Power Play
192 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 days ago - ★★★★ - 928 ratingsPower Play is POLITICO's new weekly transatlantic podcast hosted by renowned British journalist Anne McElvoy. It takes listeners inside the minds of those who wield power to better understand the choices they face. The show features guests at the top of their fields in government, business, civil society and more — accompanied by the expert analysis of journalists across POLITICO's newsrooms globally, giving listeners the inside take on the most significant issues raised by the guest, as well as the implications. Read our show notes here: https://www.politico.eu/power-play-podcast/
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How climate change will reshape global power dynamics
August 29, 2019 09:00 - 31 minutes - 25.7 MBEven if nations live up to the commitments they made in the Paris climate agreement, the world will still grow warmer. What will melting sea ice and continued drought mean for the balance of global power? Interviews include: · Sherri Goodman, senior fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center Polar Institute· Simon Dalby, professor of geography and environmental studies at Wilfrid Laurier University· Gary Litman, vice president for global initiatives at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
A new tone from some in GOP on climate change -- but mostly behind closed doors
August 22, 2019 09:00 - 32 minutes - 26.4 MBDriven by a public clamoring for action and pressure from corporate CEOs, lawmakers are noting an evolution in attitudes toward climate action among some of their Republican colleagues – a subtle but significant shift in tone that could pave the way for modest legislation this year. Guests include:Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR)Rep. Francis Rooney (R-FL)Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE)Catherine McKenna, Canada’s first foreign minister for climate and the environment Dan Byers, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
The U.S. left a hole in climate leadership. China is filling it
August 15, 2019 09:00 - 41 minutes - 33.2 MBCall it the China climate paradox. Often considered the bogeyman of global climate diplomacy, China is making greater and faster strides than expected away from fossil fuels, all part of a long-term economic strategy to dominate in critical technologies. POLITICO's Luiza Ch. Savage, Matt Daily, Darren Samuelsohn and Ryan Heath unpack what that means for the U.S. and other nations. Interviews include:Jonathan Pershing, former U.S. special envoy for climate change and a key negotiator in the P...
Sponsored content: Embracing fintech in the fight against extinction
August 01, 2019 09:00 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBArtificial intelligence. Facial recognition. Lightning fast networks. The pace of technological change is dizzying - and upending industries, transforming the consumer experience and challenging the way lawmakers craft policy. So how are some of the world’s leading companies innovating to avoid extinction? This special branded episode of Global Translations was produced by POLITICO’s in-house brand content studio, POLITICO Focus. POLITICO’s editorial team was not involved in the creation of t...
The struggle to write the rulebook for social media
July 25, 2019 09:00 - 36 minutes - 29.3 MBSocial media firms say governments risk cleaving the global internet if they overdo rules for the platforms. And one member of Congress worries some of his colleagues are too technologically illiterate to even get the rules right. So how are governments and regulators responding to misinformation, disinformation and hateful content online? Interviews include: · Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif. · Věra Jourová, European commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality · Paris...
The new Sputnik: China challenges the U.S. in global A.I. race
July 18, 2019 09:00 - 31 minutes - 25.4 MBArtificial intelligence is poised to transform the world. And just as Sputnik's launch brought fears of a foreign power's mastery of technology, the anxiety behind this battle for control of artificial intelligence is driven by fears of what an authoritarian power could do with it. Interviews include: · John Everett, director of the Information Innovation Office, DARPA · Wendy Hall, co-author of the UK’s AI strategy · Elsa Kania, senior fellow at the Center for a New Americ...
The new Sputnik: China challenges the U.S. in global A.I. race
July 18, 2019 09:00 - 31 minutesArtificial intelligence is poised to transform the world. And just as Sputnik's launch brought fears of a foreign power's mastery of technology, the anxiety behind this battle for control of artificial intelligence is driven by fears of what an authoritarian power could do with it. Interviews include: · John Everett, director of the Information Innovation Office, DARPA · Wendy Hall, co-author of the UK’s AI strategy · Elsa Kania, senior fellow at the Center for a New American S...
Dissecting America's mixed signals in challenging China on tech
July 11, 2019 09:00 - 33 minutes - 31 MBThe dominance of the Chinese tech firm Huawei in 5G and its close relationship with the Chinese government are seen as a dire threat to America and its allies, and they're animating the Trump administration's demands to block the company from building internet infrastructure in western democracies. Interviews include: · Zen Soo, South China Morning Post· FCC Chairman Ajit Pai· German MP Peter Beyer· Robert Strayer, deputy assistant secretary of State for cyber· Lau...
Sponsored content: Rethinking America’s role in global trade
June 27, 2019 09:00 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBIn this special branded episode of Global Translations, sponsored by Citi, we are revisiting our understanding of global trade. We’ll speak with Mike Corbat, the CEO of Citi, and Randall Stephenson, the CEO of AT&T, about how they are riding the economic shift to services. This episode was crafted by POLITICO Focus, POLITICO’s in-house brand content studio, and Citi. POLITICO's editorial department has no involvement in the creation of this episode.
Sponsored content: Rethinking America’s role in global trade
June 27, 2019 09:00 - 19 minutesIn this special branded episode of Global Translations, sponsored by Citi, we are revisiting our understanding of global trade. We’ll speak with Mike Corbat, the CEO of Citi, and Randall Stephenson, the CEO of AT&T, about how they are riding the economic shift to services. This episode was crafted by POLITICO Focus, POLITICO’s in-house brand content studio, and Citi. POLITICO's editorial department has no involvement in the creation of this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg...
The world according to Robert Lighthizer
June 20, 2019 09:00 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBCompanies and foreign governments are scrambling to adjust to a world in which tariffs could escalate and the very foundations of world trading rules are in doubt. And there is fear they’ll be forced to take sides between the reigning global superpower and its rising rival. Interviews include: · Caroline Freund, director of trade, regional integration and investment climate and the World Bank · Tom Lix, CEO of Cleveland Whiskey· Dan Ujzco, international trade and customs atto...
The new politics of trade
June 13, 2019 08:45 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBAs Donald Trump fights tariff wars around the world, he's upended the usual politics of trade and put politicians from both parties in an awkward spot. Many 2020 Democrats are trying to out-tough the president on the trade fight with China, while Republicans who believe in lower tariffs are struggling to rein in the president's professed love of them. Interviews include: · Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO· Lori Wallach, director of ‘Global Trade Watch’ at Public Citizen· ...
The method and the madness
June 06, 2019 08:40 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBDonald Trump is not winging it. Or at least he’s not totally winging it. However improvisational his daily machinations on trade may seem, Trump and his team are acting on a well-developed theory of the case, one that has been decades in the making. Interview include: · Dan Ujzco, international trade and customs attorney with Dickinson Wright· Carla Hills, former United States Trade Representative· Mike Froman, former United States Trade Representative· Christine McDanie...
Global Politico is now Global Translations
June 04, 2019 16:02 - 1 minute - 1.73 MBWhat if you were witnessing the most pivotal moment in a generation -- one that would determine the future of technology, trade, the climate of the planet -- and you didn't even realize it, because you were too distracted by partisan fights on social media and shouting matches on cable news? Global Translations unlocks the power of POLITICO's newsrooms across the globe to help you understand the method behind the madness of the most pressing issues in the world today. In season one, we're un...
What comes next in a world disrupted
April 16, 2018 09:00 - 38 minutes - 35.7 MBIn her last episode as host of the show, Susan joins her "partner in crime" Blake Hounshell, the editor of POLITICO Magazine, to make sense of the ways the Trump Administration has disrupted Washington's relations with the world. Blake turns the tables on Susan, as he asks a few questions of his own. A note for listeners: Watch this space! Stay subscribed to the Global Politico so you don't miss what's coming next from the team at POLITICO.
Trump vs Putin? Time to be ‘scared’
April 09, 2018 09:00 - 47 minutes - 37.9 MBContributing writer to The Atlantic Julia Ioffe joins The Global Politico for a comprehensive conversation on all things Russia.
Hugh Hewitt gives rare praise for Trump’s national security purge
April 02, 2018 09:00 - 38 minutes - 30.6 MBConservative radio host Hugh Hewitt, an influential voice among national security conservatives, is struggling over what to think of the GOP’s Trumpian remake. He joins The Global Politico to discuss Trump’s temperament, his love of Ronald Regan, and the new team of incoming Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and national security adviser John Bolton.
Jake Sullivan: "Difficult to overestimate the potential danger John Bolton could put us in"
March 26, 2018 09:00 - 54 minutes - 43.9 MBJohn Bolton has advocated for war with Iran and North Korea. He loathes the United Nations, disdains international law, and still thinks the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq was the right idea. Hillary Clinton’s top foreign policy adviser Jake Sullivan joins The Global Politico to discuss the Bolton pick, Rex Tillerson's Twitter firing and where's the U.S. place in foreign policy leadership going forward.
Adam Schiff: I thought there would be more Jeff Flakes, John McCains and Bob Corkers
March 19, 2018 09:00 - 39 minutes - 31.8 MBDays ago, Republican abruptly shut down the committee’s yearlong investigation of President Trump and the 2016 Russian election meddling, Congressman Adam Schiff joins The Global Politico to discuss how it all went down, what it’s like when a congressional committee melts down and what he thinks comes next in the investigations of the president that are still ongoing.
Chuck Todd on the high wire act of covering Trump
March 12, 2018 09:00 - 37 minutes - 30.4 MB"Meet the Press" host Chuck Todd sits down with Susan Glasser to discuss covering this most unusual of White Houses amid the chaos and upheaval of the last few weeks. Chuck also explains what it's like to be attacked by the president and how the nature of television reporting has changed in the Trump era.
Naftali Bennett: ‘I Intend to Be the Prime Minister of Israel’
March 08, 2018 18:55 - 34 minutes - 32.1 MBIs the Bibi era over? A conversation with Naftali Bennett, the brash right-winger who wants to succeed Benjamin Netanyahu.
The dance of the pro-Trump Republican with Senator Jim Risch
March 05, 2018 10:00 - 32 minutes - 26.4 MBSen. Jim Risch, the conservative Idaho Republican who now stands to take over Foreign Relations next year, joins The Global Politico to discuss his outlook on Trump's foreign policy. Risch shares his views on North Korea, the Russia investigations on Capitol Hill, the Iran Deal and Senator Bob Corker's relationship with the president.
The Russian bots are coming. This bipartisan duo is on it.
February 26, 2018 10:00 - 47 minutes - 38.3 MBLaura Rosenberger and Jamie Fly are an unlikely bipartisan duo who teamed up a year ago on a Washington think tank project to combat the Kremlin’s influence campaign but now find themselves right in the midst of escalating American battles over the Mueller investigation, Trump, Russia and even the Parkland, Florida, mass shooting.
Former Defense Secretary Ash Carter on the war America isn’t fighting
February 19, 2018 10:00 - 43 minutes - 34.9 MBPresident Obama’s fourth secretary of defense joins The Global Politico to give his take on where we went wrong on the Russia hacking response, North Korea's nuclear capabilities and the importance of having a clear, unified military strategy.
Kim Jong Un, North Korea's '10-foot-tall baby'
February 12, 2018 10:42 - 47 minutes - 37.8 MBCIA veteran Jung Pak sits down with Susan Glasser to discuss what we're getting wrong about North Korea's infamous leader and why he's not the "mad man" President Trump has deemed him to be. Pak helps us understand how Kim's childhood in Switzerland has informed his world view and the unique challenges analysts face when trying to understand a leader that's so fiercely isolated.
Victoria Nuland on ringing Russia alarm bell inside Obama administration
February 05, 2018 10:00 - 45 minutes - 36.4 MBVictoria Nuland, former top State Department official, sits down with Susan Glasser to discuss what it was like to spend months in the middle of the U.S. government’s frustrating attempts to understand the Russian attack on the U.S. electoral system -- and then try to figure out how to respond to it.
Bonus: The Gulf family feud (with Donald Trump in the middle)
February 01, 2018 14:01 - 28 minutes - 22.9 MBQatar’s defense minister Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah joins The Global Politico for his first extensive comments to a U.S. journalist since the small country's regional diplomatic crisis began. Al Attiyah and top officials came to Washington this week to seek help from the United States to end the blockade by all neighboring regions and restore peace to the Qatari citizens.
Mark Warner on Russia: 'We've had new information that raises more questions'
January 29, 2018 10:20 - 45 minutes - 36.3 MBSenator Mark Warner, the Virginia Democrat who is the vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, joins The Global Politico for an exclusive, in-depth briefing on the state of play in its investigation of the 2016 hacking of the American presidential election by Russia and whether President Trump and his campaign knew about it, or collaborated with it in any way.
The man who put Andrew Jackson in Trump’s Oval Office
January 22, 2018 10:00 - 42 minutesHistorian Walter Russell Mead has become the favorite Trump whisperer for everyone from Steve Bannon to Tom Cotton. Mead sits down with Susan Glasser to explain the historical antecedents for Trump’s hostility toward free trade, establishment-bashing and embrace of a certain kind of chauvinist nationalism. Mead also offers an intellectual framework to understand Trump at a time when others remained simply mystified by the president’s antagonism toward the fundamentals of the post-Cold War int...
The man who put Andrew Jackson in Trump’s Oval Office
January 22, 2018 10:00 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBHistorian Walter Russell Mead has become the favorite Trump whisperer for everyone from Steve Bannon to Tom Cotton. Mead sits down with Susan Glasser to explain the historical antecedents for Trump’s hostility toward free trade, establishment-bashing and embrace of a certain kind of chauvinist nationalism. Mead also offers an intellectual framework to understand Trump at a time when others remained simply mystified by the president’s antagonism toward the fundamentals of the post-Cold War in...
How does Obama’s foreign policy look a year into Trump?
January 15, 2018 10:00 - 50 minutes - 40.7 MBFormer U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power and Obama's deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes join The Global Politico to discuss their upcoming HBO documentary "The Final Year." They speak frankly about Obama's legacy, how aides misunderstood the rise of Trump, and how they're coping with an "America first" foreign policy.
How does Obama’s foreign policy look a year into Trump?
January 15, 2018 10:00 - 53 minutesFormer U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power and Obama's deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes join The Global Politico to discuss their upcoming HBO documentary "The Final Year." They speak frankly about Obama's legacy, how aides misunderstood the rise of Trump, and how they're coping with an "America first" foreign policy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Is Trump stuck with Iran deal he loathes?
January 08, 2018 10:00 - 51 minutes - 41.2 MBLeading Iran expert Suzanne Maloney and Iranian-born journalist Maziar Bahari join The Global Politico to discuss the Iran sanction deadline President Trump faces and how a wave of street protests are affecting his decision. Trump has called the agreement the "worst deal ever," yet many Iran experts expect that he'll keep the deal alive by waiving U.S. sanctions.
5 key takeaways from 2017: The Donald Trump presidency and a world disrupted
December 25, 2017 10:00 - 31 minutesFor a special 50th episode of The Global Politico, Susan Glasser looks back on a year of the Donald Trump presidency and the world's reaction. She offers five key takeaways from Global Politico interviews in 2017; guests ranging from the Iranian foreign minister to Senator Bob Corker to women in national defense that are speaking out about sexism. Subscribe to The Global Politico newsletter here: http://politi.co/2A8iAfg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5 key takeaways from 2017: The Donald Trump presidency and a world disrupted
December 25, 2017 10:00 - 30 minutes - 24.6 MBFor a special 50th episode of The Global Politico, Susan Glasser looks back on a year of the Donald Trump presidency and the world's reaction. She offers five key takeaways from Global Politico interviews in 2017; guests ranging from the Iranian foreign minister to Senator Bob Corker to women in national defense that are speaking out about sexism. Subscribe to The Global Politico newsletter here: http://politi.co/2A8iAfg
Assessing a year of Trump with #NeverTrumpers Eliot Cohen and Max Boot
December 18, 2017 10:00 - 43 minutes - 35.1 MBLifelong Republicans and policy intellectuals Eliot Cohen and Max Boot discuss the toll – personal as well as political – that Trump’s takeover of their party has had, from broken friendships to a GOP unmoored from basic principles like free trade and promotion of democracy that were long seen as its bedrock precepts.
Former CIA deputy director Michael Morell on the intelligence failure of Russia
December 11, 2017 10:00 - 45 minutes - 42.2 MBEx-CIA deputy director and two time acting director Michael Morell joins Susan Glasser to talk Trump, social media and how the intelligence community failed on Russia.
Former Prime Minister of Israel Ehud Barak talks Netanyahu's Israel
December 05, 2017 10:00 - 30 minutesIn part two of this week's Global Politico, Israel's former Prime Minister Ehud Barak talks with Susan Glasser just hours after the New York Times published his scathing op-ed on the current government of Israel. He elaborates on what he wrote, discussing the current Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, the future of a possible Trump peace plan for the Mideast and Israel's shift of focus from the "moral high ground." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Former Prime Minister of Israel Ehud Barak talks Netanyahu's Israel
December 05, 2017 10:00 - 29 minutes - 23.7 MBIn part two of this week's Global Politico, Israel's former Prime Minister Ehud Barak talks with Susan Glasser just hours after the New York Times published his scathing op-ed on the current government of Israel. He elaborates on what he wrote, discussing the current Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, the future of a possible Trump peace plan for the Mideast and Israel's shift of focus from the "moral high ground."
Ambassador Ron Dermer on Trump's Mideast peacemaking tactics
December 04, 2017 10:00 - 54 minutes - 44 MBIn part one of this week's Global Politico, Israel's ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer sits down with Susan Glasser for a rare on-the-record conversation about the likelihood of Trump recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital and the effect that would have on potentially restarting Mideast peace talks. Dermer also explains how closely the Israelis are aligned with the White House and outlines a potential timetable for Iran concessions before Trump completely pulls out of the deal.
Trump’s Russia problem, with Ambassador Kurt Volker
November 27, 2017 10:00 - 37 minutes - 34.8 MBAmbassador Kurt Volker, the Trump administration’s special envoy charged with ending the war in Ukraine, joins The Global Politico this week. Volker talks at length about just how troubled relations are with Russia these days despite Trump’s hoped-for reconciliation, how the several rounds of talks he’s held with a top Putin adviser have not yet made any progress, what it’s like to be a special envoy for a Secretary of State who’s vowed to get rid of them, and why he supports sending weapons ...
Ben Cardin on how Trump is driving Democrats and Republicans together
November 20, 2017 10:00 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBSenator Ben Cardin, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, discusses where the committee stands on new sanction on Russia, the Iran nuclear deal and diplomatic solutions to the North Korea standoff. The senator also delves into how Republican and Democratic lawmakers are banding together to push back on some of President Trump's most controversial foreign policy statements.
Episode 41: Inside the secret back-channel North Korea talks
November 13, 2017 10:00 - 33 minutes - 31.3 MBFor years, Suzanne DiMaggio and Joel Wit have been quietly meeting with North Koreans to talk about the country’s nuclear program. Since Trump was elected, DiMaggio and Wit have watched an initial outreach descend into a fury of name-calling, mutual recriminations and military escalation. DiMaggio and Wit give listeners a rare glimpse into the sensitivities of negotiating with North Korea, debunk assumptions about Kim Jong Un and give their takes on how concerned we should be about nuclear wa...
Episode 41: Inside the secret back-channel North Korea talks
November 13, 2017 10:00 - 37 minutesFor years, Suzanne DiMaggio and Joel Wit have been quietly meeting with North Koreans to talk about the country’s nuclear program. Since Trump was elected, DiMaggio and Wit have watched an initial outreach descend into a fury of name-calling, mutual recriminations and military escalation. DiMaggio and Wit give listeners a rare glimpse into the sensitivities of negotiating with North Korea, debunk assumptions about Kim Jong Un and give their takes on how concerned we should be about nuclear wa...
Sexism on America's front lines: Part Two
November 07, 2017 10:00 - 45 minutes - 42 MBThis week, a special part two of The Global Politico, our report on the everyday culture of sexual harassment — and sexism — that still plagues women who dare to represent America in the world. This episode features interviews with Congresswoman Pat Schroeder, a key figure in pushing for more women in national security, and Deborah James, the second woman secretary of the Air Force.
Episode 40: Sexism on America’s front lines
November 06, 2017 10:00 - 1 hour - 63.2 MBSix women with careers in national security sit down with Susan Glasser to explore the challenges they've faced as they step up to participate in the policy debates about America’s place in the world. Laura Rosenberger, Evelyn Farkas, Mieke Eoyang, Loren Schulman, Kathleen Hicks and Julianne Smith explore how they've handled uncomfortable situations, confronted sexism and succeeded in this male-dominated field.
Episode 39: James Clapper: The Russians have succeeded beyond their wildest expectations
October 30, 2017 12:33 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MBThe former director of national intelligence has emerged publicly as one of President Donald Trump’s foremost critics and he wants you to know that no matter how much Trump rants about the “Russia hoax,” the 2016 hacking was not only real and aimed at electing Trump, but constituted a major victory for a dangerous foreign adversary.
Episode 38: The myth about the great and horrible Putin
October 23, 2017 09:00 - 41 minutes - 38 MBMikhail Khodorkovsky, Russia’s richest man until he was jailed for a decade by Vladimir Putin, joins The Global Politico to discuss opposing Putin, the price he paid, and the current status of the liberal resistance. Plus, author and Pulitzer Prize winner Anne Applebaum joins the show to discuss similarities between Stalin and Putin, dissidence in Russia and the extent of Putin's power.
Episode 37: Ai WeiWei: 'China is laughing about this situation'
October 16, 2017 09:00 - 36 minutesLegendary Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei talks about Trump, Western democracy and the plight of refugees around the world. Weiwei is making a strong case for himself as America’s leading dissident of the Trump era. Authoritarian leaders in China and elsewhere are the beneficiaries of Trump and the crisis of American democracy, said Weiwei, who spent four years under house arrest and forbidden to leave China before being allowed to leave the country two years ago. Learn more about your ...
Episode 37: Ai WeiWei: 'China is laughing about this situation'
October 16, 2017 09:00 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBLegendary Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei talks about Trump, Western democracy and the plight of refugees around the world. Weiwei is making a strong case for himself as America’s leading dissident of the Trump era. Authoritarian leaders in China and elsewhere are the beneficiaries of Trump and the crisis of American democracy, said Weiwei, who spent four years under house arrest and forbidden to leave China before being allowed to leave the country two years ago.