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When the Black Panthers Met Kim Il Sung: Writer's Room with Benjamin Young | Ep. 71
Episode 71
The Black Panther Party's intersection with North Korea is fascinating and surprising. Van sits down with Dr. Benjamin Young to talk about North Kor…
5 years, 3 months ago
What is Good Strategy? Wargaming Hegemony, Black Armed Resistance, Neoliberalism Fakes Its Death, the China Security Dilemma Question | Ep. 70
Episode 70
Black self defense is essential to minimize state violence. Good strategy isn't infinite. The war-game might be rigged, but it can still be fun. I…
5 years, 3 months ago
The 'Asian Mind,' Biden's Credibility Non-Problem, India Trolls China, Marxist v. Progressive Foreign Policy | Ep. 69
Episode 69
Don't believe the hawks--Biden has no credibility problem in Asia. India shows China how democracies do trolling better. The convergences and diver…
5 years, 3 months ago
Star Wars as America's Future, The Truth about Cheney, Korea's Anti-China Left, the US Sphere of Influence | Ep. 68
Episode 68
Van explains how the Galactic Republic in Star Wars fell, and why it's so germane today. The South Korean Left sees Chinese imperialism more clearly…
5 years, 4 months ago
Cobra Kai Cosmopolitans, Taiwan Ambiguity, Japan Watching, and Progressive Foreign Policy | Ep. 67
Episode 67
Why we need to wait before debating whether to defend Taiwan. How good is the Netflix show Cobra Kai? Why Martha Nussbaum has evolved about the cos…
5 years, 4 months ago
Counter-Imperial Statecraft, China Competition as White Privilege, QAnon, Neocons Return to the Democratic Party | Ep. 66
Episode 66
The racist motivations woven into China rivalry. Why nobody talks about American colonies hiding in plain sight. How to manufacture a Cold War with…
5 years, 4 months ago
How to be a Pundit: Interview with Ankit Panda | Ep. 65 Hustle
Episode 65
In this hustle episode of the pod, Van Jackson sits down with Ankit Panda to talk about writing productivity hacks, how to become a foreign policy pu…
5 years, 4 months ago
Pentagon Corruption, Money Behind the China Threat Industry, Fighting for a Foreign Policy Career | Ep. 64
Episode 64
The Pentagon's failure of accountability. Why Democrats are better at diversity but have work to do. Steve Bannon's arrest highlights the money beh…
5 years, 4 months ago
Debating Sagan v. Waltz 2.0, US Military Coup Question, the Liberal's China Contradictions, Kamala's Foreign Policy | Ep. 63
Episode 63
Proliferation optimism or pessimism? Van weighs in on the classic Sagan-Waltz debate. Why liberals are of two minds about China. And what's wrong …
5 years, 4 months ago
How to Do Think-Tanking, Wargaming Trickery, the Thucydides Crap, Alliance Problems | Ep. 62
Episode 62
How does one get into the think tank game? Van explains. How does one use war-games to manipulate policy? Van explains. Why is our historical imagina…
5 years, 5 months ago