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Live Show! China, US Grand Strategy, and the Inequality Problem | Ep. 167
Live Show! China, US Grand Strategy, and the Inequality Problem | Ep. 167
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60 minutes
Released:
Aug 26, 2023
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Podcast episode
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I just gave a talk to a section of the New Zealand Institute of International Affairs—a great group of a couple dozen Gen Z’ers, at a nice little bar in Wellington. What started out as shooting the shit about foreign policy turned into a live show of the podcast.In this live show, I put three propositions on the table—Un-Diplomatic regulars will be at least somewhat familiar with all these themes: 1) Sino-US rivalry is not a struggle for hegemony or domination; 2) US grand strategy is one of primacy, and the requirements of primacy today conflict with the requirements of peace in Asia and the Pacific; 3) The root-cause of our problems with China is inequality—at multiple levels, but especially within China.Along the way, we talk about policy thinking as a practitioner versus as an IR scholar; speaking truth to power; job prospects for Gen Z; why New Zealand’s priority ought to be preventing another Gallipoli; and more! Shout out to Tom Preston and Celia McDowell for putting this on.Subscribe to the Un-Diplomatic Newsletter: https://www.un-diplomatic.com
Released:
Aug 26, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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