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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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01:13:37

Livestream! Confronting China Wargames and Nuclear...

The Un-Diplomatic Podcast ·

2024/12/19

This live episode streamed on the Un-Diplomatic Podcast’s new Twitch channel, critiquing a think tank report about nuclear escalation in a conflict with China over Taiwan. Twitch Channel: https://www.twitch.tv/undiplomaticpodcastUn-Diplomatic Newsletter: https://www.un-diplomatic.comStream on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/live/7N3IFWdqb2g?si=LX7vwVg1XNpB3_3vThe report: https://www.csis.org/events/confronting-armageddon-wargaming-nuclear-deterrence-and-its-failures-us-china-conflict-over

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00:22:03

Dumpster Fire: MAGA Views Syria, North Korea Crisis,...

The Un-Diplomatic Podcast ·

2024/12/13

Checking in on the dumpster fire that is world politics.This week: Trump’s threat to annex Canada expands to Mexico (!).Australia’s sphere of influence absorbs Nauru.The South Korean right has been begging for a crisis with North Korea—here’s why.JD Vance and Trump take on the Syria question.A Biden China hand wants us to support Trump on China (!).Further Reading:JD Vance, Political Realignment, and SyriaAt first glance, Australia’s new treaty with Nauru seems to be a win-win. But questions

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00:26:31

Dumpster Fire: South Korean Self-Coup Attempt, NZ...

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2024/12/06

Checking in on the dumpster fire that is world politics.This week:South Korea’s president declares martial law in what is clearly an attempted self-coup.Trump threatens to annex Canada.Trump threatens 100% tariffs on BRICS nations for a non-existent alternative currency.New Zealand’s Labour Party declares its independent foreign policy.Let them eat nuclear subs—Americans are struggling while the White House tries to add $7.3 billion to the defense budget for nuclear-powered submarines.Further

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00:53:51

Beating Ethnonationalism, Trump’s Appointees, the...

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2024/12/01

Julia, Matt, and Van convened for a mailbag episode to answer all the questions you sent in. Is Korea Asia’s hottest flashpoint? What concerns us about Trump’s political appointees? What do we say when someone claims that Trump is “antiwar?” How should we understand the rise of ethnonationalism, and how can we beat it? What does a democratically accountable foreign policy look like?All that and more!

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00:20:27

Dumpster Fire: People Hate Cheney, Primacy is...

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2024/11/27

Checking in on the dumpster fire that is world politics.This week:Polling shows that Liz Cheney’s endorsement depressed enthusiasm for Kamala Harris in Pennsylvania and Michigan.Trump’s national security adviser co-signs Jake Sullivan’s threat perceptions.Senator Lindsay Graham’s plans to plunder Ukraine—“It’s about the money!”The Philippines’ vice president threats assassination on…the Philippines’ president.Fareed Zakaria lavishing praise on Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy (!).Lessons for surviving

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00:35:19

European Self-Reliance, Hopefully (w/ Nevada Lee) |...

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2024/11/22

How does the incoming Trump administration affect the future of EU defense? What obstacles does Europe face in advancing strategic autonomy? Nevada Lee joins the podcast to discuss recent initiatives to bolster European self-reliance, and why the United States should support them.Read Nevada’s policy memo on the topic, here: https://www.stimson.org/2024/eu-defense-this-time-might-be-different/Watch out for publication of her thesis, which she’s trying to un-embargo, here:

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00:22:43

Dumpster Fire: Temu Supply Chains Gig-ified, The...

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2024/11/21

The world is a dumpster fire right now. For my own sanity, but also for yours, we need more critical takes about current events. There’s too much happening and it’s hard to keep track of everything that matters.So as a bonus for patrons of the newsletter, I’m going to check in each week with a run down of stories that deserve amplification, with critiques from the Un-Diplomatic perspective.This week:The gigification of Temu supply chains amid great-power rivalry.The Russian missile crisis and what

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00:17:25

The Battle of Algiers (1966) | A Bang-Bang Podcast...

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2024/11/15

Free preview crossover with the Bang-Bang Podcast!Arguably the most successful revolutionary film of all time, Gillo Pontecorvo’s The Battle of Algiers boasts many legacies. For film buffs, its import derives from its landmark status in the pantheon of Italian neorealism and political cinema. For anti-imperialists, its value comes from its hardnosed but sympathetic depictions of armed struggle. And for imperialists or right-wing strongmen, the film has been deployed as a realistic guidebook for

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00:27:28

Militarized Police: Women for Weapons Trade...

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2024/11/09

How exactly do police end up supermilitarized? What is the imperial booming that brings militarism abroad to the Homefront? And what does the feminist standpoint offer analysts of these problems? Part of the answer are obscure programs called 1033 and 1122. The founders of the Women for Weapons Trade Transparency (W2T2) join the pod to explain. W2T2: https://www.w2t2.org Subscribe to the Un-Diplomatic Newsletter: https://www.un-diplomatic.com

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00:52:15

Counterterrorism Copycats w/ Sarah Yager and Yumna...

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2024/11/01

Is the War on Terror really over? Or is it just less visible? Julia is joined by Sarah Yager and Yumna Rizvi to discuss the makings of a militarized, counterterrorism-based U.S. foreign policy, how it impacts the world, and how to change it.Sarah is the Washington Director at Human Rights Watch, where she leads the organization’s engagement with the United States government on global human rights issues, with a particular focus on national security and foreign policy. She has previously served at

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00:41:52

Who Matters? Foreign Policy’s Place in the...

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2024/10/28

Does foreign policy matter in the presidential election? The answer might surprise you. Chris Shell joins the pod to discuss recent survey findings about foreign policy and the presidential election. Gaza, Ukraine, immigration, climate change, and China all feature in the discussion, as well as what's really going on with the African American vote. Subscribe to the Un-Diplomatic Newsletter: https://www.un-diplomatic.com How Do Americans Feel About the Election and Foreign Policy?:

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01:07:45

Ukraine, Israel-Palestine, Political Campaigns, and...

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2024/10/22

Crossover episode! Van appeared on Convergence Magazine’s Block and Build podcast, hosted by Convergence founder Cayden Mak, to talk about Kamala Harris’s foreign policy. They end up covering all the big issues--Ukraine, Israel-Palestine, and China rivalry. They also gab about what it’s like working as an unpaid foreign policy adviser to a presidential campaign. Subscribe to Block and Build: https://convergencemag.com/podcast/the-future-of-american-foreign-policy-with-van-jackson/Subscribe to the

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00:13:15

Zero Dark Thirty (2012) Free Preview of Bang-Bang...

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2024/10/21

Free preview of the Bang-Bang Podcast. “We tortured some folks.” Katherine Bigelow and Mark Boal’s cinematic blockbuster about the Bin Laden assassination was alternately ballyhooed and panned upon its release. Fans praised its purported cinematic achievements while critics lamented its alleged militarism or pro-torture sympathies. What’s remarkable today is the attention it received in all directions, perhaps a universal attention no longer possible in a society so fragmented and lost. Van and Lyle

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00:36:58

Veep Debate, Ta -Nehisi Coates Slays Anti-Semitism,...

The Un-Diplomatic Podcast ·

2024/10/04

Matt and Van chop it up about the Veep debate between Tim Walz and JD Vance; how Ta-Nehisi Coates has taken up the mantel of James Baldwin; the Biden administration's expanding role in Middle East war; and the fanaticism of about China that is dividing America, predictably.Subscribe to the Bang-Bang Podcast: https://www.bangbangpod.com

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01:32:14

Combat Obscura--A Bang-Bang Podcast Cross-Over | Ep. 198

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2024/10/01

Crossover episode! In addition to Un-Diplomatic, Van is now co-hosting Bang-Bang--a new show about war movies, with an anti-imperialist twist. Van and his co-host, Lyle Jeremy Rubin, are military veterans, war critics, and film junkies. Enjoy this free cross-over episode where Van and Lyle discuss Combat Obscura, a 2018 documentary from Miles Lagoze about Marines in Afghanistan (and Lyle’s experience as a Marine in Afghanistan at the same time this was filmed). Subscribe to the Bang-Bang Podcast:

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00:57:31

Live! World War III and the Presidential Election |...

The Un-Diplomatic Podcast ·

2024/09/27

Van spoke at the New Zealand Fabian Society about how the Democratic and Republican Party’s views on foreign policy are changing, and what those changes (and continuities) mean in the context of the US presidential election.Written remarks: https://www.un-diplomatic.com/p/live-world-war-iii-and-the-presidential

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00:30:13

China Tripping, Israel's Horizontal Escalation,...

The Un-Diplomatic Podcast ·

2024/09/21

Matt reports out on his recent trip to China. Israel's terrorism in Lebanon and the horizontal escalation happening before our eyes. And Pakistan as a case study of why geopolitics, climate adaptation, and the sovereign debt crisis must be addressed together or not at all. Matt's remarks from the Xiangshan Forum: https://internationalpolicy.org/publications/the-right-way-for-china-and-the-us-to-get-along/ Van's remarks at the NZ Fabian Society:

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00:49:00

MAGA foreign policy influencers, democratic party...

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2024/09/06

The MAGA foreign-policy braintrust in Trump world is militarism all the way down. The unpopularity of the Democratic Party's popular front. The problem with threat inflation about disinformation. A defense budget out of control. And why Washington's manufacturing fetish is key to a convergence of jingoism, patriarchy, and oligarchy.Further Reading:Ken Klippenstein, “Russian Influence Operations Are A Joke"Van Jackson, “Why the Working Class Strategizes Against Genocide”Christian Lorenzten, “Not a

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00:58:11

Anti-War Organizing, Student Activism, and the...

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2024/08/31

The election is nearing, and students are going back to school. What does this mean for student organizers demanding a ceasefire in Gaza? For the uncommitted movement? In this episode, Julia facilitates an intergenerational conversation about anti-war organizing. Guests Phyllis Bennis and Roua Daas reflect on campus demonstrations in the spring and share their thoughts on what lies ahead for the ceasefire now movement.Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) Fellow Phyllis Bennis directs the New

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01:02:58

Nuclear Disarmament v. Nuclear Abolition | Ep. 193

The Un-Diplomatic Podcast ·

2024/08/20

What are the differences between nuclear disarmament and nuclear abolition? How do disarmers and abolitionists balance the need for policy change with the need for sustainable, intersectional organizing? In this episode, Jasmine Owens discusses how Black and Indigenous thinkers inform her vision for the future of the nuclear abolition movement. She reminds us that “small is all” when it comes to organizing, and that community is everything.Transformative justice is integral to community building

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