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Interviews with scholars of World Affairs about their new books.
March 18, 2026
The Long Heat
A scathing critique of proposals to geoengineer our way out of climate disaster, by the bestselling authors of Overshoot The world is crossing the 1.…
March 18, 2026
Our Age of War
Robert Pape, a political scientist at the University of Chicago, has been writing about war for decades, including in his book Bombing to Win: Air Pow…
March 14, 2026
Coercing Syria on Chemical Weapons
In 2012, US President Barack Obama stated that the Syrian government’s use of chemical weapons on its population would cross a red line that would req…
March 12, 2026
Understanding Iran Under Attack
Eleven days into the attack on Iran by the United States and Israel, starting on Feb. 28, 2026, I speak with Vali Nasr, a renowned analyst of Iran. He…
March 7, 2026
Turning Water into a Commodity
In this episode, I am in conversation with Dr Christiane Tristl, an economic geographer interested in heterodox economic geography. Their scholarship …
March 7, 2026
Punk Anarchism
Punk Anarchism: An Anti-Politics of Resistance (Bloomsbury, 2026) is a radical critique of contemporary politics, offering an alternative framework …
March 7, 2026
Sesame Street Around the World
Given the sometimes extraordinary politicization of culture, it is surprising that Sesame Street has gained acceptance and legitimacy in more than fif…
March 6, 2026
Or Something Worse
The push for net zero has become a new arena for class conflict, where the powerful profit and the rest suffer. Existing policies won’t limit global h…
March 4, 2026
The Last Titians
A compelling dual biography of Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle that shines new light on two of the greatest figures of the 20th century.Winsto…
March 3, 2026
Reparations and the Human
The Holocaust and the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki invoked in graphic terms the specter of total human destruction. In response, a new in…
March 2, 2026
Silent Coup
As European empires crumbled in the 20th century, the power structures that had dominated the world for centuries were up for renegotiation. Yet inste…
March 2, 2026
Global Governance Under Fire
Populist leaders around the world increasingly reject international organizations, decrying them as constraints on state power and rallying followers …
March 1, 2026
Underground Front
There can be little doubt that Hong Kong has stood out as a particularly intense East Asian news hotspot in recent years. Whether reports have focused…
March 1, 2026
The Second Cold War
Towards the end of the Cold War, the last great struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union marked the end of détente, and escalated into …
February 21, 2026
Victimhood Nationalism
Nationalism today depends on the perception of victimhood. The historical memory of past suffering endows nationalist movements with political legitim…
February 17, 2026
Trump, the UN Charter, and the Strange Politics of International Law
International law scholars are often among the sharpest critics of the Trump administration—but what if the usual story misses something essential? In…
February 16, 2026
Marxism, Social Movements and Collective Action
Marxists have an obvious interest in understanding social movements. Less obvious, even with the voluminous theoretical archives at hand, is how to pu…
February 15, 2026
Asia after Europe
The balance of global power changed profoundly over the course of the twentieth century, above all with the economic and political rise of Asia. Asia …
February 13, 2026
Living Minerals
A sobering investigation of the rush for lithium for electric vehicles, the problematic history of lithium mining, and the consequences for sustainabi…
February 13, 2026
Competing Visions for International Order
Are we living in an era of competing international orders? A new book, entitled Competing Visions for International Order: Challenges for a Shared Dir…