So it was a real pleasure to invite CEIP’s Stewart Patrick back into the Virtual Studio to talk about this critical UN Summit – the Summit of the Future (SoTF). This Summit will take place this year on September 22nd -23rd. The effort leading t

Summit Dialogue S2, Ep 3: Feliciano de Sá Guimarães on the Hopes for the Brazil G20

Feb 24th, 2024 41m 28s

It is with great pleasure that I have invited Feliciano de Sá Guimarães into the Virtual Studio for this episode of ‘Summit Dialogue’. Feliciano is currently the Academic Director and Senior Researcher at CEBRI. I hope, with Feliciano’s help to

Shaking the Global Order S2, Ep 18: Jones on US-China relations and the wider Indo-Pacific scene

Jan 27th, 2024 35m 27s

It is with great pleasure that I have invited my colleague Bruce Jones into the Virtual Studio for this episode on ‘Shaking the Global Order’. ‘The US-China relationship has been marked by growing competition and rivalry but leaders did gathe

Shaking the Global Order S2, Ep 17: Yves Tiberghien on the state of the US-China relationship

Dec 14th, 2023 33m 45s

It is with great pleasure that I have invited my colleague Yves Tiberghien back into the Virtual Studio for this episode on ‘Shaking the Global Order’. ‘The US-China relationship has been marked by growing competition and rivalry. This increa

Summit Dialogue S2, Ep 2: Kharas on the UNGA78 summits and the two reports on MDB reform by the IEG

Nov 2nd, 2023 45m 1s

It is with great pleasure that I welcome back to the Virtual Studio, Homi Kharas. In September during the High-Level Week at the UN General Assembly heads of state and government gathered at the invitation of the Secretary General to examine at

Summit Dialogue S2, Ep 1: Stewart Patrick on the Impacts and Outcomes of UNGA78 High Level Week

Oct 4th, 2023 40m 14s

The week of September 18th was the central week for UN activity – the High Level Week - with the opening of the 78 UNGA’s. Many Heads of State attended and there was a series of summits during the week including the High Level Panel Forum’s (HL

Summit Dialogue, Ep. 30: Patrick on the Outcomes and Impact of UN Biodiversity Conference, COP15

Dec 20th, 2022 37m 3s

COP15 was designed to to agree on a new set of goals to guide global action through the next decade through the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) post-2020 framework process to halt and reverse nature loss. Nature is critical to meeting

Summit Dialogue, Ep. 29: Bradford on what Is Possible at the Bali Summit Nov 15th – 16th and Beyond

Nov 13th, 2022 34m 28s

So, it was my great pleasure to sit down again with my colleague, Colin Bradford in the Virtual Studio to talk about the Indonesian G20 Summit and beyond. Colin has voiced concerns recently over the prospects for progress at this G20 Summit and

‘Now’, Ep 29: Oliver Stuenkel on the Brazilian Presidential Election and its Consequences

Nov 9th, 2022 45m 52s

I was so pleased to invite Oliver back into the Virtual Studio to discuss the Brazilian Presidential run off. That second round resulted in a narrow victory for the former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known as Lula over the current Pres

Shaking the Global Order S2, Ep 16: Chen Weiss on the Aftermath of the CCP's 20th National Congress

Oct 27th, 2022 24m 57s

I was pleased to invite Jessica Chen Weiss into the Virtual Studio to discuss the outcomes of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) held from October 16 to October 22, 2022. I was interested in exploring with her the c

‘Now’, Ep 28: Former Ambassador Jorge Heine on the Chilean constitutional referendum

Sep 15th, 2022 31m 47s

I was pleased to invite into the Virtual Studio former Chilean Ambassador Jorge Heine to discuss, first, the state of politics in Chile following the September 4th rejection of the proposed constitution and then to assess the impact on this rej

Shaking the Global Order S2, Ep 15: An Interview with Zachary Paikin on EU Foreign Policy

Sep 2nd, 2022 29m 15s

I am pleased to invite Zachary Paikin into the Virtual Studio to discuss the state of EU foreign policy. While the major countries in Europe – France, Germany and Italy maintain national foreign policies, the EU has continued to strive to promo

‘Now’, Ep 27: Elizabeth Sidiropoulos on the state of South Africa

Aug 27th, 2022 30m 5s

I was pleased to invite Elizabeth into the Virtual Studio to discuss the state of South Africa both its foreign policy in the midst of the Russian War against Ukraine, its participation in the BRICS and the state of its politics under the conti

‘Now’, Ep 26: Peter Draper on the state of the WTO following the 12th Ministerial

Aug 19th, 2022 26m 45s

It was great to invite Peter Draper back into the Virtual Studio to discuss the state of the WTO following conclusion of the WTO 12th Ministerial that took place in June finally after several lengthy delays. It was an opportunity to examine whe

‘Now’, Ep. 25: Tiberghien on Abe's Impact on Japan and the emergence of Japan in the Indo-Pacific

Aug 4th, 2022 30m 20s

So, it is my pleasure to sit down with my colleague, again, Yves Tiberghien. I wanted bring Yves into the Virtual Studio to talk about the recently assassinated Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe. What was Abe’s impact on Japan and Japanese f

Shaking the Global Order S2, Ep 14: CSIS’s Matthew Goodman on USA's Indo-Pacific Strategy

Jul 18th, 2022 33m 2s

We were glad to welcome back Matthew Goodman from CSIS in Washington to the Virtual Studio. As you can see from his short bio below, Matt has had both public and private sector roles and has been directly involved with the G7/8 and G20 in past

Summit Dialogue, Ep. 28: Paola Subacchi on the G7, NATO and the G20

Jul 7th, 2022 27m 9s

We are entering a very busy ‘Summit Season’ and I thought I would kick off this Summit Season with a conversation with Paola Subacchi. I wanted to review with her the consequences of the just completed G7 Summit hosted by Germany at Schloss Elm

Shaking the Global Order S2, Ep 13: Kennedy on Recent Travels through the Asia-Pacific/Indo-Pacific

Jun 17th, 2022 35m 25s

It was a great pleasure to invite Scott Kennedy back into the virtual studio. Scott has just recently returned from Asia after 5 weeks of travel and discussion and I wanted to get his insights into the how China is viewed in the Asia-Pacific bu

Shaking the Global Order S2, Ep 12: Bisley on the Changing Australian Political Scene

Jun 10th, 2022 30m 51s

I was pleased to sit down with Nick Bisley again in the virtual studio to explore the impact of a new Labour Government in Australia on its foreign policy and the views from Canberra of the Indo-Pacific and all the Biden Administration initiati

Shaking the Global Order S2, Ep 11: Lim on the Emergence of the Indo-Pacific Strategy

May 31st, 2022 28m 37s

So, it was my pleasure to sit down with my colleague, Lim Wonhyuk in the Virtual Studio. Lim Wonhyuk has just recently returned to the Republic of Korea (Korea) after two years of research and teaching at SAIS in Washington D.C. as a Visiting P

Summit Dialogue, Ep. 27: Bradford on Consequences of Russia’s War in the Ukraine on Global Summitry

May 11th, 2022 31m 44s

So, it was my pleasure to sit down with my colleague, Colin Bradford in the Virtual Studio to talk about the rising geopolitical tensions in the global order and the evident threats to the continuation of global governance, especially in the G

Shaking the Global Order S2, Ep 10: Tiberghien on China’s Dilemma

Apr 21st, 2022 30m 53s

It was my pleasure to welcome back into Virtual Studio our University of British Columbia (UBC) colleague, Yves Tiberghien. The order of the day was to examine closely China’s position, that is Xi Jinping’s and the Party and Government’s positi

Shaking the Global Order S2, Ep 9: Steven Slaughter on the Indo-Pacific and Australia's role in it

Dec 27th, 2021 26m 6s

I was pleased to invite Steven Slaughter into the virtual studio to discuss the Indo-Pacific and the changing role for Australia. I wanted to get Steven’s take on recent Australian foreign policy moves, Australia’s decision to join with the UK

Shaking the Global Order S2, Ep 8: Ikenberry on the impact of the US-China Rivalry

Dec 24th, 2021 27m 1s

I was pleased to have John Ikenberry back in the virtual studio with us to focus in part on current American foreign policy under the Biden Administration. The immediate occasion was the recently concluded ‘Summit for Democracy’ called for by t

Summit Dialogue, Ep. 26: David Victor on COP26 and technology in transitioning to a low carbon world

Dec 9th, 2021 32m 10s

I was excited to invite back David Victor into the virtual studio to discuss the consequences of the COP26 Glasgow Summit on climate change and whether technology is the answer to our transition to a low carbon world. David was at Glasgow and h