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11 - The Ideology Trap: China and the Limits of Cold War Analogies Jul 16, 2026

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Guests: Eun A Jo is an Assistant Professor of Government at William & Mary. Jessica Chen Weiss is David M. Lampton Professor of China Studies at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies.

International Security Article: Eun A Jo and Jessica Chen Weiss, “The Ideology Trap: China and the Limits of Cold War Analogies,” International Security, Vol. 50, No. 4 (Spring 2026), pp. 7–35, https://doi.org/10.1162/ISEC.a.403.

Originally released on July 16, 2026

10 – Why Populists Love Dead Soldiers and Hate Live Officers Apr 29, 2026

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Guests: Ron Krebs is Distinguished McKnight University Professor and Professor of Political Science at the University of Minnesota.

International Security Article: Ronald R. Krebs, “Why Populists Love Dead Soldiers and Hate Live Officers,” International Security, Vol. 50, No. 3 (Winter 2025/26), pp. 7–54, https://doi.org/10.1162/ISEC.a.397.

Originally released on April 29, 2026

9 – The Rules-Based International Order Feb 02, 2026

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Guests: Marc Trachtenberg is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of California, Los Angeles.

International Security Article: Marc Trachtenberg, “The Rules-Based International Order: A Historical Analysis,” International Security, Vol. 50, No. 2 (Fall 2025), pp. 7–54, https://doi.org/10.1162/ISEC.a.11.

Originally released on February 2, 2026

8 – Airpower and the Sino-American Contest for Military Primacy in Asia Oct 10, 2025

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Guests: Nicholas Anderson is Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at the George Washington University. Daryl Press is Faculty Director of the Davidson Institute and Professor of Government at Dartmouth College.

International Security Article: Nicholas D. Anderson and Daryl G. Press, “Access Denied? The Sino-American Contest for Military Primacy in Asia,” International Security, Vol. 50, No. 1 (Summer 2025), pp. 118–151, https://doi.org/10.1162/ISEC.a.7.

Originally released on October 10, 2025

7 – The Realist Debate over How to Respond to China Jun 24, 2025

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Guests: Stephen M. Walt is the Robert and Renée Belfer Professor of International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School.

International Security Article: Stephen M. Walt, “Hedging on Hegemony: The Realist Debate over How to Respond to China,” International Security, Vol. 49, No. 4 (Spring 25), pp. 37–70, https://doi.org/10.1162/isec_a_00508.

Originally released on June 24, 2025

6 – Putin’s Preventive War Mar 31, 2025

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Guests: Barry R. Posen is Ford International Professor of Political Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a member of the MIT Security Studies Program, which he directed from 2006 to 2019.

International Security Article: Barry R. Posen, “Putin's Preventive War: The 2022 Invasion of Ukraine,” International Security, Vol. 49, No. 3 (Winter 2024/25), pp. 7–49, https://doi.org/10.1162/isec_a_00501.

Originally released on March 31, 2025

5 – Competing Visions of Restraint Feb 19, 2025

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Guests: Miranda Priebe is a senior political scientist and director of the Center for Analysis of U.S. Grand Strategy at RAND. John Schuessler is Associate Professor of International Affairs and Co-Director of the Albritton Center for Grand Strategy at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University.

International Security Article: Miranda Priebe, John Schuessler, Bryan Rooney, and Jasen Castillo, “Competing Visions of Restraint,” International Security, Vol. 49, No. 2 (Fall 2024), pp. 135–169.

Originally released on February 19, 2025

4 – Do Autocrats Need a Foreign Enemy? Nov 12, 2024

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Guests: Henry Hale is Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at George Washington University. Adam Lenton is Assistant Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Wake Forest University.

International Security Article: Henry E. Hale and Adam C. Lenton, “Do Autocrats Need a Foreign Enemy? Evidence from Fortress Russia,” International Security, Vol. 49, No. 1 (Summer 2024), pp. 9–50.

Originally released on November 7, 2024

3 – Fatalism and War Oct 10, 2024

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Dominic Tierney is Claude Smith Professor of Political Science at Swarthmore College.

International Security Article: Dominic Tierney “The Iron Dice: Fatalism and War,” International Security, Vol. 49, No. 1 (Summer 2024), pp. 51–90.

Originally released on October 10, 2024

2 - Clerics, Monarchs, and the Ethnoreligious Cleansing of Western Europe Jun 18, 2024

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Şener Aktürk is Professor of International Relations at Koç University in Istanbul, Türkiye.

International Security Article: Şener Aktürk, “Not So Innocent: Clerics, Monarchs, and the Ethnoreligious Cleansing of Western Europe,” International Security, Vol. 48, No. 4 (Spring 2024), pp. 87–136.

Originally released on June 18, 2024.

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