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The Ballpark is the LSE US Centre's regular podcast on the politics and policy of the United States. Through features and interviews with academics from the LSE and elsewhere, The Ballpark looks more closely into what's going on behind the headlines.

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From the rise of Donald Trump in the US, Brexit in the United Kingdom and Victor Orban in Hungary and National Rally in France, anti-system populists have seen a resurgence in many western democracies in the last decade.

From China’s growing influence in Europe to deepening Russia–China cooperation and the ripple effects of Trump’s America First policies, Eurasia has emerged as a single, highly contested geopolitical space.

Understanding China’s role in the world has never been more important — or more complex. China projects itself variously as a moral global actor, a fiercely defensive power guarding its core interests, and a pragmatic, opportunistic player.

America is undergoing profound change. Demographic transformation, shifting global power dynamics, and a foreign policy establishment in transition are reshaping how the United States sees itself—and how the world responds.

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Ian Shapiro
Professor of Political Science, Yale University
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Episode: LSE: The Ballpark | After the Fall: From the End of History to the Crisis of Democracy with Professor Ian Shapiro
Dr. Raja Mohan
Distinguished fellow at the Council on Strategic and Defence Research (Delhi) and visiting professor at the Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore
Council on Strategic and Defence Research; Institute of South Asian Studies, NUS
Episode: LSE: The Ballpark | America first and the future of Eurasian geopolitics with Dr C Raja Mohan
Todd Hall
Professor of International Relations at the University of Oxford, Director of the University of Oxford's China Centre
University of Oxford
Episode: LSE: The Ballpark | China’s Three Personality Problem with Professor Todd Hall
Anne-Marie Slaughter
CEO of New America and a leading thinker on global governance, democracy, and US foreign policy.
New America
Episode: LSE: The Ballpark | America adrift with Professor Anne-Marie Slaughter
Scott Kennedy
Senior Advisor and Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies.
Centre for Strategic and International Studies
Episode: LSE: The Ballpark | US-China relations in an era of illiberalism with Dr Scott Kennedy
Charles Kupchan
Professor of International Affairs in the School of Foreign Service and Government Department at Georgetown University and Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations
Georgetown University
Episode: LSE: The Ballpark | The promise and peril of Trump’s America First with Professor Charles Kupchan
Gili Vidan
Assistant Professor of Information Science at Cornell University's Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science
Cornell University
Episode: LSE: The Ballpark | AI and deepfakes with Dr Gili Vidan
Dr. Jennifer Lind
Associate Professor of Government at Dartmouth College, expert on international relations of East Asia
Dartmouth College
Episode: LSE: The Ballpark | Autocracy 2.0: How China’s Rise Reinvented Tyranny with Dr Jennifer Lind
Evan Medeiros
Penner Family Chair in Asian Studies and Kling Family Senior Fellow in US-China Relations at Georgetown University
Georgetown University
Episode: LSE: The Ballpark | US-China strategic competition with Professor Evan Medeiros

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Chris Gilson
Managing editor of the Phelan US Centre's blog on US politics and policy, and host of guest discussions on various socio-political themes.

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LSE: The Ballpark | After the Fall: From the End of History to the Crisis of Democracy with Professor Ian Shapiro
Q: How responsible are voters for the policies that followed the Cold War?
He argues that voters are largely retrospective and often unaware of policy details; the real responsibility lies with the leaders and elites who converged on policies that left many behind, enabling anti-system mobilizers to gain traction.
LSE: The Ballpark | After the Fall: From the End of History to the Crisis of Democracy with Professor Ian Shapiro
Q: Can you talk about how this turn has played out globally since the end of the Cold War?
Shapiro explains that the rightward shift followed the decline of inclusive growth and the center-right/center-left realignments, with neoliberal policies and austerity becoming the norm in many democracies; he also discusses how the financial crisis exposed this fragility and opened space for anti-system movements.
LSE: The Ballpark | America first and the future of Eurasian geopolitics with Dr C Raja Mohan
Q: Could you give us an overview of the importance of Eurasia in global affairs and American strategy right now?
Mohan argues Eurasia is now an integrated geopolitical space, with China and Russia as central players and growing European, Indian, and other regional influences. He traces the historical shift from Europe vs. Asia to a single theater and explains how US strategy must account for this interconnected balance of power.
LSE: The Ballpark | China’s Three Personality Problem with Professor Todd Hall
Q: Could you discuss the three personalities and how they function in practice?
They function as complementary drivers: a moral, a defensive-assertive, and an opportunistic strand that can reinforce or conflict with each other, shaping both rhetoric and action in foreign policy while interacting with domestic considerations and global incentives.
LSE: The Ballpark | America adrift with Professor Anne-Marie Slaughter
Q: What challenges do you think are the most pressing for US transatlantic relationships in the coming years?
Slaughter stresses the need for a commitment to democratic values amidst rising diversity and geopolitical shifts, warning against complacency in US global leadership.

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