America First vs. a Community of Shared Future: The U.S.-China Competition for Hearts and Minds
Lindsay: Few, if any, observers thought that relations between the U.S. and China would improve…
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The American Innovation System’s Storied History and Uncertain Future
Nicolas: Hello, my name is Nicolas Wittstock, and I will be your guest host for…
Technology-Powered Public Goods are Possible—With Strategy
The world’s most dangerous technologies are built on scientific advances that also promise enormous opportunities…
Anachronism and Political Performance Define U.S. Tariff Policy
On April 10, after a week of plummeting stock markets and a day of declining…
14 Books on Authoritarian Rule
The study of authoritarianism has gained momentum over the last twenty years after lying fallow…
Promises, Pitfalls, and Pathways to Policy Influence
This is an invitation-only event Many scholars want their research to have influence outside academia.…
Five Questions on the Logic of Nuclear Nonuse
Your paper critiques the existing literature on nuclear nonuse. Can you sum up what the…
How Online Misinformation Paved the Way for America’s Pivot Away from Ukraine
Russia’s war in Ukraine is now stretching into its fourth year. Instead of celebrating Ukrainian…
When Everyone Loses: Understanding Why Wars Start and How They End
Lindsay: Why did Russia invade Ukraine? What’s driving civil war in Sudan? Will China invade…
What Donald Trump Doesn’t Understand About Alliances
President Trump’s animosity towards our traditional allies is well known. As he sees it, Europe,…
Freezing Aid Will Undermine U.S. Interests
President Trump’s order to freeze U.S. foreign aid has been framed as a necessary step…
New Questions and Insights from the Launch of IGCC’s Climate-Democracy Incubator
Jump to a specific topic: Introduction | Christina Schneider, UC San Diego Negotiating Trade-Offs at…
Three Years of War in Ukraine
Lindsay: I’m Lindsay Shingler, and you’re listening to Talking Policy. Three years have passed since…
Could a U.S. Peace Initiative Backfire in Ukraine?
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine is nearing its third anniversary, and the humanitarian toll has…
Beyond the Headlines on DeepSeek’s Sputnik Moment: A Conversation with Jimmy Goodrich
The release of DeepSeek-R1 rattled markets at the end of January. What’s the real story…
Terrorists Answer Verbal Attacks with Violence
After an Islamic State group-inspired attack in New Orleans killed 14 people on New Year’s Day 2025,…
How Global Graft Networks and Media Warfare Sustain Autocracy
In Autocracy, Inc., the journalist and historian Anne Applebaum reports on the fate of a…
Martial Law and the Future of U.S.-ROK Relations
Seoul is at a critical moment. Key government offices, including the president, prime minister, head…
How “America First” Aids China’s Global Influence
The United States and China are facing off in a global competition for hearts and…
Violent Boomerang: Hamas and the Question of (Uncivil) Disobedience
On October 7, 2023, Hamas attacked Israel, killing 1,200 civilians and soldiers and capturing 250…