Power Problems

In the third of our series on the world after the coronavirus, we talk about great power politics and U.S.-China relations, with returning guest Joshua Shifrinson of Boston University. 1.     Joshua Shifrinson Bio: https://www.bu.edu/pardeeschool/profile/joshua-shifrinson/2.     Joshua Shifrinson, International Security, “Partnership or Predation? How Rising States Contend With Declining Great Powers.” 3.     Emma Ashford and Matthew Kroenig, Foreign Policy, “Is This The Beginning of a New Cold War with China?”  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the second of our series on the world after the coronavirus, we look at the impact on Pentagon spending. Will the coronavirus prompt us to reconsider the defense budget?Sen. Bernie Sanders, "Defund the Pentagon: The Liberal Case," PoliticoAndrew Lautz and Jonathan Bydlak, "Defund the Pentagon: The Conservative Case," PoliticoEric Gomez, Lauren Sander, and Brandon Valeriano, "OCOMust Go," Defense One Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Special episode! As Trevor Thrall prepares to depart the show, our hosts chat about the show’s run and how U.S. foreign policy has changed since we've been on the air.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the first of a three-part series, Emma Ashford and Trevor Thrall explore what international relations might look like after coronavirus. Today’s guest is Dan Drezner, a professor at Tufts University, who joins them to talk about global economic relations.   Daniel Drezner bio: https://fletcher.tufts.edu/people/daniel-drezner  Daniel Drezner, “There is No China Crisis,” Reason Magazine: https://reason.com/2020/04/25/there-is-no-china-crisis/  Daniel Drezner, “The Most Counterintuitive Prediction About World Politics and the Coronavirus,” https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/03/30/most-counterintuitive-prediction-about-world-politics-covid-19/Emma Ashford and Matthew Kroenig, “Will Trump’s Decision To Cut WHO Funding Accomplish Anything?” Foreign Policy: https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/04/17/will-trumps-decision-to-cut-who-funding-accomplish-anything/Christopher Preble, “How Will Coronavirus Change US National Security Strategy?” Responsible Statecraft: https://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/how-will-covid-19-change-us-national-security-strategy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Emma Ashford and Trevor Thrall chat with Peter Singer of New America about his new novel Burn In, and why fiction can be useful for our understanding of national security policy.  Peter Singer bio, https://www.newamerica.org/our-people/peter-warren-singer/ Burn In: A Novel of the Real Robotic Revolution, https://www.burninbook.com/Surveillance Takes Wing: Privacy in the Age of Police Drones, Matthew Feeney, https://www.cato.org/publications/policy-analysis/surveillance-takes-wing-privacy-age-police-dronesHow Drones are Changing Warfare, Cato Unbound, https://www.cato-unbound.org/issues/january-2012/how-drones-are-changing-warfare Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eric Gomez and Christopher Preble join Emma Ashford to discuss their new paper, “Building a Modern Military,” and how COVID-19 will change the U.S. military. Eric Gomez bio: https://www.cato.org/people/eric-gomezChristopher Preble bio: https://www.cato.org/people/christopher-prebleBuilding a Modern Military: https://www.cato.org/publications/white-paper/building-modern-military-force-meets-geopolitical-realities#citation Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Hannah of the Eurasia Group Foundation joins Emma Ashford and Trevor Thrall to talk about how the world views America and American-style democracy in the age of COVID-19.   Mark Hannah bio: https://egfound.org/about/our-teamEurasia Group Foundation, Global Views of American Democracy (2020)Mark Hannah, “Stop Declaring War on a Virus,” War on the Rocks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alice Hunt Friend of the Center for Strategic and International Studies joins Emma Ashford and Trevor Thrall to talk about the increasingly strained relations between civilian and military leaders in the Trump administration. Alice Hunt Friend bio: https://www.csis.org/people/alice-hunt-friendThis is What Was So Unusual About Making Capt. Bret Crozier Step Down: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/04/05/this-is-what-was-so-unusual-about-us-navy-making-captain-brett-crozier-step-down/ The Military Can’t Save Us From Covid-19: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/04/14/military-cant-save-us-covid-19.html  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greg Koblentz of George Mason University joins Emma Ashford and Trevor Thrall to talk about the international security implications of the coronavirus pandemic.Greg Koblentz bioGreg Koblentz and Mike Hunzeker, "National Security in the Age of Pandemics," Defense One, April 3, 2020Gregory Koblentz, "Biosecurity Reconsidered: Calibrating Biological Threats and Responses," International Security, vol. 34, no. 4, Spring 2010Velibor Jakovleski, "Governance, in Crisis: What COVID-19 Means for the Present and Future of Global Governance," TheGlobal.com, April 8, 2020George Mason University: Biodefense Program, The Pandora Report Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dan Nexon of Georgetown University joins Emma Ashford and Trevor Thrall to talk about his new book, Exit from Hegemony.Show Notes:Dan NexonExit from HegemonyDan Nexon, "What if COVID-19 Is Our First Case of Global (Non)cooperation in a Post-hegemonic World?"Power Problems: Great Power Competition, Part I | Power Problems: Great Power Competition, Part II Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.