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Does the US Fight Rational Wars? With Richard Hanania of Columbia U
Does the US Fight Rational Wars? Xander and Erik are bigtime Realists–we assume international relations are fairly rational. What if
Rising Separatism in Europe Pt II: The Threat to the Nation-State
Do separatist movements in Catalonia, Basque, Lombardy & Venecia, and other places, constitute a larger threat to the nation-state? What drives people to move towards fixing a nation versus leaving it when they’re fed up?
What’s the Impact of The US Withdrawal from the Paris Agreement?
Trump withdrew from the Paris agreement in early June 2017. Not surprisingly, there was a big reaction. We were meeting with one of our ReConsider Cabinet members discussing the withdrawal the day it happened (as expected, great conversation). One thing we learned immediately hearing from her was that she had done much more research on the Paris Agreement and the withdrawal’s implications than we had, so we did some research! You’re welcome.
ReConsidering Russia Pt 4: The Putin Trump Relationship
AKA, “The Bromance of the Bad Hombres”
In this episode we interview Prof. Stephen Sestanovich, a Colombia professor, think tank big wig, and prolific writer. Formerly ambassador-at-large and special advisor to Madeleine Albright.
Prof. Stestanovich puts the Putin-Trump relationship in context by warming us up with understanding the evolving US/Russia Presidential relationship since the end of the Cold War. Strap in for this info-packed episode!
Thinking About Thinking About Foreign Policy
Xander offers us a brief and informative clinic on different schools of realism to better understand how we analyze and interpret foreign policy here at ReConsider.