Talking Nukes, Quantum, and Innovation at IGCC’s Postdoc Conference
On May 7 in Washington, D.C., IGCC hosted the annual conference of the 2024–25 Postdoctoral…
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The India-Pakistan Crisis Reveals Shifting Geopolitical Realities
Lindsay: An attack on April 22nd in Indian-administered Kashmir ignited the most serious fighting between…
China is Militarizing—Will that Make War More Likely?
The global order is fracturing, with hot wars raging in Europe, the Middle East, and…
Cleaning Up the Global Energy System
Nicolas: Hello, my name is Nicolas Wittstock, and I will be your guest host for…
A Debate on What Liberalism Is and Isn’t
Stephan Haggard rebuttal to essay by Clifford Bob: Do international organizations made up largely of…
Will Trump’s Tariffs Make America Great?
Since President Trump’s April 2 “Liberation Day,” much has been said about the contradictions of…
Flooding the Zone—Foreign Policy Edition
First-term White House chief strategist Steve Bannon famously recommended a “muzzle velocity” of policy initiatives…
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…
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…