Welcome to the Paul Poast Podcast in which he discusses a variety of national security topics. Professor Poast is an Assistant Director of the Chicago Project on Security & Threats (CPOST) and the author of three books, The Economics of War, Organizing Democracy, and Arguing About Alliances.
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Prof. Post talks about the growing number of VIP visitors to Ukraine, a show of support that has risks, and also why we need to remember there are important issues beyond the Ukraine.
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Why America Gets Away With Bullying Allies.
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America can afford to remind folks it will remain dominant in a post-American, post-truth world.
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Why peace without defeat in Ukraine is important.
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Prof. Poast looks at why negotiations that end wars need to avoid humiliation.
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Talking about the past to figure out the future of Ukraine, factoring in China, Iran and the Geopolitical connections.
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In this special extended Podcast, I’d like to about Ukraine in three segments: History…how did we get here? Current situation…what is going on? Options…where do we go from here? I’m also pleased to welcome, Prof. Robert A. Pape joining in what is a big subject.
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The future of Middle East policy and alliances
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In my latest podcast I consider not only withdrawal of American troops, but also of interest in the Middle East, and what it means for the region’s future.
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International conflicts invariably result in historical analogies, which may help sell policies but is often unhelpful in understanding what is going on.
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Paul Poast talks about Russia, Ukraine and how exactly did we end up here?
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Why talks between Biden and Putin and yet another summit may not make the world any safer
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President Biden has had a video chat with President Putin and, at the time or recording, an international peace summit was underway, so is the world now a safer place?
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China: A new Cold War or a case of too much hot air?
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Professor Poast discusses the parallels drawn between the Cold War and the current state of US-China rivalry. Misplaced? A "lazy and dangerous" analogy (Nye)? Or Twitter diplomacy with the potential to make the world more dangerous and difficult to navigate than it already is?
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With Great Power comes great responsibility…or lots of compromise.
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Can you have a transformative foreign policy and avoid its consequences. In the Middle East, many Democrats would like to impose a peace settlement on Israel that provides for Palestinian statehood. They also want to reduce American commitments in the region. Is a Kissingerian realism a solution to such dilemmas?…
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Is the US and China locked into strategic competition or great power competition? Could Taiwan change that phrasing. And, can any diplomatic competition be successful when someone on your own side — we are talking about Senator Ted Cruz (R-Tex) — is blocking you from fielding a complete team?
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President Biden said America was back on the world stage but didn’t say where on that stage. Scarcely two weeks after America’s ignominious exit from Afghanistan and a costly 20-year war that has left little but destruction and anguish in its trail, America has joined Australia and the UK in another adventure. Professor Poast talks about what the d…
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Professor Poast discusses 9/11 and what it meant for him on the day and what it means for America today.
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Guest Interview with Prof. Robert A. Pape who explains what over-the-horizon means in Afghanistan, why it can't work in the current circumstances, and how to fix it.
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IR scholars should be teaching students to look 10 years ahead. Is that really possible? If so, what should they be looking for?
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Prof. Poast talks about his Twitter thread on John Mearsheimer's now classic article 'Back to the Future' and why it still matters.
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Biden's dialogue about dialogue , EU, NATO, and Putin
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Prof. Poast talks about President Biden's trip to Europe, talks with Putin, and why Nato matters. He also gets a wee bit nerdy on stats, and reckons we all should anyway.
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EU,China,Putin and how about a tech treaty?
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The EU and Beijing have been strengthening ties towards a new "values-based investment relationship" that will protect labor and environmental standards, as well as draw China into a rules-based global order. Europe is effectively becoming the"regulatory superpower,"by exporting and defending values through sheer economic size. What can President B…
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Why the Middle East is mostly about Saudi and Iran
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Secretary Blinken is working to shore up a Gaza cease-fire, but he faces the longstanding obstacles, which throws up questions about the future of Abraham Accords Declaration as well as the future of any Iran deal. Meanwhile IR just got really strange with the forcing down of a passenger jet in Belarus.…
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Does the U.S. have a realist foreign policy and does it follow it?
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Professor Poast talks about being a realist and where the U.S. approach to foreign policy leaves America as a beacon for democracy.
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What Biden’s first 100 days means for international relations
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Prof. Poast talks about genocide, Turkey, the UK G7 visit, Brexit, what an independent Scotland could mean, and how optimistic we should be about American international relations after President Biden’s first 100 days.
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As Secretary Pompeo vies for Presidential candidacy, Prof. Poast looks at the role of the US Secretary of State, politics versus diplomacy, and how social media is changing how the job is done.
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Professor Poast discusses the Biden Administration's approach (or not) with Iran, why the JCPOA is not so J, and what to expect of the future.
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Professor Poast looks at reassuring allies, policing empires and why it is too soon to give a scorecard to the Biden foreign policy approach.
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From Wilson to Biden, Prof. Poast shows where each President falls according to two dimensions of US Foreign Policy. He also talks about what approach Mr Biden should take, as well as what he could say to Mr. Macron.
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How Trump changed international relations
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Professor Poast talks about how President Trump changed the course of international relations and why he was no joke.
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Professor Poast looks at the events of January 6 and what it means for democracy. S2 Ep 1
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Using President Trump's ordering troops out of Somalia as an example, Prof. Post explains what it is IR scholars do and why it matters.
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What Biden's Cabinet means for international relations
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The president-elect has plumped for experience in his picks for cabinet. Prof. Poast talks about what it means for China, trans-Atlantic relationships, climate and immigration. And, just what sort of reception can Antony Blinken, secretary of state nominee, assuming he’s confirmed, expect from the UK’s prime minister?…
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Professor Robert Pape and Professor Paul Poast discusses the outcome of the election and what it means for the world.
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Hear Professor Poast's bold prediction for today’s US elections ahead of the CPOST livestream on YoutTube tomorrow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MG_jXCHPuKk
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Who will win the election and what will happen next?
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Professor Poast predicts who will win the November 3 US election, what will happen next, and whether Trump TV will be a thing. On November 4, in a special edition, Prof. Poast will discuss the outcome and what it means for the world (not to mention for his career as a pundit).
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Why aiming for dominance may fail to make America great again
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Vatican criticism of American policy is no surprise, and the Pope's latest biting commentary is even less surprising if you know his background. Prof. Poast talks about Pope Francis' opposition to rising populism and nationalism and why we should consider no longer talking about "them" but "us" in a post-pandemic world.…
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How international relations helps Pres. Trump (sometimes)
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Prof. Poast talks about domestic issues, such as Trump’s taxing times and Supreme Court nominations, have international implications, and how foreign policy may have helped the President domestically.
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Why diversionary policy, while bad, is still legal
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International rules-based order seems to play by its own rules, especially when it comes to using international conflict to distract from domestic woes. Prof. Poast explains how politicians get around international agreements to suit their needs without breaking international law.
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How Secretary Pompeo’s rates on international relations
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The good, the bad and the ugly on US foreign relations and why there’s really not much good to talk of.
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Why looking back too far won't help with today's problems
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When teaching Intro to International Relations, Prof. Poast uses no ancient texts or ancient examples. Is he being provocative? Or, is he offering IR-Lite to save students from having to learn to think in order to avoid the anachronistic reading of the texts? And, in a time when the current Whitehouse would take us back to Sparta, can the idea of a…
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What a world order looks like without the US
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As Secretary Pompeo is calling for a “new alliance of democracy”. With the US — and for that matter and UK — reputation plummeting so far and so fast, Prof. Paul Poast talks about what geopolitics looks like without America a post-pandemic world.
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As foes form friendships, America may be its own worst enemy
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“In a few short months a microbe has exposed the underside to talk talks,” writes the London Financial Times. Professor Poast talks about why it’s a little bit more complicated than that, as well as about China and Iran preparing partnerships.
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How does Covid-19 affect international cooperation? Let us count the ways
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#COVID19 is bad for international cooperation, says Prof. Poast. Not only does it undermine global health cooperation (see @WHO), but, as viruses are prone to do, it also "spreads" to "infect" other areas of international cooperation. Listen to how it does so and what it means for the future of international cooperation.…
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How foreign policy turned American streets into war zones
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The militarization of policing, an already anxiety-laden, polarized population, citizen disgust at US overseas adventures, and threats to use military force against protestors turn a spotlight on the links between foreign and domestic policy.
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Foreign policy experts are at odds over whether the pandemic will lead to global peace or to a new Cold War between the US and China. Paul Poast looks at both ends of the continuum and brings Hong Kong into the mix. Professor Poast is an Assistant Director of the Chicago Project on Security & Threats (CPOST) and the author of three books, The Econo…
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Why China paying Corona costs raises questions about suing the President, and neither is likely. More important is whether to weaponize or stabilize the economy. And, why talk of winding back the clock on globalization is a fundamental issue in understanding the global economy. Professor Poast is an Assistant Director of the Chicago Project on Secu…
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A dis-United States divides further while NATO unites
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Professor Paul Poast discusses the Federal and state disconnect within the US and the surprising connections being made overseas. Professor Poast is an Assistant Director of the Chicago Project on Security & Threats (CPOST) and the author of three books, The Economics of War, Organizing Democracy, and Arguing About Alliances. You can follow him o T…
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Professor Paul Poast talks about the ways in which COVID-19 is shaping the narrative around the international distribution of power. Professor Poast is an Assistant Director of the Chicago Project on Security & Threats (CPOST) and the author of three books, The Economics of War, Organizing Democracy, and Arguing About Alliances. You can follow him …
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Professor Paul Poast Podcast discusses international cooperation in times of war and in times of pandemics, as well as the widening gap between national and local government. Professor Poast is an Assistant Director of the Chicago Project on Security & Threats (CPOST) and the author of three books, The Economics of War, Organizing Democracy, and Ar…
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How communications is changing government and power
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In this episode of the Paul Poast Podcast, talking to Rod Cowan and Peter Wolf, Paul highlights the way in which digital communication is reshaping the way governing happens in a way never seen before when it comes to international affairs affecting local municipalities to the point of questioning the role of Federal Governments in addressing a cri…
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What the long-term effects of COVI-19 could be
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Welcome to the Paul Poast Podcast in which he discusses a variety of national security topics. Professor Poast is an Assistant Director of the Chicago Project on Security & Threats (CPOST) and the author of three books, The Economics of War, Organizing Democracy, and Arguing About Alliances. In this second episode, Paul discusses with Peter Wolf, a…
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Welcome to the Paul Poast Podcast in which he discusses a variety of national security topics. Professor Poast is an Assistant Director of the Chicago Project on Security & Threats (CPOST) and the author of three books, The Economics of War, Organizing Democracy, and Arguing About Alliances. In this first brief first episode was recorded as governm…
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