The Iraqi parliament meets to choose a new president; Xi Jinping is expected to consolidate power at the Twentieth National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party; and Israel and Lebanon prepare to finalize a historic agreement on a disputed maritime border. 

Mentioned on the Podcast

Richard Haass, A World in Disarray: American Foreign Policy and the Crisis of the Old Order

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence, National Intelligence Estimate: Climate Change and International Responses Increasing Challenges to U.S. National Security Through 2040 

The White House, Biden-Harris Administration's National Security Strategy