The United States has exploited strategic networks and dependencies to its advantage in foreign policy. As the international system has transformed, more countries seek to play at the game of “weaponized interdependence.” Abe Newman and Leonard Schütte join this episode of The Zeitgeist to discuss the convergence of economic influence and national security policy internationally and how the United States’ allies, particularly in Europe, have struggled to react to this new landscape.
Weaponized Interdependence: How Global Economic Networks Shape State Coercion
Underground Empire: How America Weaponized the World Economy
Further Back to the Future: Neo-Royalism, the Trump Administration, and the Emerging International System

Host
Jeff Rathke, President, AGI
Guests
Abraham Newman , Professor and John Powers Chair in International Business Diplomacy; Director, BMW Center for German and European Studies, Georgetown University
Leonard Schütte, International Security Program Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School