Season Four Trailer

Why It Matters

Council on Foreign Relations

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4.2 • 876 Ratings

🗓️ 16 June 2021

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Will the world have enough water to survive in the era of climate change? Could a shortage of silicon chips eventually lead to war? Do human spies matter in the era of cyber espionage? Why It Matters is back for its fourth season, unpacking new problems and speaking with a host of new guests. For more about Why It Matters, visit us at cfr.org/podcasts/why-it-matters

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0:00.0	There are these pieces of space chunk and they're hurtling around at almost 20,000 miles an hour in low Earth orbit.
0:07.0	And if those things collide with a functioning satellite or say a space station,
0:12.0	the results could be absolutely catastrophic.
0:13.5	A piece of space junk ripped a hole in the arm boom and its thermal blanket outside
0:19.2	the International Space Station.
0:20.9	When you think in terms of a pandemic, you have to remember it is global and it requires a global response.
0:29.6	The G7 wants to lead the world out of the pandemic,
0:32.7	starting with an ambitious plan to vaccinate
0:34.8	the global population within two years.
0:37.8	I think there are new reasons that people mention often
0:41.5	for why Russia matters.
0:43.0	Amid growing cyber attacks against TV stations, food and fuel suppliers, and all levels of government,
0:49.0	the FBI confirms it's investigating 100 different types of ransomware attacks, many originating from Russia.
0:55.6	I'm Gabriel Sierra, and this is why it matters, a podcast by the Council on Foreign Relations.
1:02.4	The idea is simple.
1:04.0	It's a foreign policy podcast for the rest of us.
1:07.0	We cover it all.
1:08.0	The forces...
1:10.0	Coronovirus.
1:11.0	authoritarianism.
1:12.0	Domestic terrorists. Cybersecurity. authoritarianism. Domestic terrorists, cybersecurity, demographics, climate change, and the players. China, Russia, India. Iran, Nigeria, Japan, Brazil with world-class experts.
1:23.3	I'm the vice commander of Air Force Base Command.
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