Building the Future: Freedom, Prosper...
Hosted by Dan Runde, William A. Schreyer Chair and Director, Project on Prosperity and Development, Building the Future explores topics at the intersection of global development, foreign policy, and national security. In each episode, Dan sits down for a discussion with a leading expert from government, the private sector, and international organizations to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the world today.
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The Historical Appeal of Foreign Dictators amon...
In this episode of Building the Future, Dan is joined by Jacob Heilbrunn from The National Interest to discuss his new book, America Last: The Right's Century-Long Romance with Foreign Dictators, and talk about the implications for American politics today.
21 min
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Climate-Related Migration and Adaptation Fundin...
In this episode of Building the Future, guest host Noam Unger is joined by Sarah Bermeo and Kerilyn Schewel, co-directors of the Duke Program on Climate-Related Migration, as they draw on their research in Central America and Ethiopia to discuss the effect of climate on migration, forecast models, adaptation funding, and aid allocation.
35 min
3
Creating an International Anti-Corruption Court...
In this episode of Building the Future, Dan is joined by Judge Mark Wolf, Chair of Integrity Initiatives International, to discuss his judicial career and his advocacy for the creation of the International Anti-Corruption Court.
22 min
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A Conservative Policy Approach to the New Cold ...
In this episode of Building the Future, Dan is joined by Dan Negrea and Matthew Kroenig from the Atlantic Council to discuss their new book, We Win, They Lose: Republican Foreign Policy and the New Cold War.
30 min
5
Leading Private Investment in Global Nutritiona...
In this episode of Building the Future, guest host Caitlin Welsh is joined by PepsiCo's Chief Medical Officer and R&D Senior Vice President of Life Sciences, Dr. Antonio Tataranni, and PepsiCo's R&D Vice President of Life Sciences, Dr. Marianne O'Shea, to discuss the impact of PepsiCo's malnutrition intervention programs, Quaker Qrece and Quaker Bowl of Growth, and its commitment to advancing global nutritional security.
34 min
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Private Equity Investment and Achieving the Sus...
In this episode of Building the Future, Dan is joined by Dr. Louise Fox and Dr. Michael Nicholson to discuss their recently published report, Are private equity investments financing the SDGs in sub-Saharan Africa? and how African countries can attract more of these investments.
21 min
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Diplomacy in Latin America with former U. S. Am...
In this episode of Building the Future, Dan is joined by former U. S. Ambassador Luigi Einaudi, author of Learning Diplomacy: An Oral History, to discuss his book and reflect on his diplomatic career in Latin America.
35 min
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The Key Role of Digital Public Infrastructure (...
In this episode of Building the Future, guest host Romina Bandura is joined by Managing Director of the Digital Impact Alliance (DIAL), Priya Vora, to discuss the role of digital public infrastructure (DPI) in global development and the ways in which the United States can help promote standards of interoperability, financial inclusion, public trust, and good governance both at home and abroad.
19 min
9
How to Evaluate and Measure Long-Term Aid Devel...
In this episode of Building the Future, Dan is joined by President and CEO of TechnoServe, William Warshauer, to discuss why Warshauer sees the institutionalization of long-term metrics as critical to the future of international development and ending poverty.
16 min
10
Congressional Visit to Ukraine, Poland, and Mol...
In this episode of Building the Future, Dan is joined by CSIS’s Director of Congressional Affairs, Elizabeth Hoffman, to discuss their takeaways from the recent Congressional staff delegation they led to Ukraine, Poland, and Moldova, and the importance of decision-makers to witness the impact of Congressionally appropriated aid to the war effort.
18 min
11
Shifting Mindsets to Enable Entrepreneurship in...
In this episode of Building the Future, Dan is joined by Brigham Young University Professors Shad Morris and Chad Carlos to discuss their recently published study, The Impact of Growth Mindset on Entrepreneurial Action Among Necessity Entrepreneurs, and its implications for future development work.
19 min
12
Freedom as a Path to Prosperity with Dan Negrea...
In this episode of Building the Future, Dan is joined by Dan Negrea and Joseph Lemoine of the Atlantic Council’s Freedom and Prosperity Center to discuss their publication, Prosperity that Lasts: The 2023 Freedom and Prosperity Indexes and its implications for researchers and policymakers alike.
19 min
13
Critical Minerals and National Security with Ve...
In this episode of Building the Future, Dan is joined by Veronika Shime to delve into why critical minerals are so important to U.S. national security and what steps policymakers should consider to protect and promote the domestic mining and processing industries.
18 min
14
Russia's Democratic Future with Ilya Ponomarev
Dan is joined by Ilya Ponomarev, a former member of Russia’s parliament – the State Duma, to discuss his book Does Putin Have to Die?
16 min
15
Lessons in Leadership: A Conversation with Aaro...
In this episode of Building the Future, Dan is joined by Aaron S. Williams, a distinguished career diplomat and former director of the Peace Corps, to discuss his book A Life Unimagined as well as the traits necessary for good leadership.
21 min
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The Importance of "Cross-Cultural" Sensitivity ...
In this episode of Building the Future, Dan is joined by Jessica Stone of Voice of America to discuss how her experience growing up in the American South and reporting in Afghanistan and China have led her to identify "cross-cultural" dialogues as a critical component for the future of our increasingly interconnected world.
23 min
17
Water Strategy: Investment and Security
In this episode of Building the Future, Dan is joined by Nancy Eslick of USAID who shares insights into the ways in which water security underpins such issues as climate resilience and human rights, and the measures the U.S. government has taken to support global water security initiatives.
28 min
18
Agricultural Financing with Tim Strong and Mark...
In this episode of Building the Future, Dan is joined by Tim Strong and Mark Castellino of Opportunity International who share insights into agricultural financing in the developing world.
41 min
19
Global Water Security and Safe Water with Mary ...
In this episode of Building the Future, Dan is joined by Mary Beth Cote-Jenssen who shares insights about the importance of global water security and the role played by public-private partnerships.
20 min
20
Building Peace and Keeping It with Bob Berg
In this episode of Building the Future, Dan is joined by Bob Berg who shares insights into the importance of peacebuilding, the challenges to peacekeeping, and some of the current shortcomings on the international stage, particularly in the developing world.
26 min
21
US-China Competition through Higher Education w...
In this episode of Building the Future, Dan is joined by Dr. William C. Kirby who shares insights into the rise of the Chinese university system and its importance to great power competition between the United States and China.
37 min
22
Multi-stakeholder and Public-Private Partnershi...
In this episode of Building the Future, Dan is joined by C.D. Glin, the president of the PepsiCo Foundation and the Global Head of Philanthropy at PepsiCo Inc, and Ginya Truitt Nakata an expert in food security and an independent consultant to discuss insights on global agriculture and food security, and how the private sector has the potential to facilitate the growth of more sustainable food systems worldwide.
36 min
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Diplomatic Relationships with the Vatican with ...
In this episode of Building the Future, Dan is joined by Ambassador Francis Rooney, who shares insights from his experience as the U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See and discusses the Vatican’s role in diplomacy as found in his book, “The Global Vatican: An Inside Look at the Catholic Church, World Politics, and the Extraordinary Relationship between the United States and the Holy See.”
20 min
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The Rise of Autocracies and How to Combat It: D...
In this episode of Building the Future, Dan is joined by Charles Dunst who shares insights into the global power struggle between autocracies and democracies and discusses his new book “Defeating the Dictators: How Democracy Can Prevail in the Age of the Strongman.”
18 min
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Character Driven Leadership and the Ukraine Con...
In this episode of Building the Future, Dan is joined by Dr. Evelyn Farkas, who hares insights from her government career, including as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia under the Obama administration, and discusses her work on the conflict in Ukraine.
22 min