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Episode 160: Kremlinology and the Free Speech Conundrum

March 29, 2017, 7:28 am
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The Kremlin Intrigue Behind the Anti-Corruption Protests
Damir Marusic & Karina Orlova

How Not to Defend Free Speech
Martha Bayles

Good evening, listeners! We have an excellent show for you today.

First, TAI Executive Editor (and TAI Podcast producer) Damir Marusic makes his debut appearance on the show to discuss Russia’s recent anti-corruption protests, and why this story is more about Kremlin intrigue than a populist uprising.

Then, Martha Bayles, who teaches at Boston College and is a visiting scholar at the Hudson Institute, takes a look at the thorny issue of free speech on campuses today, making the case for a need to rely more on civility than legal action.

Be sure to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, where you can leave a review, and follow Damir Marusic @dmarusic, Martha Bayles @BaylesMartha, and Richard Aldous @RJAldous on Twitter.

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Episode 161: Iran Contra, Oliver North, and Paul Manafort

April 4, 2017, 2:23 pm
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My Pivotal Role in Iran Contra
Roger Gran Harrison

Good evening, listeners! We have another great episode for you this week as host Richard Aldous speaks with Roger Gran Harrison his role in the Iran Contra drama.

Roger Gran Harrison was Ambassador to Jordan under President George H.W. Bush, and he speaks with Richard about what the Iran Contra scandal was about, describes his experience of it, and looks at how it might help us understand why Paul Manafort volunteered to testify before the House Intelligence Committee in a closed session.

Be sure to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, where you can leave a review, and follow Richard Aldous @RJAldous on Twitter.

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Episode 162: Axed Agencies and Nuclear Options

April 11, 2017, 4:42 pm
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ARPA-E On the Chopping Block
William B. Bonvillian

The Stakes of the Gorsuch Filibuster
Jason Willick

Good evening, listeners! We have an excellent episode for you this week, as host Richard Aldous speaks with William Bonvillian about Trump’s proposed elimination of ARPA-E before discussing Gorsuch and the “nuclear option” with Jason Willick.

William Bonvillian, a lecturer at MIT, discusses the value of ARPA-E (the Advanced Research Projects Agency — Energy), a 7-year old agency focused on the development of breakthrough energy technologies that has come into focus after Trump’s draft budget proposed defunding it entirely.

Then, TAI staff writer Jason Willick returns to the program to discuss the Senate Democrats’ decision to filibuster Neil Gorsuch’s Supreme Court nomination, and the Republicans’ decision to use the “nuclear option” to eliminate the filibuster for this and future Supreme Court nomination votes.

Be sure to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, where you can leave a review, and follow Jason Willick @jawillick and Richard Aldous @RJAldous on Twitter.

[EDITOR’S NOTE — At 12:10 in this week’s episode, it should be noted that Senator Lamar Alexander, not Senator Lamar Smith, supports ARPA-E.]

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Episode 163: The North Korea Problem

April 18, 2017, 2:55 pm
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The Pacific Power
Charles Edel

Good evening, listeners! We have a great episode for you this week, as host Richard Aldous speaks with Charles Edel about the volatile situation in North Korea.

Charles Edel is associate professor of strategy and policy at the U.S. Naval War College and was a special assistant to the Secretary of State on North East Asia, the South China Sea, and the Western Pacific region in the State Department’s Office of Policy Planning from 2015–17, and he joins the program to discuss what exactly is happening in North Korea, and what America’s policy options are.

Be sure to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, where you can leave a review, and follow Richard Aldous @RJAldous on Twitter.

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Episode 164: Le Pen vs. Macron, and Soros vs. Orbán

April 25, 2017, 2:58 pm
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Now It’s France’s Turn
Patrick Chamorel

Despite differences, GOP should defend Soros in Hungary
Jeffrey Gedmin and Dalibor Rohac

Good evening, listeners! We have another great episode for you this week, as host Richard Aldous speaks with Patrick Chamorel about the upcoming election in France, before discussing the thorny issue of the Central European University with Jeffrey Gedmin.

First, Patrick Chamorel, a senior resident scholar at Stanford University’s Stanford in Washington program, returns to the program to discuss the results from the most recent round of the French election, and what to expect from the Le Pen-Macron runoff.

Then, Jeffrey Gedmin, senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, senior advisor, Blue Star Strategies, and former president and CEO of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, speaks about the controversy surrounding new legislation in Hungary that would shut down the George Soros-backed Central European University in Budapest.

Be sure to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, where you can leave a review, and follow Richard Aldous @RJAldous on Twitter.

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Episode 165: Immigration Reform and Europe’s Collapsing Left

May 2, 2017, 2:26 pm
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Good evening, listeners! We have another great episode for you this week as host Richard Aldous speaks with Peter Schuck about the difficult (but not impossible!) task of immigration reform, before discussing the current state of play in French and European politics with Alina Polyakova.

First, Peter Schuck, a professor emeritus at Yale Law School, makes his debut on the podcast to discuss why immigration policy is such a tough nut to crack, and how the country might go about making serious, thoughtful changes on that front.

Then, Alina Polyakova, the director of research for Europe and Eurasia at the Atlantic Council, returns to the program to look at the upcoming French election, and what it says about where European politics are today.

Be sure to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, where you can leave a review, and follow Richard Aldous @RJAldous on Twitter.

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Episode 166: The Johnson Amendment and the Need for Nation States

May 9, 2017, 4:24 pm
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Unmuzzling the Pastors
Blake Seitz

Transatlantic Ties in a Populist Era
Michael Doran & Peter Rough

Good evening, listeners! We have another great episode for you this week, as host Richard Aldous speaks with Blake Seitz about the Johnson amendment before discussing how populist politics is affecting America’s relations with Europe.

First, Blake Seitz, assistant editor at the Washington Free Beacon, explains what the Johnson amendment is, why it matters, and why the Trump administration wants to “get rid of, and totally destroy” it.

Then, Michael Doran, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, takes a look at how Europe is grappling with rising populism, and explains why many of Trump’s domestic policy priorities are resonating across the Atlantic as well.

Be sure to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, where you can leave a review, and follow Blake Seitz @BlakeSeitz, and Richard Aldous @RJAldous on Twitter.

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Episode 167: The State of State and Legacies in Denial

May 16, 2017, 1:43 pm
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Good evening, listeners! We have another great episode for you this week, as host Richard Aldous speaks with James Jeffrey about what diplomacy can (and cannot) do, before talking with James Kirchick about former president Obama’s culpability in the deterioration of the liberal world order.

James Jeffrey is the Philip Solondz Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, and he joins the program to discuss the state of the State Department and the need for better American diplomacy.

Then, James Kirchick, author of the new book The End of Europe: Dictators, Demagogues, and the Coming Dark Age, speaks about the ways in which the Obama administration weakened the liberal world order, perhaps fatally.

Be sure to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, where you can leave a review, and follow Richard Aldous @RJAldous on Twitter.

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Episode 168: Terror, Russia, and Improbable Collusion

May 23, 2017, 2:38 pm
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Through the Mist
George Walden

Russia House (of Cards)
Kirk Bennett

Good evening, listeners! We have an excellent episode for you this week as host Richard Aldous speaks with George Walden about the recent terrorist attack in Manchester, before discussing allegations of Trump’s collusion with Russia with Kirk Bennett.

First, George Walden, a former diplomat and government minister who is now a writer, speaks with Richard about how a 59 year old autobiography of Lord Robert Vansittart can help us better understand the challenges of both ISIS and Russia in the 21st century.

Then, Kirk Bennett, a retired U.S. Foreign Service Officer who has written extensively about Russia and the post-Soviet space, returns to the podcast to discuss the implausibility of the special prosecutor Robert Mueller finding stand-up-in-court proof showing collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia in last year’s election.

Be sure to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, where you can leave a review, and follow Richard Aldous @RJAldous on Twitter.

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A Tribute to Zbigniew Brzezinski

May 27, 2017, 12:00 pm
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It is with great sadness this Memorial Day weekend that we report that Zbigniew Brzezinski has passed away.

Dr. Brzezinski was a founding editorial board member of The American Interest and a counselor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. He was the National Security Advisor to President Jimmy Carter from 1977-81. He was also a friend of the podcast, having appeared on the program to talk with host Richard Aldous twice—once in February 2015 and, most recently, in May of last year.

During that last appearance, he discussed the ongoing realignment of global power in the 21st century. Have another listen to that conversation with one of America’s most important foreign policy thinkers and practitioners.

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Episode 169: A Revolutionary Centenary and the Paris Pull Out

June 6, 2017, 2:06 pm
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Good evening, listeners! We have another great episode for you this week as host Richard Aldous speaks with our own Jamie Horgan about Trump’s latest snub of the global order before discussing the Russian revolution with Sean McMeekin.

First, Jamie Horgan, staff writer and podcast producer here at TAI, discusses the aftermath of Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris climate agreement, taking a look at what’s changed—and what hasn’t.

Then, Sean McMeekin, professor of history at Bard College, speaks with Richard about the Russian revolution (or, more accurately, the two revolutions) of 1917, and what lessons we can learn today, one hundred years later.

Be sure to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, where you can leave a review, and follow Jamie Horgan @JamieHorganAI and Richard Aldous @RJAldous on Twitter.

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Episode 170: A European Election Special

June 13, 2017, 8:20 pm
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Mayday in the UK
George Walden

The Secrets of His Success
Benjamin Haddad

Good evening, listeners! We have a European election special for you this week as host Richard Aldous speaks with George Walden about Theresa May’s bad day before discussing Macron’s ascendance with Benjamin Haddad.

First, George Walden, a former diplomat and government minister, discusses the Tories’ disastrous day at the polls late last week, and what this means for Theresa May and the UK going forward.

Then, Benjamin Haddad, a research fellow at Hudson Institute, speaks with Richard about French president Emmanuel Macron’s remarkable ascent to power, and his party’s surprising victory in Parliamentary elections over the weekend.

Be sure to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, where you can leave a review, and follow Benjamin Haddad @benjaminhaddad and Richard Aldous @RJAldous on Twitter.

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Episode 171: Scholars, Policymakers, and Surveying Syria

June 20, 2017, 3:25 pm
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Good evening, we have a great episode for you this week! First, host Richard Aldous speaks with Hal Brands about why policymakers and scholars can’t just get along, before discussing in depth the situation in Syria with Andrew Bernard.

First, Hal Brands, the Henry A. Kissinger Distinguished Professor of History at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, discusses why academics and policymakers so often disagree—and why that divide may be exaggerated by some.

Then, Andrew Bernard, staff writer here at The American Interest, speaks about the situation in Syria today. He ties in all of the disparate forces currently affecting the conflict, including Russia, the United States, Turkey, the Kurds, and more.

Be sure to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, where you can leave a review, and follow Andrew Bernard @andrewjbernie and Richard Aldous @RJAldous on Twitter.

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Episode 172: Stone and Putin

June 27, 2017, 7:56 pm
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Sympathy for the Kremlin
Sean Keeley

Good evening, listeners! We have a great episode for you this week as host Richard Aldous speaks with Sean Keeley about Oliver Stone’s recent controversial HBO interview of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

They discuss what was a flawed, self serving, but ultimately illuminating program, and one that revealed insights into both the interviewer (Oliver Stone) and interviewee (Vladimir Putin).

Be sure to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, where you can leave a review, and follow Sean Keeley @seankeeley and Richard Aldous @RJAldous on Twitter.

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Episode 173: Across The Spectrum

July 11, 2017, 7:49 pm
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Free the Spectrum!
Thomas Winslow Hazlett

Good evening, listeners! This week, our host Richard Aldous speaks with Thomas Winslow Hazlett, author of The Political Spectrum: The Tumultuous Liberation of Wireless Technology, from Herbert Hoover to the Smartphone about everything from Google’s Project Loon to why it’s so hard to get reliable and consistent cell phone reception while driving across the United States.

Be sure to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, where you can leave a review, and follow Richard Aldous @RJAldous on Twitter.

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Episode 174: Cabinet Policy and a Mourned Minaret

July 18, 2017, 1:46 pm
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Good evening, listeners! On this week’s episode, host Richard Aldous speaks with Damir Marusic about the Russia policy cobbled together by Trump’s cabinet before speaking with Rasha Al Aqeedi about the legacy of a destroyed minaret in Mosul.

First, Damir Marusic, Executive Editor of The American Interest, speaks with Richard about how Donald Trump’s cabinet has produced something of a sound approach to Russia in spite of the president himself.

Then, Rasha Al Aqeedi, a fellow at Al Mesbar Studies and Research Center in Dubai and a native of Mosul, Iraq, returns to the show to discuss how an historic minaret in Mosul, destroyed by the Islamic State, is “now being remembered for what it never was.”

Be sure to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, where you can leave a review, and follow Damir Marusic @dmarusic, Rasha Al Aqeedi @RashaAlAqeedi, and Richard Aldous @RJAldous on Twitter.

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Episode 175: Abbas, Palestine, and a Looming Zuma Dynasty

July 26, 2017, 6:16 am
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Mahmoud Abbas and the Years of Terror
Grant Rumley & Amir Tibon

The Last Palestinian: The Rise and Reign of Mahmoud Abbas
Grant Rumley and Amir Tibon

The Zuma Dynasty
Matthew Taylor King

Good evening, listeners! We have another great episode for you this week.

First, our host Richard Aldous speaks with Amir Tibon, the Washington, DC correspondent for Haaretz, about Mahmoud Abbas’s role in Palestinian politics.

Then, Matthew Taylor King, a contributing writer for The American Interest, comes on the show to discuss the potential for a Zuma dynasty in South Africa.

Be sure to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, where you can leave a review, and follow Amir Tibon @amirtibon, Matthew Taylor King @longlivethematt, and Richard Aldous @RJAldous on Twitter.

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Episode 176: Trump, Afghanistan, and India

August 22, 2017, 1:26 pm
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Good evening listeners, and welcome back to the program. We hope you had a pleasant August, and that yesterday’s eclipse somewhat made up for our extended hiatus.

We’re getting right back into the swing of things with a timely interview, as host Richard Aldous speaks with Aparna Pande about India, Afghanistan, and—who else?—Donald Trump. Pande is the Director of the Hudson Institute’s Initiative on the Future of India and South Asia, and is also a fellow at Hudson’s Center on Islam, Democracy, and the Future of the Muslim World. She is the author of the new book From Chanakya to Modi: The Evolution of India’s Foreign Policy, and on the show she traces the history of Indian foreign policy and its evolution into its current form. She discusses how Trump’s renewed focus on Afghanistan will affect (and is affected by) Prime Minister Modi’s efforts in the region.

Be sure to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, where you can leave a review, and follow Aparna Pande @Aparna_Pande and Richard Aldous @RJAldous on Twitter.

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Episode 177: A Nazi Purge and a Civil War Conundrum

August 30, 2017, 8:46 am
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Take Them All Away
Adam Garfinkle

Will the Nazi Purge Work?
Jason Willick

Greetings, listeners! We have a great episode for you this week as host Richard Aldous speaks with Adam Garfinkle about the case for taking down all Civil War memorials, before discussing the tech industry’s attempted take-down of resurgent white nationalism online.

First, TAI editor Adam Garfinkle returns to the program to discuss the poor understanding so many Americans have of the U.S. Civil War, describing it as a cross between a passion play and a comic book. Putting that in the context of the recent politicization of Confederate statues, he argues that we should be taking all of these Civil War monuments down.

Then, TAI staff writer Jason Willick tells Richard that Silicon Valley’s to quash the recent uprising of alt-right white nationalism on the internet is problematic in practice, not in theory, because tech executives aren’t up to the task.

Be sure to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, where you can leave a review, and follow Jason Willick @jawillick and Richard Aldous @RJAldous on Twitter.

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Episode 178: Talking Turkey with Henri Barkey

September 19, 2017, 3:38 pm
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How to Manage Post-Democracy Turkey
Henri J. Barkey

Good evening, listeners! On this week’s episode, host Richard Aldous speaks with Henri J. Barkey about Erdogan’s Turkey.

Henri J. Barkey is the Bernard L. and Bertha F. Cohen Professor of International Relations at Lehigh University, and he discusses with Richard how America ought to position itself towards post-democratic Turkey.

Be sure to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, where you can leave a review, and follow Henri J. Barkey @hbarkey and Richard Aldous @RJAldous on Twitter.

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