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Julia F. Irwin

Author of Catastrophic Diplomacy

University of North Carolina Press

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

Jeffrey Whyte

Lecturer in International Relations, Lancaster University

Lancaster University

Episode: Jeffrey Whyte, "The Birth of Psychological War: Propaganda, Espionage, and Military Violence from WWII to the Vietnam War" (Oxford UP, 2023)

Nathan Finney

Author of Orchestrating Power, The American Associational State in the First World War

Cornell University Press

Episode: Nathan K. Finney, "Orchestrating Power: The American Associational State in the First World War" (Cornell UP, 2025)

Brett Nelson

Professor and Deputy Director at the Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University

Western Sydney University

Episode: Brett Neilson, "The Rest and the West: Capital and Power in a Multipolar World" (Verso, 2024)

Felicity Vabulas

Blanche Seaver Associate Professor of International Studies

Pepperdine University

Episode: Inken Von Borzyskowski and Felicity Vabulas, "Exit from International Organizations: Costly Negotiation for Institutional Change” (Cambridge UP, 2025)

Inken von Borzyskowski

Professor of International Relations

Oxford University

Episode: Inken Von Borzyskowski and Felicity Vabulas, "Exit from International Organizations: Costly Negotiation for Institutional Change” (Cambridge UP, 2025)

Sean Lee

Assistant Professor of Political Science at the American University in Cairo

American University in Cairo

Episode: Beyond Minorities: Power, Identity, and Conflict in the Middle East

T. V. Paul

Distinguished James McGill Professor, Department of Political Science, McGill University; Founding Director, Global Research Network on Peaceful Change

McGill University

Episode: T. V. Paul, "The Unfinished Quest: India's Search for Major Power Status from Nehru to Modi" (Oxford UP, 2024)

Charlie Glaser

Professor, MIT Security Studies Program

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Episode: Charles L. Glaser, "Retrench, Defend, Compete: Securing America's Future Against a Rising China" (Cornell UP, 2025)

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Brett Neilson, "The Rest and the West: Capital and Power in a Multipolar World" (Verso, 2024)

Q: What does internationalism look like in a world of multipolarity and dispersed power structures?

Internationalism should be a practice of solidarity based on resonances between struggles rather than symbolic gestures; it requires recognizing infrastructural connections in logistics and finance that bind movements across borders and building solidarities that reflect shared vulnerabilities and material linkages across global production networks.

Brett Neilson, "The Rest and the West: Capital and Power in a Multipolar World" (Verso, 2024)

Q: Can you explain why you described the phrases as 'regimes of war' rather than framing conflicts as a new Cold War?

Regimes of war captures how conflict today is not limited to traditional warfare but includes military, economic, technological, and civilian dimensions that blur the line between war and peacetime; this framing helps explain the multiplicity of contemporary pressures—from defense spending to chip wars and internet cable cuts—without reducing events to a binary West vs. Rest narrative.

Jeffrey Whyte, "The Birth of Psychological War: Propaganda, Espionage, and Military Violence from WWII to the Vietnam War" (Oxford UP, 2023)

Q: Would you walk us through your main points here, and how was this response to Nazi Germany's moves?

The birth of psychological warfare in 1940 is tied to US efforts to overcome isolationism and shape public opinion as the U.S. prepared to enter World War II, with Donovan and Stevenson coordinating information campaigns, using civil society channels, and creating a framework that distinguished white and black propaganda while emphasizing 'truth' as a strategic tool.

T. V. Paul, "The Unfinished Quest: India's Search for Major Power Status from Nehru to Modi" (Oxford UP, 2024)

Q: What inspired you to write this book?

I wanted to bring a theoretical toolkit from status literature into Indian strategic thinking, arguing that status concerns—not just material power or hard security—have driven many of India's foreign-policy choices and missteps; the aim was to provoke policymakers and audiences to reassess how India engages with international institutions and great-power dynamics.

Charles L. Glaser, "Retrench, Defend, Compete: Securing America's Future Against a Rising China" (Cornell UP, 2025)

Q: Would the US abandon Taiwan?

No, the proposal is to end the explicit US commitment to come to Taiwan's defense with force, not to abandon Taiwan itself; the policy would shift focus to deterrence and support via other means.

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This program features scholarly conversations focused on international affairs, history, and global governance, often centering on newly published books and cutting-edge research. Episodes tend to explore big ideas in geopolitics, diplomacy, economic policy, and international institutions, with a strong emphasis on historical context, methodological approaches, and archival insights. Guests are typically academics or policy experts who illuminate complex global dynamics through rigorous analysis, while hosts guide the discussion to connect scholarship with contemporary debates. Noteworthy traits include a steady emphasis on state power, global systems (dollar dominance, IOs, regional security), and how historical lessons inform today's poli... more

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