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Power Problems is a bi-weekly podcast from the Cato Institute. Host John Glaser offers a skeptical take on U.S. foreign policy, and discusses today’s big questions in international security with disti... more
FAQs about Power Problems:How many episodes does Power Problems have?The podcast currently has 216 episodes available.
July 24, 2018Counterterrorism Strategy in the Trump Era - Firm or Faux?U.S. counterterrorism has been a mixture of unilateral policies and multilateral partnerships. Stephen Tankel of American University joins us today to discuss the trajectory of U.S. counterterrorism strategy under the Trump administration.Stephen Tankel’s bioJohn Glaser’s bioStephen Tankel, With Us and Against Us: How America’s Partners Help and Hinder the War on TerrorStephen Tankel, “https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/09/11/fighting-terrorism-takes-a-global-effort-how-have-3-u-s-presidents-fared-16-years-after-911/?utm_term=.3964cbb11a04,” Monkey Cage, September 11, 2017Joshua A. Geltzer and Stephen Tankel, “Whatever Happened to Trump’s Counterterrorism Strategy,” The Atlantic, March 1, 2018Stephen Tankel, “Donald Trump’s Shadow War,” Politico, May 9, 2018 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....more53minPlay
July 10, 2018Works for Wonks: A Summer Reading ListJames GoldgeierThe AmericansDeborah D. Avant, The Market for Force: The Consequences of Privatizing SecurityNick Bostrom, Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, StrategiesSteve Coll, Directorate S: The CIA, and America’s Secret Wars in Afghanistan and PakistanRoger Fisher, William L. Ury, and Bruce Patton, Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving InPaul Holden, Indefensible: Seven Myths that Sustain the Global Arms TradeRobert Jervis, Perception and Misconception in International PoliticsArthur Koestler, Darkness at NoonHans Morgethau, Politics Among NationsOccupiedSteven Pinker, The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person’s Guide to Writing in the 21st CenturyBen Rhodes, The World as It Is: A Memoir of the Obama White HouseJoe Sacco, PalestineElizabeth Saunders, Leaders at War: How Presidents Shape Military InterventionsBrent Steele, Ontological Security in International Relations: Self‐Identity and the IR StateAmor Towles, A Gentleman in Moscow: A NovelKenneth N. Waltz, Man, the State, and War: A Theoretical AnalysisEarl Weaver, Winning!Jack Goldstone, Political Demography: How Population Changes Are Reshaping International Security and National PoliticsJustin Vaïsse, Zbigniew Brzezinski: America’s Grand StrategistKori Schake, Safe Passage: The Transition from British to American HegemonyMargaret MaronCharlene Harris Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....more30minPlay
June 26, 2018When Terrorists Have Ji-had EnoughJulie Chernov Hwang from Goucher College joins Trevor Thrall and Sahar Khan to discuss why Indonesian jihadists leave militancy in her new book, Why Terrorists Quit.Julie Chernov Hwang’s bioWhy Terrorists Quit: The Disengagement of Indonesian JihadistsJulie Chernov Hwang, “The Unintended Consequences of Amending Indonesia’s Anti‐Terrorism Law,” Lawfare Blog, October 1, 2017Anita Rachman and Ben Otto, “Families with Bombs: Islamic State inspires new wave of Indonesian Terrorism,” Wall Street Journal, May 14, 2018Sidney Jones, “How ISIS has changed terrorism in Indonesia,” New York Times, May 22, 2018 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....more41minPlay
June 12, 2018Statesmanship in the 21st CenturyBruce Jentleson from Duke University joins Trevor Thrall and Sahar Khan to discuss the importance of statesmanship and his new book, The Peacemakers.Show notes:Guest Bio: Bruce JentlesonThe Peacemakers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....more38minPlay
May 29, 2018To Summit or Not to Summit? Trump and North KoreaShow description: In a special 2‑part episode, Emma Ashford, Trevor Thrall, and new co‐host, Sahar Kahn, discuss North Korea and the prospects for a nuclear summit with Cato Policy Analyst Eric Gomez.Guest bio: Eric GomezPower Problems Episode #4, September 19, 2017: Kim Jong TrumpEric Gomez, “Not Quite Back to the Drawing Board with North Korea”Eric Gomez, “Keep Calm and Summit On” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....more55minPlay
May 17, 2018The US: Global Force for Good?Emma Ashford and Trevor Thrall shift from military affairs this week to talk about humanitarian aid with American University’s Jessica Trisko Darden. Guest bio: Jessica Trisko DardenHumanitarian Aid and WarIs Humanitarian Aid a Waste? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....more41minPlay
May 01, 2018It’s (Not) a Thucydides Trap: Rising Powers and Time HorizonsEmma Ashford and Trevor Thrall are joined by David Edelstein of Georgetown University to discuss how great powers respond to rising challengers.Guest Bio: David EdelsteinOver the Horizon: Time, Uncertainty, and the Rise of Great Powers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....more45minPlay
April 16, 2018Arms Bizarre: Selling Weapons in the Age of TrumpEmma Ashford and Trevor Thrall are joined by Cato’s own Caroline Dorminey to discuss U.S. arms sales in the Trump era.Guest bio: Caroline DormineyCaroline Dorminey and Trevor Thrall. “Risky Business: the Role of Arms Sales in U.S. Foreign Policy”Paul Holden (ed.) Indefensible: Seven Myths That Sustain the Global Arms TradeMJonathan Caverley. “America’s Arms Sales Policy: Security Abroad, Not Jobs at Home”Amnesty International. “Iraq: Taking Stock of Arming the Islamic State” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....more33minPlay
April 02, 2018Out of Africa: A New Front in the War on TerrorToday Emma Ashford and Trevor Thrall discuss the expansion of the U.S. war on terror into Africa with Bronwyn Bruton from the Atlantic Council.Guest Bio: Bronwyn BrutonBronwyn Bruton, “Ethiopia: In the Eye of the Storm”U.S. News and World Report, “Where in the World Is the U.S. Military? Everywhere” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....more45minPlay
March 21, 2018Here Comes the New Russia, Same as the Old RussiaVladimir Putin won re‐election handily, but the future of U.S.-Russia relations is a tougher question. We chat with Matthew Rojanksy of the Woodrow Wilson Center.Guest Bio: Matthew Rojansky“U.S. Russia Policy” in Our Foreign Policy Choices“Why New Russia Sanctions Won’t Change Moscow’s Behavior” in Foreign AffairsThe Legacy of George Kennan Conference Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....more40minPlay
FAQs about Power Problems:How many episodes does Power Problems have?The podcast currently has 216 episodes available.