The Next Debate Podcast
1) The future of American politics in the age of Trump with E.J. Dionne
In a little over twelve months Donald Trump has gone from vanity candidate to the presumptive Republican nominee for President of the United States. What explains Trump’s meteoric rise? And, what does...Show More
2) The future of investing with Mohamed El-Erian
From quantitative easing to negative interest rates, central banks around the world have become, in the worlds of mega-investor Mohamed El-Erian, “the only game in town” when it comes to reviving econ...Show More
3) The future of protest and revolution with Micah White
Are we living in a post-revolutionary age? From the Arab Spring uprisings in the Middle East to Occupy Wall Street movement in the West, mass social movements have failed spectacularly in recent years...Show More
4) The future of China’s economy with Stephen Roach
For weeks now financial markets have been in turmoil over whether a cooling Chinese economy will drag the world into recession. Renowned economist and Asia expert, Stephen Roach, thinks fears of a Chi...Show More
5) The future of Saudi-Iranian relations with Vali Nasr
The international communities’ hopes for pushing back ISIS and ending the humanitarian crisis in Syria have been dealt a major blow by Saudi Arabia as it doubles down its regional rivalry with Iran. V...Show More
6) The future of Putin’s Russia with Garry Kasparov
From Crimea to Eastern Ukraine to Syria, Russian President Vladimir Putin has taken on an outsized role in global events in the last 18 months. For Russian dissident and chess grandmaster, Garry Kaspa...Show More
7) The future of Europe’s refugee crisis with Anne Applebaum
Warsaw-based historian and foreign policy expert, Anne Applebaum, is worried that Europe’s far-right parties, in both the East and the West, are successfully exploiting the continent's refugee crisis ...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.8) The future of evolution with Matt Ridley
We are taught that the world is a top-down place. Generals win battles; politicians run countries; scientists discover truths; inventors make breakthroughs; and Goldman Sachs rules the world. But is t...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.9) The future of race in America with Shelby Steele
It is a controversial thesis: Black Americans have struggled to attain the full promise of the American Dream because of government’s efforts to level the playing field that citizens compete on for ev...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.10) The future of global affairs with Janice Gross Stein
Are we at once in a generation inflection point when comes to international relations and how the global order -- circa 2015 -- is working or not? Janice Stein, one of Canada’s most respected commenta...Show More
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