James Acton gives 50% odds of an Iranian nuke in 3 years and tells U.S. negotiators what to prioritize.
Jun 26
1 hr 7 min
A Mandarin-speaking U.S. general gives a step-by-step scenario for the war that no one wants.
Jun 12
56 min
Marwan Muasher makes sense of a disordered region and the coming crisis that’s even bigger than war.
Jun 5
1 hr 5 min
A Stanford student’s new book critiques the tech industry’s deep ties with the university.
May 22
57 min
Sasha Prokopenko on a regime without rules, DIY drone defense, Internet shutdowns, and Prigozhin’s legacy.
May 15
50 min
Javier Corrales on Rubio vs. Trump, Castro vs. Diaz-Canel, and economic weakness vs. political endurance.
May 8
50 min
On this episode of The World Unpacked, Nick Pickles joined host Jon Bateman to explore the brewing authenticity crisis, the geopolitics of privacy, and the surprising legacy of a 1993 New Yorker cartoon.
May 1
58 min
A new book on Elon Musk’s post-neoliberal worldview and his historic fusion of tech and power.
Apr 24
47 min
Tom Carothers on Magyar, MAGA, and how electoral autocracy exhausts itself.
Apr 14
1 hr
How AI, new media, and polarization are changing the “idea sector” in the U.S. and beyond.
Apr 10
43 min
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