Identity, Power, and the Struggle for Recognition
Michelle Murray, associate professor at Bard College, explains how states aspire to major power identity and status, how the struggle for recognition in world politics produces conflict, and the socia...
7 Feb 202342min
The Changing U.S.-Pakistan Relationship
Ahsan Butt, associate professor at George Mason University, discusses the problems in Pakistani politics and government, the changes in U.S.-Pakistani relations since the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanis...
24 Jan 202342min
Biden’s Foreign Policy Promises
Stephen Wertheim and Matt Duss of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace analyze President Joe Biden’s foreign policy performance two years into his administration. They discuss US policies on...
10 Jan 202345min
Covert Action and International Law
Does international law actually impose real constraints on states? Michael Poznansky, associate professor at the U.S. Naval War College, discusses why states choose to pursue overt vs. covert action, ...
27 Des 202245min
Vacuum Fears & U.S. Foreign Policy
A common argument against U.S. troop withdrawals points to the risk of creating strategic vacuums that rival powers could then fill to great advantage. Benjamin H. Friedman, director of policy at Defe...
13 Des 202239min
The Persistent Status Quo on North Korea
Pusan National University professor Robert E. Kelly looks back at Trump era policies toward North Korea, discusses what a deal with Pyongyang might entail, the impact of South Korean politics, and whe...
29 Nov 202254min
Nuclear Weapons, Strategic Stability, and Ukraine
Jasen Castillo, associate professor of international affairs at Texas A&M University, discusses the role of nuclear weapons and deterrence in the ongoing war in Ukraine. Show Notes:Jasen Castillo bio...
15 Nov 202240min
Overpowered: Restraining Presidential War Authority
Brian Finucane, senior adviser at International Crisis Group, and Brianna Rosen, Senior Fellow at Just Security, discuss how the Global War on Terror is still ongoing and has allowed the executive bra...
1 Nov 202249min
