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The Experiment That We're Running in This Crazy World of Ours
Season 2 Episode 3
Pure theorizing versus applied research; positivist and non-positivist approaches in international relations; international relations is what the fie…
4 years, 6 months ago
The Real Victims Are the Gala-Goers
Season 2 Episode 2
Judging the US-Russia summit; the risks of failed summit diplomacy; AUKUS; countering China versus nonproliferation policy; nuclear submarines; the r…
4 years, 6 months ago
Maybe Quibbles To Be Had There
Season 2 Episode 1
Cheap Talk makes its triumphant return for season 2: The US withdrawal from Afghanistan; reputations for resolve in international relations; foreign …
4 years, 6 months ago
There Were Bales of Hay and It Was a Nice Day Out
Taking diplomacy seriously; the Cold War ends with a fizzle; summit diplomacy; Jimmy Carter saves the day; and Marcus recommends an excellent article…
5 years, 5 months ago
We Learned Not a Whole Lot
Continuity of government; interpreting foreign policy signals in a crisis; decision-making in the loss domain; benefiting from chaos; and Marcus worr…
5 years, 6 months ago
Our Expectations Are Too High
Whether international security institutions matter; power politics; using institutions to avoid taking action; constraining versus screening; and Mar…
5 years, 6 months ago