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New Books in World Affairs

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The Politics Of Evaluation
International Organizations
United Nations
United States
Bureaucratic Influence
Evaluation Politics
Philippines
NATO
Decolonization
China
Sustainable Development Goals
Democracy
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Afroasia
Eurasia
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Artificial Intelligence
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This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: ⁠newbooksnetwork.com⁠ Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to ... more

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In 2012, US President Barack Obama stated that the Syrian government’s use of chemical weapons on its population would cross a red line that would require the US government to reconsider its approach to the civil war then underway in Syria. Syria sub... more

Eleven days into the attack on Iran by the United States and Israel, starting on Feb. 28, 2026, I speak with Vali Nasr, a renowned analyst of Iran. He’s the author of several books dealing with Iran, including most recently Iran’s Grand Strategy: A P... more

In this episode, I am in conversation with Dr Christiane Tristl, an economic geographer interested in heterodox economic geography. Their scholarship focuses on big tech companies, digital technologies, marketisation of water and critical agri-food s... more

Punk Anarchism: An Anti-Politics of Resistance (Bloomsbury, 2026) is a radical critique of contemporary politics, offering an alternative framework rooted in anarchism, punk rock, dadaism, situationism and political nihilism.

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Recent Guests

Vali Nasr
Majid Khadduri Professor of International Affairs in Middle East Studies at Johns Hopkins SAIS
Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies
Episode: Understanding Iran Under Attack: A Discussion with Author Vali Nasr
Christiane Tristl
Economic geographer researching big tech, digital technologies, water marketization, and critical agri-food studies
Independent researcher (formerly academic)
Episode: Christiane Tristl, "Turning Water into Commodity: Digital Innovation and the Private Sector as Development Agent" (Bristol UP, 2025)
Sean Parson
Professor of politics and national affairs, Northern Arizona University
Northern Arizona University
Episode: Sean Parson, "Punk Anarchism: An Anti-Politics of Resistance" (Bloomsbury, 2026)
Nicholas Beuret
Author of Or Something Worse: Why We Need to Disrupt the Climate Transition
Verso Books
Episode: Nicholas Beuret, "Or Something Worse: Why We Need to Disrupt the Climate Transition" (Verso, 2025)
David Eng
Richard Fisher Professor of English, University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
Episode: David L. Eng, "Reparations and the Human" (Duke UP, 2025)
Allison Carnegie
Professor of Political Science
Columbia University
Episode: Allison Carnegie and Richard Clark, "Global Governance Under Fire: How International Organizations Resist the Populist Wave" (Princeton UP, 2026)
Richard Clark
Assistant Professor of Political Science
University of Notre Dame
Episode: Allison Carnegie and Richard Clark, "Global Governance Under Fire: How International Organizations Resist the Populist Wave" (Princeton UP, 2026)
Christine Loh
Chief Development Strategist at the Institute for the Environment and Division of Environment and Sustainability at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Episode: Christine Loh, "Underground Front: The Chinese Communist Party in Hong Kong" (Hong Kong UP, 2018)
Dr. Jie-Hyun Lim
A historian from South Korea specializing in European history
Episode: Jie-Hyun Lim, "Victimhood Nationalism: History and Memory in a Global Age" (Columbia UP, 2025)

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    tkoenig
    a year ago
  • Condescending boringness

    Boring and flat out bad

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    kouroshde
    Canadaa year ago
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    Ochtapas
    United States3 years ago
  • Slanted against Russia and ignoring Corporate control of capitalist economies and disinterested in the countries of the Global South. Monopoly financial capitalism is almost wholly dismissed as a factor in the collapse of "liberal" ideology.

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    Harold N.
    3 years ago
  • Slanted against Russia and ignoring Corporate control of capitalist economies and disinterested in the countries of the Global South. Monopoly financial capitalism is almost wholly dismissed as a factor in the collapse of "liberal" ideology.

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Thoughtful, rigorous interviews with careful synthesis of theory and practice.
Ad reads can be disruptive, but the interviews offer deep content and useful perspectives.

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David L. Eng, "Reparations and the Human" (Duke UP, 2025)
Q: Could you speak to the idea of colonial object relations and the moral logic of repair?
Eng discusses how colonial reparations often function to restore a colonizer's sense of self, while erasing Indigenous suffering, and how colonial object relations complicate the path toward genuine repair.
David L. Eng, "Reparations and the Human" (Duke UP, 2025)
Q: How does your reading of Locke complicate traditional understandings of property and reparations?
Eng argues Locke embodies both a theory of rights in Europe and a colonial administrator role in the Americas, showing that reparations have two bodies and that liberal rights historically co-exist with dispossession and violence against Indigenous peoples.
Christiane Tristl, "Turning Water into Commodity: Digital Innovation and the Private Sector as Development Agent" (Bristol UP, 2025)
Q: What were the biggest field-entry challenges, and how did you overcome them?
Gaining access proved difficult due to organizational gatekeeping and security concerns, but persistence through multiple entry points, including direct engagement with the lead engineer, eventually opened channels for deeper interviews.
Allison Carnegie and Richard Clark, "Global Governance Under Fire: How International Organizations Resist the Populist Wave" (Princeton UP, 2026)
Q: Can you walk us through one of the four strategies and give a concrete example?
One example is secrecy: the IMF's board meeting minutes are kept confidential for years to protect deliberations, which can help collaboration but may undermine transparency and legitimacy.
Allison Carnegie and Richard Clark, "Global Governance Under Fire: How International Organizations Resist the Populist Wave" (Princeton UP, 2026)
Q: Why does it matter whether we see these organizations as passive or strategic?
IOs are not simply victims of populist pressure; they actively strategize to survive, adapt, and sometimes even counter-populist arguments through mixed methods and targeted actions.

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A rigorously academic interview show that features scholars and researchers discussing recently published work on international affairs, global governance, climate policy, and related political economy topics. Episodes showcase book authors and subject-matter experts, with conversations that connect theory to real-world events and policy implications. Notable strengths include a strong emphasis on multi-method analysis, historical context, and practical takeaways for policymakers, practitioners, and informed listeners. The format tends to blend theoretical critique with accessible storytelling, making complex ideas approachable for professionals and educated enthusiasts alike. A key distinctive element is how guests are often mid- to senior... more

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