Global Disorder and Houthi Strikes
Melanie, Chris, and Zack debate whether the international order is fraying and if so, what to do about it. They focus in particular on the recent Houthi attacks on shipping in the Red Sea, and discuss...
18 Tammi 20241h 1min
Entrapment, Entanglement, and the Debate about U.S. Alliances
Chris, Zack, and Melanie ring in the new year with a discussion on whether or not "The U.S. Needs More Foreign Entanglements," as writer Andreas Kluth argues. What, exactly, is an entangling alliance?...
4 Tammi 20241h 13min
The New Washington Consensus
On this show, Chris, Melanie, and Zack discuss the so-called "new Washington Consensus" – a reaction to decades of trade liberalization and free market economics that, some warn, has undermined nation...
19 Joulu 202357min
Dysfunction in Washington
Net Assessment is back! Chris, Melanie, and Zack return after a hiatus and start by debating a recent article entitled "The Dysfunctional Superpower" by Robert Gates. They agree that Washington is dee...
11 Joulu 202352min
Is Washington Making a Bad Bet on India?
Chris, Zack, and Melanie get together to discuss Ashley Tellis's newest article, "America's Bad Bet on India." Tellis argues that if America thinks India will fight on its side in a conflict with Chin...
29 Kesä 202352min
Paying the Costs of Competition
Chris, Melanie, and Zack discuss a recent article by Rosella Cappella Zielinski and Samuel Gerstle in the Texas National Security Review. Zielinski and Gerstle explain why the United States should fu...
11 Touko 202359min
Multipolarity: What Is It Good For?
Chris, Melanie, and Zack debate whether the world is multipolar and discuss what the United States can do to win support for its preferred policies, particularly in the Global South. They disagree on ...
27 Huhti 202357min
Technology, Defense, and American-Chinese Competition
Chris, Zack, and Melanie sit down to talk about a new article by Eric Schmidt on whether the United States can win an innovation race with China. Where is the United States ahead and where is it behin...
13 Huhti 202359min
