In his newly published Empty Vessel, Harvard economic historian Ian Kumekawa tells the history of the global economy through a single barge: which throughout the 20th century served as a floating prison, military barracks, housing for migrant workers, serviced offshore oil rigs, and anything else the market demanded. Ian Kumekawa joins us on WorldNow with […]
In his new political thriller The Human Scale, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Lawrence Wright tells the story of an Israeli cop and a Palestinian-American FBI agent who join forces to solve the murder of an Israeli police chief in the West Bank – set against the backdrop of the decades-long Israel-Palestine conflict. Wright joins us on […]
On January 23, M23 rebels launched an offensive on Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, reigniting a conflict that has plagued the Great Lakes region and drawn in neighboring African countries since the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Now, on the brink of another multinational Congo War, the region and the world wait to see what […]
In its first few weeks, the Trump administration announced sweeping changes to immigration policy – from mass deportations and a migrant detention center at Guantanamo Bay to suspending asylum and trying to restrict birthright citizenship. What is the cost of these policies – to citizens and noncitizens alike? CFR’s Edward Alden joins us on WorldNow […]
A future-focused conversation on global trade, tariffs, and transformation featuring Anne Evans and Dr. Rhona Free. Register today. From the threat of tariffs and unpredictable new federal “auditors” to supply chain instability, how will shifting global trade trends reshape the global economy in 2025? Join us for a timely conversation in celebration of International Women's […]
For 13 months, Lt. Gen. (ret.) H.R. McMaster served as President Trump’s National Security Advisor. Just days after the inauguration, he joins us to break down the critical national security and foreign policy priorities that will shape the next four years. McMaster is also the author of At War with Ourselves: My Tour of Duty […]
Join us January 9 to hear the story of a Japanese-American combat pilot and forgotten war hero’s fight against fascism abroad and bigotry at home during World War II. Author Gregg Jones introduces us to Ben Kuroki, who enlisted following Pearl Harbor and eventually became the first Asian American and only Japanese American to fight […]
Rescheduled for November 6th The conflict between Israel and Iran is escalating at a rapid pace. With the U.S. deploying 100 U.S. service members and a THAAD (Terminal High Altitude […]
Author James Graham Wilson joins us for another episode of WorldNow with Jim Falk on Paul Nitze, America's most influential national security strategist throughout the Cold War. “In his superb America’s Cold Warrior...Wilson portrays Nitze as consistently animated by a single, ‘steadfast conviction that the United States needed to possess overriding strength.’” – Foreign Policy Magazine […]
