2023 Wrapped: A Year of Survival, Sovereignty, and Supremacy

From Putin’s costly war in Ukraine, to simmering tensions between the US and China, and renewed violence in the Middle East, this week, we’re looking back at the international news stories that defined 2023. Professor Jessica Chen Weiss, senior fellow at the Asia Society Policy Institute; Karim Elgendy, founder of the Carboun Initiative for Middle Eastern Sustainable Cities; and Luke Harding, foreign correspondent at The Guardian, join Ray Suarez to dissect this year’s most significant geopolitical shifts… and the foreign policy issues that will define 2024.

To dive deeper, check out these episodes: 

China’s Dream of Global Dominance

Why China and the US are Saber-Rattling Over Taiwan

Is The Middle East Swiping Left on America?

How the Palestinian Question Could Unravel Netanyahu’s “New Middle East”

Two Dictators Walk Into a Bar: What We Learned From the Putin-Kim Summit

Putin’s Prigozhin Trap, with Anne Applebaum

Guests:  

Jessica Chen Weiss, Michael J. Zak Professor for China and Asia-Pacific Studies at Cornell University and senior fellow at the Asia Society Policy Institute

Karim Elgendy, Urban sustainability and climate consultant, and founder of the Carboun Initiative for Middle Eastern Sustainable Cities

Luke Harding, foreign correspondent for The Guardian and author of Invasion

Host:

Ray Suarez

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