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Season 5 Episode 20
High-level US government deliberations on the Signal app; the true beliefs of our national security leaders; why using Signal for national security d…
1 year ago
An Olfactory Device
Season 5 Episode 19
Trip report from the 2025 International Studies Association Annual Conference; the reasons to attend academic conferences; whether diplomats will emb…
1 year ago
When Face-to-Face Diplomacy Attacks
Season 5 Episode 18
The disastrous return of face-to-face diplomacy between Trump and Zelensky; the ambush theory of international diplomacy; should this meeting have be…
1 year, 1 month ago
Gulf of Cheap Talk
Season 5 Episode 17
Five things we did this week; small signs of pushback against Elon Musk; foreign policy implications of DOGE; security risks from merging government …
1 year, 1 month ago
Maybe Fun Is the Wrong Word
Season 5 Episode 16
A bad week for Ukraine and transatlantic relations; Trump’s mini-feud with Zelensky; a bargaining approach to the question of whether Zelensky could …
1 year, 1 month ago
Not Yet on Administrative Leave
Season 5 Episode 15
The Trump administration’s early moves and their implications for US foreign policy; hollowing out expertise in the civil service; the loss of USAID;…
1 year, 1 month ago
The Empty Shell of Bed Bath & Beyond
Season 5 Episode 14
Pandas are back in our nation’s capital; DeepSeek challenges the AI status quo; TikTok remains in legal limbo; how TikTok is like Bed Bath & Beyond; …
1 year, 2 months ago
Just a Big Real Estate Deal
Season 5 Episode 13
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1 year, 2 months ago
Dishwasher and Microwave Safe
Season 5 Episode 12
New products (and discounts!) in the Cheap Talk online store at cheaptalk.shop; heterarchy in international relations; rebel advances in Syria; conti…
1 year, 4 months ago
Live From Williamsburg
Season 5 Episode 11
Cheap Talk records live from Williamsburg, Virginia with the students of William & Mary’s Government 204 course, Introduction to International Politi…
1 year, 4 months ago