Barbara Slavin of the Atlantic Council joins Sahar Khan and Trevor Thrall to discuss developments in Iran and America’s Iran policy. Barbara Slavin bioBarbara Slavin, “US Policies Undercut ‘Support’ for ‘Iranian Voices’ ”Barbara Slavin, “Renewed Sanctions Will Hurt Iran’s Economy But U.S. Benefits Uncertain”Barbara Slavin, “Mullahs, Money, and Militias”Emma Ashford and John Glaser, “Unforced Error: The Risks of Confrontation with Iran” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

C. Christine Fair is a Provost’s Distinguished Associate Professor in the Peace and Security Studies Program within Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. She joins Sahar Khan and Trevor Thrall to discuss the ongoing Rohingya crisis in Myanmar and its implication on the Trump administration’s policy toward South Asia.C. Christine Fair’s bioInternational Crisis Group, “The Long Haul ahead for Myanmar’s Rohingya Refugee Crisis,” May 16, 2018Council on Foreign Affairs, “The Rohingya Crisis,” Backgrounder, April 20, 2018Krishnadev Calamur, “The Misunderstood Roots of Burma’s Rohingya Crisis,” The Atlantic, September 25, 2017Sahar Khan, “Ethnic Cleansing vs. Genocide,” Cato @ Liberty, November 29, 2017 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

U.S. counterterrorism has been a mixture of unilateral policies and multilateral partnerships. Stephen Tankel of American University joins us today to discuss the trajectory of U.S. counterterrorism strategy under the Trump administration.Stephen Tankel’s bioJohn Glaser’s bioStephen Tankel, With Us and Against Us: How America’s Partners Help and Hinder the War on TerrorStephen Tankel, “https://​www​.wash​ing​ton​post​.com/​n​e​w​s​/​m​o​n​k​e​y​-​c​a​g​e​/​w​p​/​2​0​1​7​/​0​9​/​1​1​/​f​i​g​h​t​i​n​g​-​t​e​r​r​o​r​i​s​m​-​t​a​k​e​s​-​a​-​g​l​o​b​a​l​-​e​f​f​o​r​t​-​h​o​w​-​h​a​v​e​-​3​-​u​-​s​-​p​r​e​s​i​d​e​n​t​s​-​f​a​r​e​d​-​1​6​-​y​e​a​r​s​-​a​f​t​e​r​-​9​1​1​/​?​u​t​m​_​t​e​r​m​=​.​3​9​6​4​c​b​b​11a04,” Monkey Cage, September 11, 2017Joshua A. Geltzer and Stephen Tankel, “Whatever Happened to Trump’s Counterterrorism Strategy,” The Atlantic, March 1, 2018Stephen Tankel, “Donald Trump’s Shadow War,” Politico, May 9, 2018 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James GoldgeierThe AmericansDeborah D. Avant, The Market for Force: The Consequences of Privatizing SecurityNick Bostrom, Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, StrategiesSteve Coll, Directorate S: The CIA, and America’s Secret Wars in Afghanistan and PakistanRoger Fisher, William L. Ury, and Bruce Patton, Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving InPaul Holden, Indefensible: Seven Myths that Sustain the Global Arms TradeRobert Jervis, Perception and Misconception in International PoliticsArthur Koestler, Darkness at NoonHans Morgethau, Politics Among NationsOccupiedSteven Pinker, The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person’s Guide to Writing in the 21st CenturyBen Rhodes, The World as It Is: A Memoir of the Obama White HouseJoe Sacco, PalestineElizabeth Saunders, Leaders at War: How Presidents Shape Military InterventionsBrent Steele, Ontological Security in International Relations: Self‐​Identity and the IR StateAmor Towles, A Gentleman in Moscow: A NovelKenneth N. Waltz, Man, the State, and War: A Theoretical AnalysisEarl Weaver, Winning!Jack Goldstone, Political Demography: How Population Changes Are Reshaping International Security and National PoliticsJustin Vaïsse, Zbigniew Brzezinski: America’s Grand StrategistKori Schake, Safe Passage: The Transition from British to American HegemonyMargaret MaronCharlene Harris Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Julie Chernov Hwang from Goucher College joins Trevor Thrall and Sahar Khan to discuss why Indonesian jihadists leave militancy in her new book, Why Terrorists Quit.Julie Chernov Hwang’s bioWhy Terrorists Quit: The Disengagement of Indonesian JihadistsJulie Chernov Hwang, “The Unintended Consequences of Amending Indonesia’s Anti‐​Terrorism Law,” Lawfare Blog, October 1, 2017Anita Rachman and Ben Otto, “Families with Bombs: Islamic State inspires new wave of Indonesian Terrorism,” Wall Street Journal, May 14, 2018Sidney Jones, “How ISIS has changed terrorism in Indonesia,” New York Times, May 22, 2018 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bruce Jentleson from Duke University joins Trevor Thrall and Sahar Khan to discuss the importance of statesmanship and his new book, The Peacemakers.Show notes:Guest Bio: Bruce JentlesonThe Peacemakers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Show description: In a special 2‑part episode, Emma Ashford, Trevor Thrall, and new co‐​host, Sahar Kahn, discuss North Korea and the prospects for a nuclear summit with Cato Policy Analyst Eric Gomez.Guest bio: Eric GomezPower Problems Episode #4, September 19, 2017: Kim Jong TrumpEric Gomez, “Not Quite Back to the Drawing Board with North Korea”Eric Gomez, “Keep Calm and Summit On” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Emma Ashford and Trevor Thrall shift from military affairs this week to talk about humanitarian aid with American University’s Jessica Trisko Darden. Guest bio: Jessica Trisko DardenHumanitarian Aid and WarIs Humanitarian Aid a Waste? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Emma Ashford and Trevor Thrall are joined by David Edelstein of Georgetown University to discuss how great powers respond to rising challengers.Guest Bio: David EdelsteinOver the Horizon: Time, Uncertainty, and the Rise of Great Powers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Emma Ashford and Trevor Thrall are joined by Cato’s own Caroline Dorminey to discuss U.S. arms sales in the Trump era.Guest bio: Caroline DormineyCaroline Dorminey and Trevor Thrall. “Risky Business: the Role of Arms Sales in U.S. Foreign Policy”Paul Holden (ed.) Indefensible: Seven Myths That Sustain the Global Arms TradeMJonathan Caverley. “America’s Arms Sales Policy: Security Abroad, Not Jobs at Home”Amnesty International. “Iraq: Taking Stock of Arming the Islamic State” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.