Mark Mills: Energy Realism and Geopolitics
Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine has put the dangers of European reliance on Russian oil and gas into sharp focus. The debate on energy policy in the West is, however, too often built on wishful thinki...
18 Apr 20221h 9min
Stephen Rosen: Taking The Nuclear Threat Seriously
Vladimir Putin has threatened to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine. We need to be prepared to respond to Putin's threats—and to do so effectively we have to understand the role of nuclear weapons in Russ...
31 Mars 20221h 15min
Aaron Friedberg: The War in Ukraine and the Geopolitical Moment
Nearly a month into the war, where do things stand in Ukraine? What have we learned from the Ukrainian resistance, the response of America and NATO allies, Putin’s ambitions, and China’s decisions? To...
23 Mars 20221h 25min
Paul Cantor: Shakespeare and Politics
Paul Cantor (1945 - 2022) was one of the preeminent Shakespeare scholars of our time as well as a great popular culture appreciator, critic, and teacher. We were fortunate to host Paul Cantor ten time...
13 Mars 20221h 4min
Garry Kasparov: Dictators and Democracies
In this Conversation, released originally in 2018, former world chess champion and human rights activist Garry Kasparov shares his perspective on threats to Western democracies from dictators abroad a...
6 Mars 202258min
Eric Edelman: How the West Should Respond to Putin’s War in Ukraine
How should the U.S. and others in the West respond to Putin’s war on Ukraine? What dangers and opportunities might we face in the days and weeks ahead? How might the war reshape geopolitics? Less than...
1 Mars 20221h 2min
Anne Applebaum: Putin’s War on Ukraine and its Consequences
What is driving Vladimir Putin? What wider ramifications might follow from the war? Why should the fate of Ukraine concern us all? To discuss these questions, we are joined by Anne Applebaum, a leadin...
25 Feb 202243min
Diana Schaub: Interpreting Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address
Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address is considered one of history's most compelling examples of political rhetoric. In this Conversation, Diana Schaub, a preeminent scholar of American political thought...
2 Feb 20221h 31min
