Foreign Press Podcast

Is the U.S. dollar's reign as the world's dominant reserve currency coming to an end? In this episode of the Foreign Press Podcast, Stewart Paterson, economist and author of Hinrich Foundation research that examines the...

Trade once anchored the US-China relationship—but can it still serve as a bridge in an era of deepening rivalry? In this episode of the Foreign Press Podcast, AFPC-USA speaks with Merle Hinrich, chair and founder of the...

The media industry is changing at a pace we’ve never seen before. Layoffs, shrinking newsrooms, the rise of the creator economy and new platforms like Substack are challenging what it means to be a journalist today...

As tensions in the Middle East disrupted one of the world's most critical shipping routes, what did the Strait of Hormuz blockade reveal about the future of global trade and energy security? In this episode...

The 2025 U.S.-China trade war was about far more than tariffs. According to Georgetown University scholar Evan Medeiros, it marked a structural turning point in the relationship between the world's two largest...

In our latest episode, Nadia Bilbassy, the Bureau Chief for Al Arabiya News Channel and the outlet’s chief White House Correspondent, reflects on a groundbreaking career that has taken her from some of the world’s most...

In our latest episode, journalist Roseanne Gerin sits down with Christina Twomey to discuss the evolving relationship between journalism, corporate communications, and global markets. Twomey reflects on her transition...

In our latest episode, produced in partnership with the Hinrich Foundation , host Roseanne Gerin sits down with Peter Draper, co-editor with Andreas Freytag of The Elgar Companion to the G7 , to explore the future of...

In our latest episode, Ana Rita Guerra, a Portuguese journalist who is the West Coast correspondent for Lusa, sat down with veteran journalist David Hamilton, now Director of Communications at Lenovo North America, to...

What happens when one legal path to tariffs is closed—and another quickly opens? In this episode, AFPC-USA, in partnership with the Hinrich Foundation , sits down with Dawn Shackleford, president of Looking Glass Trade...

In our latest episode, AFPC-USA explores why the World Trade Organization is struggling to adapt to a rapidly changing global economy. Host Roseanne Gerin sits down with Keith Rockwell, Senior Research Fellow at the...

China now produces more than 30% of the world’s manufactured goods—more than the United States, Germany, and South Korea combined. In this episode, host Roseanne Gerin sits down with economist Mariko Watanabe to unpack...

In this episode, Patsy Widakuswara, Voice of America's Washington bureau chief, breaks down the lawsuit that bears her name and what it means for the survival of VOA. She shares how the legal fight reshaped the lives of...

In Minnesota, journalism students are preparing for a reality few classrooms once imagined. Senior lecturer Regina McCombs discusses how today’s reporters must navigate not only misinformation and AI-generated media...

In this episode, Caren Bohan reflects on three decades in American journalism — from local reporting to the White House beat to leading the newsroom at USA Today. She offers practical guidance for foreign...