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Back to SearchEp16. The Struggle for Leadership of the Islamic World
Season 1 Episode 16
In this episode, Alex and Jason investigate if major Islamic nations can exercise global leadership over the Israel-Palestine conflict and propose implementable solutions. They also examine the lever…
Published on 2 years ago
Ep15. NATO: an alliance for the future? With Kurt Volker
Season 1 Episode 15
In this week’s episode, Jason and Alex are joined by Kurt Volker, former US Ambassador to NATO and former US’s Special Representative to Ukraine. The wide-ranging discussion tries to unpick NATO’s ro…
Published on 2 years ago
Bonus Episode: The moral and military dynamics at play in Ukraine and Gaza with David Patrikarakos
Season 1
In this bonus episode, Jason discusses his mom’s Thanksgiving stuffing recipe as he is joined by our roving correspondent – David Patrikarakos – who missed Turkey Day in London choosing to go to Ukra…
Published on 2 years ago
Ep14. Is Disinformation Destroying Democracy?
Season 1 Episode 14
Disinformation and culture wars are an existential problem for democracies. They foster negative feedback loops: whereby internal divisions inside democracies make us more vulnerable to hostile exter…
Published on 2 years ago
Ep13. It’s getting hot in here
Season 1 Episode 13
Climate change is the perfect example of what happens on a pressing global challenge when no one leads, or even takes responsibility, for a collective action problem – nothing happens, the crisis bui…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Bonus Episode: NATO, Europe, China, and the Israel-Hamas War
Season 1
In a special Thanksgiving bonus episode of the podcast, Jason is joined by Alessandro Politi, the Director of the NATO Defense College Foundation in Rome. They discuss: Alessandro’s Axis lineage, wha…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Ep12. Neo-Populism in the US with Tom Malinowski
Season 1 Episode 12
In this week’s episode, Alex and Jason are joined by former US congressman Tom Malinowski (D-NJ). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Malinowski. In addition to talking about why Tom ziplined to his we…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Ep11. The Psychology of Chaos
Season 1 Episode 11
Diplomacy is a game, and geopolitics is a psychological sport. Though we may root for the ‘democratic good guys’, it is often the disordering ‘autocratic bad guys’ that achieve their aims through eff…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Ep10. How international actors can stabilize the ongoing Israel-Hamas War and prevent a regional escalation
Season 1 Episode 10
In this episode, Alex Hall Hall talks to Tom Fletcher, the former British Ambassador to Lebanon. Tom and Alex discuss the Palestinian refugee and surrounding Arab states narratives as an entry point …
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Ep9. The 2023 Israeli - Hamas war: Could the Qataris help us order the disorder
Season 1 Episode 9
As the Israeli-Hamas war enters a new phase, Alex and Jason discuss how hard it is to speak publicly and diplomatically about an issue that’s become so partisan and so emotive. Plus: the pair talk ab…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago