Daniel Drezner

Daniel Drezner, a Tufts University professor specializing in international politics, delves into the unraveling trust in American leadership under Trump. He discusses the complexities of Trump's tariffs, revealing their contradictory objectives and potential global fallout. The conversation highlights Europe's strategic dilemma with China amidst diminishing U.S. credibility and the erosion of transatlantic ties. Drezner also warns about the volatile political landscape in the U.S., predicting challenges leading up to 2027 as public sentiment continues to shift.

In this engaging discussion, Daniel Drezner, a Tufts University professor and author of Theories of International Politics and Zombies, explores how governments might respond during a zombie apocalypse. He delves into societal paranoia and how zombie narratives reflect deeper fears, especially post-9/11 and amid crises like COVID-19. Drezner analyzes the potential for international chaos, the risks of zombies in proxy warfare, and even government plans for such scenarios. The conversation wraps with light-hearted survival strategies and favorite zombie films.

From September 30, 2020: On Sunday, September 27, the New York Times dropped bombshell new reporting on nearly two decades of Donald Trump's tax return data. The story has attracted enormous attention and paints a dismal picture. Donald Trump paid no personal income taxes for 11 of the past 18 years, he uses tax deductions aggressively, and last year he paid only $750 in federal income tax. So, is this a story of a president merely in massive debt, or is there something more sinister at play? To whom does the president owe all this money? And what are the national security risks of the president being in this sort of financial position? To try to break it all down, Susan Hennessey sat down with Margaret Taylor, formerly a fellow at Brookings and senior editor at Lawfare; Daniel Drezner, a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and the author of "The Toddler in Chief: What Donald Trump Teaches Us about the Modern Presidency"; and Adam Davidson, a contributing writer to The New Yorker who has written extensively on Trump's financial entanglements.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daniel Drezner, a Tufts University professor and author known for blending international politics with pop culture, dives into a thrilling discussion about how the world might react to a zombie apocalypse. He explores how zombie narratives reflect societal fears, drawing parallels between pandemics and fictional outbreaks. Drezner highlights the paradox of public trust in crises and the varying responses based on culture and regime types. He also debates whether health agencies or militaries would lead response efforts, and why small states like New Zealand might have better survival odds.

Political scientist Daniel Drezner dives into a lively blend of baseball and politics, kicking off with the thrilling World Series. He critiques the lavish Mar-a-Lago Gatsby-style party held during a government shutdown, spotlighting corruption amid pardons like that of the Binance founder. Drezner also tackles the GOP’s messaging failures and the normalization of extremist rhetoric, discussing how this environment shapes donor dynamics. As tensions rise globally, he assesses the credibility of Trump’s saber rattling on foreign policy.