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The Great Power Show

Manoj Kewalramani
China
United States
India
International Order
Global South
International Relations
Indian Foreign Policy
Xi Jinping
Great Powers
Economic Globalization
Indo-Pacific
Trump Administration
Russia
Foreign Policy
Global Governance
Manufacturing
Mughal Empire
Observer Research Foundation
Geopolitics
Ukraine

The world is changing fast. Developing countries are on the rise, politics in the West is more turbulent than ever, technology is advancing at breakneck speed, people are moving across borders in new ways, and global institutions are struggling to keep up. In the middle of all this, a new world order is taking shape—but what does it really look like? On The Great Power Show, Manoj Kewalramani dive... more

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Recent Guests

SD. Muni
Professor Emeritus, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi
Jawaharlal Nehru University
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Yaqi Li
MSc candidate in International Relations at RSIS in Singapore
RSIS
Episode: The Making of China's Strategic Thinkers
Ryan Hass
Director of the John L. Thornton China Center at the Brookings Institution; former NSC official
Brookings Institution
Episode: The Trump-Xi Summit: Chess, Checkers or Go?
Marina Rudyak
Assistant Professor for Chinese Studies at Heidelberg University; visiting scholar at Yale Law School's Paul Tsai China Center; co-founder of the Decoding China Project
Heidelberg University; Yale Law School; Decoding China Project
Episode: Germany's China Strategy at a Crossroads
Sabine Mokry
Post-doctoral researcher at the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy
University of Hamburg
Episode: Inside China’s Foreign Policy Machine
Garima Mohan
Senior Fellow for India at the German Marshall Fund of the United States
German Marshall Fund of the United States
Episode: India & Europe’s Strategic Rediscovery
Dr. Hassan Khannenje
Director of the HORN International Institute for Strategic Studies in Nairobi, Kenya
HORN International Institute for Strategic Studies
Episode: A New Scramble for Africa
Dr. Evan Ellis
Latin America Research Professor and General Douglas MacArthur Research Chair at the US Army War College's Strategic Studies Institute
US Army War College
Episode: The Americas as a Strategic Battleground
Pratap Bhanu Mehta
Political theorist and public intellectual
Episode: National Supremacism: The New Ideology of Global Politics

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Manoj Kewalramani
Host of The Great Power Show

Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars from 22 ratings
  • The Great Power Show

    The best out there if one wants to decode both day-to-day and meta geopolitics.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    ASax7
    Indiaa year ago
  • Great show. Definitely check out the substack too. We need more shows about great powers from all perspectives. Thanks Manoj!

    Podcast Addict
    5
    J Z
    a year ago

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High-quality guests with practical policy relevance and rigorous dialogue.
Insightful analysis that clarifies both day-to-day geopolitics and larger strategic shifts.
Nuanced, well-structured conversations that avoid sensationalism.

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The Making of China's Strategic Thinkers
Q: How does domestic politics factor into the study of IR in China, and how is it treated in classrooms?
Domestic politics is largely absent as an object of study in IR programs, which emphasizes Marxism and Xi Jinping Thought while avoiding critical examination of those ideas; practical policy discussions outside the classroom often draw on Western scholarship instead.
The Making of China's Strategic Thinkers
Q: What does a typical IR course in a Chinese university look like, and how is the curriculum structured?
The curriculum follows standard IR sequences but is bounded by ideological courses; most lectures are traditional and one-sided, with limited in-class debate, though some instructors experiment with new methods like flip-flop teaching and MUN-based activities.
Europe Needs Vision, Not Instruments
Q: Is India still seen as an opportunity?
Yes, both Europe and India see a growing partnership, particularly in the defense and economic domains, despite India's ties to Russia.
Europe Needs Vision, Not Instruments
Q: What would Europe want from China?
Europe seeks reciprocity in market access, support for the rules-based order, and to not face hybrid threats, while being frustrated with China's lack of action regarding Russia.
Europe Needs Vision, Not Instruments
Q: What was the thinking in Europe around how to deal with this administration?
Europe was better prepared this time, having learned from Trump 1's unpredictability to survive another Trump administration.

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