Podcast

The President’s Inbox

Author: Council on Foreign Relations
Feed episode count: 100
Official site: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/presidents-inbox
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Summary

A rising China. War in Europe. A warming planet. The United States faces a complex and rapidly changing world. With more than four million downloads, The President’s Inbox goes beyond the headlines as host James M. Lindsay speaks with leading experts about how the United States should respond to global challenges and opportunities that are shaping the future.

Episodes

Jun 24, 2026 · not_requested

Women in Power, With Linda Robinson

Duration seconds: 2139
Source: https://thepresidentsinbox.podbean.com/e/women-in-power-with-linda-robinson/

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Jun 17, 2026 · not_requested

Ukraine Turns the Tide, With Liana Fix

Duration seconds: 2129
Source: https://thepresidentsinbox.podbean.com/e/ukraine-turns-the-tide-with-liana-fix/

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Jun 10, 2026 · not_requested

America’s Ebola Preparedness, With Thomas Bollyky

Duration seconds: 2203
Source: https://thepresidentsinbox.podbean.com/e/america-s-ebola-preparedness-with-thomas-bollyky/

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Jun 3, 2026 · not_requested

America at 250: The Marshall Plan, With Benn Steil

Duration seconds: 2420
Source: https://thepresidentsinbox.podbean.com/e/america-at-250-the-marshall-plan-with-benn-steil/

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May 27, 2026 · not_requested

Why the U.S. Needs an Africa Strategy, With Michelle Gavin

Duration seconds: 2114
Source: https://thepresidentsinbox.podbean.com/e/why-the-us-needs-an-africa-strategy-with-michelle-gavin/

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May 20, 2026 · not_requested

What Trump and Xi Didn't Settle in Beijing, With Nicholas Burns

Duration seconds: 2122
Source: https://thepresidentsinbox.podbean.com/e/what-trump-and-xi-didnt-settle-in-beijing-with-nicholas-burns/

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May 13, 2026 · not_requested

Trump and Xi in Beijing, With Rush Doshi

Duration seconds: 2266
Source: https://thepresidentsinbox.podbean.com/e/trump-and-xi-in-beijing-with-rush-doshi/

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May 6, 2026 · not_requested

The Spillover: Are Prediction Markets Forecasting Tools or Virtual Casinos?

Duration seconds: 2842
Source: https://thepresidentsinbox.podbean.com/e/the-spillover-are-prediction-markets-forecasting-tools-or-virtual-casinos/

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Apr 29, 2026 · not_requested

How to Build an American Foreign Policy, With Michael Mandelbaum

Duration seconds: 1957
Source: https://thepresidentsinbox.podbean.com/e/how-to-build-an-american-foreign-policy-with-michael-mandelbaum/

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Apr 22, 2026 · not_requested

America at 250: The Spanish-American War, With H.W. Brands

Duration seconds: 2296
Source: https://thepresidentsinbox.podbean.com/e/america-at-250-the-spanish-american-war-with-hw-brands/

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Apr 15, 2026 · not_requested

What Comes Next After Failed U.S.-Iran Talks, With Elliott Abrams

Duration seconds: 1958
Source: https://thepresidentsinbox.podbean.com/e/what-comes-next-after-failed-us-iran-talks-with-elliott-abrams/

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Apr 8, 2026 · not_requested

Russia’s Stakes in the Iran War, With Thomas Graham

Duration seconds: 2103
Source: https://thepresidentsinbox.podbean.com/e/russia-s-stakes-in-the-iran-war-with-thomas-graham/

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Apr 1, 2026 · not_requested

Gulf States Under Fire, With Mina Al-Oraibi

Duration seconds: 2284
Source: https://thepresidentsinbox.podbean.com/e/gulf-states-under-fire-with-mina-al-oraibi/

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Mar 25, 2026 · not_requested

Why Allies Aren’t Following on Iran, With Kristi Govella and Constanze Stelzenmüller

Duration seconds: 2288
Source: https://thepresidentsinbox.podbean.com/e/why-allies-aren-t-following-on-iran-with-kristi-govella-and-constanze-stelzenmuller/

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Mar 18, 2026 · not_requested

The Strategy Gap in Iran, With Max Boot

Duration seconds: 2028
Source: https://thepresidentsinbox.podbean.com/e/the-strategy-gap-in-iran-with-max-boot/

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Mar 11, 2026 · not_requested

America at 250: The Lend-Lease Act, With Lynne Olson

Duration seconds: 1908
Source: https://thepresidentsinbox.podbean.com/e/america-at-250-the-lend-lease-act-with-lynne-olson/

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Mar 2, 2026 · not_requested

SPECIAL EPISODE | Trump Chooses War With Iran, With Dalia Dassa Kaye

Duration seconds: 2201
Source: https://thepresidentsinbox.podbean.com/e/special-episode-trump-chooses-war-with-iran-with-dalia-dassa-kaye/

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Feb 25, 2026 · not_requested

Cuba on the Brink, With Michael Bustamante

Duration seconds: 2148
Source: https://thepresidentsinbox.podbean.com/e/cuba-on-the-brink-with-michael-bustamante/

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Feb 19, 2026 · not_requested

America at 250: Nixon Goes to China, With Jeremi Suri

Duration seconds: 2092
Source: https://thepresidentsinbox.podbean.com/e/america-at-250-nixon-goes-to-china-with-jeremi-suri/

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Feb 11, 2026 · not_requested

The New Saudi Strategy, With F. Gregory Gause III

Duration seconds: 2262
Source: https://thepresidentsinbox.podbean.com/e/the-new-saudi-strategy-with-f-gregory-gause-iii/

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Feb 4, 2026 · not_requested

Canada Hedges Against the United States, With Jonathan Berkshire Miller

Duration seconds: 1929
Source: https://thepresidentsinbox.podbean.com/e/canada-hedges-against-the-united-states-with-jonathan-berkshire-miller/

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Jan 29, 2026 · not_requested

Trump’s Greenland Ambitions, With Heather Conley and Rebecca Pincus

Duration seconds: 2331
Source: https://thepresidentsinbox.podbean.com/e/trump-s-greenland-ambitions-with-heather-conley-and-rebecca-pincus/

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Jan 21, 2026 · not_requested

America at 250: The Best and Worst U.S. Foreign Policy Decisions, With Mary Dudziak and Christopher Nichols

Duration seconds: 2413
Source: https://thepresidentsinbox.podbean.com/e/america-at-250-the-best-and-worst-us-foreign-policy-decisions-with-mary-dudziak-and-christopher-nichols/

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Jan 14, 2026 · not_requested

Trump Foreign Policy at One Year, With Matthew Kroenig

Duration seconds: 2190
Source: https://thepresidentsinbox.podbean.com/e/trump-foreign-policy-at-one-year-with-matthew-kroenig/

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Jan 7, 2026 · not_requested

Washington’s Venezuela Strategy After Maduro, With Will Freeman

Duration seconds: 2261
Source: https://thepresidentsinbox.podbean.com/e/washington-s-venezuela-strategy-after-maduro-with-will-freeman/

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Dec 23, 2025 · not_requested

Listener Mailbag: 2025 in Review, With Carla Anne Robbins and Matthias Matthijs

Duration seconds: 2713
Source: https://thepresidentsinbox.podbean.com/e/listener-mailbag-2025-in-review-with-carla-anne-robbins-and-matthias-matthijs/

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Dec 17, 2025 · not_requested

Are We Ready? | America’s Crumbling Defense Industrial Base, With Kathleen Hicks

Duration seconds: 2079
Source: https://thepresidentsinbox.podbean.com/e/are-we-ready-america-s-crumbling-defense-industrial-base-with-kathleen-hicks/

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Dec 10, 2025 · not_requested

Are We Ready? | Trump’s National Security Strategy, With Rebecca Lissner

Duration seconds: 2165
Source: https://thepresidentsinbox.podbean.com/e/are-we-ready-trump-s-national-security-strategy-with-rebecca-lissner/

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Dec 3, 2025 · not_requested

Are We Ready? | The Economic Security Challenge, With Jonathan Hillman

Duration seconds: 2047
Source: https://thepresidentsinbox.podbean.com/e/are-we-ready-the-economic-security-challenge-with-jonathan-hillman/

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