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Episode 48: Who Are the Real Realists?
Wisdom of Crowds
English - February 19, 2021 01:54 - 1 hour - 88.1 MBNews Commentary News Society & Culture Philosophy Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Episode 47: The Sources of Our Discontent
Next Episode: Ep. 49: Was Trump's Foreign Policy As Bad As We Think?
Was Barack Obama America's last "realist" president? Was he even a realist at all? Emma Ashford of the Atlantic Council joins Shadi and Damir to answer these questions and more. They also discuss democracy promotion, whether to confront China, and why Shadi supported Bernie's candidacy even though Shadi is an interventionist.
Required Reading:
"Reality Check #1: Build cooperation cycles, not security spirals," by Emma Ashford (Atlantic Council)