Podcast Episodes

Ep8. Rules for the Ungoverned

Season 1 Episode 8

Across the world, there are vast swathes of the planet (especially our oceans and atmosphere) that have been left without governance, and into that space have stepped terrorist groups, disordering no…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

Ep7. Dirty money is everywhere, as Wall St and St Petersburg are on the same page

Season 1 Episode 7

From London to Miami, illicit cash has been flowing through the West’s financial systems. Coordination failures have allowed disruptors like Russia to prop up a transnational kleptocracy – while grou…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

Bonus Episode: The 2023 Israeli-Hamas war: A Symptom of our era of Disorder?

Season 1

On Saturday October the 7th the world awoke to the most horrific, chaotic, and game changing Arab-Israeli war in 50 years. But despite how tragic the news was, it wasn’t at all surprising. Internal d…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

Ep6. NATO: A Model for Ordering the Disorder?

Season 1 Episode 6

Nation states no longer work effectively in tandem. Gone are the days of hegemonic US power directly ordering the allies. Furthermore, groups like the UN are ineffective, with disruptors often callin…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

Ep5. Migration, climate, and our era of disorder

Season 1 Episode 5

Migration has become one of the most emotive political topics. Fears surrounding the topic are essential to the rise of Neo-Populism. All the while, migration is increasing; over the past decade over…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

Ep4. Who is leading the disorder?

Season 1 Episode 4

It has long been held that the primary disorderers on the global stage are China and Russia. Let’s not forget, though, that medium powers, such as Iran, are also able to majorly disorder geopolitics.…

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

Ep3. The Rise of the Neo-Populists

Season 1 Episode 3

Over the past few decades leaders like Trump, Orban, and Bolsonaro have ridden a wave of popular outrage to rise to power. But what came first: the Neo-Populists or the era of Global Enduring Disorde…

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

Ep2. Who Referees Cyberspace?

Season 1 Episode 2

Although the birth of the internet was an interplay between American defense contractors and American tech firms, the US government actively chose to not regulate the commercial aspects of what it ha…

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

Ep1. Welcome to the Global Enduring Disorder

Season 1 Episode 1

We are living through an unprecedented era. International institutions like the UN are incapable of tackling global challenges, disordering powers like China and Russia are actively promoting chaos r…

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

Disorder - OUT NOW

Gone are the days of coherent international coordination. Rather than working together to solve pressing crises, many of the world’s most powerful states are actively making those crises worse. The r…

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago