The Role of Imperial Legacies in Geopolitics

The podcast episode discusses the important role played by Imperial legacies in the contemporary geopolitics of Eurasia. It explores how countries such as Russia, China, Iran, and Turkey draw on their imperial pasts to shape their political cultures and legitimize their foreign policy approaches. These countries, all former empires themselves, are identified as the main revisionist challenges to the current US-led international order. The discussion highlights the significance of these imperial legacies in shaping the behavior and aspirations of these countries in the global arena.