Global Insights Podcast
1) Recalibrating Diplomacy: The Global Role of Cities
Visit us at Network2020.org. The architecture of international engagement is shifting, and subnational diplomacy is taking center stage. As federal governments scale back traditional foreign policy a...Show More
2) Power, Policing, and Politics: The Rise of Authoritarianism in Central America
Visit us at Network2020.org. Over the past decade, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Honduras have experienced a resurgence of authoritarian practices. Leaders have expanded executive power, undermined jud...Show More
3) The Geopolitics of U.S. Higher Education
Visit us at Network2020.org. U.S. higher education is more than just a domestic institution— it is a pillar of the country’s foreign policy and global engagement. By attracting students, scholars, and...Show More
4) The US-China AI Power Race: High Stakes in High Tech
Visit us at Network2020.org. The United States has long been recognized as the global leader in artificial intelligence (AI), a technology transforming trade, foreign policy, and military strategy. C...Show More
5) Nuclear Risks and Realities: Nonproliferation in a Shifting Global Order
Visit us at Network2020.org. In June, strikes by the U.S. and Israel against Iran’s nuclear facilities reignited one of the most dangerous questions in global security: how do you stop a country dete...Show More
6) Revisiting Sudan’s Conflict: Context and Implications
Visit us at Network2020.org. Sudan’s war—between the army and the Rapid Support Forces, sparked in April 2023—has entered a deadlier phase. Recent attacks on the Abu Shouk camp near El-Fasher, a wide...Show More
7) India’s Balancing Act: Autonomy in a World of Trade Wars
Visit us at Network2020.org. The U.S. has slapped a 25% tariff on most Indian exports and threatened further measures over India’s continued oil and arms deals with Russia. India isn’t backing down—d...Show More
8) Rearming Europe: Spending, Autonomy, and the Transatlantic Alliance
Visit us at Network2020.org. The EU’s Readiness 2030 plan marks a significant shift in European defense, with €800 billion in planned spending driven by the war in Ukraine and growing doubts about U....Show More
9) What do Iranian Civilians Think About the War? The Iran-Israel War Part 2
Listen to part one on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your audio. In part two of our special series on the Israel-Iran conflict, we turn our attention to the Iranian perspective—one often...Show More
10) Israel’s Strategy in a Shifting Middle East with Dr. Michael Koplow - The Iran-Israel War Part 1
This episode of Global Insights is part one of our special two-part series on the Israel-Iran conflict. What began as a diplomatic attempt to manage Iran’s nuclear ambitions escalated sharply on June...Show More