
Diplomacy Backwards: Episode 38
This week on Alternate Shots, John Ellis and Richard Haass consider a world in which old assumptions no longer hold. They begin with 9/11, what it did and did not change, and the danger that AI, drone...
12 Syys 32min

Deja Vu All Over Again: Episode 37
This week on Alternate Shots, John Ellis and Richard Haass ask whether declaring the Iran war over makes it so. Haass is skeptical: a blockade remains an act of war, retaliation remains likely, and th...
4 Syys 29min

Who Blinks? Episode 35
This week on Alternate Shots, John Ellis and Richard Haass examine a world discovering that technology, politics, and war are moving faster than institutions built to manage them. They begin with Iran...
15 Elo 34min

The Hormuz Dilemma: Episode 34
This week on Alternate Shots, John Ellis and Richard Haass assess a world in which imperfect outcomes may be the best available ones. They begin with Iran, where Haass sees a likely reopening of the S...
7 Elo 31min

Overreach: Episode 33
This week on Alternate Shots, John Ellis and Richard Haass assess a world in which overreach has become policy. They begin with Iran, where the United States and Tehran appear to be acting against the...
24 Heinä 30min

Plan C for Iran: Episode 32
This week on Alternate Shots, John Ellis and Richard Haass ask whether Washington has anything resembling a Plan C for Iran. Haass offers one: First, accept that previous U.S. plans (first bombing our...
13 Heinä 31min

Tehran, Taiwan, & The Knicks: Episode 31
This week on Alternate Shots, John Ellis and Richard Haass take stock of a world long on ceasefires and short on strategy. They begin with the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding, the subject of Haa...
20 Kesä 25min



















