The world’s great powers
Worldly
English - February 18, 2021 22:29 - 54 minutes - ★★★★ - 1.7K ratingsPolitics News News Commentary Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Zack, Jenn, and Alex break down one of the DC foreign policy world’s hottest new catchphrases: “great power competition.” It’s the idea that international politics in the 21st century will be dominated by a struggle for influence between the US, China, and (to a lesser extent) Russia. The gang talks about what the concept actually means and whether it’s a useful framework for understanding international politics today and in the future.
References:
Dan Nexon’s Foreign Affairs article inspired the Worldly crew to record this episode.
The Atlantic had an excellent piece explaining how “great power competition” became a DC buzzword.
The National Interest had an op-ed detailing why great power competition could be a problem.
Matthew Kroenig wrote in Foreign Policy on how the US should outline goals for its competition with China.
The Congressional Research Service has a comprehensive report on what “great power competition” has meant in recent years.
Hosts:
Zack Beauchamp (@zackbeauchamp), senior correspondent, Vox
Jennifer Williams (@jenn_ruth), senior foreign editor, Vox
Alex Ward (@AlexWardVox), White House reporter, Vox
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Zack, Jenn, and Alex break down one of the DC foreign policy world’s hottest new catchphrases: “great power competition.” It’s the idea that international politics in the 21st century will be dominated by a struggle for influence between the US, China, and (to a lesser extent) Russia. The gang talks about what the concept actually means and whether it’s a useful framework for understanding international politics today and in the future.
References:
Dan Nexon’s Foreign Affairs article inspired the Worldly crew to record this episode.
The Atlantic had an excellent piece explaining how “great power competition” became a DC buzzword.
The National Interest had an op-ed detailing why great power competition could be a problem.
Matthew Kroenig wrote in Foreign Policy on how the US should outline goals for its competition with China.
The Congressional Research Service has a comprehensive report on what “great power competition” has meant in recent years.
Hosts:
Zack Beauchamp (@zackbeauchamp), senior correspondent, Vox
Jennifer Williams (@jenn_ruth), senior foreign editor, Vox
Alex Ward (@AlexWardVox), White House reporter, Vox
Consider contributing to Vox:
If you value Worldly’s work, please consider making a contribution to Vox: bit.ly/givepodcasts
More to explore:
Subscribe for free to Today, Explained, Vox’s daily podcast to help you understand the news, hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
About Vox:
Vox is a news network that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines.
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