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Dan Altman

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Richard Bell, "The American Revolution and the Fate of the World" (Penguin, 2025)

Q: Would you be comfortable ranking which type of change inaugurated by the American Revolution was most dramatic and lasting globally?

The author expresses strong reluctance to rank such changes, arguing that it depends on whose perspective you adopt and that ranking is inherently subjective; he instead offers two or three major consequences as particularly impactful and emphasizes context over a single hierarchy.

250 Years of Special Providence: On American Grand Strategy Since the Declaration with Walter Russell Mead

Q: What relevance do these traditions have for contemporary policy, including the Trump era?

The Jacksonian and Hamiltonian strands have reemerged in recent years, with Jacksonian-populist sentiment and a pragmatically assertive foreign policy influencing action; Mead also notes a decline in Wilsonian influence and argues for a balanced approach that can draw on multiple strands as needed by the domestic coalition and international context.

250 Years of Special Providence: On American Grand Strategy Since the Declaration with Walter Russell Mead

Q: How did these schools influence U.S. policy before and after the World Wars?

Mead argues that Hamiltonian and Jeffersonian ideas dominated at different times, with Hamiltonian pragmatism shaping economic and strategic power, Jeffersonian restraint influencing non-entanglement, and Wilsonian idealism peaking post-Cold War before retreating; the balance among the four shifted notably around World War I, World War II, and the subsequent Cold War, with Wilsonianism waning after 2015.

250 Years of Special Providence: On American Grand Strategy Since the Declaration with Walter Russell Mead

Q: Can you please describe the four traditions Mead identifies in Special Providence?

Mead explains the four schools—Hamiltonians, Jeffersonians, Jacksonians, and Wilsonians—as distinct historical approaches to foreign policy, each with its own logic about the national interest, the role of government, and how aggressively the U.S. should engage with the world. He frames leaders as using combinations of these strands to navigate domestic and international pressures.

Dan Altman, "Taking Territory: The Persistence of Conquest Since 1945" (Cornell UP, 2026)

Q: Conquest has not gone away, but it's gotten smaller. What is the core idea here?

The core idea is that while large-scale conquests have declined, states increasingly seize smaller pieces of territory in calculated ways to avoid war, driven by strategic, reputational, and political incentives rather than outright expansion.

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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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