Podcasts
Episode 62: Lessons from the Edge: Ukraine in Crisis with Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch
Ambassador Marie “Masha” Yovanovitch has a stark but hopeful story to tell of the dedication of foreign service officers and her own career. As Ambassador to Ukraine, her endeavors to…
Read MoreEpisode 61: How the UN is Tackling Global Crises: An Insider’s Perspective with UN Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications, Melissa Fleming
The world has always been managing crises. From armed conflict to climate change and pandemics, the United Nations is the place where the international community gathers to attempt to solve…
Read MoreEpisode 60: International Women of Courage: Honoring the 2023 Awardees
The International Women of Courage Award given by the U.S. Secretary of State recognizes extraordinary women from around the world who have demonstrated exceptional courage, strength, and leadership in advocating…
Read MoreEpisode 59: From Tires to Technology: How Goodyear is Shaping an Evolving World of Transportation with Rich Kramer
As the CEO of a multinational corporation, Rich Kramer is leading The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company through an evolution of mobility and transportation that is taking place around the…
Read MoreEpisode 58: Denuclearizing the Peninsula? Strategic Outlook for the U.S. and South Korea
The Republic of Korea has been a strategic U.S. military and economic ally since the 1950s. With regional tensions with China at an all-time high, a new Korean President since…
Read MoreEpisode 57: Prosperity and Peace: A Hopeful Future for the Abraham Accords with Robert Greenway
Significant moves in both diplomatic and economic relationships are already bearing fruit after the historic signing in September 2020 of the Abraham Accords to jointly normalize relations between Israel, Bahrain,…
Read MoreEpisode 56: Can the U.S. Reset the Agenda with Latin America? with Ambassador Michael McKinley
The Summit of the Americas, hosted in San Diego in June, brought about tense interactions between the U.S. and our hemispheric neighbors to the south. Debate about the guestlist, threats…
Read MoreEpisode 55: Foreign Policy Education for all Americans: an interview with Elizabeth Shackleford
In April 2022, The Cleveland Council on World Affairs had the opportunity to speak with Elizabeth Shackleford, a former U.S. Foreign Service Officer and now senior fellow on U.S. foreign…
Read MoreEpisode 54: From Russia to Rustbelts: Witness to Democratic Fragility with Fiona Hill
Guest: Fiona Hill Since her testimony in the 2019 presidential impeachment hearings, Fiona Hill is sounding the alarm on the conditions that lead to populism and democratic decline the world…
Read MoreEpisode 53: How to Prepare for Climate Change
Guest: David Pogue, Cleveland native, six-time Emmy winner for CBS Sunday Morning, and New York Times bestselling author. With climate change leading the agenda for many world leaders and yet…
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