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Author of This Vast Enterprise, A New History of Lewis & Clark

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Episode: Craig Fehrman, "This Vast Enterprise: A New History of Lewis & Clark" (Simon & Schuster, 2026)

David Petruccelli

Author, Assistant Professor of History at Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College

Episode: David Petruccelli, "A Scourge of Humanity: The Origins of Interpol and the End of Empire in Central and Eastern Europe" (Oxford UP, 2025)

Tim Roberts

Author of After Barbary, Algeria's Roles in the French and American Empires

Cornell University Press

Episode: Timothy Mason Roberts, "After Barbary: Algeria's Roles in the French and American Empires" (Cornell UP, 2025)

Julia F. Irwin

Author, Catastrophic Diplomacy: US Foreign Disaster Assistance in the American Century

University of North Carolina Press

Episode: Julia F. Irwin, "Catastrophic Diplomacy: US Foreign Disaster Assistance in the American Century" (UNC Press, 2023)

Jeremy Yellen

Author; scholar discussing his book

Episode: Jeremy Yellen, "The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere: When Total Empire Met Total War" (Cornell UP, 2019)

Evelyn Iritani

Author of Safe Passage, journalist and researcher

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Episode: Evelyn Iritani, "Safe Passage: The Untold Story of Diplomatic Intrigue, Betrayal, and the Exchange of American and Japanese Civilians by Sea During World War II" (FSG, 2026)

Inken von Borzyskowski

Professor of International Relations in the Department of Politics and International Relations at Oxford University

Oxford University

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Felicity Vabulas

Blanche Seaver Associate Professor of International Studies at Pepperdine University

Pepperdine University

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Gregory Brazinsky

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Jeremy Yellen, "The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere: When Total Empire Met Total War" (Cornell UP, 2019)

Q: What role did Matsuoka play in shaping the sphere, and what about his naivety?

Matsuoka pushed for sphere diplomacy through two tracks: loyal cooperation with Southeast Asia and attempts to secure recognition from great powers; his naivety lay in overestimating how the United States would respond and underestimating the difficulty of aligning American and Soviet interests with Japan's imperial goals.

Jeremy Yellen, "The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere: When Total Empire Met Total War" (Cornell UP, 2019)

Q: Could you explain what the Co-Prosperity Sphere was in its early phase and how it evolved?

The early phase treated the sphere as a framework for Asia during total war, a notion that combined grand imperial aims with a nascent sense of regional order; as the war unfolded, different groups offered varying visions, leading to a more plural set of ideas rather than a single blueprint, and eventually to an argument that the sphere functioned as a political war for independence in the periphery.

Julia F. Irwin, "Catastrophic Diplomacy: US Foreign Disaster Assistance in the American Century" (UNC Press, 2023)

Q: How has public opinion shaped foreign disaster assistance over the decades?

American public reaction has varied with the immediacy of disasters: initial bipartisan generosity can give way to criticisms of too much or too little aid as time passes. Letters to government officials and debates over national interests have influenced policy, showing that public sentiment has long been a factor in shaping how aid is framed and questioned.

Julia F. Irwin, "Catastrophic Diplomacy: US Foreign Disaster Assistance in the American Century" (UNC Press, 2023)

Q: What governmental agencies or departments have played pivotal roles in shaping US foreign disaster assistance policies?

Over time the State Department, later USAID and its precursors, and the US military have each taken on central roles. After World War II, permanent foreign aid agencies formalized the process, with USAID established in 1961 and successors like the Foreign Operations Administration and the International Cooperation Administration preceding it. These actors, along with non-governmental partners, together shaped how aid was decided, funded, and delivered.

Evelyn Iritani, "Safe Passage: The Untold Story of Diplomatic Intrigue, Betrayal, and the Exchange of American and Japanese Civilians by Sea During World War II" (FSG, 2026)

Q: What was the experience like aboard the Gripsholm versus the Teia Maru for the people being exchanged?

The Gripsholm offered relatively comfortable conditions for those aboard, with amenities and care packages, while the Teia Maru carried people under harsher conditions, reflecting wartime shortages and the differing realities of each side's logistics and constraints.

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This show features scholarly interviews with authors and leading researchers who discuss recently published works on diplomacy, international relations, and historical policy. Episodes span a wide range of topics—from World War II civilian exchanges and Cold War diplomacy to the internal dynamics of international organizations, arms control design, and the use of film and media in statecraft. A throughline across episodes is a rigorous, archival approach: guests walk through methodologies, sources, and the broader implications of their work for understanding diplomacy, memory, and governance. The conversations tend to balance historical detail with contemporary relevance, often drawing out policy and ethics implications for diplomats, schol... more

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