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Oligarchy is Global, Piketty's Socialism vs. China, Mearsheimer's Realism Controversy, OG Wars and Deterrence Success | Ep. 112
Episode 113
Thomas Piketty's answer for fighting China: Democratic socialism! Is grand strategy a theory of national success, or a story? How the national securi…
4 years ago
Ice Cream Peace Theory, Red-Baiting Down Under, No Lames for President, South Korean Nukes, Russia-Ukraine | Ep. 111
Episode 112
The Australian right's red-baiting flop on China. New Zealand's trucker protests have morphed into a mob. Dwayne Johnson could actually be the next…
4 years ago
Guest Host James Palmer Talks the Russia Debate, Escalation Ladders, China Watching | Ep. 110
Episode 111
With Van out, guest host James Palmer from Foreign Policy magazine joins the pod to talk about whether realists or liberals are more annoying, the de…
4 years, 1 month ago
Writing a Best-Seller While Broke: Interview w/ James Palmer of Foreign Policy Magazine | Ep. 109
Episode 110
In this episode, Dr. Van Jackson sits down with James Palmer, Deputy Editor at Foreign Policy Magazine, award-winning travel writer, and best-selling…
4 years, 1 month ago
How the Left Fights the New Global Right: Interview with John Feffer | Ep. 108 Hustle
Episode 109
In this episode, Dr. Van Jackson sits down with John Feffer, co-director of the Foreign Policy in Focus project at the Institute for Policy Studies. …
4 years, 2 months ago
Guest Host Dr. Emma Ashford Talks Asia's Power Problems, Washington's Free Trade Impasse, How to Deal with Russia | Ep. 107
Episode 108
With Van out, guest host Dr. Emma Ashford from The Atlantic Council joins the pod to talk about the credibility problem with extended nuclear deterre…
4 years, 3 months ago
Peace Intellectuals, Unf**king Rivalries, Russian Kleptocracy, the Trouble with Sanctions | Ep. 106
Episode 107
Where have all the peace intellectuals gone? How do you make enemies into friends? What's it like to be mixed-race in national security? Should we…
4 years, 3 months ago
Intellectual Hustling: Interview with the Arms Control Wonk, Dr. Jeffrey Lewis | Ep. 105
Episode 106
In this Hustle edition of the show, Dr. Van Jackson sits down with Dr. Jeffrey Lewis, professor at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies …
4 years, 4 months ago
Guest Host John Delury Talks Pacific Hypocrisy, Why Historians Avoid Prediction, China Rivalry, and South Korean Politics | Ep. 104
Episode 105
With Van Jackson out, Dr. John Delury (Professor at Yonsei University) joined the crew as guest host. This episode talks about his America's imperial…
4 years, 4 months ago
Nuclear Precarity: Keynote Lecture on Nuclear War Risks in East Asia | Ep. 103
Episode 104
Rather than the normal show, this week's episode is a recording of Dr. Van Jackson's keynote lecture at Ritsumeikan University, addressing the concep…
4 years, 4 months ago