Baker Briefing
Hosted by David M Satterfield · Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy
5.0from 34 ratings
- 166
- Episodes
- 13
- Transcribed
- 34
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2023
- First episode
- 3M
- YouTube views
About Baker Briefing
Hosted by former U.S. Ambassador David Satterfield, “Baker Briefing” makes news make sense by bringing together experts from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy and beyond to break down the most important foreign and domestic policy issues of the day. New episodes weekly.
- Publisher
- Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy
- Category
- news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 26 Jan 2023
- Latest episode
- 7 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
13 of 166 episodes have a transcript.
7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
46: How Migration Management Deals Can Aid Autocrats
23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
45: What To Expect From the Second Trump-Xi Summit
18 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
44: Bonds, Budget, and Deficit: The State of US Financial Markets
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46: How Migration Management Deals Can Aid Autocrats
Published 7 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] When you examine these deals, How is this aid utilized? And let me get to a more probing fundamental question. Is this really, at least in the last decade, anything other than a transparently labeled development assistance program? Is it really bribery to stop migration? Great question, Ambassador. So we look at a variety of different programs that fall under this large category of migration management aid. And you're right to assess that a lot of the programs do look like like traditional development assistance programs. In fact, some of the existing development programs were basically repurposed under this pot of funding. […]
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- Kelsey Norman
- Nicholas R Micinski
- Steven W Lewis
- Daniel H Katz
- John W Diamond
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- YouTube views
- 3,393,654
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 26 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 8 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 73 / 100
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- Quality
- 78
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 77
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David M Satterfield host the show. Published by Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
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