Global I.q. Minute With Jim Falk

Wall Street Journal investigative reporter John Carreyrou delves into the scandal surrounding Theranos and its founder Elizabeth Holmes. It’s a story of the fall from grace of a charismatic young woman who fooled the medical community, regulators, famous investors and a star-studded board of directors.

Consul General Cai Wei, who serves the People’s Republic of China as its Consul General in Houston, discusses the coronavirus and his hope for an united, international force to help combat the viruses spread.

Douglas A. Silliman, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq (2016-2019), discusses what he believes is an international diplomatic opportunity in Iraq and Iran if the current cycle of escalation and retaliation can be stopped. Silliman provides expert examination of the risks, rewards and consequences of current U.S. strategy in this newest episode of Global I.Q. with Jim Falk. Global I.Q. with Jim Falk is sponsored by Dallas Baptist University.

Season 5: Global I.Q. returns this week with another amazing season. Action author Brad Taylor discusses his best selling Pike Logan Series, and gives his insight on current events in South America, the Middle East, and more! . . Hunter Killer: amazon.com/Hunter-Killer-Pike-Logan-Novel/dp/0062886029

Amaryllis Fox, a former clandestine officer recruited by the CIA for an algorithm she developed to predict terrorist activity, shares her experiences while deep undercover. Global I.Q. will return on January 29, 2020.

Samantha Power, the 28th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (2013 to 2017), discusses her experiences promoting international diplomacy while serving with President Barack Obama. Recorded live on November 18, 2019, in Dallas, Texas.

Historian Hampton Sides delves into the epic autumn 1950 battle at “Frozen Chosin,” where thousands perished when Chinese troops trapped UN and U.S. troops near the Chinese border in North Korea.

Brigadier General Robert Spalding discusses the growing power of China in “Stealth War.”

Richard Stengel, managing editor of Time Magazine (2006-2013) and Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs(2013-2016), discusses the finer point of the global battle against disinformation.

The legacy of the Cold War still has a lasting effect on diplomacy today. Philip Zelikow, co-author of “To Build a Better World” with Condoleezza Rice, discusses pivotal events that ultimately led to global peace.

Former FBI Supervisory Special Agent Josh Campbell talks to Jim Falk about his role in the investigation that led to the Mueller report.

Could the next World War be started over a bunch of uninhabited islands? The Brookings Institution’s Michael O'Hanlon discusses the growing geopolitical impact of trigger points in “The Senkaku Paradox.”

The intelligence community is deeply invested in shades of truth and untruth, the known and the unknown. It has inspired generations of writers and moviemakers and we can’t seem to get enough details about this ancient art. Lea Carpenter is the author of “Red, White and Blue” and “Eleven Days.” She is a contributing editor at Esquire and wrote the screenplay for Mile 22, a film about the CIA’s Special Activities Division.

Jim Mattis, a retired United States Marine Corps general and 26th United States Secretary of Defense, shares leadership lessons he learned on the battlefield.

American journalist and biographer Susan Page discusses Barbara Bush’s never-before-seen private diaries. What role did she play in advising her husband and son during their presidencies? Which other First Lady did Barbara butt heads with?

Senator Ted Cruz discusses American foreign policy and lends listeners as little of his in-depth knowledge of the Constitution.

After 30 years of chasing Soviet KGB secrets and jumping out of moving cars for the CIA, Jim Olson now shares his adventures with the world through his books. Olson was Directorate of Operations during his time at the CIA and mostly served overseas in clandestine operations. Currently a professor of practice at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University, he is also the author of “Fair Play: the Moral Dilemma of Spying.” In his new book “To Catch a Spy,” Olson offers the American people a warning that our response to foreign espionage needs to be stronger and a guide for how our country can protect its national security and trade secrets.

Former CIA Chief of Disguise Jonna Mendez talks about the exciting tactics used by American agents in Moscow during the height of the Cold War.

President of Global Ties U.S. and author of "Your Country, Our War: The Press And Diplomacy in Afghanistan," Katherine Brown discusses the power of the U.S. News Media to engage in informal diplomacy through their reporting.

Farah Pandith, a world-leading expert and pioneer in countering violent extremism, draws on her visits to eighty countries, interviews with experts in a number of fields, and her experience in the Bush and Obama administrations as the world’s leading expert on countering violent extremism to explain her theory on how to inoculate communities against extremist ideologies.