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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, 7 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, 7 months ago
VP Susan Rice--Yah or Nah? Progressive Sanctions Imperative, Allies Hedging, Pentagon's Structural Violence | Ep. 61
Episode 61
The good, bad, and ugly of Biden picking Susan Rice for Vice President. Why progressives need sanctions too, and how a new think tank report sheds l…
5 years, 7 months ago
Pulling Troops from Korea, Portland Strategy, Pompeo Worse Than Nixon, Progressive-ish Democrats | Ep. 60
Episode 60
The US is going to withdraw troops from South Korea--you heard it here first. The Democratic Party platform throws a bone to progressives, mostly. …
5 years, 7 months ago
Can Biden FP be Progressive? Kanye the Spoiler, Anti-Fascism for All, Taiwan Insurgents, Unserious GOP| Ep. 59
Episode 59
A foreign policy reckoning is coming for the establishment Democrats in Congress. Kanye West can't be president, but he can mess it up for Biden. …
5 years, 7 months ago
Writer's Room 1: The Book Project Begins | Ep. 58
Episode 58
As I officially launch a new book project, I'm also launching a new occasional series within The Un-Diplomatic Podcast called Writer's Room. It's go…
5 years, 8 months ago
Unipolar-Moment Hawks, Democrats' Bad Strategy, Aussie Hedging, Kiwi's Strategic Style over Substance | Ep. 57
Episode 57
The Democratic Party's foreign policy is controlled by unipolar-moment hawks. Australian strategists are making plans for conflict with China withou…
5 years, 8 months ago
GTFO with Anti-Progressive Leftism, Taiwan Nukes, the Military Power Fallacy, the meaning of Kim Jong Un's Restraint | Ep. 56
Episode 56
There's NOTHING progressive about working with the MAGA right. Why the arguments for US military superiority keep changing but the demand stays the …
5 years, 8 months ago
How NOT to Network in DC, Asia's 'Deterrence is Failing' Trap, China-India v. North Korea | Ep. 55
Episode 55
Deterrence is not failing in Asia, America is. A little advice about how NOT to network in Washington. What's more dangerous, the Sino-Indian confl…
5 years, 8 months ago
Bernie's Foreign Policy Brain Trust: Interview w/ Matt Duss | Hustle Ep. 54
Episode 54
In this episode, Van sits down with Matt Duss, senior foreign policy adviser to former presidential candidate, Senator Bernie Sanders. Matt shares h…
5 years, 8 months ago