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The Un-Diplomatic Podcast

Global power politics, for the people. Hosted by Van Jackson, Julia Gledhill, and Matt Duss. The views expressed are theirs alone (not those of any institution or employer).

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01:26:16

Special Roundtable Event: The Closest Presidential...

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2022/03/23

In our first ever roundtable edition of the podcast, Dr. Van Jackson was joined by Korea watchers Dr. John Delury (Yonsei University), Minseon Ku (Ohio State University), and Karl Friedhoff (Chicago Council on Global Affairs) to discuss the closest presidential election in South Korean history, in which conservative Yoon Seok-youl won by a razor-thin margin. The crew talks about the popular politics of anti-feminism in South Korea, the geopolitics of a conservative victory, and the myths that

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01:02:10

Oligarchy is Global, Piketty's Socialism vs. China,...

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2022/03/15

Thomas Piketty's answer for fighting China: Democratic socialism! Is grand strategy a theory of national success, or a story? How the national security community fetishized its own paranoia about gray zones and hybrid war. How corporations woke-wash capital. The John Mearsheimer controversy and what it means for realism. Pompeo's Taiwan grift. Favorite Marvel superhero movies.Jeffrey Meiser Tweet: https://twitter.com/jwmeiser/status/1497695031380955136?t=Kn1hvrM15UM3dSNsw0mhAQ&s=19Seva Gunitsky

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01:13:38

Ice Cream Peace Theory, Red-Baiting Down Under, No...

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2022/03/01

The Australian right's red-baiting flop on China. New Zealand's trucker protests have morphed into a mob. Dwayne Johnson could actually be the next president because America loves unqualified "cool bros." How Van has evolved on China rivalry stuff. Progressives debate Russia-Ukraine. South Korean nukes. The limits of Ben & Jerry's theory of peace. Jake Grumbach Tweet: https://twitter.com/JakeMGrumbach/status/1493277842062209025Graham Webster Tweet:

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00:48:17

Guest Host James Palmer Talks the Russia Debate,...

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2022/02/03

With Van out, guest host James Palmer from Foreign Policy magazine joins the pod to talk about whether realists or liberals are more annoying, the debate over Russian invasion, escalation ladder messiness, and China watching. Contributors: Hunter Marston, Ciara Mitchell, Alex Auty

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01:27:22

Writing a Best-Seller While Broke: Interview w/ James...

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2022/01/23

In this episode, Dr. Van Jackson sits down with James Palmer, Deputy Editor at Foreign Policy Magazine, award-winning travel writer, and best-selling author. They talk about James's life reporting in China and getting out just in time. His best-selling first book about the Russian pro-Nazi monarchist who briefly took over Mongolia. Anti-Americanism in South Korea. And advice writing and pitching the big magazines in foreign policy.

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01:22:51

How the Left Fights the New Global Right: Interview...

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2022/01/09

In this episode, Dr. Van Jackson sits down with John Feffer, co-director of the Foreign Policy in Focus project at the Institute for Policy Studies. They talk about John's new book, Right Across the World: The Global Networking of the Far-Right and the Left Response. They also talk about writing novels and plays as a foreign policy analyst, or doing foreign policy analysis as a playwright. Remembering the way arms control used to be a reactionary arguments against disarmament. Institute for

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01:01:36

Guest Host Dr. Emma Ashford Talks Asia's Power...

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2021/12/17

With Van out, guest host Dr. Emma Ashford from The Atlantic Council joins the pod to talk about the credibility problem with extended nuclear deterrence, the restrainer perspective on Russia versus Ukraine, Washington's paralysis on international trade, and the complications with measuring power between China and the US. Contributors: Hunter Marson, Ciara Mitchell, Jake Dellow

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01:05:45

Peace Intellectuals, Unf**king Rivalries, Russian...

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2021/11/26

Where have all the peace intellectuals gone? How do you make enemies into friends? What's it like to be mixed-race in national security? Should we do away with economic sanctions entirely? Is it easier to shape the world than to shape China? What's Russia's freaking problem? Seva Gunitsky Tweet: https://twitter.com/SevaUT/status/1462766445121650696Ben Scott Tweet: https://twitter.com/Ben_G_Scott/status/1460444100008628224Mike McFaul Tweet:

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01:08:13

Intellectual Hustling: Interview with the Arms...

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2021/11/09

In this Hustle edition of the show, Dr. Van Jackson sits down with Dr. Jeffrey Lewis, professor at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, Director of the East Asia Nonproliferation Project at the Center for Nonproliferation Studies, author of multiple books including the novel The 2020 Commission, co-host of the Arms Control Wonk podcast, and founder of the Arms Control Wonk blog. That's a lot of stuff.

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01:10:10

Guest Host John Delury Talks Pacific Hypocrisy, Why...

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2021/11/05

With Van Jackson out, Dr. John Delury (Professor at Yonsei University) joined the crew as guest host. This episode talks about his America's imperial blindspot in the Pacific, what Kissinger can't teach Asia, why historians aren't in the prediction business, China rivalry, and the South Korean presidency. Contributors: Gaby Magnuson, Hunter Marston, Alex Auty

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01:05:57

Nuclear Precarity: Keynote Lecture on Nuclear War...

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2021/10/28

Rather than the normal show, this week's episode is a recording of Dr. Van Jackson's keynote lecture at Ritsumeikan University, addressing the concept of nuclear precarity and what it means for the risks of nuclear war in East Asia.

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01:01:37

A Foreign Policy for the Middle Class? Chicago...

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2021/10/15

What does the American public think about China, internal v. external threats, and who benefits from US foreign policy? This week we were joined by Craig Kafura with the Chicago Council on Global Affairs to discuss the results of their recent survey about all things foreign policy. Also this episode: the Philippines' Duterte problem as a structural issue; a review of a review of Rush Doshi's book on Chinese grand strategy; and North Korean hypersonic glide vehicles.Chicago Council Survey:

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01:25:59

AUKUS and Asia: A Night with the Australian Institute...

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2021/10/08

In this special event, Dr. Van Jackson discussed AUKUS and Indo-Pacific strategy at the Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA). He's joined by Bryce Wakefield (AIIA), Maria Rost-Rublee (University of Melbourne), Nick Bisley (Latrobe University), and Benjamin Zala (Australian National University).

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00:54:56

Guest Host Sebastian Strangio Talks Journalism,...

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2021/10/04

With Van Jackson out on holiday, Sebastian Strangio (Southeast Asia editor at The Diplomat) joined the crew as guest host. This episode talks about his origins in journalism in Cambodia, Myanmar civil war, the problem with values and ideology in great-power competition with China, and his concerns with the risks of US authoritarianism. Sebastian's site: https://www.sebastianstrangio.comSebastian's Book: In The Dragon's Shadow: Southeast Asia in the Chinese CenturyContributors: Sebastian Strangio,

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00:54:34

South Korea's Bernie Sanders, Australian Submarines,...

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2021/09/17

Why South Korea's Bernie Sanders is no Bernie when it comes to foreign policy. Why Australia's submarine decision is vulgar balancing (but not useless). Marxism versus liberalism. Why the pandemic proves the world sucks at collective action. Xi Jinping's common prosperity drive pits labor against oligarchy, but not the way you think. Lil Uzi Hurt Tweet: https://twitter.com/lostblackboy/status/1437779312174845959Kim Tongfi Tweet: https://twitter.com/tongfi_kim/status/1436407499998081025?s=19Adam

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00:44:20

Philippines' Pacquiao Populism Problem, Why Military...

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2021/09/10

Why defense grifters and jingoes love deterrence-by-denial strategies. Why Manny Pacquiao could beat Duterte, and why that might not be good for the Philippines. WTH is a classical liberal? Also this episode: Is China the new standard-setter in tech? Jacob Levy Tweet: https://twitter.com/jtlevy/status/1424458950838263813?s=21Kendra Schaefer Tweet: https://twitter.com/kendraschaefer/status/1431134542648074242?s=20Ryan Evans Tweet:

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00:19:22

Analytic Tradecraft with Future Tense Host, Abhijnan...

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2021/08/19

In this special cross-over episode, Dr. Van Jackson speaks with Future Tense host and director of research for Diplomat Risk Intelligence, Abhijnan Rej. They talk about scenario-based planning, intelligence failures, the perils of net assessment, and why it all matters in the context of the botched Afghanistan withdrawal. Future Tense pod: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-2jvmc-10bacc2?utm_campaign=w_share_ep&utm_medium=dlink&utm_source=w_shareDiplomat Risk Intelligence:

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00:54:46

The Unrestrained Quincy v. Liberalism Debate,...

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2021/08/12

What's going on with the Quincy Institute v. liberal internationalism debate? How neoliberalism gave us the far right. What's a master's in IR really worth? Can you have too many national security experts (yes)? How anti-hegemonist politics gives rise to campism within the left. Also this episode: China's empire-building in Tibet and Bhutan. Nathan Robinson Tweet: https://twitter.com/NathanJRobinson/status/1418357218450214921Peter Dombrowski Tweet:

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01:01:09

Progressive Politics and North Korean Nuclear Crises:...

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2021/08/03

In this special crossover episode with the NK News podcast, Dr. Van Jackson has a wide-ranging discussion with its host, Jacco Zwetsloot. Van and Jacco talk about Van's writing process, how close we got to nuclear war in 2017, what the Biden administration is missing on North Korea, the East Asian peace, and his political evolution.

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01:01:04

Using China to Kill US Democracy, New Zealand's...

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2021/07/22

Why Chinese influence in New Zealand is an opportunity to pioneer an anti-CCP and antiracist policy. Why the Roosevelt Doctrine is really an attempt to save Woodrow Wilson. Writing about objects too big to write about. Republicans are using China to kill democracy. The problem with "punching left" on Cuba. Also this episode: What's wrong with international relations? Chris Clary Tweet: https://twitter.com/clary_co/status/1415084925481627655Robbie Shilliam Tweet:

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