Sound Discussion

George Packer joins Cameron Munter to discuss how the career of the late distinguished diplomat Richard Holbrooke has informed the last several decades of U.S. foreign policy—as well as his latest book, "Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century."

Frances Townsend joins Cameron Munter to discuss the U.S. approach to counterterrorism and homeland security under the Trump administration and in the context of a polarized political environment. Topics highlighted include new vulnerabilities in cybersecurity, domestic terrorism, diplomacy with Iran and the U.S. relationship with China and Russia.

Cameron Munter hosts two distinguished guests, Ikram Sehgal and Moeed Yusuf, to discuss the complex and ever-changing power dynamics in South Asia.

Julia Ebner joins Franz-Stefan Gady to discuss the cycle of extremism in the wake of both the territorial defeat of ISIS and the recent Christchurch massacre.

Timothy Snyder joins Cameron Munter to explore the rise of authoritarian leaders and nationalist sentiments across Western nations, focusing on Russia's potential role in this process, as well as his latest publication, "The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America."

Angela Stent joins Cameron Munter to explore Putin’s foreign policy motives and her latest publication, "Putin’s World: Russia Against the West and with the Rest."

Dr. Parag Khanna joins Cameron Munter to discuss the issue of a rising Asia and his latest publication, The Future is Asian: Commerce, Conflict & Culture in the 21st Century.

William Burns joins Cameron Munter to discuss the art of diplomacy and his latest book, The Back Channel: A Memoir of American Diplomacy and the Case for Its Renewal.

Burns ranks among the most recognized American diplomats of his generation, serving five presidents and ten secretaries of state over a thirty-three-year career in the U.S. Foreign Service. He is president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the oldest international affairs think tank in the United States.

Nina Khrushcheva sits down with Cameron Munter to discuss her latest book "In Putin’s Footsteps: Searching for the Soul of an Empire Across Russia’s Eleven Time Zones"—an exploration of modern-day Russia.

David Sanger sits down with Bruce McConnell to discuss his latest book "The Perfect Weapon: War, Sabotage, and Fear in the Cyber Age", which explores the destructive potential of cyber weapons. Sanger share his insights on what policymakers are doing to address this issue, which has radically transformed geopolitics.