News that Donald Trump has spoken to the President of Taiwan and his tweets against China have created speculation that relations with Asia might change with the new administration. To discuss what this could mean for international relations, we FEATURE Ann Lee. Ann is an internationally recognized leading authority on China’s economic relations and an adjunct professor of economics and finance at New York University. She is also a former visiting professor at Peking University where she taught macroeconomics and financial derivatives. She consults with policymakers from Europe, Asia, Latin America, and the U.S. about U.S.-China relations, international finance and trade, and China’s political economy. Media includes: Huffington Post, CNBC, CBS, Business Week, Newsweek, Institutional Investor, Doubledown Media.

Associate Professor

With a Michigan moving along with a presidential recount, led by Green Party candidate Jill Stein's recount campaign (which also included recounts in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania), we FEATURE Gayle Alberda. Professor Alberda received her PhD in Political Science from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, and her M.P.A. and B.S. degree from Central Michigan University. Professor Alberda's prior work experience in the political field includes lobbying in Washington D.C. as well as the state and local levels, working on numerous campaigns including state house, city council, governor, president, and U.S. Senate races in multiple states. Professor Alberda’s research focuses on election laws, political participation and civic engagement, and election administration. Media includes: NPR, Al Jazeera America, Associated Press Radio, The Washington Post, The Des Moines Register.

Director

With news that a gunman has attacked a pizza restaurant in Washington, DC, due to a fake news story (known as Pizzagate) about Hillary Clinton running running a child sex ring there, we FEATURE Soraya Chemaly. Soraya is a writer and activist whose work focuses on the role of gender in culture, politics, religion and media. She is the Director of the Women's Media Center Speech Project and organizer of the Safety and Free Speech Coalition, both of which are involved in curbing online abuse, media and tech diversity, and expanding women's freedom of expression. She writes and speaks regularly about gender, media, tech, education, women's rights, sexual violence and free speech. Media includes: The Huffington Post, Fem2.0, Alternet, The Feminist Wire, The Guardian.

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Italy's Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi, is expected to resign after a referendum has failed to pass-- a move that may be showing signs of a rising far-right group in Italy. In addition to that, Austrian voters have rejected far-right candidate Norbert Hofer for the upcoming election. To discuss these upcoming European elections, we FEATURE Kristina Wilfore. Kristina has over 20 years’ experience in campaigns and elections, policy development and civic advocacy in the United States and currently serves as the principal of Karakoyun Strategies, an international development firm based in Istanbul. She helps teach grassroots organizing, political party development, and how to run and win campaigns all across the region. She is a specialist in helping political parties embrace tools of grassroots organizing and has supported campaign efforts in Western Europe as well throughout Sweden, Spain, Finland and the Netherlands. Media includes: CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, Washington Post, New York Times.