Podcast appearances and mentions of Stephen Walt

In this episode of Reaganism, host Roger Zakheim sits down with Dr. Daniel Samet who is the George P. Shultz Fellow at the Ronald Reagan Institute, and the author of the new book, U.S. Defense Policy toward Israel: A Cold War History. The conversation explores the core thesis of Dr. Samet's book, which directly challenges the claims made in John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt's The Israel Lobby. Rather than attributing U.S. Middle East policy to undue influence by a pro-Israel lobby, Dr. Samet argues that American defense policy toward Israel has been driven primarily by national interest and strategic considerations—particularly during the Cold War. Drawing from extensive archival research, Dr. Samet finds that lobbying efforts appear rarely in the historical record. Instead, U.S. presidents from Truman through Reagan made decisions based on national security, geopolitical strategy, and the containment of the Soviet Union.

In Episode 426 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Stephen Walt, Professor of International Affairs at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, about American grand strategy, the Trump Doctrine of Coercive Primacy, and the implications of Washington's new Gunboat Diplomacy in the Middle East. Stephen is a prominent member of the realist school in international relations. He's been a long-time critic of American adventurism and an advocate for a more restrained approach to U.S. foreign policy. In the first hour, Stephen provides his assessment of recent events in the Middle East, how U.S. policy in the region improves or worsens America's global position, and what we can say with certainty about the Trump administration's approach to foreign policy. In the second hour, he and Demetri discuss: (1) America's policy in the Middle East (2) Iranian intentions and the potential for regime change (3) Solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (4) American grand strategy (5) The long-awaited U.S. pivot to Asia that has failed to fully materialize Subscribe to our premium content—including our premium feed, episode transcripts, and Intelligence Reports—by visiting HiddenForces.io/subscribe. If you'd like to join the conversation and become a member of the Hidden Forces Genius community—with benefits like Q&A calls with guests, exclusive research and analysis, in-person events, and dinners—you can also sign up on our subscriber page at HiddenForces.io/subscribe. If you enjoyed today's episode of Hidden Forces, please support the show by: Subscribing on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Stitcher, SoundCloud, CastBox, or via our RSS Feed Writing us a review on Apple Podcasts & Spotify Joining our mailing list at https://hiddenforces.io/newsletter/ Producer & Host: Demetri Kofinas Editor & Engineer: Stylianos Nicolaou Subscribe and support the podcast at https://hiddenforces.io. Join the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter at @hiddenforcespod Follow Demetri on Twitter at @Kofinas Episode Recorded on 06/25/2025

The scope of Trump's assault on Harvard ... What Trump demanded from Harvard ... What makes certain universities vulnerable ... Ideology and “viewpoint diversity” at Harvard ... Trump's attacks on media and cultural institutions ... The costs of lost research ... How woke was Harvard? ... Antisemitism and philosemitism at Harvard ... Steve's new FP piece on the importance of global rules (Heading to Overtime) ...

The scope of Trump's assault on Harvard ... What Trump demanded from Harvard ... What makes certain universities vulnerable ... Ideology and “viewpoint diversity” at Harvard ... Trump's attacks on media and cultural institutions ... The costs of lost research ... How woke was Harvard? ... Antisemitism and philosemitism at Harvard ... Steve's new FP piece on the importance of global rules (Heading to Overtime) ...

How to Ruin a Country | From a Nation of Immigrants to a Nation of Hate, Xenophobia, Exclusion and Cruelty | An Inside Look Into the Fateful Campaign That Brought Back Trump to Finish Off America Host: Ian Masters Producer: Graham FitzGibbon Assistant Producer: Asher Price

We’re looking for our American place in what can feel like a new world order, with Stephen Walt, our first and favorite so-called realist in the foreign policy game—realists being the people who steer by ...

La suppression du statut de protection temporaire (TPS) pour les Vénézuéliens aux États-Unis plonge des milliers de migrants dans l'incertitude. Comment cette communauté se prépare à de possibles expulsions ? Nous en avons parlé avec certains d'entre eux. Hector Arguizones, président de l'association VIA (Venezuelans and Immigrants Aid), tente d'apporter des réponses à travers des visioconférences très suivies. Il alerte sur les conséquences dramatiques de cette suppression : près de 300 000 personnes risquent l'expulsion vers le Venezuela, un pays où la situation ne cesse de se dégrader, notamment en matière d'économie, de santé et de sécurité, particulièrement pour les opposants politiques. Pourtant, l'administration Trump justifie sa décision en affirmant que les conditions au Venezuela se sont améliorées, un constat vivement contesté par la communauté vénézuélienne aux États-Unis.Face à cette situation, Nicolas Maduro appelle ses compatriotes à rentrer au Venezuela, mais la majorité des migrants refuse cette option. Certains envisagent même de quitter les États-Unis par leurs propres moyens, faute de passeport ou de visa pour un autre pays. Le désespoir est palpable : certains songent à traverser illégalement la frontière mexicaine, malgré les risques encourus. En attendant l'expiration officielle du TPS le 7 avril, les Vénézuéliens multiplient les demandes d'asile pour tenter d'éviter l'expulsion, tandis que les visioconférences d'Hector Arguizones restent un ultime recours pour obtenir des réponses et du soutien. Un dossier réalisé par Lila Olkinuora.Au Venezuela, la presse d'opposition alerte sur la situation des prisonniers politiquesSelon l'ONG Foro Penal, citée par El Nacional, plus de 1 000 personnes sont encore détenues pour s'être opposées au régime chaviste, notamment après la réélection de Nicolás Maduro en juin 2024, jugée illégitime selon elles. La mère d'un jeune détenu affirme dans le journal que les autorités l'ont menacée afin qu'elle ne se mobilise pas pour son fils, sous peine de représailles contre ce dernier. Elle évoque également la difficulté de trouver des médicaments pour le traitement de son fils, qui ne reçoit visiblement aucune aide médicale en prison.Malgré les menaces et les intimidations des autorités, les familles continuent à manifester pour exiger la libération de leurs proches.Les États-Unis suppriment des programmes soutenant l'opposition aux régimes autoritaires Aux États-Unis, les coupes budgétaires se poursuivent. Le département d'État a brusquement annulé des programmes d'aide à l'étranger qui soutiennent des militants de l'opposition en Amérique Latine. D'après le Miami Herald, ces projets concernaient les prisonniers politiques à Cuba, les groupes religieux s'opposant au président nicaraguayen Daniel Ortega et des militants anti Maduro au Venezuela. Les financements de ces groupes ont été annulés parce que le département d'État a conclu qu'ils n'étaient pas dans « l'intérêt national » des États-Unis.Une nouvelle politique étrangère américaine« La destruction de l'U.S.A.I.D. La menace de faire du Canada le 51è État. L'humiliation de l'Ukraine. Que se passe-t-il avec la politique étrangère américaine ? », s'interroge le New York Times. Est-elle désormais motivée par la cupidité personnelle de Donald Trump ou par son penchant pour les dictateurs ? Selon le New York Times, ce qui pousse le président à ces changements radicaux, « ce n'est pas la richesse ou l'idéologie d'un pays, mais sa puissance. Il croit dans la domination des faibles et dans la déférence à l'égard des forts. C'est une stratégie vieille comme le monde. On l'appelle le réalisme ».En fait, tout part de l'idée que l'ordre mondial international libéral n'a été possible que grâce à la puissance militaire des États-Unis et que les Américains ne veulent plus payer la facture. C'est le constat dressé par cette administration et dont elle a tiré les conséquences, poursuit le New York Times. Il s'agit d'un réalisme grossier, non stratégique, un « réalisme néandertalien », selon la formule du politologue Stephen Walt. « Les réalistes en relations internationales voient le monde comme un endroit brutal et anarchique. Pour eux, la sécurité ne vient pas de la promotion de la démocratie et de la mise en place des règles internationales mais du fait d'être le plus fort des tyrans - et d'éviter les batailles avec d'autres tyrans. Dans cette logique, Donald Trump veut éviter une guerre avec la Russie. Cela signifie qu'il faudra endurcir nos cœurs face à la détresse de l'Ukraine », écrit le New York Times.Haïti : comment le gouvernement a négocié avec les gangs la réouverture d'un hôpitalC'est une enquête réalisée par le journal en ligne AyiboPost et dont nous parlons avec l'auteur Fenel Pélissier. Il nous parle des négociations que les autorités ont menées avec des gangs pour rouvrir l'Hôpital de Chancerelles au cœur de Cité Soleil. Journal de la 1èreLancement réussi de la fusée Ariane 6 en Guyane.

Harvard Kennedy School's Stephen Walt and the McCain Institute's Executive Director Evelyn Farkas join us to debate and discuss what a good peace deal for Ukraine would look like, Russia's imperialist ambitions, and how Trump's reverence towards strongmen like Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping are remaking the world order and challenging America's longstanding alliances.

The 1990s were a decade of transformation and optimism. Teenagers were listening to grunge rock and hip hop on their walkmans. Flannels and jean jackets became staples of ‘90s fashion. And seemingly without warning, the Cold War was over, the Soviet Union had dissolved, and the United States emerged as the sole superpower. Today's world seems more dangerous and competitive than that of 30 years ago. So how did we get here? In this episode of None Of The Above, the Institute for Global Affairs' Mark Hannah revisits some of the most pivotal events of the 1990s with the help of Stephen Walt, a professor of international relations at Harvard University. They discuss promises and follies of America's efforts to shape the new world order. Former NPR correspondent Deborah Amos and retired ambassador Thomas Pickering also provide personal insights and commentary.

Controversies in Church History is back! The first episode of 2025 is a review of the books I've been reading the past year, featuring some interesting works on theology and liturgy with a side dollop of nothing-to-do-with-Catholicism-in-particular. If you like hearing someone's else's opinions about books you've never read, this is the episode for you. Also, I preview upcoming episodes and lament how behind I am on book reviews. Cheers! Books Discussed: 1. Peter Kwasniewski, Treasuring the Goods of Marriage in a Throwaway Society 2. Abbé Claude Barthe, A Forest of Symbols: the Traditional Mass and its Meaning 3. Peter Kwasniewski, Ultramontanism and Tradition: the Role of Papal Authority in the Catholic Church 4. Erick Ybarra, The Papacy: Revisiting the Debate Between Catholic and Orthodox 5. Evelyn Waugh, Men at Arms (Sword of Honor Trilogy #1) 6. Tim Blanning, The Romantic Revolution 7. Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning 8. David Grann, The Wager: a Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder 9. Fawwaz Traboulsi, A History of Modern Lebanon 10. Augustus Richard Norton, Hezbollah: a Short History 11. John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt, The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy 12. Ilan Pappé, The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine 13. Ilan Pappé, A Very Short History of the Israel-Palestine Conflict 14. Ronen Bergman, Rise and Kill First: the Secret History of Israel's Targeted Assassination Program

01:00 Yes, you're going to be replaced by AI, https://www.aporiamagazine.com/p/yes-youre-going-to-be-replaced 23:00 Let the great American debate begin, https://www.thefp.com/p/martin-gurri-the-great-american-debate-begins-again-trump-biden 30:00 2nd Edition: Predisposed: Liberals, Conservatives, and the Biology of Political Differences, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=154845 36:00 LA mayor Karen Bass in trouble, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7t3plXaLw9o 40:00 Intensity of communal feeling requires a sacrifice of freedom 1:02:00 This Could Be Peak Trump by Stephen Walt, https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/01/27/this-could-be-peak-trump/ 1:06:45 The Inauguration Bishop, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa27hSBlK38 1:08:00 Trump Can't Escape the Laws of Political Gravity by Eliot A. Cohen, https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/01/trump-cant-escape-laws-political-gravity/681474/ 1:16:00 Beware the Weepy Influencers: People crying their hearts out online are selling intimacy—but the emptiest kind. https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2025/01/mcvulnerability-crying-tiktok-youtube-instagram-influencers/681475/ 1:23:00 Is hereditarian research "abhorrent"?, https://www.aporiamagazine.com/p/podcast-is-the-new-article-by-the 1:18:00 Media's ICE Hoax, Vance's Masterclass on CBS, & Trump vs Bass, w/ Steve Bannon & Batya Ungar-Sargon, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgZ3_RW7NM0 1:36:00 The NFL has rigged games in favor of the Kansas City Chiefs and the Swifties including yesterday's robbery of the Buffalo Bills 1:37:00 Democratic fundraiser and activist Lindy Li is shifting right, https://x.com/lindyli 1:44:30 Bill Burr's No-Holds-Barred Take on NFL's Role in Chiefs' Refs Favoritism | The Rich Eisen Show, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBH8Pj3SPdk 1:47:40 Bill Burr says the Bills were robbed because the NFL massages things in favor of the Kansas City Chiefs 1:49:45 Kip is not a fan of Bill Burr 1:50:45 Kip is black-pilled on sports 1:52:00 The Dallas Cowboys will never anything as long as Jerry Jones is their GM 1:56:00 Forget it, Jake. China is Chinatown., https://www.stevesailer.net/p/forget-it-jake-china-is-chinatown 2:01:00 Jerry Springer documentary, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt34269065/ 2:15:00 The Trauma Code, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28106730/ https://odysee.com/@LukeFordLive, https://rumble.com/lukeford, https://dlive.tv/lukefordlivestreams Superchat: https://entropystream.live/app/lukefordlive Bitchute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/lukeford/ Soundcloud MP3s: https://soundcloud.com/luke-ford-666431593 Code of Conduct: https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=125692 http://lukeford.net Email me: lukeisback@gmail.com or DM me on Twitter.com/lukeford, Best videos: https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=143746 Support the show | https://www.streamlabs.com/lukeford, https://patreon.com/lukeford, https://PayPal.Me/lukeisback Facebook: http://facebook.com/lukecford Book an online Alexander Technique lesson with Luke: https://alexander90210.com Feel free to clip my videos. It's nice when you link back to the original.

Was muss die Welt von der zweiten Präsidentschaft von Donald Trump erwarten? Der Harvard-Professor Stephen Walt erklärt, welchen Ideen Trump in der Handels - und Außenpolitik anhängt. Wie unberechenbar ist der neue Präsident wirklich und wie viel hängt von seinem künftigen Kabinett ab?Future Discontinuous ist ein Podcast in Kooperation von FALTER und dem Institut für die Wissenschaft vom Menschen (IWM), moderiert von Misha Glenny und Eva Konzett. Hier können Sie alle Folgen von "Future Discontinuous" anhören: https://www.falter.at/podcasts/future-discontinuous Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Stephen Walt, professor of international relations at Harvard University, discusses the foreign policy implications of Trump's victory, the extent to which it represents a rejection of “Liberal Hegemony,” and why Trump failed in his first term to set U.S. foreign policy on a new course. He also discusses the bureaucratic challenges of reforming foreign policy, what to expect from Trump in the second term, and the potentially beneficial constraints of “American decline,” among other topics. Show NotesStephen M. Walt, “The 10 Foreign Policy Implications of the 2024 Election,” Foreign Policy, November 8, 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Democracy in Question? is brought to you by:• Central European University: CEU• The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: AHCD• The Podcast Company: scopeaudio Follow us on social media!• Central European University: @CEU• Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: @GVAGrad_AHDC Subscribe to the show. If you enjoyed what you listened to, you can support us by leaving a review and sharing our podcast in your networks!  GlossaryDobbs v. Jackson (24:03 or p.7 in the transcript)Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, legal decision in which the U.S. Supreme Court in June 2022 overturned two historic Supreme Court rulings, Roe v. Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey (1992), which had respectively established and affirmed a constitutional right to obtain an abortion. Specifically, Roe v. Wade had recognized a constitutional right to obtain an abortion before approximately the end of the second trimester of pregnancy (which the Court understood as the usual point of fetal viability). Caseyhad affirmed the “essential holding” of Roe, which it had described in part as “a recognition of the right of the woman to choose to have an abortion before viability and to obtain it without undue interference from the State.” As Caseyexplained, a state unduly interferes in the right to pre-viability abortion if its restrictions “impose…an undue burden on a woman's ability to make this decision” or present “a substantial obstacle to the woman's effective right to elect the procedure.” Notwithstanding Roe and Casey and other Supreme Court rulings reaffirming a constitutional right to pre-viability abortion, Mississippi, the state appellant in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, claimed that laws banning pre-viability abortion are not necessarily unconstitutional. States may “prohibit elective abortions before viability,” the state argued, “because nothing in constitutional text, structure, history, or tradition supports a right to abortion.” Dobbs drew national attention because it overturned nearly 50 years of judicial precedent and effectively enabled states to impose drastic restrictions on the availability of abortion and even to ban it completely. source 

Steve's books, The Hell of Good Intentions and The Israel Lobby ... How Israel helped spawn Hezbollah ... Why US leaders abet Israel's self-destructive behavior ... Netanyahu's longstanding opposition to a Palestinian state ... The Israeli policy that doomed Israel-Palestine relations ... Steve's writings on US foreign policy and the election ...

Steve's books, The Hell of Good Intentions and The Israel Lobby ... How Israel helped spawn Hezbollah ... Why US leaders abet Israel's self-destructive behavior ... Netanyahu's longstanding opposition to a Palestinian state ... The Israeli policy that doomed Israel-Palestine relations ... Steve's writings on US foreign policy and the election ...

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Thank you to The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard Kennedy School for supporting this episode. Visit the link below to learn more about research, ideas, and leadership programs for a more peaceful world: https://www.belfercenter.org/ -------------------- About the Episode: A realist's critique on the “failures” of the US foreign policy in the Middle East, Russia, and China—and how “we're paying the price for that in a variety of ways now.” About Luminary: Stephen Walt is a Robert and Renée Belfer Professor of International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School who has been teaching at Harvard since the 1980s. He is also a best-selling author and a columnist at ‘Foreign Policy'. Some of his popular books are “The Hell of Good Intentions: America's Foreign Policy Elite and the Decline of U.S. Primacy” (2018) and “The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy” (2007). About the Host: Gita Wirjawan is an Indonesian entrepreneur, educator, and Honorary Professor of Politics and International Relations at the School of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham. He is also a visiting scholar at The Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (APARC) at Stanford University (2022—2024) and a fellow at Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. #Endgame #GitaWirjawan #StephenWalt ------------------- Get “The Israel Lobby” on Periplus bookstore: https://www.periplus.com/p/9780374531508 -------------------- Earn a Master of Public Policy degree and be Indonesia's future narrator. More info: admissions@sgpp.ac.id https://admissions.sgpp.ac.id https://wa.me/628111522504 Visit and subscribe:  @SGPPIndonesia   @Endgame_Clips 

On this edition of Parallax Views, in 2009 a documentary came out entitled Defamation. Directed by Israeli filmmaker Yoav Shamir, the film sought to explore the phenomena of antisemitism, the perceptions of what is an isn't antisemitic, the question of whether criticism of Israel is the same as antisemitism (or, in the words of many Israel supporters "The New Antisemitism" that seeks to dress hatred of Jews up in a critique of Israeli and its policies), and related issues. The genesis of Defamation begins with Shamir's previous documentary, the equally controversial Checkpoint. Checkpoint took a "fly on the wall" approach to examining the interactions between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian citizens along the border of the occupied territories. Despite the cinema verite fly on the wall" approach of the film, some felt that it painted a slanted, negative picture of Israel that in turn led to accusations that Shamir was the "Israeli Mel Gibson". Gibson, of course, had at that point been known for having an antisemitic outburst after a DUI arrest and, before that, his 2004 film The Passion of the Christ was heavily criticized as promoting hatred of Jewish people in its depiction of Christ's death. Yoav Shamir, was surprised that anyone would call him the "Israeli Mel Gibson". He also had not experienced antisemitism himself as someone who lives in Israel. So he ventured out to embark on a journey that would take him from the Brooklyn neighborhood of Crown Heights, where race relations between Jewish and Black residents have long been troubled, to Ukraine and even Poland. He met with the Anti-Defamation League's Abe Foxman and was given unprecedented access to the Anti-Defamation League's office where he got a rare inside look of their operations. Additionally he spoke Jewish academic and noted critic of Israel Norman Finkelstein and the international relations scholar John Mearsheimer, who alongside Stephen Walt co-wrote the book The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy. And he went with a group of young Israelis to a state-funded trip to Israel in which teenaged Israelis learn about the horrors of the Holocaust in Poland. What Shamir's documentary shows, however, is up for the viewer to decide. From Shamir's purview, victimhood narratives are holding Israel, and perhaps even the Jewish people more broadly, back. However, his documentary nonetheless paints a poignant picture of all its major players and humanizes all the participants from Abe Foxman to his polar opposite Norman Finkelstein. There's moments of the film that are dramatic, but also uneasy moments of what can only be described as comedy or farce, such as when two young Israelis on the Poland trip mistakenly assume that the Polish men they approached in the street were calling them cuss words (it turns out the men simply did not know the Hebrew language and were trying to explain they didn't understand them). It's hard to describe in both the written word or even a podcast what Defamation documents. As such it is highly recommended that either before or after this podcast you view the whole documentary at Yoav Shamir's Youtube channel. You can also watch Yoav's previous documentary Checkpoint on his Youtube channel as well and that too is recommended. At the end of the conversation, we speak a bit about Yoav's latest documentary The Prophet and the Space Aliens about the Raelian UFO cult and discuss Elon Musk's retweeting of Defamation and get Yoav's thoughts on antisemites that have sought to use the film for their own agenda. We'll also discuss strife in Israel amongst it's inhabitants beyond the Palestinians. In other word: Mizrahi vs. Ashkenazi Israelis, etc. There's a lot of ground covered in this discussion and hopefully it supplements Yoav's documentaries well.

The brothers welcome Professor Stephen Walt to the show to discuss US foreign policy in the Middle East, the role of the Israel lobby in influencing US decision-making, and how all these dynamics may develop in the wake of Israel's genocidal campaign in Gaza. Watch the episode on our YouTube channel Date of recording: May 14, 2024. Follow us on our socials: X: @MakdisiStreet YouTube: @MakdisiStreet Insta: @Makdisist TikTok: @Makdisistreet Music by Hadiiiiii *You can now support Makdisi Street on Patreon! Sign up at Patreon.com/MakdisiStreet to access future bonus content, including the first (now published!) Q&A and the latest bonus episode!*  

Sean breaks down John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt's book "The Isreal Lobby" and explains why it's the best explanation he's heard of Israel's influence over the US. Join our Patreon for a bonus episode every week and access to the entire OFS archive: https://patreon.com/outforsmokes

01:00 Robert Stark interviews me about Stormy Daniels, https://robertstark.substack.com/ 05:00 My Stormy Daniels interviews, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=155046 08:00 Who is Stormy Daniels? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stormy_Daniels 27:20 Matt Pegas's new book, The Black Album, https://robertstark.substack.com/p/robert-stark-talks-to-matt-pegas 28:45 Anatoly Karlin talks about his intellectual restructuring, https://robertstark.substack.com/p/anatoly-karlin-talks-about-his-intellectual 29:20 Robert Stark talks to Constantin von Hoffmeister about Esoteric Trumpism, https://robertstark.substack.com/p/robert-stark-talks-to-constantin 31:40 Esotericism, https://robertstark.substack.com/p/robert-stark-is-interviewed-about-eab 33:00 Robert Stark on life in California 47:30 The War in Gaza and the International Context with Aaron David Miller and Stephen Walt, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fusypoWb5TA 50:00 Against sunscreen absolutism, https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/06/sun-exposure-health-benefits/678205/ 1:03:00 Resident Physicians' Exam Scores Tied to Patient Survival - New analysis finds tests for new doctors can measure what matters — the life and health of patients, https://hms.harvard.edu/news/resident-physicians-exam-scores-tied-patient-survival

On this episode of GZERO World Podcast, Ian Bremmer and Harvard Kennedy School Professor Stephen Walt discuss foreign policy differences between a second term for Biden or Trump on issues like China, Ukraine, and the Middle East. Walt argues that American foreign policy under a second Trump term wouldn't be so different from the last four years under Biden. “The daylight may not be as great as people think,” Walt tells Ian. For instance, Walt says, “It's hard to see a big change between the Trump administration's approach to the Middle East and what the Biden administration was doing up until October 7." On China, Ukraine and the Mideast, Walt doesn't see a big difference between the last two US presidents. That hasn't been Ian Bremmer's view, to say the least. Well, that sounds like the makings of a good discussion. So let's have it.Subscribe to the GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your preferred podcast platform, to receive new episodes as soon as they're published.

In this episode of the Outside the Box podcast, host Dr. Michael Desch is joined by guests Dr. John Mearsheimer and Dr. Stephen Walt to discuss the taboo surrounding the Israel lobby. They highlight the historical backdrop of anti-Semitism in the West, conspiracy theories, and the tragic events of the Holocaust that make it challenging to discuss the lobby without triggering accusations of anti-Semitism. The guests also acknowledge that the lobby itself has used accusations of anti-Semitism to marginalize and silence critics. Overall, this episode delves into the intricate dynamics of interest group politics and criticizes not only the lobby but also Israel and the U.S.-Israeli relationship. Visit NDISC: www.ndisc.nd.edu

On this episode of GZERO World Podcast, Ian Bremmer and Harvard Kennedy School Professor Stephen Walt discuss foreign policy differences between a second term for Biden or Trump on issues like China, Ukraine, and the Middle East.   Walt argues that American foreign policy under a second Trump term wouldn't be so different from the last four years under Biden. “The daylight may not be as great as people think,” Walt tells Ian. For instance, Walt says, “It's hard to see a big change between the Trump administration's approach to the Middle East and what the Biden administration was doing up until October 7." On China, Ukraine and the Mideast, Walt doesn't see a big difference between the last two US presidents.   That hasn't been Ian Bremmer's view, to say the least. Well, that sounds like the makings of a good discussion. So let's have it.  

On this episode of GZERO World Podcast, Ian Bremmer and Harvard Kennedy School Professor Stephen Walt discuss foreign policy differences between a second term for Biden or Trump on issues like China, Ukraine, and the Middle East. Walt argues that American foreign policy under a second Trump term wouldn't be so different from the last four years under Biden. “The daylight may not be as great as people think,” Walt tells Ian. For instance, Walt says, “It's hard to see a big change between the Trump administration's approach to the Middle East and what the Biden administration was doing up until October 7." On China, Ukraine and the Mideast, Walt doesn't see a big difference between the last two US presidents.That hasn't been Ian Bremmer's view, to say the least. Well, that sounds like the makings of a good discussion. So let's have it.Host: Ian BremmerGuest: Stephen Walt Subscribe to the GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your preferred podcast platform, to receive new episodes as soon as they're published.

In Part I of a series on the Israel lobby, Stephen Walt, professor of international affairs at Harvard and co-author of the book "The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy," discusses the effect of the lobby on U.S. foreign policy and the ongoing war in Gaza. The Israel lobby is an informal alliance of various interest groups that work to foster unconditional American support for Israel by pressuring Congress, the executive branch, media institutions and the academy. Professor Walt argues that this unconditional support runs counter to U.S. national interests. The consequences, which include the stalled and defunct peace process and U.S. complicity in Israel's apartheid system and “plausible genocide” in Gaza, have seriously damaged the credibility of the United States and threatened its foreign policy priorities.  Walt notes the biggest factor that explains the continuining overwhelming support in the U.S. Congress for Israel's war in Gaza  is the  Israel lobby. Backing for Israel's military campaign continues in Washington despite domestic and international pressure to end the war,  which is devastating Gaza and has killed 31,000 people. Subsequent episodes in the new UIP series will examine how the Israel lobby started and evolved, how it operates and why it is so effective.

The relationship between the United States and Israel is hugely significant – but it's under serious strain. Is President Joe Biden going to be pushed to rethink some long-held positions regarding this connection? Stephen Walt, professor of international relations at Harvard University and author of The Hell of Good Intentions: America's Foreign Policy Elite and the Decline of U.S. Primacy, tells Gavin Esler how Biden might end up revising his stance.  • “The U.S. is absolutely vital to Israel. They have provided billions of dollars in aid, as well as diplomatic protection.” – Professor Stephen Walt  • “What makes it a ‘special relationship' is that the U.S. provides all of this support pretty much unconditionally, no matter what Israel does... but this is a strategic liability for the U.S. now.” – Professor Stephen Walt  • “What Israel is currently doing in Gaza is completely inconsistent with American values... this war makes Biden look either clueless or heartless.” – Professor Stephen Walt  www.patreon.com/bunkercast  Written and Presented by Gavin Esler. Produced by: Eliza Davis Beard. Audio production: Simon Williams. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Music by Kenny Dickinson. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The United States' support for Israel's war on Gaza makes the country look ineffectual and hypocritical to the rest of the world, according to Harvard University professor Stephen Walt, co-author of The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy.Walt tells host Steve Clemons that Israel and the US-Israel relationship have changed over the decades, but US President Joe Biden is holding on to a view of Israel formed in the West in the 1970s.By rejecting a ceasefire, the US looks like it "encourages conflict" instead of being a peacemaker, Walt argues, especially since Israel has no political strategy for resolving the Palestinian question.

01:00 NYT: Secret Synagogue Tunnel Sets Off Altercation That Leads to 9 Arrests, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=153880 05:00 Why the Chabad tunnels? https://forward.com/fast-forward/575646/chabad-lubavitch-headquarters-770-tunnel-rebbe-messiah/ 06:00 770 Chabad altercation, https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/09/nyregion/tunnel-synagogue-chabad-lubavitch.html 08:00 Tunnels talk fuels anti-semitism, https://forward.com/opinion/575722/chabad-tunnels-antisemitism-twitter/ 11:00 Tunnels news, https://forward.com/fast-forward/575646/chabad-lubavitch-headquarters-770-tunnel-rebbe-messiah/ 42:45 Israel's War, Biden's War | Robert Wright & Stephen Walt, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVD7h0vWbR8 55:40 Genocide in Gaza: Dimensions of an Unfolding Catastrophe, Featuring John J. Mearsheimer, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqxeqfgPzVc 1:01:15 Hamas's objectives are within grasp | Aaron David Miller 1:19:40 Jewish tunnels with @doooovid, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMwTosMB_iU 1:28:00 Rethinking diabetes, https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/rethinking-diabetes-review-beyond-insulin-c267e33a?mod=books_news_article_pos3 1:39:20 Amy Wax Versus the “Midwit Gynocrats", https://www.richardhanania.com/p/amy-wax-versus-the-midwit-gynocrats 1:41:00 Amy Wax: The Woke and the Asleep, https://www.theamericanconservative.com/the-woke-and-the-asleep/ 1:49:40 Douglas Murray: Can indulgent dinner conversation save OUR civilisation?, https://decoding-the-gurus.captivate.fm/episode/douglas-murray-can-indulgent-dinner-conversation-save-our-civilisation 1:52:00 Derbyshire: Murray, however, is a literary intellectual with no science, so he does not pursue this line of inquiry., https://www.unz.com/jderbyshire/no-decent-answers-on-douglas-murrays-the-strange-death-of-europe/ 1:58:00 Douglas Murray's book "The War on the West" is astoundingly bad, https://www.reddit.com/r/samharris/comments/woq96v/douglas_murrays_book_the_war_on_the_west_is/ 2:50:00 Elliott Blatt joins 3:24:10 Colin Liddell joins 3:42:00 Deconstructing A Ridiculous George Steiner Interview, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=113343 3:53:20 Stoicism's Major Flaw, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuLZYg2UFK8 https://prettycolors.bandcamp.com/track/kitchen-disco 3:56:00 Movies that move me include Cinema Paradiso, A Perfect World, Hilary & Jackie, Legends of the Fall 4:13:00 The good sides of Ebenezer Scrooge, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Christmas_Carol The blogosphere and its enemies: the case of oophorectomy, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=140227 https://www.richardhanania.com/p/amy-wax-versus-the-midwit-gynocrats Collision of Power: Trump, Bezos, and the Washington Post, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=153758 Populism, Neoconservatism & Lessons in the Application of Power, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=153654

How the Gaza war harms US interests ... How the Gaza war harms Israel's interests ... Could Biden get Israel to wind down the war? ... Biden's complex political calculus on Israel ... The Israel lobby: what it is and what it does ... How elements of the lobby intimidate critics of Israel ... Heading to Overtime ...

How the Gaza war harms US interests ... How the Gaza war harms Israel's interests ... Could Biden get Israel to wind down the war? ... Biden's complex political calculus on Israel ... The Israel lobby: what it is and what it does ... How elements of the lobby intimidate critics of Israel ... Heading to Overtime ...

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Realism has been the dominant theory of international relations since its conception, and within the realist school, the balance of power theory is a core tenet and posits that in order to survive as independent entities in an anarchic system, states are compelled to increase their power and balance against a potential hegemon. This theory … Continue reading Realism and Balance of Threat with Dr. Stephen Walt

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Decades of misguided strategy have wreaked havoc on the region, even before Hamas's recent attack on Israel and the Israeli response in Gaza, according to Harvard University Professor Stephen Walt.Global powers have allowed the status quo to fester. Washington still publicly calls for a two-state solution even though developments in the region have rendered this policy obsolete. Meanwhile, Israel believed it could keep a lid on Gaza indefinitely as it pursues its settlement policy in the West Bank.So what can we expect now? Join host Steve Clemons in this wide-ranging discussion with one of the top US political scientists.

Democracy promotion has long been a key component of U.S. foreign policy, but this objective has become increasingly more complex in recent years. On the one hand, democracy promotion is now a more pressing goal than ever before, as democracies around the world face a multitude of domestic and international threats. On the other hand, many have argued that the United States is no longer in a position to promote its values abroad based on the decline of its own democratic institutions. Should the U.S. make democracy promotion a foreign policy priority in the coming years? And how should it go about protecting its stake in democracy at home and abroad? Today we are joined by Danielle Pletka, Senior Fellow in Foreign and Defense Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute, and Stephen Walt, Robert and Renée Belfer Professor of International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School.Follow us at:Network2020.orgTwitter: @Network2020LinkedIn: Network 20/20Facebook: @network2020Instagram: @network_2020Interlude music: Grave Blow, Kevin MacLeodCC BY 3.0 (http://goo.gl/BlcHZR)Follow us at:Network2020.orgTwitter: @Network2020LinkedIn: Network 20/20Facebook: @network2020Instagram: @network_2020

Ukraine is in ruins. Casualties are piling up on both sides. And western sanctions don't seem to be working. As the war between Russia and Ukraine enters its 20th month, experts fear that a negotiated settlement will not be reached anytime soon. On this Munk Dialogue, we're joined by one of the world's leading realist thinkers in international relations, Stephen Walt, to talk about some surprising developments that have emerged from this conflict, and why it could drag on for much longer than anyone had anticipated. SOURCES: PBS, ABC News   The host of the Munk Debates is Rudyard Griffiths - @rudyardg.   Tweet your comments about this episode to @munkdebate or comment on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/munkdebates/ To sign up for a weekly email reminder for this podcast, send an email to podcast@munkdebates.com.   To support civil and substantive debate on the big questions of the day, consider becoming a Munk Member at https://munkdebates.com/membership Members receive access to our 10+ year library of great debates in HD video, a free Munk Debates book, newsletter and ticketing privileges at our live events. This podcast is a project of the Munk Debates, a Canadian charitable organization dedicated to fostering civil and substantive public dialogue - https://munkdebates.com/ Senior Producer: Ricki Gurwitz Editor: Kieran Lynch  

This week, Rosa Brooks of the Georgetown Law Center guest hosts for David Rothkopf. She is joined by Ed Luce of the Financial Times, David Sanger of the New York Time and Stephen Walt of Harvard's Kennedy School to discuss their takes on Secretary Blinken's China visit as well as Prime Minister Modi's upcoming visit to the United States. What should we make of Biden recent comments calling Xi Jinping a dictator? Does the US need India more than India needs the US? Tune in to find out. Plus, Stephen Walt discusses his piece on Henry Kissinger as the former Secretary of State recently turned 100. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Rosa Brooks of the Georgetown Law Center guest hosts for David Rothkopf. She is joined by Ed Luce of the Financial Times, David Sanger of the New York Time and Stephen Walt of Harvard's Kennedy School to discuss their takes on Secretary Blinken's China visit as well as Prime Minister Modi's upcoming visit to the United States. What should we make of Biden recent comments calling Xi Jinping a dictator? Does the US need India more than India needs the US? Tune in to find out. Plus, Stephen Walt discusses his piece on Henry Kissinger as the former Secretary of State recently turned 100. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The U.S. has an extensive history of foreign interventions, from clandestine coups to decades-long wars. But according to political scientist Stephen Walt, it's time for a new kind of American foreign policy, one that recognizes the costs—and unintended consequences—of our campaigns abroad.Binge all episodes early and ad-free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free listening. Available in the Wondery App https://wondery.app.link/americanscandalSupport us by supporting our sponsors!Audible: New members can try Audible free for 30 days. Visit Audible.com/AS or text AS to 500500.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Originally Aired: December 3, 2021 Big tech today rivals in influence many nation states. Even the largest and most powerful countries are debating how to contain and control tech giants who have the ability to influence their politics, their economies and their standing in the world. To explore how the coming power struggle between big technology firms and nation states will play out, we present a debate between the Eurasia Group's Ian Bremer and Stephen Walt of Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government. It's a thought provoking and enlightening discussion. Don't miss this special edition of Deep State Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally Aired: December 3, 2021 Big tech today rivals in influence many nation states. Even the largest and most powerful countries are debating how to contain and control tech giants who have the ability to influence their politics, their economies and their standing in the world. To explore how the coming power struggle between big technology firms and nation states will play out, we present a debate between the Eurasia Group's Ian Bremer and Stephen Walt of Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government. It's a thought provoking and enlightening discussion. Don't miss this special edition of Deep State Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Biden is halfway through his Presidency and to look back on the good and bad of the last two years, David Rothkopf talks with Kori Schake of the American Enterprise Institute, David Sanger of the New York Times, and Stephen Walt from the Harvard Kennedy School. What were the President's missteps and successes? What issues are mostly missed by the media? What are we hoping for in 2023 and beyond? Find out during this thought-provoking episode. Join us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eric and Eliot welcome Georgetown Professor Emeritus Robert Lieber to discuss his new book, Indispensable Nation. They discuss the nature of the "rules-based" international order, the unique role that U.S. policy plays in sustaining the order, the true disruptive challenges to the order, the nature of political opposition to a robust U.S. foreign policy, political "realism" and its flaws, as well as the increasing challenges for teaching of international relations in the academy. Shield of the Republic is a Bulwark podcast co-sponsored by the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia. Email us with your feedback at shieldoftherepublic@gmail.com. Eliot's “Cut the Baloney Realism” or “Stop Talking About Talking" (https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/11/russia-ukraine-negotations-mark-milley/672198/) Robert Lieber's Indispensable Nation (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B5MH82TV/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0) Robert Lieber's Retreat And Its Consequences (https://www.amazon.com/Retreat-its-Consequences-American-Foreign/dp/1316506711) Team America: World Police Hans Blix Scene (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TEvacFETvM) Andrey Sushentsov and William Wohlforth's "The tragedy of US–Russian relations: NATO centrality and the revisionists' spiral” (https://www.proquest.com/docview/2405756420) John Mearsheimer's Revealing Interview With The New Yorker (https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/john-mearsheimer-on-putins-ambitions-after-nine-months-of-war) “Yes, It's Anti-Semitic:” Eliot's Review of The Israel Lobby by John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt (https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/2006/04/05/yes-its-anti-semitic/e7de5f13-60d5-4567-9090-8d24c8237801/) Robert Lieber's Review of John Mearsheimer's The Tragedy of Great Power Politics (https://www.psqonline.org/article.cfm?IDArticle=14655) Eric and David Kramer's “Now Is Not the Time to Negotiate with Putin” (https://www.thebulwark.com/now-is-not-the-time-to-negotiate-with-putin/) Eric and David Kramer's “Don't Go Wobbly on Ukraine" (https://www.americanpurpose.com/articles/dont-go-wobbly-on-ukraine/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Eric and Eliot welcome Georgetown Professor Emeritus Robert Lieber to discuss his new book, Indispensable Nation. They discuss the nature of the "rules-based" international order, the unique role that U.S. policy plays in sustaining the order, the true disruptive challenges to the order, the nature of political opposition to a robust U.S. foreign policy, political "realism" and its flaws, as well as the increasing challenges for teaching of international relations in the academy. Shield of the Republic is a Bulwark podcast co-sponsored by the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia. Email us with your feedback at shieldoftherepublic@gmail.com. Eliot's “Cut the Baloney Realism” or “Stop Talking About Talking" (https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/11/russia-ukraine-negotations-mark-milley/672198/) Robert Lieber's Indispensable Nation (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B5MH82TV/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0) Robert Lieber's Retreat And Its Consequences (https://www.amazon.com/Retreat-its-Consequences-American-Foreign/dp/1316506711) Team America: World Police Hans Blix Scene (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TEvacFETvM) Andrey Sushentsov and William Wohlforth's "The tragedy of US–Russian relations: NATO centrality and the revisionists' spiral” (https://www.proquest.com/docview/2405756420) John Mearsheimer's Revealing Interview With The New Yorker (https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/john-mearsheimer-on-putins-ambitions-after-nine-months-of-war) “Yes, It's Anti-Semitic:” Eliot's Review of The Israel Lobby by John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt (https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/2006/04/05/yes-its-anti-semitic/e7de5f13-60d5-4567-9090-8d24c8237801/) Robert Lieber's Review of John Mearsheimer's The Tragedy of Great Power Politics (https://www.psqonline.org/article.cfm?IDArticle=14655) Eric and David Kramer's “Now Is Not the Time to Negotiate with Putin” (https://www.thebulwark.com/now-is-not-the-time-to-negotiate-with-putin/) Eric and David Kramer's “Don't Go Wobbly on Ukraine" (https://www.americanpurpose.com/articles/dont-go-wobbly-on-ukraine/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In Episode 248 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with professors of international relations John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt. Professor Mearsheimer is the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago and the author of multiple books including “The Tragedy of Great Power Politics,” “Why Leaders Lie,” and “The Great Delusion: Liberal Dreams and International Realities.” Professor Walt is the Robert and Renee Belfer Professor of International Affairs at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. He is also the author of several books including “Revolution and War,” “Taming American Power: The Global Response to U.S. Primacy,” and most recently “The Hell of Good Intentions.” They both have appeared separately on the podcast before: professor Walt for a conversation on the decline of US primacy and professor Mearsheimer on the power of nationalism in international affairs. They are also both prominent members of the so-called “realist school” and their views have often run counter to the prevailing orthodoxy in Washington, which one could broadly characterize as interventionist. John Mearsheimer especially has gained attention for his views on Ukraine, which went viral after the recent Russian invasion. Just one of his videos on YouTube alone has been seen over 26 million times. Demetri asks him about that experience, why he thinks his views have resonated so strongly with the public, and if there's a connection between peoples' views on Ukraine and their positions on the larger culture wars that seem to be dividing so many of us in Western societies today. Of course, the conversation veers well beyond Ukraine, which is just the touching off point for a much larger discussion about the future of great power competition, the endurance of the alliance between Russia and China, America's pivot to Asia, and how Russia's invasion of Ukraine could actually make that easier, and what should the goals of American foreign policy be. You can access the full episode, transcript, and intelligence report to this conversation by going directly to the episode page at HiddenForces.io and clicking on "premium extras." All subscribers gain access to our premium feed, which can be easily added to your favorite podcast application. If you enjoyed listening to today's episode of Hidden Forces you can help support the show by doing the following: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts | YouTube | Spotify | Stitcher | SoundCloud | CastBox | RSS Feed Write us a review on Apple Podcasts & Spotify Subscribe to our mailing list at https://hiddenforces.io/newsletter/ Producer & Host: Demetri Kofinas Editor & Engineer: Stylianos Nicolaou Subscribe & Support the Podcast at https://hiddenforces.io Join the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter at @hiddenforcespod Follow Demetri on Twitter at @Kofinas Episode Recorded on 05/10/2022

In Episode 248 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with professors of international relations John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt. Professor Mearsheimer is the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago and the author of multiple books including “The Tragedy of Great Power Politics,” “Why Leaders Lie,” and “The Great Delusion: Liberal Dreams and International Realities.” Professor Walt is the Robert and Renee Belfer Professor of International Affairs at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. He is also the author of several books including “Revolution and War,” “Taming American Power: The Global Response to U.S. Primacy,” and most recently “The Hell of Good Intentions.” They both have appeared separately on the podcast before: professor Walt for a conversation on the decline of US primacy and professor Mearsheimer on the power of nationalism in international affairs. They are also both prominent members of the so-called “realist school” and their views have often run counter to the prevailing orthodoxy in Washington, which one could broadly characterize as interventionist. John Mearsheimer especially has caught flak for his views on Ukraine, which went viral after the recent Russian invasion. Just one of his videos on YouTube alone has been seen over 26 million times. Demetri asks him about that experience, why he thinks his views have resonated so strongly with the public, and if there's a connection between peoples' views on Ukraine and their positions on the larger culture wars that seem to be dividing so many of us in Western societies today. Of course, the conversation veers well beyond Ukraine, which is just the touching off point for a much larger discussion about the future of great power competition, the endurance of the alliance between Russia and China, America's pivot to Asia and how Russia's invasion of Ukraine could actually make that easier, and what should the goals of American foreign policy be. You can access the full episode, transcript, and intelligence report to this conversation by going directly to the episode page at HiddenForces.io and clicking on "premium extras." All subscribers gain access to our premium feed, which can be easily added to your favorite podcast application. If you enjoyed listening to today's episode of Hidden Forces you can help support the show by doing the following: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts | YouTube | Spotify | Stitcher | SoundCloud | CastBox | RSS Feed Write us a review on Apple Podcasts & Spotify Subscribe to our mailing list at https://hiddenforces.io/newsletter/ Producer & Host: Demetri Kofinas Editor & Engineer: Stylianos Nicolaou Subscribe & Support the Podcast at https://hiddenforces.io Join the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter at @hiddenforcespod Follow Demetri on Twitter at @Kofinas Episode Recorded on 05/10/2022