Global Summitry Podcasts

In the 'Flashpoints' article by MIT's M. Taylor Fravel, "Explaining China's Escalation over the Senkaku (Diaoyu) Islands", Taylor examines the conflict between China and Japan in the East China Sea. In this Now podcast, senior editor Alan Alexandroff discusses with Taylor the issue that have raised tensions there but then goes on to explores in some depth with Taylor the many issues in the South C...

In this 'Now' podcast, senior editor Alan Alexandroff introduces Mike Jobbins. Mike is the director of Global Affairs at Search for Common Ground (SFCG) a leading conflict transformation organization. SFCG has been in Burundi for the last 20 years working on peacebuilding in a deeply conflicted nation. Mike and his colleagues have prepared an article for Global Summitry entitled "Peacebuilding and...

In this first podcast for the Now podcast series for Global Summitry, senior editor Alan Alexandroff introduces Sara Mojtehedzadeh. Sara is currently working with the Toronto Star but has done stints at Sky News in Europe and the BBC World Service. While at the BBC, as you will hear, Sara examined the early migration flood from the Middle East and Africa. In this latest podcast she examines the gr...

This podcast with Sir David King marks the Journal’s first foray into climate change and global governance issues, actors and arrangements. Sir David has been centrally involved in the creation of two potentially very important entities in the efforts to reduce CO2 emissions and move to low carbon emission strategies for states. Sir David, appointed by the Foreign Secretary as the new permanent Sp...

This podcast with Jonathan Kirshner and GS ‘caps off’ a close examination by GS of global financial governance and an evaluation of the state of the global economy. Jonathan Kirshner is a professor of International Political Economy in the Department of Government at Cornell University. His most recent book in the area is American Power after the Financial Crisis. Jonathan’s interview accompanies...

This podcast interview with Danny Bradlow is the accompanying podcast to Danny's article, "Lessons from the Frontlines: What I Learned from My Participation in the G20". This article is the first in a series of examinations of former officials and others who have been directly involved in the workings of global summitry. The 'Summit Dialogue' series is intended to give us insights into how current...

In this second podcast in the Global Summitry podcast series, Stewart Patrick of the Council of Foreign Relations examines the evolution of multilateralism in the global order. This podcast is part of Stewart's 'Feature Article' "The New “New Multilateralism”: Minilateral Cooperation, but at What Cost?" As the title suggests multilateralism as a global order tool has gone through a succession of i...

In this first podcast senior editor Alan Alexandroff interviews Henry Farrell, Associate Professor of Political Science at George Washington University and occasional blogger at the 'Monkey Cage' at The Washington Post. Alan raises questions around what he and Henry refer to as global 'green lanternism' - the exercise, or not, of US power in the global order and its consequences. What emerges out...