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Korea Watcher Feud, Steinbeck v. Matt Damon, Fascist-Free NATO, Proxy Paradigm Wars in IR, Singapore has No Plan B | Ep. 43
Episode 43
Singapore's not happy with any of the great powers, but do they have a Plan B for a failure of US leadership? Should NATO expel Hungary for turning …
5 years, 11 months ago
Is US China Policy Racist? EU Expansion Debate, Dueling Chinese Diplomats, Arms-Racing with North Korea, and the Nightmare of Election Suspension | Ep. 42
Episode 42
Is US China policy racist? A better question is whether Pompeo is the Sebastian Gorka of China policy. How to make sense of dueling Chinese diplomat…
5 years, 11 months ago
The Pentagon versus Deterrence, Pompeo's War, US-China Conspiracy Theories, Beijing's Hegemony on the Cheap | Ep. 41
Episode 41
Why does the Pentagon keep getting deterrence wrong? Why is Mike Pompeo threatening the families of staff who work for the International Criminal Co…
5 years, 11 months ago
Liberal Foreign Policy's Limits, Dictator Dilemmas, Oil Wars, and the China Debate's McCarthyist Turn | Ep. 40
Episode 40
Why liberal foreign policy is a bad fit for dark times. What Netflix's Narcos can tell us about order and stability in international relations. Why …
6 years ago
Does Taiwan Need US Nukes? War State v. Welfare State? Why Hawks Don't Get the Vietnam War, Still. Is Biden Killing the Democratic Party or Saving It? | Ep. 39
Episode 39
The dangers of low-yield nukes in Taiwan. Why great power competition requires democracy and equality at home. Thinking through the risks and benef…
6 years ago
Bernie the Strategist, Pompeo Still Doesn't Get China, Japan's Price for Losing Taiwan, Hustle v. Marxism | Ep. 38
Episode 38
Why pundits don't understand the political savvy of Bernie Sanders. Does losing Taiwan mean losing Japan? Yes and no. Why the pundits don't unders…
6 years ago
Restrainers in Foreign Policy, Fighting Oligarchs, China's Worst Nightmare in NZ, a European Defense Union, Fascism Infiltrates Intelligence
Episode 37
The restraint movement in foreign policy starts penetrating Washington. Elizabeth Warren takes on the biggest oligarch of them all--Mike Bloomberg. …
6 years ago
Bernie Bureaucracy? Fake Arms Control, Australian Nukes, Ilhan Omar's Peace Plan, Paying Interns, Kim Jong Un Embarrassed by Trump | Ep. 36
Episode 36
Would Bernie Sanders bomb North Korea? Probably not but the New York Times thinks so. Ilhan Omar's plan to save America from militarism. Trump's fake…
6 years, 1 month ago
China Threat Deflation v. Military Primacy, Left Technocrats, the Economic Primacy Debate, Declining American Exceptionalism, Blowing Up the Landmine Ban | Ep. 35
Episode 35
The contradiction of military superiority and China threat deflation. How many " left technocrats" are actually out there? Is dollar hegemony good …
6 years, 1 month ago
Nukes You Can Use? Warren Ending Endless War, Korea's Elusive Peace, Israel's Fake Peace, and Chinese Imperialism | Ep. 34
Episode 34
What's the point of low-yield nuclear weapons? To use them, of course. Elizabeth Warren's plan to end endless war. How Trump fractured the left by …
6 years, 1 month ago