The State of the World
A Talking Policy podcast miniseries In early 2024, IGCC launched The State of the…
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The State of the World, Ep. 5: What Now?
Introduction Has there ever been a time when the challenges we faced as a global…
The State of the World, Ep. 4: Democracy
Introduction 2024 is set to be the biggest election year in history. More than 50…
The State of the World, Ep. 3: Climate Change
Introduction The Earth is warming. Global temperatures are higher than they were 200 years ago,…
The State of the World, Ep. 2: War
Introduction War has been a central part of the history of the United States, from…
The State of the World, Ep. 1: China
Introduction China. A nation of more than 1.4 billion people. The world’s second-largest economy. And…
The State of the World: An IGCC Miniseries
The world is changing rapidly. A grinding war of attrition is being fought in Europe.…
The United States Hit Iran: What Happens Next?
It’s hard to argue that taking out Iran’s nuclear capabilities is a bad thing or…
Five Questions on the Authoritarian Resurgence in World Politics
Your book describes a process you call the “authoritarian snapback,” where autocrats push back against…
Generation Z Needs a New Way to Engage in the World
Last year, I had an opportunity to write a blog post for IGCC reflecting on…
The State of Chinese Innovation and Industrial Policy in the Mid-2020s
This is an invitation-only event China’s rise as an advanced technological, innovation, and industrial powerhouse…
What Tariff World Are We In?
A consistent theme in the analysis of President Trump’s April 2 Liberation Day speech has…
Tariffs and Economic Statecraft in Trump’s Second Term
President Donald Trump has implemented a sweeping economic agenda. Alongside cuts to the size of…
What Will the Trump Revolution Mean for the World?
Lindsay: Hi, I’m Lindsay Shingler, Talking Policy’s host and the Associate Director of IGCC. Happy…
Democracies and Autocracies Compete to Rule the Digital World
The digital domain is an unusual arena of international competition. Unlike traditional geopolitical commons such…
To Understand China’s Global Development Strategy, Look to the United States’ Past
In 1807, when the upstart American merchant Jesse Hawley first proposed a canal between Lake…
The Oxford Handbook of Geoeconomics and Economic Statecraft
In the twenty-first century, world affairs have become increasingly marked by the convergence of economics,…
At the United Nations, the United States May Not Be as Isolated as It Thinks
The ongoing 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has ambitious targets. Member…
Small States are Defending Democracy
In the days immediately following Venezuela’s disputed presidential election, the role of the international community…
Five Questions on the State of Democracy in Europe
Over the last decade, the EU has been passive in the face of democratic backsliding…