Carnegie Connects

Join Aaron David Miller as he engages Jake Sullivan, Kissinger Professor of the Practice of Statecraft and World Order at the Harvard Kennedy School and former National Security Adviser to President Joe Biden, in a wide-ranging conversation on the challenges the United States confronts in a complicated world, on Carnegie Connects.

Join Aaron David Miller in conversation with CSIS’s Daniel Byman, Rand’s Shira Efron, and Middle East Institute’s Jaser AbuMousa on the impact of October 7th on Israel, U.S.-Israeli relations, and the broader region, on Carnegie Connects.

Join Aaron David Miller as he engages Helima Croft, managing director and global head of commodity strategy at RBC Capital Markets, in a wide-ranging conversation about the geopolitics and economics of the Iran war and its impact on global oil supply, on Carnegie Connects.

Join Aaron David Miller as he engages the Brookings Institution's Philip Gordon, the McCain Institute’s Nick Rasmussen, and The New Yorker's Susan B. Glasser on the impact of September 11th, on Carnegie Connects.

Join Aaron David Miller as he engages Princeton University’s Daniel Kurtzer, the Middle East Institute’s Yael Lempert, and the University of Maryland’s Shibley Telhami, in a wide-ranging discussion of the future of the U.S.-Israeli relationship, on Carnegie Connects. Carnegie Connects is recorded as a live broadcast and audio quality may be impacted.

Join Aaron David Miller as he engages Carnegie’s own Andrew S. Weiss and Dara Massicot, who recently returned from a visit to the front-line in Ukraine, in a wide-ranging conversation on the headlines and trend lines of the Russia-Ukraine war, on Carnegie Connects.

Join Aaron David Miller as he engages S.E. Cupp and Ron Brownstein, two leading American political analysts, in conversation on Israel and domestic U.S. politics, on Carnegie Connects.

Join Aaron David Miller in conversation with three former American negotiators: Robert Malley and Alan Eyre, members of the negotiating team for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in 2015; and Michael Singh, former senior director for Middle East affairs at the National Security Council during President George W. Bush’s administration (2005-2008), to discuss the best path forward for the U.S. and Iran, on Carnegie Connects.

Join Aaron David Miller as engages Admiral McRaven in a wide-ranging discussion of the state and fate of the American republic at home and abroad, on Carnegie Connects.

Join Aaron David Miller as he engages the Brookings Institution’s Suzanne Maloney and the Carnegie Endowment’s Karim Sadjadpour in a wide-ranging conversation on these and other issues, on Carnegie Connects.

Join Aaron David Miller as engages the Institute for National Security Studies’ Danny Citrinowicz in a wide-ranging conversation analyzing the current state of the alliance and where the U.S.-Israel relationship goes from here.

As President Trump meets with Xi Jinping in Beijing, understanding China’s goals and strategy has become increasingly important for U.S.-China relations. Join Aaron David Miller and The Economist’s David Rennie on the next Carnegie Connects.

Cuba has presented a long-standing dilemma for American foreign policymakers. Join Aaron David Miller as he engages the University of Miami’s Michael Bustamante and Ricardo Zuniga of Dinámica Americas in a broad ranging conversation on the past, present, and future of U.S.-Cuba relations.

Brokered by Pakistan, the United States and Iran have agreed to a fragile two-week ceasefire, dependent on an American condition that Iran agrees to the opening of the Strait of Hormuz. Israel has also agreed to cease strikes on Iran, but its campaign in Lebanon continues. Can this agreement hold?

Seven weeks into the U.S. and Israeli war against Iran, and with an uneasy ceasefire in place, it may be too early to predict conclusive winners and losers. How are Russia and China, two of Iran’s closet allies, faring in the balance sheet as the war drags on? And what of Europe, especially France, Germany, and Britain, who appeared blindsided by the war are now under pressure to support the United States’ war aims?

More than one month in, the United States and Israel’s war against Iran has resulted in a massive disruption of the global oil market. Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz has disrupted a fifth of the world's daily oil supply, along with the flow of other commodities such as helium, liquid natural gas, and fertilizer. Prospects for a diplomatic exit look bleak and military options to fully open the Strait presents formidable challenges. So, what does the current crisis portend for the global supply of oil and hydrocarbons? And what lessons, if any, can be drawn from the unfolding crisis? Join Aaron David Miller as he engages Helima Croft on the current crisis and the future of oil and hydrocarbons, on Carnegie Connects.

The Trump administration’s war against Iran highlights a paradox in U.S.–Israel relations: even as Israel’s image in the United States hits a low point, military cooperation between the two countries has reached unprecedented levels. But with shared values, aligned interests, and domestic support all under strain—and amid the evolving dynamic between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Trump—what does the future hold for this alliance in an increasingly volatile region?

On February 28, the United States and Israel launched coordinated military, cyber, and intelligence operations against Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and striking senior leadership compounds, IRGC bases, and missile facilities; Iran retaliated with hundreds of drones and ballistic missiles targeting U.S. bases, Israel, and Gulf states. Join Aaron David Miller with Suzanne Maloney, Ali Vaez, and Rob Malley on Carnegie Connects as they examine where the conflict is headed, prospects for negotiations, and the implications for Iran’s leadership and regime stability.

Four years after Russia’s full-scale invasion, the war in Ukraine grinds on with staggering losses, a 750-mile front line, and no clear shift in the military balance or diplomatic breakthrough. Join Aaron David Miller and leading experts for a wide-ranging discussion on the war’s likely trajectory in 2026, the political pressures facing Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and whether the Trump administration has a viable strategy to end the conflict

Join Aaron David Miller as he engages Pulitzer Prize winning author and The New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman on what Americans can expect from the next three years of the Trump administration and other issues on Carnegie Connects.

Join Aaron David Miller as he engages two veteran Iran analysts, the Carnegie Endowment’s Karim Sadjadpour and the New Yorker’s Robin Wright in conversation to discuss the unfolding crisis in Iran and America’s reaction, on the next Carnegie Connects.

Join Aaron David Miller as he engages the Council on Foreign Relations’ Rebecca Lissner and the Stimson Center’s Emma Ashford on the second Trump administration's approach to foreign policy.

Join Aaron David Miller as he engages the International Crisis Group’s Phil Gunson, the Baker Institute’s Francisco Monaldi, and Johns Hopkins SAIS’s Cindy Arnson on the Trump administration's capture of Venezuelan President Nicholás Maduro and its global implications.

Join Aaron David Miller as he assesses the state of the Trump administration's plan to end the war in Gaza with Carnegie’s Marwan Muasher, Israel Policy Forum’s Nimrod Novik, and former Palestinian Authority adviser Manal Zeidan, on the next Carnegie Connects.

Senator Chris Van Hollen joins Aaron David Miller for a special episode of Carnegie Connects to explore the changing balance of power between Congress and the executive branch, and lawmakers' influence over foreign policy.

Join Aaron David Miller as he engages Michael Ratney, former U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia, and Bernard Haykel, a professor of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University, on the MBS visit to Washington and the road ahead for U.S.-Saudi relations on this episode of Carnegie Connects.

Nicholas Kristof of The New York Times joins Aaron David Miller on this episode to discuss the future of the American Republic in the midst of ongoing global conflicts and concerns about the state of American democracy.

Join Aaron David Miller as he engages Jean H. Lee, the presidential chair of the East-West Center, and Joel S. Wit, a distinguished fellow in Asian and Security Studies at the Stimson Center, to assess U.S. strategy toward North Korea and whether a recalibration is necessary.

Join Aaron David Miller as he sits down with Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research Center’s Khalil Shikaki and the Middle East Institute’s Natan Sachs to the future of the Israel-Hamas War as it enters its third year.

Join Aaron David Miller as he sits down with Robert Malley, former Middle East adviser in three presidential administrations and co-author of the new book "Tomorrow Is Yesterday: Life, Death, and the Pursuit of Peace in Israel/Palestine," to discuss the future of the two-state solution.

Join Aaron David Miller as he sits down with William J. Burns, former director of the CIA and former president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, as he looks back on decades of national security challenges and ahead to what defines effective U.S. leadership in such a complex and fast-paced world.

Join Aaron David Miller in conversation with Andrew S. Weiss and Eric Ciaramella, two of Carnegie’s foremost Russia and Ukraine analysts, to unpack the Trump-Putin summit's outcomes, what comes next for the Russia-Ukraine war, and other issues on the next Carnegie Connects.

Join Aaron David Miller as he sits down with Amos Yadlin, president and founder of MIND and former head of IDF Intelligence, and the Carnegie Endowment’s Karim Sadjadpour to discuss the state of conflict between Iran and Israel, and the role of the United States.

Join Aaron David Miller as he engages with General David Petraeus and the Carnegie Endowment’s Karim Sadjadpour in conversation on the complexities of this explosive triangle between the United States, Israel, and Iran.

Join Aaron David Miller as he engages Sima Shine, of Israel’s Institute for National Security Studies, and Ali Vaez, of the International Crisis Group, in conversation on the current Israeli-Iranian conflict on the next Carnegie Connects.

Join Aaron David Miller as he engages in conversation with Norm Eisen, founder of Democracy Defenders Action , on the Trump administration's unprecedented self-dealing.

Join Aaron David Miller as he engages Suzanne Maloney, the vice president and director of the Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution, and Vali Nasr, the Majid Khadduri Professor of International Affairs and Middle East Studies at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, on the future of U.S.-Iran relations.

Join Aaron David Miller as he engages the Carnegie Endowment’s Tino Cuéllar and Harvard’s Learned Hand Professor of Law Jack Goldsmith to shed light on how the Trump administration's efforts to extend its power over the judiciary may play out and what their implications are for America’s changing place in the world.

Join Aaron David Miller as he sits down with the Economist’s David Rennie to discuss how the United States can get China right.

Join Aaron David Miller as he engages former Shin Bet director Ami Ayalon on Israel's future politically and regionally.

Join Aaron David Miller as he engages in conversation with Dahlia Scheindlin, a political strategist and a public opinion researcher, and Khalil Shikaki, the director of the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, two analysts and pollsters of Israeli and Palestinian politics and public opinion, on the state of Israeli and Palestinian public opinion toward their leaders and the region.

Join Aaron David Miller as he engages in conversation with presidential historians Nicole Hemmer and Douglas Brinkley to assess Donald Trump's second presidency in terms of history.

Join Aaron David Miller as he engages in conversation with Jake Sullivan as they look back at the last four years of Biden administration’s foreign policy and ahead to the challenges that confront the nation at home and abroad, on the next edition of Carnegie Connects.

Join Aaron David Miller as he engages in conversation with Francis Fukuyama, a nonresident scholar in the Carnegie Endowment’s Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program and the Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow at Stanford University's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, to discuss the state of U.S. democracy.

Aaron David Miller welcomes an expert panel to discuss the latest on the war in Ukraine and how the Trump Administration is approaching the conflict and relations with Russia.

Aaron David Miller sits down with Sanam Vakil and Charles Lister to discuss what the collapse of the Assad regime and the rise of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham mean for Syria’s future governance, regional power dynamics, and U.S. policy.

Aaron David Miller sits down with former head of Shin Bet Ami Ayalon and former head of Mossad Efraim Halevy to discuss the ongoing war in Gaza, Israeli military activity along the Syrian border, tensions with Iran, and uncertainty over U.S. policy as the Biden government transitions to the Trump administration.

Aaron David Miller sits down with U.S. Deputy Secretary Kurt Campbell to discuss the Biden administration's global challenges, ranging from wars in Ukraine and Gaza to issues like critical mineral supply chains and climate change.

Aaron David Miller sits down with Clarissa Ward to discuss the challenges and travails of reporting from some of the world’s most dangerous conflict areas.

Aaron David Miller sits down with political analysts SE Cupp and Norman Ornstein to discuss the consequences of President-elect Donald Trump's victory.

Aaron David Miller is joined by former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak to discuss ongoing conflicts unfolding across the Middle East and their international implications.

Aaron David Miller sits down with Kim Ghattas and Ambassador David Satterfield to discuss Israel's military campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon and its implications for the region.

Aaron David Miller sits down with Senior Fellow Karim Sadjadpour and Suzanne Maloney, vice president and director of the Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution, to discuss how Iran may act as the crisis in the Middle East evolves.

Dara Massicot and Eric Ciaramella join Aaron David Miller to discuss Ukraine's Kursk offensive and what this means for the future of Russia's war against Ukraine.

Aaron David Miller sits down with His Excellency Abdallah BouHabib, Lebanon's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, to discuss the latest escalation of the Israel-Hezbollah conflict and the prospects for peace.

Aaron David Miller sits down with Mary B. McCord, the former U.S. acting assistant attorney general for national security, and Eric K. Ward, a senior fellow at the Southern Poverty Law Center, to discuss the threat of political violence in the 2024 election.

Aaron David Miller joins Haaretz military correspondent Amos Harel to discuss rising tensions between Israel and Hezbollah—and what this may mean for the broader region.

Aaron David Miller sits down with Princeton University Dean Amaney Jamal and Columbia University Dean Keren Yarhi-Milo to discuss the campus protests sparked by the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.

Aaron David Miller connects with Ambassador David M. Satterfield, formerly the White House Special Envoy for Middle East Humanitarian Issues, to discuss potential paths toward an end to the Israel-Hamas War.

Aaron David Miller sits down with Amos Hochstein, Senior Advisor and Deputy Assistant to the President for Energy and Investment at the White House. They discuss the potential spillover effects of the Israel-Hamas War.

Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Herzog joins Aaron David Miller to discuss the current prospects for ending the Israel-Hamas war.

Sima Shine and Karim Sadjadpour join Aaron David Miller to analyze the escalating tensions between Iran and Israel.

Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill joins Aaron David Miller for a timely conversation on the role of Congress in U.S. foreign policy and some of today's key issues.

Aaron David Miller welcomes former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak back to the program to discuss the latest developments in the Israel-Hamas war.

Aaron David Miller sits down with David Rennie, the Economist’s bureau chief in Beijing, to discuss the U.S. approach to China.

Aaron David Miller sits down with Ambassador David Satterfield, the State Department special envoy for Middle East humanitarian issues, to discuss U.S. policy surrounding the Israel-Hamas war.

Aaron David Miller sits down in conversation with former U.S. acting assistant attorney general for national security Mary B. McCord to unpack the rise of political violence in America.

Aaron David Miller sits down in conversation with Carnegie’s own Dara Massicot and Eric Ciaramella to preview the war in Ukraine in 2024.

Efraim Halevy, former director of the Mossad, and Ami Ayalon, former director of Shin Bet, engage in conversation with Aaron David Miller on the Israeli-Hamas war.

Aaron David Miller sits down with General David Petraeus to discuss America's political and military bandwidth, as well as his new book "Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare From 1945 to Ukraine."

Aaron David Miller sits down with pollster and analyst Khalil Shikaki, director of the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, in conversation on the Israeli-Hamas war.

Aaron David Miller sits down with former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak to discuss the Israeli-Hamas war.

Aaron David Miller as he sits down with two of Washington's finest analysts of Iran, Suzanne Maloney and Robin Wright.

Aaron David Miller hosts leading military analysts Dara Massicot and Carnegie’s own Michael Kofman for an overview of Ukraine's recent counteroffensive.

Join Aaron David Miller as he sits down with Carnegie’s Kateryna Shynkaruk and Eric Ciaramella to discuss the impact of Ukraine's counter offensive and the Prigozhin rebellion.

Dr. Hanan Ashrawi joins Aaron David Miller for a conversation on the state of the Palestinian national movement.

Aaron David Miller sits down with former Israeli prime minister and defense minister Ehud Barak for a wide-ranging conversation about Israel at seventy-five.

Aaron David Miller sits down with Sue Biniaz, the U.S. Deputy Special Envoy for Climate Change, to discuss what the United States and others in the international community can do to deal with the global climate crisis before time runs out.

Aaron sits down with Atlantic staff writer and author Anne Applebaum to discuss the struggle for democracy and the war in Ukraine.

Former National Security Advisors Tom Donilon and Stephen Hadley join Aaron David Miller to discuss America’s evolving role in today's world.

Michael Kofman, the foremost expert on the Russian military, joins Aaron to talk about the state of the battle lines in Ukraine today, whether tanks and fighter jets can make a difference, and under what circumstances Vladimir Putin may use a nuclear weapon.

Victoria Nuland, the under secretary of state for political affairs, joins Aaron on the show to talk about the Biden administration's strategy in Ukraine, the risk of escalation, and the possible endgame for the conflict.

Tzipi Livni, the former Israeli vice prime minister and minister of foreign affairs and justice, talks to Aaron about the controversial judicial reforms in Israel, the current state of Israeli-Palestinian relations, and more.

Polina Ivanova talks to Aaron about the effectiveness of Western sanctions on Russia, how the Kremlin has tried to evade them, and the effect of the war on the morale of everyday Russians.

David Rennie from the Economist talks to Aaron about China's failed zero covid policy, how China has transformed under Xi Jinping, and U.S.-China competition.

Aaron sits down with Carnegie’s own Andrew S. Weiss and one of Russia's most acclaimed political observers, Ekaterina Schulmann, to discuss the future of the Russia-Ukraine war going into 2023.

Aaron welcomes veteran OPEC watcher Helima Croft and Princeton University’s Bernard Haykel as they discuss the future of U.S.-Saudi relations and the volatile oil markets.

Thomas L. Friedman from the New York Times joins Aaron to talk about the United States' role in a globalized world and how to prioritize competing challenges on Russia-Ukraine, China, and more.

Aaron sits down with S.E. Cupp and Norman Ornstein for an analysis of the midterms and the state of politics in America.

Aaron sits down with Robert Malley, the U.S. special envoy for Iran, for a wide-ranging conversation on the Biden administration’s Iran policy.

Peter Baker and Susan Glasser join Aaron to debrief former president Donald Trump's time in office, whether January 6 was inevitable, his foreign policy victories and blunders, and more.

Aaron welcomes Andrew Weiss, Kadri Liik, and Eugene Rumer to talk about Ukraine's bold counteroffensive, the Russian mass mobilization, Putin's threat to use nukes, and more.

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai joins Aaron this week to talk about U.S. trade policy, economic competition with China, the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, and more.

President of Israel Isaac Herzog joins Aaron to talk about the presidency, Iran, Palestine, U.S.-Israeli ties, and more.

General James Clapper, the former director of national intelligence, comes on the show to talk about the role of U.S. intelligence in foreign policymaking and gives his take on today's critical international challenges facing the United States.

Helima Croft, managing director of global commodity strategy research at RBC Capital Markets, joins Aaron to talk about rising oil prices, the effectiveness of sanctions and price caps on Russian oil, and more. Plus, the two talk about the prospects of increased oil production from Saudi Arabia and releasing sanctioned Iranian oil back into the market.

Aaron sits down with Mary B. McCord to address the unique domestic security challenges confronting a nation increasingly divided at home.

Aaron sits down with the preeminent political strategist and commentator David Axelrod for an evaluation of the Biden presidency and how the war in Ukraine will impact American politics as the midterms loom large.

Thomas R. Nides, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, joins Aaron to talk about the latest in U.S.-Israeli relations, where thing stand with reviving the Iran nuclear deal, and more.