA, as previously examined, is also no stranger to this network, since more often than not in the first several decades of the existence of the Agency, its leaders were drawn from Council membership, such as Allen Dulles, John A. McCone, Richard Helms, William Colby, and George H.W. Bush. As some researchers have examined: The influential but private Council, composed of several hundred of the country’s top political, military, business, and academic leaders has long been the CIA’s principal “constituency” in the American public. When the agency has needed prominent citizens to front for its proprietary (cover) companies or for other special assistance, it has often turned to Council members.[2] Roughly 42% of the top foreign policy positions in the Truman administration were filled by Council members, with 40% in the Eisenhower administration, 51% of the Kennedy administration, and 57% of the Johnson administration, many of whom were holdovers from the Kennedy administration.[3] The Council has had and continues to have enormous influence in the mainstream media, through which it is able to propagate its ideology, advance its agendas, and conceal its influence. In 1972, three out of ten directors and five out of nine executives of the New York Times were Council members. In the same year, one out of four editorial executives and four of nine directors of the Washington Post were also Council members, including its President, Katharine Graham, as well as the Vice-President Osborn Elliott, who was also editor-in-chief of Newsweek. Of both Time Magazine and Newsweek, almost half of their directors in 1972 were also Council members.[4] The Council also has extensive ties to the other major American think tanks, most especially the Brookings Institution, as well as the RAND Corporation, the Hudson Institute, the Foreign Policy Association, and of course, the special-purpose foundations such as the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, of which fifteen of its twenty-one trustees (as of 1971) were also Council members, and its president from 1950 to 1971, Joseph E. Johnson, was also a director of the Council during the same time period.[5] The Council and the major philanthropic foundations have had extensive ties not only to each other, but in working together in constructing research and programs of study in foreign affairs. The State Department undertook a study of 191 university-connected centers for foreign affairs research, which revealed that the largest sources of funding came from the Ford Foundation (which funded 107 of the 191 centers), the federal government (which funded 67 centers), the Rockefeller Foundation (18 centers), and the Carnegie Corporation (17 centers), and that, “for eleven of the top twelve universities with institutes of international studies, Ford is the principal source of funding.”[6] These foundations, aside from being major sources of funding for the Council throughout the years from its origins, also share extensive leadership ties with the Council. At the top of the list is the Rockefeller Foundation, which in 1971 had fourteen out of nineteen of its directors also being members of the Council; the Carnegie Corporation followed with ten out of seventeen; then came the Ford Foundation with seven out of sixteen; and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund with six out of eleven board members also being members of the Council. It should also be noted that the Carnegie network extended beyond the Carnegie Corporation, and also included the Carnegie Endowment, the Carnegie Institute of Washington, and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. From its founding until 1972, one-fourth of all the Council’s directors had served as trustees or directors of at least one of the several Carnegie foundations. John J. McCloy had served as chairman of both the Council and the Ford Foundation at the same time, from the 1950s until the late 60s.[7]