Global I.q. Minute With Jim Falk

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Released August 23, 2016. Council President and CEO Jim Falk sat down with Jeffrey Toobin, CNN Legal Analyst and author of American Heiress: The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst, to discuss the legacy of the Patty Hearst case, along with its connection to modern-day terrorism. Jeffrey Toobin also weighs in on the hotly contested Supreme Court nomination of Merrick Garland.

Released July 22, 2016. Council President and CEO Jim Falk discusses the 2016 Republican National Convention with Kyle Kondik, managing editor of Sabato's Crystal Ball and the author of The Bellwether: Why Ohio Picks the President. Kondik also serves as the Director of Communications for the University of Virginia Center for Politics.

Released May 31, 2016. Joshua Cooper Ramo, best-selling author of The Seventh Sense: Power, Fortune and Survival in the Age of Networks, discusses how our personal and global networks affect international policy, trade and security.

Released May 27, 2016. His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, tackles a range of topics, from Canada's global role to the Canada-U.S. partnership.

Released May 12, 2016. German Ambassador Peter Wittig discusses the German strategy for dealing with the Syrian refugee crisis, the rise in European nationalism and the potential ramifications of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union.

Released April 5, 2016. Council President and CEO Jim Falk had a chance to sit down Ambassador Cameron Munter, the former Ambassador to Pakistan from 2010-2012. They discuss the United States raid on Osama Bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, as well as US-Pakistani relations moving forward.

Released Feb. 29, 2016. Council President and CEO Jim Falk had a chance to sit down with our February 29 speaker, Tom Wainwright, who is The Economist’s Britain Editor and the author of "Narconomics: How to Run a Drug Cartel." The book explores the business side rather than criminal angles in the worlds of drug cartels.

Released Feb. 11, 2016. Jim Falk sits down with Sen. Jim Webb to discuss his foreign policy and his reasoning behind stepping back from an independent run.

Recorded on July 10, 2015. Jim Falk talks to Mexico’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, the honorable Jose Antonio Meade, about the unique partnership between Mexico and Texas and the opportunities for growth between the neighbors.

Recorded on July 7, 2015. Jim Falk talks to the “Desert Diplomat,” otherwise known as Amb. Robert Jordan, who served as the U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia from 2001 to 2003. Amb. Jordan discusses his book, unsurprisingly titled “Desert Diplomat,” and what happened to the U.S.-Saudi relationship following 9/11.

Recorded on June 25, 2015. Adrian Wooldridge, Managing Editor of The Economist, chats with Jim Falk about his recent book, “The Great Disruption: How business is coping with turbulent times” and the state of the world economy.

Recorded on May 28, 2015. After an early breakfast with the Council, former Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson talks to Jim Falk about his plans to tackle ISIS and solve foreign policy crises worldwide.

Recorded on May 27, 2015. 2014 National Book Award winner Evan Osnos joins Global I.Q. Minute to talk about his revealing book on everyday life in China, titled “Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth and Faith in the New China.”

Recorded on May 5, 2015. Former Texas Governor and Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry sits down for a short talk with Jim Falk to discuss his foreign policy positions on Israel and what a Perry cabinet would look like.

Recorded on March 18, 2015. Former Secretary of Defense and CIA Director Leon Panetta sits down with Jim Falk for a memorable Global I.Q. Minute. The pair discuss Panetta’s memoirs, “Worthy Fights,” with a focus on how different forms of intelligence are changing the world.

Recorded on March 17, 2015. Jim Falk interviews George Friedman, Chairman and Founder of Stratfor Global Intelligence, to get insight into Friedman’s book, “Flash Points: The Emerging Crisis in Europe.”

Recorded on Feb. 26, 2015. Jim Falk talks to David Axelrod, podcast guru and one of the political masterminds behind President Obama’s election and presidency. Axelrod discusses his memoir, “Believer: My Forty Years in Politics.”