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Season 5 Episode 10
Moritz Graefrath joins Cheap Talk to discuss the new international relations board game World Order; the role of IR theory in the design of the game;…
1 year, 4 months ago
We're Doing This Again
Season 5 Episode 9
What to expect from the new Trump administration’s foreign policy; uncertainty about Trump’s foreign policy views; new risks for Ukraine; fewer limit…
1 year, 4 months ago
That Guy Knows Democracy
Season 5 Episode 8
Dan Maliniak joins Cheap Talk to discuss the recent elections in the country of Georgia; evidence of irregularities; how much of this is Russia’s fau…
1 year, 5 months ago
Go Forth and Be More Cautious
Season 5 Episode 7
The Nobel Peace Prize awarded to atomic bomb survivors; the importance of living memory in international relations; the policy effect of first-person…
1 year, 5 months ago
The Dream World You're Living In
Season 5 Episode 6
How long it would take for Iran to have a nuclear weapon; where these estimates come from; Iran’s strategy of nuclear hedging; why the Iran deal fail…
1 year, 5 months ago
Twist the Logic in Knots
Season 5 Episode 5
The chain of events that led to Israel’s attacks against Hezbollah; what could lead to a cessation of hostilities; Iran’s attack on Israel and Israel…
1 year, 6 months ago
A Time of Intense Difficulty or Anger
Season 5 Episode 4
Israel’s aims in its attacks on Hezbollah; Iran’s role in the current conflict; what is a crisis, really; the US perspective; how to get to a ceasefi…
1 year, 6 months ago
A Big Thing When I Was in High School
Season 5 Episode 3
The exploding pager attacks in Lebanon; the use of pagers as communications infrastructure; supply chain vulnerabilities; the supposed safety of outd…
1 year, 6 months ago
Balloons Are Back
Season 5 Episode 2
Trash balloons on the Korean Peninsula; unification policy and public diplomacy; checking in on anarchy in the international system; why there isn’t …
1 year, 6 months ago
Not it's not a secret, is it?
Season 5 Episode 1
Cheap Talk makes a triumphant return for its 5th season: sauna diplomacy; what Olympic medal counts say about international prestige; our new secret …
1 year, 7 months ago