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Back to SearchEp18. Can the non-West Order the Disorder? BRICs and the future of global institutions
Season 1 Episode 18
On the 1st of January 2024, BRICS (an international forum of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa), are welcoming in new members to form BR…
2 years, 2 months ago
Ep17. What novel disorder lies ahead in 2024? And how do we bring the holiday spirit into diplomacy?
Season 1 Episode 17
In our Christmas special, Jason Pack and Alex Hall Hall look back at the first year of the disorder pod, and forecast a bit about the next. They disc…
2 years, 2 months ago
Ep16. 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 im…
2 years, 2 months 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…
2 years, 2 months 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 …
2 years, 3 months 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 de…
2 years, 3 months 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 collectiv…
2 years, 3 months 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 …
2 years, 3 months 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 ad…
2 years, 3 months 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 ‘autocr…
2 years, 3 months ago