Gabrielle was the senior producer of Nine Questions for the World, a limited-run series from the Council on Foreign Relations.

Richard Haass sits down with nine extraordinary thinkers to explore fundamental questions about the century to come. This podcast was recorded as part of CFR’s Centennial Speaker Series, “The 21st Century World: Big Challenges & Big Ideas”.

Trailer: Nine Questions for the World

The world is changing, and its future is forming around high-stakes challenges such as climate change and shifting geopolitical power. In this limited series, Council on Foreign Relations President Richard Haass sits down with nine extraordinary thinkers to explore fundamental questions about the century to come.

How Can We Use (but Not Abuse) History?

Richard Haass and Margaret MacMillan, one of the world’s foremost historians, discuss how best to apply history to better understand current global challenges, including the erosion of democracy, the rise of China, and Vladimir Putin’s Russia.

Can Democracy Survive?

In the face of democratic backsliding around the world, Pulitzer Prize–winning author Anne Applebaum and Richard Haass discuss what needs to happen for democracy to survive.