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Sophia Besch and Carnegie Endowment President Tino Cuéllar reflect on the broader themes that will underlie the discussions of the year ahead, from technology to political economy, democratic governance, and global power dynamics.
Published on Jan 16, 2025
As we enter this new year of 2025, Sophia Besch sits down with President of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Mariano-Florentino (Tino) Cuéllar. They take a step back at the year and look at the big themes and trends that are likely going to determine and underlie the discussions of the year ahead, from technology to political economy, democratic governance, and global power dynamics.
Notes:
- Ramachandra Guha, India After Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy, Ecco, 2008.
- James C. Scott, Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed, Yale University Press, 1999.
- Álvaro Enrigue, You Dreamed of Empires, Riverhead Books, 2024.
Credits:
- Host: Sophia Besch
- Executive Producer/Audio Engineer: Heewon Park
- Videographer: Cameron Zotter
Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
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