Zachary sets the scene for the discussion with his poem "For Want of an Overcoat".

Jonathan Kirshner is a professor of Political Science and International Studies at Boston College. Prior to joining Boston College, Kirshner was the Stephen and Barbara Friedman Professor of International Political Economy in the Department of Government at Cornell University. His many books include: American Power After the Financial Crisis (Cornell University Press, 2014) and, most recently, An Unwritten Future: Realism, Uncertainty, and World Politics (Princeton University Press, 2022).