Gabrielle Sierra

Director of Podcasting @CFR_org / Host of Why It Matters. Arts and culture writer. Mostly just sticking out in the world of international relations.

[Council on Foreign Relations @CFR_org]

"It's really counterproductive, frankly, for President Trump to attack the Fed because when you're putting the Fed's independence at question, you actually make the central bank a little bit more reluctant to cut rates," says Bretton Woods Committee Chair William C. Dudley, describing the importance of independence for central banks.

Watch or listen to the latest episode of The Spillover podcast: https://t.co/H7DO7FZ4nG

[Gabrielle Sierra @GabSierraWrites]

In this video-pod of @CFR_org Why It Matters I chat w/ @anthonyjvinci & Sam Vigersky about how drones, cell phones, and other widely-available intelligence tools are turning civilians and aid workers into frontline witnesses, documenting war in real time. https://t.co/ftpAE5aRkl

[Council on Foreign Relations @CFR_org]

"You can really fight with anything if you strap an explosive onto it," says Cat Buchatskiy, former Ukrainian drone pilot and Director of Analytics at the Snake Island Institute, an independent Ukrainian defense center.

On the latest episode of Why It Matters, Buchatskiy spoke with host @GabSierraWrites about her experience leaving college in the U.S. to go back home and help defend Ukraine against Russia’s invasion.

Listen to Why It Matters here https://t.co/rObybM6bIO or wherever you get your podcasts.

[CFR Women & Foreign Policy @CFR_WFP]

In a recent episode of the @CFR_org Why It Matters podcast, host
@GabSierraWrites met with @catbuchatskiy of the Kyiv-based Snake Island Institute to discuss her journey fighting for peace in Ukraine.

Listen here: https://t.co/mMkO292GEM

[Gabrielle Sierra @GabSierraWrites]

When the war in Ukraine started, @catbuchatskiy left college in the U.S. to join the fight at home, co-founding the @snakeislandinst. She tells us her incredible story and so much more on the latest episode of @CFR_org Why It Matters. Listen now! https://t.co/1x83tAH5Rm

[Joseph Torigian @JosephTorigian]

I joined @LianaFix for an episode of the @CFR_org podcast Why It Matters: "Autonomous Ukraine: Allies, Partners, or Frenemies?" Thanks @GabSierraWrites for producing it.

https://t.co/lanR4k0cVZ

[Gabrielle Sierra @GabSierraWrites]

Our latest episode of @CFR_org Why It Matters features @LianaFix @JosephTorigian chatting with me about shifting alliances in the Ukraine war and what they mean for the future. Listen now! https://t.co/6BMvMOkoOk

[Gabrielle Sierra @GabSierraWrites]

Want to make sure you never miss an episode of our newest podcast The Spillover w/ @scmallaby and Rebecca Patterson? Sign up for an alert here! https://t.co/zE87QiWnVI @CFR_org

[Council on Foreign Relations @CFR_org]

“I think that OpenAI has a 50% chance of going bust because it just can’t raise the capital to get to the future where it might be profitable,” says host @scmallaby in the latest episode of The Spillover podcast, referring to projections that OpenAI will lose some $660 billion by 2030.

Watch or listen to the episode here https://t.co/FAdGXOEAOM or wherever you get podcasts.

[Council on Foreign Relations @CFR_org]

“AI has become the ultimate frenemy. It’s your friend and your enemy, depending on where you’re sitting—and sometimes it’s both at the same time,” says host Rebecca Patterson in the latest episode of The Spillover podcast.

Watch or listen to the episode here https://t.co/e8wLmuvBpN or wherever you get podcasts.

[Council on Foreign Relations @CFR_org]

“I think if you look at European power, it’s actually quite clear in terms of where they’re powerful and where they’re not,” CFR expert Edward Fishman tells hosts @scmallaby and Rebecca Patterson on the latest episode of The Spillover podcast.

Watch or listen to the episode here https://t.co/WRIZlIwT0q or wherever you get podcasts.

[Gabrielle Sierra @GabSierraWrites]

Nothing like an emergency pod to get the blood flowing! @CFR_org The Spillover host Rebecca Patterson was joined by @MikeFroman on Friday afternoon to unpack the Supreme Court's decision and discuss potential spillovers into financial and labor markets. https://t.co/o5iXukBont

[Council on Foreign Relations @CFR_org]

“There’s a discussion between Nixon and Kissinger about who [the American emissary to China] should be. And in, sort of, Dick Cheney style, Kissinger nominates himself,” says @JeremiSuri, professor at the University of Texas at Austin.

Suri joined @JamesMLindsay on The President’s Inbox podcast to discuss President Richard Nixon’s historic 1972 visit to China, which ushered in a new era of U.S.-Sino relations and altered the course of world politics.

Listen to this episode here https://t.co/RA8WCmkkgP or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Sebastian Mallaby @scmallaby]

Delighted to co-host The Spillover podcast with my CFR colleague, the brilliant Rebecca Patterson.

The first episode is here, and if you watch to the end you will see Rebecca ambush me. You'll learn something about Chinese memes at the same time.
https://t.co/JXp8hFcihj

[Council on Foreign Relations @CFR_org]

In The Spillover, a new weekly podcast from CFR, international economics experts @scmallaby and Rebecca Patterson follow the ripple effects of global events across policy, geopolitics, financial markets, and more.

Listen and subscribe: https://t.co/EAjmYk6Oh5

[Gabrielle Sierra @GabSierraWrites]

STOKED to announce the launch of The Spillover, a new weekly @CFR_org video podcast hosted by @scmallaby & Rebecca Patterson. The Spillover explores how critical international developments shape economic & financial markets worldwide. Follow! Subscribe! https://t.co/EnNEnhTYW5

[Council on Foreign Relations @CFR_org]

📢 Calling journalists: We are looking for applicants for CFR's Edward R. Murrow Press fellowship!

Apply by February 27, 2026.

Get more info: https://t.co/KNu6spaaSm

[Gabrielle Sierra @GabSierraWrites]

"Just go ahead and work from home today," they said.

[Council on Foreign Relations @CFR_org]

One year after President Trump’s second inauguration, U.S. foreign policy looks different than much of what the president campaigned on before taking office, says expert @JamesMLindsay. On this episode of The President’s Inbox podcast, he unpacks the past year with foreign policy expert Matthew Kroenig: https://t.co/bsbqDDARsa

[Gabrielle Sierra @GabSierraWrites]

Back in the @CFR_org studio for a new season of Why It Matters, coming at you soon!