Power Problems
Cato Institute
Power Problems is a bi-weekly podcast from the Cato Institute. Host John Glaser offers a skeptical take on U.S. foreign policy, and discusses today’s big questions in international security with distinguished guests from across the political spectrum. Podcast Hashtag: #FPPowerProblems. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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May 17, 2018 • 40min
The US: Global Force for Good?
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.
May 1, 2018 • 45min
It’s (Not) a Thucydides Trap: Rising Powers and Time Horizons
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.
Apr 16, 2018 • 33min
Arms Bizarre: Selling Weapons in the Age of Trump
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.
Apr 2, 2018 • 44min
Out of Africa: A New Front in the War on Terror
Today Emma Ashford and Trevor Thrall discuss the expansion of the U.S. war on terror into Africa with Bronwyn Bruton from the Atlantic Council.Guest Bio: Bronwyn BrutonBronwyn Bruton, “Ethiopia: In the Eye of the Storm”U.S. News and World Report, “Where in the World Is the U.S. Military? Everywhere” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 21, 2018 • 39min
Here Comes the New Russia, Same as the Old Russia
Vladimir Putin won re‐election handily, but the future of U.S.-Russia relations is a tougher question. We chat with Matthew Rojanksy of the Woodrow Wilson Center.Guest Bio: Matthew Rojansky“U.S. Russia Policy” in Our Foreign Policy Choices“Why New Russia Sanctions Won’t Change Moscow’s Behavior” in Foreign AffairsThe Legacy of George Kennan Conference Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 5, 2018 • 39min
Yemen: One War or Three?
We discuss the ongoing war in Yemen and U.S. involvement with Kate Kizer from Win Without War.Guest bio: Kate KizerCouncil on Foreign Relations Yemen BackgrounderCato’s John Glaser on YemenWhat the President Should Do in Yemen Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 20, 2018 • 43min
The Nuclear Posture Review: Pushing All the Wrong Buttons?
Hans Kristensen from the Federation of American Scientists joins us today to discuss the Trump administration’s Nuclear Posture Review.Hans Kristensen bio2018 Nuclear Posture ReviewFederation of American Scientists Nuclear Posture Review ResourceTexas National Security Review Policy Roundtable on the NPR Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 31, 2018 • 42min
The Trump Doctrine at One Year
Kathleen Hicks from CSIS and Hal Brands from Johns Hopkins SAIS join us to talk about Trump’s foreign policy at the one year mark.Guest bio: Kathleen HicksGuest bio: Hal BrandsNational Security StrategySummary of the 2018 National Defense Strategy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 10, 2018 • 37min
A Trade Policy Deficit
Show Notes:Guest Bio: Nate Olson2017 National Security StrategyNate Olson, “How Donald Trump Can Avoid a Trade War with China”Pew Research, “Support for Free Trade Rebounds.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 26, 2017 • 36min
Hype and Hype-ability: Threat Inflation in U.S. Foreign Policy
Show Notes:A Dangerous World? edited by Christopher A. Preble and John MuellerAmerican Foreign Policy and the Politics of Fear edited by A. Trevor Thrall and Jane K. CramerCuriosity: How Will the World End? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
