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PODCAST: Is an Independent Foreign Policy an Unachievable Myth? – Buchanan and Manning

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PODCAST – In this, the 24th episode of A View from Afar for 2022 political scientist Dr Paul Buchanan and host Selwyn Manning examine whether there is, in reality, such a thing as foreign policy independence in today’s world.

Specifically, Paul and Selwyn examine the following questions:

  • What does it mean to be foreign policy independent, and what would independence look like?
  • How is foreign policy independence different from foreign policy autonomy and flexibility?
  • What factors inhibit or constrain foreign policy independence (domestic and international)?
  • In an interdependent world can FP independence be a realistic objective?
  • And finally: is FP independence possible for a small state in this era, if it ever was, and conversely, do great powers really exercise independence in their foreign affairs?

    • You can also keep the conversation going on this debate by clicking on one of the social media channels below:

    • Facebook.com/selwyn.manning
    • Youtube
    • Twitter.com/Selwyn_Manning

      • If you miss the LIVE Episode, you can see it as video-on-demand, and earlier episodes too, by checking out EveningReport.nz or, subscribe to the Evening Report podcast here.

      RECOGNITION:

      The MIL Network’s podcast A View from Afar was Nominated as a Top  Defence Security Podcast by Threat.Technology – a London-based cyber security news publication.

      Threat.Technology placed A View from Afar at 9th in its 20 Best Defence Security Podcasts of 2021 category. You can follow A View from Afar via our affiliate syndicators.

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