Podcasts about Strobe Talbott

Host Marcia Franklin talks with Strobe Talbott, a former journalist and diplomat who was the president of the Brookings Institution from 2002 to 2017. Talbott, who wrote for Time magazine for more than 20 years, has also penned a dozen books. Franklin and Talbott talk about his passion for the subject of global warming, and whether the issue is still on the political radar for politicians and the public. His book, Fast Forward: Ethics and Politics in the Age of Global Warming, suggests political and societal solutions for reversing climate change. The two also discuss his views on global governance, about which he writes in The Great Experiment: The Story of Ancient Empires, Modern States, and the Quest for a Global Nation. Talbott also sits on North American Executive Committee of the Trilateral Commission. The two discuss some Americans' fears of a "One World government." Talbott, who was Deputy Secretary of State under President Bill Clinton, specialized in working with the new independent states of the Soviet Union. He talks with Franklin about a scandal in which Russian spies were found to have been living in the United States for many years. The two also discuss Brookings Mountain West, an offshoot of the Brookings Institution in Las Vegas, which examines public policy issues pertaining to the Intermountain West. Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast and visit the Dialogue website for more conversations that matter!  Originally Aired: 12/16/2010 The interview is part of Dialogue's series, "Conversations from the Sun Valley Writers' Conference," and was taped at the 2010 conference. Since 1995, the conference has been bringing together some of the world's most well-known and illuminating authors to discuss literature and life.

I am pleased to welcome back into the virtual studio, Thomas Wright. After serving in the Biden National Security Council for a number of years, Tom has returned – to civilian life – at the Brookings Institution in Washington. I wanted to begin to explore with Tom his assessment of where US foreign policy is now that Donald Trump has begun in such a flurry the second presidential term. I am particularly interested in discussing Trump's efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict with Tom. Where is this effort likely to end? And what relationship does Trump want with Putin's Russia? Currently Tom is a senior fellow with the Strobe Talbott for Security, Strategy and Technology at the Brookings Institution. Tom most recently served as special assistant to the president and senior director for strategic planning at the National Security Council in the Biden administration. Before Tom left for the Biden administration, Tom had been very active writing on contemporary politics and in particular the impact of President Trump on US foreign policy, Trump 1.0. Tom continues his writing and just recently published the Foreign Affairs article titled, “The Right U.S. Strategy for Russia-Ukraine Negotiations: How American Pressure Can Bring the War to an Acceptable End”.

Ivo Daalder adviseerde president Bill Clinton over Europa; werd Barack Obama's ambassadeur bij de NAVO en leidt nu de Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Een echte Amerikaan. Maar nu siddert hij bij de gedachte die bewuste keuze te laten varen en misschien wel terug te gaan naar Nederland. Hij kan niet anders, als Donald Trump terugkeert in het Witte Huis.Met Jaap Jansen en PG Kroeger praat Daalder over zijn geopolitieke belevenissen en de turbulente wereld van vandaag. Wat NAVO-partner Nederland betreft rekent hij op ‘the adults in the room'. Maar als Trump terugkomt? “Dan voelen Orbán, Wilders, AfD en mensen als Meloni en Fico zich gesterkt.”***Deze aflevering is mede mogelijk gemaakt door de Atlantische Commissie en met donaties van luisteraars die we hiervoor hartelijk danken. Word ook vriend van de show!Deze BB bevat oa een advertentie van Bureau Vergezicht en van TibberHeb je belangstelling om in onze podcast te adverteren of ons te sponsoren? Zend een mailtje naar adverteren@dagennacht.nl en wij zoeken contact.Op sommige podcast-apps kun je niet alles lezen. De complete tekst en een overzicht van al onze eerdere afleveringen vind je hier***Bill Clinton was de eerste president van na de Koude Oorlog. Met hem een beleid voor het nieuwe Europa ontwerpen was een avontuur in een onbekende wereld. Daalder vertelt kleurrijk over die ‘unieke relatie en nauwe vriendschap' van Bill met Boris en Bill met Helmut. Jeltsin kon een nieuw Rusland bouwen nadat hij de Sovjet-Unie had opgeblazen. Maar wat moest daarna eigenlijk gebeuren? Het idee dat Rusland een samenleving, economie en machtsstructuur van eeuwen tirannie kende, die nu wel te managen zou zijn? Dat is een illusie. "Rusland is Rusland." Hoe destijds de kernwapens en raketten in Oekraïne zijn 'weggewerkt' blijkt daarbij nú van essentiële betekenis. “Clinton was een binnenlandpresident, maar hij leerde het tijdens zijn ambtsperiode. Hij werd geconfronteerd met de wereld, met de realiteit.” Hij citeert Ruslandkenner collega Strobe Talbott die meteen al zag wie de nieuwe man in het Kremlin was: "Poetin kun je nooit vertrouwen."9/11 maakte een ruw einde aan de wereld van het ‘vredesdividend' en wees naar nieuwe confrontaties van heel andere aard. Daalder vertelt fascinerend wat hij die dag meemaakte.De nasleep deed hem kiezen voor Barack Obama en níet voor Hillary Clinton. Hij noemt Obama een politiek talent van de buitencategorie, maar als president een solide middenmoter. Tijdens Daalders ambassadeurschap was de NAVO verstrikt in Afghanistan en Libië. En de confrontaties met Poetins Rusland werden steeds ruwer. Obama's cruciale relatie in Europa was Angela Merkel. "Er zijn berichten dat dit gebeurde," zegt Daalder droogjes over het afluisteren van haar smartphone. Amerika wilde dat Duitsland een veel grotere ging spelen, maar Merkel hield dat af. Daalder is heel benieuwd naar Merkels binnenkort te verschijnen reflecties op haar rol als wereldleider die Europa afhankelijk hield van goedkope energie uit Rusland en pal stond voor vrijhandel met China.Hij zag hoe Mark Rutte door MH17 fundamenteel veranderde. "Heel Europa ervoer die schok, maar nergens kwam het zo hard aan als in Nederland." Het maakt hem de geschikte man de NAVO te leiden: omdat hij consensus kan smeden maar sindsdien wel een glasheldere lijn heeft.Daalder benadrukt dat je Trump letterlijk moet nemen. Als hij zegt dat de NAVO dood is, dat hij één dag dictator wil zijn en na hem geen verkiezingen meer nodig zijn, dan nemen we dit maar liever bloedserieus. "Het is wat in de jaren twintig in Italië en later ook in Duitsland gezegd werd.”Ook de 'vredesregeling' die Trumps running mate JD Vance schetst voor Oekraïne moeten we volstrekt ernstig nemen. In 2016 dienden rond Trump nog de ‘adults in the room' van de klassieke Republikeinse partij. Nu zijn nog alleen maar sekteleden over.De toekomst van Kyiv, Europa en de Atlantische waardengemeenschap hangt nu af van de keuze die de kiezers maken in de buitenwijken van Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, Atlanta en Detroit.***Verder luisteren434 – Vier iconische NAVO-leiders en hun lessen voor Mark Rutte413 - "Eensgezind kunnen we elke tegenstander aan." Oana Lungescu over Poetin, Trump, Rutte en 75 jaar NAVO404 - 75 jaar NAVO: in 1949 veranderde de internationale positie van Nederland voorgoed361 - Vilnius, juli 2023: NAVO-top in het oog van de storm279 - Jaap de Hoop Scheffer over Poetin, Oekraïne, de NAVO en de toekomst van de EU441 - Extra zomeraflevering: boekenspecial! over Erik Larson - Demon of unrest (vanaf 00:23:15)276 - 30 jaar politiek, 16 jaar bondskanselier en de hond van Poetin: Angela Merkel blikt terug260 - De toesprakentournee van Volodimir Zelenski en de worsteling van de SPD met de erfenis van Brandt en Schröder253 - Poetins bizarre toespraak: hoe de president de geschiedenis van Oekraïne herschrijft218 - Angela Merkel, een bijzondere bondskanselier - gesprek met biograaf Ralph Bollmann197 - De ondergang van de Sovjet-Unie: Boris Jeltsin, een tragische held188 - De ondergang van de Sovjet-Unie: 1991, het jaar waarin Gorbatsjov in de afgrond staart en Poetin gemeenteambtenaar wordt150 - De memoires van Barack Obama***Tijdlijn00:00:00 – Deel 100:30:46 – Deel 200:55:27 – Deel 301:21:09 – Einde Zie het privacybeleid op https://art19.com/privacy en de privacyverklaring van Californië op https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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"Rehearsals in Obedience" Hosts: Darren Weeks, Vicky Davis Website for the show: https://governamerica.com Vicky's websites: https://thetechnocratictyranny.com and http://www.channelingreality.com COMPLETE SHOW NOTES AND CREDITS AT: https://governamerica.com/radio/radio-archives/22465-govern-america-april-23-2022-rehearsals-in-obedience Listen LIVE every Saturday at 11AM Eastern time at http://live.governamerica.com Text GOVERN to 80123 to be notified of live transmissions that occur outside of our regularly-scheduled Saturday broadcasts. Analysis of Marjorie Taylor Greene hearing in Atlanta, challenging her ability to run for reelection. Several border crossers on the terror watch list. Homeland Security and the technocratic surveillance state. Who is Tim Wirth and what is his role in Sustainable Development? The Great Reset, dollar collapse, and conditioning the population to accept implantable microchips. Multiple mishaps at food processing plants and warehouses, along with Bird Flu and the Ukraine war create the perfect storm for food shortages, but is it too perfect a storm to be mere chance? U.S. AID and the CIA foreign policy in Chechnya. Shunning Ira Einhorn: Earth Day founder a "cutting edge" environmentalist. IMF loans, Strobe Talbott, Larry Summers, climate change, killing the coal industry, and more.

When you look at the major diplomatic events of the last thirty years, Derek Chollet has experienced them all. He's worked with legends like James Baker, Strobe Talbott and Richard Holbrooke and served in some of the highest echelons of the White House, the Pentagon and the U.S. Department of State. From Bosnia to Syria — and now Russia — Chollet has helped to shape America's approaches to its policy abroad. Today, Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza sits down with Chollet, who's currently the Counselor of the Department of State, to dig into Foggy Bottom's approach to helping Ukraine and handling Putin. Ryan Lizza is a Playbook co-author for POLITICO. Derek Chollet is the Counselor of the U.S. Department of State. Kara Tabor is a producer for POLITICO audio. Carlos Prieto is a producer for POLITICO audio. Brook Hayes is senior producer for POLITICO audio. Jenny Ament is executive producer for POLITICO audio.

Bob continues his series on Klaus Schwab and the Great Reset, highlighting an interesting remark in Biden's SOTU, Strobe Talbott's open support for global government, and the introduction to Schwab's book on Covid-19 and the Great Reset. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: Part 1 and Part 2 of this seriesThe WEF's bio for its founder, Klaus SchwabSchwab's books The Fourth Industrial Revolution and Covid-19 and the Great ResetBob's first co-hosted Human Action podcast with Jeff DeistForbes' article on Schwab the power broker ​For more information, see BobMurphyShow.com. The Bob Murphy Show is also available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, and via RSS.

Bob continues his series on Klaus Schwab and the Great Reset, highlighting an interesting remark in Biden's SOTU, Strobe Talbott's open support for global government, and the introduction to Schwab's book on Covid-19 and the Great Reset. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: Part 1 and Part 2 of this seriesThe WEF's bio for its founder, Klaus SchwabSchwab's books The Fourth Industrial Revolution and Covid-19 and the Great ResetBob's first co-hosted Human Action podcast with Jeff DeistForbes' article on Schwab the power broker ​For more information, see BobMurphyShow.com. The Bob Murphy Show is also available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, and via RSS.

From January 30, 2016: Last week at The Brookings Institution, United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer participated in a discussion with Lawfare's Benjamin Wittes and Newsweek's Dahlia Lithwick about his new book, "The Court and the World: American Law and the New Global Realities." During their conversation, Justice Breyer provides an overview of how in a globalizing world, the steady operation of American laws depends more on the cooperation of other jurisdictions than at any other time. He also examines how the Court's decisions regarding presidential power in national security have evolved throughout American history, and weighs how the Court can balance national security objectives in an increasingly connected world.Strobe Talbott, President of the Brookings Institution, introduced Justice Breyer and the panel.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

From October 11, 2014: On his recent trip to the United States, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasized India's desire to take up a greater role on the world stage. With India's renewed ambition, it is increasingly important for policymakers to understand what that role may look like, how it is envisioned from the Indian perspective, and how the country views international developments. Great opportunity exists for improved bilateral relations that bring stability, increased trade, and future defense, intelligence, and counterterrorism cooperation in the region.This week, Ambassador Shivshankar Menon, former national security adviser and former foreign secretary to the government of India, gave a speech at Brookings entitled, “India's Role in the World.” In his address, Ambassador Menon discusses the new optimism in U.S.-India bilateral relations on the heels of newly elected Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent visit and how leaders can capitalize on this new momentum. Ambassador Menon also delves into India's relations with Pakistan, Bangladesh, and other countries in the region, its evolving outlook on China, and what role, if any, India can play in countering violent extremism found in groups like transnational terrorist organizations like ISIS and al Qaeda.Strobe Talbott, president of The Brookings Institution, introduced Ambassador Menon and moderated the discussion.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On today's show, we are joined once again by Dr. John Oddo, Associate Professor of English at Carnegie Mellon University, for a retrospective discussion of “War on Terror” rhetoric 20 years after September 11th, 2001. Ever since the 9/11 attacks, the U.S. government and national news media have consistently used Us and Them categories of enemy- and threat-construction, drawing on a conceptual metaphor of terrorism as an act of war (as opposed to a criminal act) to justify preventative military action. There have also been some notable shifts in U.S. war rhetoric in recent years: for one thing, references to September 11th as an inciting event have become scarcer as leaders have reframed the fight against global terrorism as an end in itself. And whereas earlier in the war, media and political figures tended to conflate specific terrorist organizations and so-called “state sponsors of terrorism”, they are now more likely to advocate a “targeted” approach: opposing large-scale troop deployments while nevertheless supporting missile attacks, special forces operations, cyberwarfare, and other forms of state violence.After John walks us through the material and social reasons for these continuities and shifts, we analyze specific examples of post-9/11 war propaganda, comparing Larry P. Goodson's November 2001 op-ed “U.S. Troops Must Go In” with Ryan Crocker's August 2021 “Why Biden's Lack of Strategic Patience Led to Disaster.” We examine their rhetorical strategies and discuss the greater implications of how some key tropes have evolved across texts and time: framing the war as a “clash of civilizations,” using the oppression of women and children as justificatory narratives, employing euphemisms like “patience” in foreign policy strategies, and zooming in on U.S. enemies' violence while eliding the violence done by our military and its allies.Lastly, we turn to a discussion of the ongoing drone war in the Middle East and Africa, in which we highlight John's new research project on media construals of drone strike victims. John concludes with a blistering critique of an enduring problem in U.S. political rhetoric: the metaphor of war deaths as “payments” for which we deserve some return, which obscures how inflicting suffering and killing is always an irrevocable moral act. Texts Analyzed in this Episode:Biden, J. (2021, 31 Aug.). Address to the nation on the end of the war in Afghanistan [Speech audio recording]. Transcript, video, and audio available from American Rhetoric: https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/joebidenendofafghanistanwar.htmCrocker, R. (2021, 21 Aug.). Why Biden's lack of strategic patience led to disaster. The New York Times. Retrieved from: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/21/opinion/us-afghanistan-pakistan-taliban.htmlDowd, M. (2001, 18 Nov.). Liberties; Cleopatra and Osama. The New York Times. Retrieved from: https://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/18/opinion/liberties-cleopatra-and-osama.htmlGoodson, L. P. (2001, 14 Nov.). U.S. troops must go in. The New York Times. Retrieved from: https://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/14/opinion/us-troops-must-go-in.htmlWorks and Concepts Cited in this Episode:Chomsky, N., & Herman, E. S. (1994). Manufacturing consent: The political economy of the mass media. London: Vintage Books.Cloud, D. L. (2004). “To veil the threat of terror”: Afghan women and the ⟨clash of civilizations⟩ in the imagery of the US war on terrorism. Quarterly Journal of Speech, 90(3), 285-306.Goodby, J.E. & Gross, D. (2010, 22 Dec.). Strategic patience has become strategic passivity. The Brookings Institution. Retrieved from: https://www.brookings.edu/articles/strategic-patience-has-become-strategic-passivity/Gopal, A. (2021, 6 Sept.). The other Afghan women: In the countryside, the endless killing of civilians turned women against the occupiers who claimed to be helping them. The New Yorker. Retrieved from: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/09/13/the-other-afghan-womenHodges, A. (2011). The" War on terror" narrative: discourse and intertextuality in the construction and contestation of sociopolitical reality. OUP USA.Oddo, J. (2011). War legitimation discourse: Representing ‘Us' and ‘Them' in four US presidential addresses. Discourse & Society, 22(3), 287-314.Oddo, J. (2014). Intertextuality and the 24-hour News Cycle: A Day in the Rhetorical Life of Colin Powell's UN Address. Michigan State University Press.Oddo, J. (2018). The discourse of propaganda: Case studies from the Persian Gulf War and the War on Terror. Penn State Press.Safire, W. (1999, 3 Jan.). On language; Not so fast! The New York Times Magazine. Retrieved from: https://www.nytimes.com/1999/01/03/magazine/on-language-not-so-fast.html [Contextual analysis on the evolution of the term “strategic patience” and Strobe Talbott's original usage]re:blurb episode on Conceptual MetaphorOur first episode with Dr. Oddo, in which he articulates his theory of war propagandaThe Watson Institute at Brown University's “Costs of War” Project

Host Marcia Franklin talks with Strobe Talbott, a former journalist and diplomat who was the president of the Brookings Institution from 2002 to 2017. Talbott, who wrote for Time magazine for more than 20 years, has also penned a dozen books. Franklin and Talbott talk about his passion for the subject of global warming, and whether the issue is still on the political radar for politicians and the public. His book, Fast Forward: Ethics and Politics in the Age of Global Warming, suggests political and societal solutions for reversing climate change. The two also discuss his views on global governance, about which he writes in The Great Experiment: The Story of Ancient Empires, Modern States, and the Quest for a Global Nation. Talbott also sits on North American Executive Committee of the Trilateral Commission. The two discuss some Americans’ fears of a "One World government." Talbott, who was Deputy Secretary of State under President Bill Clinton, specialized in working with the new independent states of the Soviet Union. He talks with Franklin about a scandal in which Russian spies were found to have been living in the United States for many years. The two also discuss Brookings Mountain West, an offshoot of the Brookings Institution in Las Vegas, which examines public policy issues pertaining to the Intermountain West. Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast and visit the Dialogue website for more conversations that matter!  Originally Aired: 12/16/2010 The interview is part of Dialogue’s series, "Conversations from the Sun Valley Writers' Conference," and was taped at the 2010 conference. Since 1995, the conference has been bringing together some of the world’s most well-known and illuminating authors to discuss literature and life.

In this episode, I analyze the philosophical beliefs of key players in the RussiaGate story. I focus specifically on the ideology of Strobe Talbott who runs the Brookings Institution. Talbott is a firm believer in the future obsolescence of the nation state and the ultimate objective of a global government. Talbott is also a Rhodes scholar, and I discuss Rhodes’s racist and imperialistic ideology. The link to the article is https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2020/08/10/the-brookings-hand-behind-russiagate-points-back-to-rhodes-trust-coup-on-america, by Matt Ehret at Strategic Culture. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

On today's episode of Fault Lines, hosts Jamarl Thomas and Shane Stranahan discussed issues ranging from the latest impasse on a new stimulus bill to new developments in the deadly Beirut explosion to the origins of Russiagate.GUESTSManila Chan - TV Reporter for RT America | COVID-19 & SchoolLaith Marouf - Award-winning Multimedia Producer and media policy/law consultant | Live From BeirutLee Stranahan - Investigative Reporter, host of Populist.TV, director of Citizen Journalism School | Russiagate, Strobe & the ShearersIn the first hour, Shane and Jamarl talked with Manila Chan about plans to send children back to school nationwide amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Manila discussed plans some have to treat children ages 10 and under differently from older children. They also talked about the risk not just to school children, but also to teachers, administrators, and other school staff. Manila argued that teachers should be allowed to take leave time if they are concerned about the risk of infection. In the second hour, Shane and Jamarl talked to Laith Marouf about the aftermath of the explosion in Beirut and made statements that the devastation may have been the result of an attack. They also discussed how the explosion exacerbated problems for Beirut citizens, who are already impacted by the weakened Lebanese economy and political turmoil. Adding to the problems, Lebanon is having to deal with sanctions imposed by the United States, and the explosion at the port is having a major impact on the ability to get vital goods into the country.In the third hour the hosts were joined by investigative journalist Lee Stranahan who discussed the latest developments in the Russiagate scandal. Stranahan described the long relationship between Bill and Hillary Clinton, members of the Shearer family, and Clinton's Oxford roommate Strobe Talbott. Cody Shearer created the dossier that became the basis for the Steele dossier and Derek Shearer was an advisor for Ziff Brothers Investments, who were at the heart of the Trump Tower meeting allegations. Stranahan argues that these connections show Russiagate was largely a Clinton operation.

In this episode, we lived #ShootYourShot and watched the movie Amazing Grace and Chuck (1987) where an NBA legend joins forces with a little league player to protest nuclear weapons. Could a child’s peaceful act of resistance against nuclear war inspire the world to Global Zero? What is the history of anti-nuclear weapon movements in the 1980s? If your chartered jet is exploded by an evil nuclear illuminate, is that technically a traveling violation? Tim Westmyer (@NuclearPodcast) and Pranay Vaddi (@PranayVaddi), a nuclear expert at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, answer these questions and more. Before we assemble our Dream Team of professional athlete protesters, we recommend checking out: -Judith Vigna, Nobody Wants a Nuclear War, 1986 -Laura Yeager, “Talking to Your Children about the Threat of Nuclear War,” July 8, 2018 -“Talking Nukes with Kids,” Awful Library Books, November 9, 2017 -Vincent J. Intondi, African Americans Against the Bomb: Nuclear Weapons, Colonialism, and the Black Freedom Movement, 2015 -Celtic Pride, 1996 movie -Los Angeles Lakers: 2010 NBA Finals Series, DVD -“The Bear,” Things that Go Boom, Podcast s1e1 -Kobe’s Final Game, April 13, 2016 -Strobe Talbott, Deadly Gambits, 1984 -Peter Beinart, “Think Again: Ronald Reagan,” Foreign Policy, June 7, 2010 -Jacob Weisberg, “Ronald Reagan’s Disarmament Dream,” The Atlantic, January 1, 2016 Check out our website, SuperCriticalPodcast.com, for more resources and related items. We aim to have at least one new episode every month. Let us know what you think about the podcast and any ideas you may have about future episodes and guests by reaching out at on Twitter @NuclearPodcast, GooglePlay, SoundCloud, TuneIn, Stitcher Radio, Facebook, SuperCriticalPodcast@gmail.com, and YouTube. Enjoy!

President Trump's Non-Stop Political War for Survival. Luckily, a war he can win. Can our corrupt Ruling Class be overthrown peacefully? We may be finding out soon enough. We thoroughly debunk the latest gratuitous New York Times faux-bombshell regarding the FBI's counterintelligence investigation into Trump. Caught red-handed, the FBI now attempts to justify its egregious activities by claiming they suspected Trump was "working for Russia." The stated FBI rationales for their suspicions are so pathetic and so paltry as to be nonexistent. Deep State malfeasance -- and incompetence -- has risen to new levels. Devin Nunes and Tucker Carlson respond appropriately. Trump calls the NYT story "a great insult." Meanwhile, we also debunk a new Washington Post story claiming Trump "concealed details" of his face-to-face meetings with Putin. We analyze Strobe Talbott's blatantly hypocritical paranoia herein. Could it be the U.S. Foreign Policy Establishment has been having a hard time "manipulating" Trump? We contemplate the weird Deep State frenzies over Trump communicating with Putin. Plus, we detail multiple specific Trump policies that have been extremely tough on Russia. Zero compromise here, folks. Also, sampling Trump's high energy interview with Judge Jeanine Pirro. Good genes, FISA declassification and exposing corruption about certain people that "nobody ever thought possible." Tantalizing. Happy Warriors. The declining health of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Macron's French police now carrying machine guns against Gilets Jaunes protestors. Anti-war Hawaiian Democrat Tulsi Gabbard running for president -- big headaches ahead for the Democratic War Party. Coda: The Breckenridge Nordic Center celebrates its 50th Anniversary with lederhosen and a Swiss alpenhorn. With Listener Calls & Music via The Texas Tornados, R.E.M. and Tia Carrere. Sacred Song from Alan Jackson. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fake news, cyber-attacks, election tampering, and expanding its territory are some of the ways Russia continues to antagonize the West. Former president of the Brookings Institution, diplomat, and journalist Strobe Talbott joins this week's Deep Dish podcast to share his view of Russia based on extensive personal experience.

According to a recent Council survey, 46 percent of Russians and 62 percent of Americans thought the US leadership change would herald an era of warmth, camaraderie, and collaboration. Though the new administration is now well-into its second year, the relationship has barely shifted towards lukewarm. Both countries' national security documents continue listing the other as an enemy, and government officials on each side diagnose the state of affairs an “all-time low” since the Cold War. With renewed sanctions and collusion-related indictments dominating the news cycle, what lies in store for the future of the Trump-Putin relationship? While wrought in opposition and disagreement, what can history teach us about the necessity of cooperation and mutual understanding between the two nations? SPEAKERS: Ivo H. Daalder, President, Chicago Council on Global Affairs; Alina Polyakova, David M. Rubenstein Fellow—Foreign Policy Program, Center on the United States and Europe, Brookings Institution; Strobe Talbott, Distinguished Visitor, Buffett Institute for Global Studies; Distinguished Fellow in Residence, Brookings Institution. Moderated by Jordan Gans-Morse.

Brookings Institution President Strobe Talbott delves into Trump and Putin, Moscow and Washington, as we find ourselves consumed by the unlikely confluence of two stories that he happens to know more about than just about anybody. The former deputy secretary of State walks us through America's long and complicated relationship with Russia, and the impact Trump's relationship with Putin.

As a part of Brookings Centenary series, Strobe Talbott, current president of Brookings, and Bruce MacLaury, president of Brookings from 1977 to 1995, look to the major policy challenges that Brookings should take on in its second century while they reflect on their own periods of leading Brookings. Talbott and MacLaury discuss the role of Brookings in the past, present, and future as a nexus of non-partisan ideas, with a passionate commitment to the common good.  From their perspectives, the two presidents examine how the landscape of public policy research and analysis has changed since the years they assumed the presidency of Brookings.

Last week at The Brookings Institution, United States Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer participated in a discussion with Lawfare’s Benjamin Wittes and Newsweek’s Dahlia Lithwick about his new book, The Court and the World: American Law and the New Global Realities. During their conversation, Justice Breyer provides an overview of how in a globalizing world, the steady operation of American laws depends more on the cooperation of other jurisdictions than at any other time. He also examines how the Court's decisions regarding presidential power in national security have evolved throughout American history, and weighs how the Court can balance national security objectives in an increasingly connected world. Strobe Talbott, President of the Brookings Institution, introduced Justice Breyer and the panel.   It’s the Lawfare Podcast Episode #155: Justice Stephen Breyer on The Court and the World.

“The European Union is, in a way, a treasure,” says Distinguished Brookings Fellow  in this podcast. “It’s a treasure that really signifies peace, that signifies cooperation … the type of thing the global world of today needs.” Solana, former secretary general of NATO and EU foreign policy chief, describes how he started as a physics professor before turning to policy-making and reaching the highest levels of Spanish and European institutions; discusses how the EU negotiates the shoals of nationalism; addresses the EU’s responses to the crisis in Ukraine and its approach to the negotiations with Iran; and offers his advice for success in navigating a global world.    Also in this episode, Senior Fellow , director of the , offers his regular "Wessel's Economic Update," focusing on the question of whether the Federal Reserve's quantitative easing program increased inequality. And, George Burroughs gets an update from Nonresident Senior Fellow  on the water crisis in the western states. This follows the Brookings Cafeteria podcast , the "Vegas water czar." Show Notes:  (event) , Brookings Essay by Strobe Talbott  (New and Expanded Edition), by Carlo Bastasin Subscribe to the Brookings Cafeteria on , listen on , and send feedback email to .

This episode features Nicholas Burns and Strobe Talbott discussing Russia and Putinism. Burns is director of the Aspen Strategy Group and Talbott is an ASG member and president of the Brookings Institution. In this discussion, they follow up on a lecture Talbott gave at the Aspen Institute back in August. That lecture, entitled "Putinism: The Back Story", focused on Russia’s current policies, turning a lens on what Talbott asserts are the undoing of recent reforms. (Watch the full lecture: https://goo.gl/obtm3Y) Here, Burns asks Talbott to reflect on what has changed, and what hasn’t, over the last eight months.

In this podcast, Brookings President  reflects on growing up in Cleveland, his career—as a journalist, State Department Official, and think tank leader—and today’s challenges for governance and stability. Learn how a career in journalism prepared him for State Department diplomacy; about his role in defusing two international crises in one dangerous week in June 1999; what he thinks about Vladimir Putin and Russia’s course; and why nuclear proliferation and climate change are “existential threats.” And also listen to his reflections on Brookings’s centenary next year. Also at the top of the podcast, , director of the , offers his economic update and previews two important upcoming events. Show Notes: • , by Fiona Hill and Clifford Gaddy (2d edition)• , by Angela Stent• , by Strobe Talbott and William Antholis (revised edition)• • "," Brookings Essay by Strobe Talbott Subscribe to the Brookings Cafeteria on , listen on , and send feedback email to .

The South and East China Seas? Persian Gulf? North Korea? Michael B. Oren, James Steinberg, Strobe Talbott, Jeffrey Goldberg, and Jane Harman are on the panel discussing this issue.

Russia — is it a rising or declining Great Power? Where will it be ten years from now? Strobe Talbott, Angela Stent, Fiona Hill, Nicholas Burns

This week, Ambassador Shivshankar Menon, India's former national security advisor and former Foreign Secretary, gave a keynote address this week at Brookings entitled, “India’s Role in the World.” In his address, Ambassador Menon discusses the new optimism in U.S.-India bi-lateral relations on the heels of newly elected Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit. Ambassador Menon also delves into India’s relations with Pakistan and other countries in the region, its evolving outlook on China, and how India and the United States can forge new ties on counterterrorism and defense cooperation. Strobe Talbott, president of The Brookings Institution, introduced Ambassador Menon and moderated the discussion. 

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May 6, 2014: Mike Pesca talks with Russia expert Strobe Talbott about Vladimir Putin’s crackdown on free speech in Russia. Then, a talk with the author of the book Taming Lust, about “crimes against nature” in colonial America. And why tiny Moldova should be worried about Putin too. Get notified as soon as The Gist posts each weekday: http://www.slate.com/gistemail. Music: "Eclosion" by Salmo “Readers! Do You Read?” By Chris Zabriskie “The Great” by Broke For Free” “Power Glove” by C. Scott Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sir Roderic Lyne was the British Ambassador to the Russian Federation from 2000 to 2004 and spent half of his 34 years in the Diplomatic Service working with the USSR and its successor States. Since 2004 he has visited Russia regularly as a businessman, consultant and commentator. He was the co-author, with Strobe Talbott and Koji Watanabe, of "Engaging with Russia: The Next Phase" (a report published by the Trilateral Commission in 2006); and is the Deputy Chairman of the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House. Sir Roderic Lyne examines the Ukrainian crisis in the wider context of Russian policy and attitudes since the collapse of the Soviet Union. What triggered the Russian threats to Ukraine? What are Russia's objectives there? How does this fit into Russian policy towards the "post-Soviet space"? Is Russia expansionist or defensive, resurgent or vulnerable? Are we still coping with the aftershocks of the Soviet implosion - and for how long? Does Russia's behaviour reflect a view of the world which will last beyond the Putin regime? http://events.ucl.ac.uk/event/event:g2b-hsllsjud-cbye3k/is-russia-trying-to-revive-the-soviet-union

Strobe Talbott, president of the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., delivers this year's Donner Canadian Foundation lecture drawing upon his recently released book The Great Experiment: The Story of Ancient Empires, Modern States and the Quest for a Global Nation.