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International efforts, such as the Paris Agreement, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But experts say countries aren’t doing enough to limit dangerous global warming.
Show Notes
Americans remember former Secretary of State Colin Powell, Israeli and Russian leaders hold a summit in Sochi, and China undergoes a World Trade Organization policy review.
Articles Mentioned in the Podcast
Richard Haass, “Colin Powell: An American Life,” CFR.org, October 18, 2021
Adam Posen, “The Price of Nostalgia,” Foreign Affairs (May/June 2021)
Ray Takeyh, “The Bomb Will Backfire on Iran,” Foreign Affairs, October 18, 2021
Podcasts Mentioned
Adam Posen, “Trade Protectionism,” The President’s Inbox, September 21, 2021
Matt Pottinger, “Beijing’s Grand Strategy,” The President’s Inbox, October 19, 2021
Memos, Reports, and Speeches Mentioned
David Brisbee, “Trade Policy Review of the People’s Republic of China,” U.S. Mission to Geneva, October 20, 2021
João Aguiar Machado, “EU Statement at the 8th Trade Policy Review of China,” Permanent Mission of the European Union to the WTO, October 20, 2021
George Mina, “Australia’s Statement on China’s Trade Policy Review,” Twitter, October 20, 2021
Colin Powell, Address to the United Nations on Iraq, Washington Post, February 5, 2003
Katherine Tsai, “Remarks As Prepared for Delivery of Ambassador Katherine Tai Outlining the Biden-Harris Administration’s ‘New Approach to the U.S.-China Trade Relationship,” Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, October 4, 2021
Resignation letter of Harold Hongju Koh [PDF], Politico, October 2, 2021
WTO Secretariat’s report for China’s Trade Policy Review, September 15, 2021
Diplomacy and International Institutions
The UN General Assembly begins its seventy-ninth high-level debate amid questions about its limited role in resolving major conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East; fears of a wider regional war grow as Hezbollah vows retaliation against Israel after thousands of pagers exploded across Lebanon; U.S. President Joe Biden hosts the leaders of the Quad in Wilmington, Delaware, to strengthen coordination in the Indo-Pacific region; and Russia seeks to add 180,000 troops to its army.
The U.S. Congress returns from its summer recess to try to pass a budget for federal discretionary programs before the fiscal year ends and avoid a government shutdown; the United States and other Western allies accuse Iran of transferring ballistic missiles to Russia, raising concerns over intensified strikes on Ukraine; Hungary faces a second deadline to pay a $221 million fine for breaking European Union asylum law, which President Viktor Orbán remains unwilling to follow; and China gifts Cambodia two newly built Type 056 corvette warships, raising questions about Beijing’s naval ambitions.
The United States, Egypt, and Qatar prepare another cease-fire proposal after Hamas killed six Israeli hostages and Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu demanded control of the Philadelphi Corridor along the Gaza-Egypt border; Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump hold their first presidential debate; the Toronto International Film Festival showcases independent films spanning from Hungary to Georgia and more; and the United States seizes Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s plane.