Crash Course

Nukes, Russia, and Our New Cold War

Sep 19, 2023

Exploring the renewed tension between Russia and the US, the impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and the role of nuclear weapons in the war. Assessing the Biden team's foreign policy conduct and the challenges of multi-theater engagement. The fragility of the international order and the need for American leadership in times of crisis.

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The events in Ukraine highlight the fragility of the international order and the potential for actors like Putin to disrupt it.

The crisis in Ukraine underscores the resilience of American leadership and the importance of alliances in maintaining international order.

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The Fragility of International Order

The events of the last 18-19 months highlight the fragility of the international order. The war in Ukraine reveals that there are actors like Vladimir Putin who do not want to live in a liberal international order. The world would dramatically change if these actors gained the upper hand.

Lessons from the Intersection of Creativity, Ambition, Competition, and Power

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Seeking Cooperation in a Lurking Cold War

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Introduction

2min

The Current State of Relations

17min

Osage County, Nuclear Weapons, and Cold War Moral Dilemmas

4min

The Role of Nuclear Weapons in the War

11min

Assessing the Biden Team's Foreign Policy Conduct

3min

Challenges of Multi Theater Engagement and the Fragility of the International Order

9min

Concluding Thoughts and Podcast Recommendation

2min

Ever since Vladimir Putin sent Russian tanks rolling into Ukraine in early 2022, assumptions about the possibility of war in the 21st Century have been turned on their heads. A long absence of conflict in Europe gave way to a bloody and sustained ground war. Russia has even warned it might unleash nuclear missiles. China, rattling its own saber in Asia, looms large in the background – just as it did in the ‘50s, ‘60s, and ‘70s. Nukes are the new normal. Hal Brands is a foreign policy professor at Johns Hopkins University, co-author of "Danger Zone: The Coming Conflict with China," a member of the State Department's Foreign Affairs Policy Board, and a Bloomberg Opinion columnist.

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Crash Course

Nukes, Russia, and Our New Cold War

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

The Fragility of International Order

Resilience of American Leadership

The Need for Constructive China and Russia

Uncertainty and Risks in the Future

Lessons from the Intersection of Creativity, Ambition, Competition, and Power

Seeking Cooperation in a Lurking Cold War

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