On this episode of Stay Tuned, “The Fate of the World in 2020,” Preet answers your questions about:

• What constitutes impeachable conduct
• The authorities that Chief Justice John Roberts can assert in Trump's impeachment trial
• Reports that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell doesn’t have the votes to block impeachment witnesses

The guest this week is Ian Bremmer, the Founder and President of Eurasia Group, a leading global political risk and research firm. Bremmer is also the president of GZERO Media, which features short videos, podcasts, and explainers to help break down complicated global issues, and is an Editor-at-Large and Foreign Affairs columnist at TIME Magazine.

REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

THE Q&A

JOHN ROBERTS:

• "John Roberts Can Call Witnesses to Trump's Trial. Will He?," New York Times, 1/27/20
• "Rebuke From Roberts Signals His Limited Role in Trump’s Senate Trial," New York Times, 1/22/20

MITCH MCCONNELL:

• "McConnell Says GOP Doesn't Have Votes to Block Impeachment Witnesses," Wall Street Journal, 1/29/20

THE INTERVIEW

EURASIA GROUP TOP RISKS:

• “Top Risks for 2020,” Eurasia Group, 1/6/2020
• “Top Risks for 2019,” Eurasia Group, 1/7/2019
• “The Fate of the World in 2019,” Stay Tuned with Preet, 1/8/2019

DAVOS:

• Klaus Schwab, The Fourth Industrial Revolution, Currency/Penguin Random House, 2017
• “Ian Bremmer reveals what business and political leaders are discussing behind closed doors in Davos,” Eurasia Group and Business Insider, 1/24/2020
• “Climate Change Takes Center Stage at Davos,” New York Times, 1/20/2020
• “Trump Focuses on Economy at Davos, Seeking a Counter to Impeachment,” New York Times, 1/21/2020
• “Greta Thunberg on Averting a Climate Apocalypse: Davos 2020,” World Economic Forum on Youtube, 1/21/2020

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FOREIGN POLICY:

• Donald Trump Tweet about Bremmer, Twitter, 5/27/2019
• Bremmer's tweet apologizing about the quote, Twitter, 5/27/2019
• “A political scientist caused confusion when he made up a Trump quote. The president noticed,” Washington Post, 5/27/2019
• “Mattis says Iran downing a US aircraft should be met with retaliation,” Military Times, 12/3/2019
• “Zuckerberg talks Warren ‘existential’ breakup threat in leaked audio,” Axios, 10/1/2019
• “After Contentious Interview, Pompeo Publicly Accuses NPR Journalist Of Lying to Him,” NPR, 1/25/2020
• “Prince Charles: We need a new economic model or the planet will burn,” CNN, 1/22/20
• Ian Bremmer, “How the Trump Administration’s Israel-Palestine Peace Plan Will Change the Middle East,” TIME, 1/28/2020

EXTRAS:

• “A Large Blank World Map,” Wikimedia Commons
• “Is it Appropriate to Undo Two Shirt Buttons at Work?” Wall Street Journal, 12/11/2014

THE BUTTON

• Watch: 2020 Grammy Awards
• "Alicia Keys honors Kobe Bryant in moving Grammys opening speech," LA Times, 1/26/20

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