Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchIoana Emy Matesan, "The Violence Pendulum: Tactical Change in Islamist Groups in Egypt and Indonesia" (Oxford UP, 2020)
Episode 601
Research shows that repression can lead to both radicalization and deradicalization. When does it drive groups to pick up arms, and under what condit…
1 year, 4 months ago
Ethnic minorities are good for democracy – Here is why
Episode 599
Democracy scholars often assume that ethnic homogeneity is good for democracy. Politically mobilised ethnic minorities, the assumption goes, stoke di…
1 year, 4 months ago
Marlene Laruelle, "Ideology and Meaning-Making Under the Putin Regime" (Stanford UP, 2025)
Episode 600
Much has been written to try to understand the ideological characteristics of the current Russian government, as well as what is happening inside the…
1 year, 4 months ago
Elizabeth N. Saunders, "The Insiders' Game: How Elites Make War and Peace" (Princeton UP, 2024)
Episode 598
One of the most widely held views of democratic leaders is that they are cautious about using military force because voters can hold them accountable…
1 year, 4 months ago
Ulf Laessing, "Understanding Libya Since Gaddafi" (Hurst, 2020)
Episode 597
Why has Libya fallen apart since 2011? The world has largely given up trying to understand how the revolution that toppled Muammar Gaddafi has left t…
1 year, 4 months ago
NATO, the Indo-Pacific, and the Future of Burden-Sharing: A Conversation with Brian Blankenship
Episode 596
Professor Brian Blankenship comes back to the New Books Network to talk about what his book, The Burden-Sharing Dilemma: Coercive Diplomacy in US All…
1 year, 4 months ago
James Graham Wilson, "America's Cold Warrior: Paul Nitze and National Security from Roosevelt to Reagan" (Cornell UP, 2024)
Episode 595
In America's Cold Warrior, James Graham Wilson traces Paul Nitze's career path in national security after World War II, a time when many of his mento…
1 year, 5 months ago
NIAS Podcast from the University of Tartu Asia Centre China's Psychological Power
Episode 594
This podcast episode is hosted by Toomas Hanso International Centre for Defence and Security (ICDS) who is talking to Urmas Hõbepappel. Urmas is an a…
1 year, 5 months ago
Sarah Nagaty, "The Collective Dream: Egyptians Longing For A Better Life" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023)
Episode 593
The Collective Dream: Egyptians Longing For A Better Life (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023) links two seminal moments in Egypt’s history – the Revolution of…
1 year, 5 months ago
Jeremy Morris, "Everyday Politics in Russia: From Resentment to Resistance" (Bloomsbury Academic, 2025)
Episode 592
What do Russians really want? Do they want authoritarianism and are they prepared to go along with a war of conquest and destruction? Or do they want…
1 year, 5 months ago