Middling Powers & U.S. Decline
Many countries in the Global South would like a more advantageous position in the international order. Sarang Shidore, director of Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft’s Global South Program, d...
19 Sep 202340min
Can the “Restraint Coalition” Endure?
Texas A&M associate professor John Schuessler discusses the different ideological pathways to a grand strategy of restraint. He examines realist, conservative, and progressive restrainers and speculat...
5 Sep 202345min
Tripwires, Public Opinion, & War
“Tripwire” forces are deployed overseas to bolster the credibility of America’s threats and promises. New research shows this key feature of U.S. foreign policy is misguided. Professors Paul Musgrave ...
22 Aug 202351min
The Perils of Being the World's Biggest Arms Trafficker
The United States sells arms to almost any country willing to pay for them, but many recipients are risky, unstable, undemocratic, and liable to misuse the weapons. Cato defense and foreign policy stu...
8 Aug 202347min
Social Science, Think Tanks, & National Security Policy
Michael C. Desch, professor of international relations at University of Notre Dame, discusses the disconnect between political science scholarship and policymaking and offers solutions for how to brid...
25 Jul 202352min
India, the Swing State?
Sameer Lalwani, Senior Expert at the United States Institute for Peace, discusses India's place in global politics, the advantages and drawbacks of deepening U.S.-India relations, India's illiberal tu...
11 Jul 202347min
The National Security Implications of Artificial Intelligence
CNAS adjunct senior fellow Elsa B. Kania breaks down the military and political implications of artificial intelligence. She discusses the scope of military applications, battlefield "singularity" and...
27 Jun 202336min
Nobody Wins in Ukraine
Show DescriptionChristopher Layne, distinguished professor at Texas A&M University, provides historical context around the Russian invasion of Ukraine and questions direct U.S. intervention on Ukraine...
13 Jun 202344min
