President Trump’s threat to impose a 25% tariff on Japanese auto imports has jolted the U.S.–Japan alliance days ahead of Japan’s July 20 upper-house elections. Despite repeated rounds of negotiations, a deal remains elusive, raising questions about the future of one of the world’s most important bilateral security relationships between Tokyo and Washington. This week’s guest, Dr. William Chou, a seasoned Japan analyst, unpacks how trade tensions are shaping political dynamics in Tokyo, why Japan isn’t getting credit for its significant U.S. investments and military support, and the impact all this might have on supply chains, defense, technology – and Japan’s elections.

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The U.S. will assume the presidency of the G20 in December, presenting a unique moment next year for Washington to demonstrate global leadership by hosting perhaps the most important multilateral forum, the G20’s annual summit. It is also a moment of consequence for the U.S. Chamber, as it convenes the B20 ahead of the G20 summit, providing the business community an opportunity to help shape the G20 agenda.

Our guest, Dr. Leslie Vinjamuri, argues the summit is an opportunity for the U.S. to set the tenor on a slew of issues. As co-author of a recent piece in Foreign Affairs, Dr. Vinjamuri says the G20 presents a powerful vehicle for brokering deals and advancing shared agendas, such as sustainable development, digital connectivity and energy cooperation.

The U.S. remains the undisputed economic and military power of the world. But does the will in exists in Washington to broaden its definition of U.S. interests at a time of growing isolationism? We can think of no better guest to help us than Dr. Vinjamuri, who brings to The Call years of policy experience by way of Chatham House, the Queen Elizabeth II Academy for Leadership in International Affairs, SOAS University of London, Georgetown University, Harvard University, and the London School of Economics, among others.

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The Call is a series of live video conversations featuring expert guests from the U.S. Chamber's Global Intelligence Desk. Live access to The Call is a benefit to the Chamber’s members; however, we are pleased to provide recordings of the calls for wider listening thereafter.

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The U.S. dollar reigns supreme, but its role as the default global currency is increasingly under scrutiny. In his new book, Our Dollar, Your Problem, today's guest Ken Rogoff argues the greenback’s primacy might erode faster than expected. The biggest challenge might not be the status of the dollar as a reserve currency, but as the preferred unit of global exchange. Some of the U.S.’ biggest rivals, Rogoff argues, are increasingly uncomfortable with the U.S. controlling the rails of global finance through the dollar, and – from Russia to especially China – our adversaries are testing alternatives to dollar invoicing. That raises the question: Is China coming for the dollar? Rogoff joins Jay Sapsford to discuss China’s ambitions amid a weakened economy, why U.S. policies may make the dollar more vulnerable, and the implications of technology lowering the barriers to cross-border transactions.

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The Call is a series of live video conversations featuring expert guests from the U.S. Chamber's Global Intelligence Desk. Live access to The Call is a benefit to the Chamber’s members; however, we are pleased to provide recordings of the calls for wider listening thereafter.

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After U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, many expected oil prices to soar. But they didn’t. Why? This week’s guest, Daniel Yergin, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Prize and Vice Chairman of S&P Global, joins Jay Sapsford to explain how U.S. shale reshaped the oil market, and why America still defends flows it no longer relies on.

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The Call is a series of live video conversations featuring expert guests from the U.S. Chamber's Global Intelligence Desk. Live access to The Call is a benefit to the Chamber’s members; however, we are pleased to provide recordings of the calls for wider listening thereafter.

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The Pentagon is reviewing plans for the joint provision of nuclear submarines to Australia, a deal seen as the pillar of the trilateral security partnership between Australia, the U.K., and the U.S., or “AUKUS.” The review has sparked alarm in both Canberra and London and raises hard questions about U.S. shipbuilding capacity, defense readiness, and Washington’s long-term vision for deterrence in the Indo-Pacific. Former Deputy Secretary of State Dr. Kurt Campbell, a driving force behind AUKUS and a key architect of U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy, joins us to assess whether AUKUS is faltering, what this moment signals about U.S. global commitments, and whether the trilateral pact can still deliver on its promise of security and technological edge.

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The Call is a series of live video conversations featuring expert guests from the U.S. Chamber's Global Intelligence Desk. Live access to The Call is a benefit to the Chamber’s members; however, we are pleased to provide recordings of the calls for wider listening thereafter.

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Southeast Asia is stuck in the middle; caught between Washington’s push to address Chinese trade practices and Beijing’s growing economic clout. This week’s guest, John Goyer, VP for Southeast Asia & Oceania at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce,has recently returned from a tour across the region—and joined this week’s episode to unpack how governments are navigating the pressure.

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The Call is a series of live video conversations featuring expert guests from the U.S. Chamber's Global Intelligence Desk. Live access to The Call is a benefit to the Chamber’s members; however, we are pleased to provide recordings of the calls for wider listening thereafter.

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Tariffs don’t just change the cost of goods—they change where, how, and even if goods move at all. Recent trade talks threaten to upend these logistics for U.S. businesses and consumers. Uncertainties over the scope of the tariff regime, meanwhile, are growing after the U.S. Court of International Trade ruled against the administration’s key justification for the levies.

All of which raises questions for the business community:

* Can supply chains adapt to a new era of increasingly fragmented trade?
* How will the disruption impact especially small businesses?
* Will market forces help businesses find ways around new trade hurdles?

Ryan Petersen, CEO of Flexport, joins Jay to discuss this timely and important topic.

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The Call is a series of live video conversations featuring expert guests from the U.S. Chamber's Global Intelligence Desk. Live access to The Call is a benefit to the Chamber’s members; however, we are pleased to provide recordings of the calls for wider listening thereafter.

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Lawrence H. Summers, Charles W. Eliot University Professor and President Emeritus at Harvard University, joins Jay to discuss the evolving role of the dollar in the global economy. As a former U.S. Treasury Secretary and Director of the National Economic Council, Summers brings decades of insight into the forces shaping global markets. He is now raising pointed concerns about how the new tariff regime could threaten confidence in the U.S. dollar and America’s role as the world’s financial safe haven.

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The Call is a series of live video conversations featuring expert guests from the U.S. Chamber's Global Intelligence Desk. Live access to The Call is a benefit to the Chamber’s members; however, we are pleased to provide recordings of the calls for wider listening thereafter.

Learn more about the Global Intelligence Desk: https://globalintelligencedesk.com/
Join the conversation on LinkedIn: / global-intelligence-desk