Podcast: What to expect from the Republican primaries? Will it be Trump or can DeSantis or Haley still hope?

I talked to Steffen Schmidt, Lucken Endowed Professor of Political Science Emeritus, Iowa State University.  If you enjoy what I do, please support me on Ko-fi! Thank you.

Donald Trump. Credit: donaldjtrump.com

What to expect from the Joe Biden-Xi Jinping meeting?

I might be wrong but I would say that we cannot expect too much from the Joe Biden-Xi Jinping meeting (Nov 15th). But in your opinion what are the issues the US President will emphasize in tomorrow taks, and why, and what about his Chinese counterpart, what will be  Xi’s priorities? Read a few comments. 

General Secretary of the CCP Xi Jinping and the US President Joe Biden. Credit: english.www.gov.cn, whitehouse.gov

What might Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan cause?

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Military exercise Han Kuang. Credit: Military News Agency

Will/should the US exchange Brittney Griner for Viktor Bout?

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Brittney Griner. Credit: https://www.teamusa.org/

Successes and failures: Joe Biden’s first year in foreign policy

After one year of being in the White House, what is the biggest foreign policy success/successes of Joe Biden’s Presidency and what about his biggest foreign policy failure/failures, and why? Read a few comment.

US President Joe Biden at NATO summit in Brussels. Credit: NATO

Will Biden’s Summit for Democracy lead to a new architecture of diplomacy?

What do you think about the upcoming President Joe Biden’s Summit for Democracy? From your perspective and taking into account broader trends in global politics that at least some observers characterize also by the rise of authoritarianism, how important or unimportant could such a gathering be, and why? Read a few comments.

US President Joe Biden. Credit: whitehouse.gov

Summit for Democracy: But what about democracy in America?

President Joe Biden’s Summit for Democracy takes place amid broader trends in global politics that at least some observers characterize also by the rise of authoritarianism. But while an idea that democratic countries should cooperate probably makes a lot of sense, how much could this summit be overshadowed by concerns, and I dare to say by legitimate concerns, about the state of US democracy and would you say that Biden should address it? Read a few comments.

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How does or doesn’t Afghanistan fit into the great powers competition?

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US President Joe Biden at NATO summit in Brussels. Credit: NATO

Podcast: Is Kim Jong-un totally in control? And what will Biden do about North Korea?

I talked to Soo Kim, Policy Analyst, RAND Corporation.  She served as an analyst in the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

What does a heated public exchange tell us about the state of the US-China relations?

We knew that the first US-China high-level meeting won’t go smoothly but maybe such a heated exchange was a bit unexpected. So what does it tell us about the state of the US-China relations, and what’s next? More escalation? Read a few comments.