Episodes – Page 17

President Obama’s 2016 Budget; The Vaccines Controversy

February 15, 2015 by

February 9th, 2015: Llewellyn King and Linda Gasparello sit down with Edward Achorn of the Providence Journal to discuss President Obama’s proposed budget for 2016 and the latest iteration of the debate around vaccinations.

Chinese Hegemony in the South China Sea: White House Chronicle

December 7, 2014 by

December 7th, 2014 Linda and Llewellyn talk with Congressional adviser Barry Nolan on China’s hegemonic takeover of the South China Sea.

2015 in U.S.-Vietnam Relations: White House Chronicle

November 19, 2014 by

January 28, 2015: Lllewellyn and Linda sit down with Colin Jackson, Assistant Professor at Naval War College, to discuss the opportunities and challenges facing the U.S. and Vietnam in the upcoming year.

Michael Dukakis on White House Chronicle

November 4, 2014 by

November 24th, 2014. In a special episode of White House Chronicle, Llewellyn talks with former Massachusetts governor and 1988 Democratic presidential candidate Michael Dukakis.

One Man Has Reinvented Foreign Aid

Llewellyn King

He is an unlikely person to have reinvented foreign aid. But, in his way, that is what Barry Worthington has done. He is the executive director of the U.S. Energy Association, and he has brought hope to troubled energy companies around the globe, first in Eastern Europe and now in Africa, South Asia and Latin […]

Grid Cybersecurity — the Threat Grows, Defenses Evolve

Llewellyn King

When tensions got white-hot between the United States and Iran over the assassination of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani, it was widely believed the U.S. electric utilities would bear the brunt of Iranian reprisals. The nation’s electric industry leaders spent anxious hours wondering where, when and how bad? It did not happen, but the alarm was […]

The 1953 Iranian Coup that Keeps on Giving

Linda Gasparello

“Thinking well is wise; planning well, wiser; doing well is the wisest and best of all,” says an Iranian proverb. For decades the United States and Iran largely haven’t thought, planned or done well by each other. One deed in 1953 left a scarring legacy that has brought the two countries to the brink of […]

New York and London Mayors Choose to Posture on Climate

Llewellyn King

The mayors of the two greatest cities in the world, New York and London, combined on Jan. 6 to endorse folly. New York’s Bill de Blasio and London’s Sadiq Khan issued a combined call for all cities to follow their example and divest pension funds in fossil fuel companies. The plan is to force an […]