Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchTodd Stern, "Landing the Paris Climate Agreement: How It Happened, Why It Matters, and What Comes Next" (MIT Press, 2024)
Episode 195
From the U.S. lead negotiator on climate change, an inside account of the seven-year negotiation that culminated in the Paris Climate Agreement in 20…
1 year, 5 months ago
Talking Thai Politics: Tak Bai and Beyond, Thailand’s Southern Insurgency
Episode 5
In the wake of the twentieth anniversary of the dreadful Tak Bai massacre, what are the prospects for a resolution of the long-standing insurgency in…
1 year, 5 months ago
Why Can’t the US Compete with China in Infrastructure?
Episode 11
In this episode, Dr. Shahar Hameiri and Dr. Lee Jones discuss the political economy and financing behind global infrastructure development, with a fo…
1 year, 5 months ago
Andrew Stravers et al., "Beyond the Wire: US Military Deployments and Host Country Public Opinion" (Oxford UP, 2022)
Episode 110
The United States stands at a crossroads in international security. The backbone of its international position for the last 70 years has been the mas…
1 year, 5 months ago
The Impeachment Power: A Conversation with Keith Whittington
Episode 126
In this week’s episode we step into conversation with Keith Whittington about his new book, The Impeachment Power: The Law, Politics, and Purpose of …
1 year, 5 months ago
Melissa Teixeira, "A Third Path: Corporatism in Brazil and Portugal" (Princeton UP, 2024)
Episode 116
Following the Great Depression, as the world searched for new economic models, Brazil and Portugal experimented with corporatism as a “third path” be…
1 year, 5 months ago
The Failed Concepts That Brought Israel to October 7
Episode 130
The essay "The Failed Concepts That Brought Israel to October 7" (Mosaic Magazine) by Shany Mor, dated October 7, 2024, examines the intellectual and…
1 year, 5 months ago
Unpacking Authoritarianism in Southeast Asia with Dan Slater
Episode 14
Today’s episode focuses on a major issue of enduring importance in Southeast Asia and in Southeast Asian Studies: authoritarianism. Even today, vario…
1 year, 5 months ago
Matthew Ferrence, "I Hate It Here, Please Vote for Me: Essays on Rural Political Decay" (West Virginia UP, 2024)
Episode 279
Today I talked to Matthew Ferrence about his book I Hate It Here, Please Vote for Me: Essays on Rural Political Decay (West Virginia UP, 2024).
When a…
1 year, 5 months ago
Graham Brady, "Kingmaker: Secrets, Lies, and the Truth about Five Prime Ministers" (Ithaka, 2024)
Episode 140
Kingmaker: Secrets, Lies, and the Truth about Five Prime Ministers (Ithaka, 2024) by Sir Graham Brady provides an insider’s look at the power struggl…
1 year, 5 months ago