America’s Disengagement and Its Consequences
In this podcast the participants discuss the United States’ disengagement from institutions of global governance and what that has meant for multilateral support for human rights and democracy; what main forms the strengthening of authoritarian forms of multilateralism has taken in the meantime; whether a new liberal coalition could emerge in the aftermath of the US’ disengagement; and what key threats a more fragmented world are likely to bring.
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Book Reviews
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1.09.2026
History of Political Conflict: How Economy and Geography Shape the Political Field
Elia Stebach reviews Julia Cagé and Thomas Piketty’s A History of Political Conflict: Elections and Social Inequalities in France, 1789-2022 (Belknap Press – Harvard [...]
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Who Governs After the Experts? Reading Clara Mattei’s Escape from Capitalism
In Washington, the president has spent the winter browbeating the Federal Reserve: demanding rate cuts by decree, musing aloud about removing its chair, treating monetary [...]
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All Interviews and Podcasts7.09.2026
America’s Disengagement and Its Consequences
In this podcast the participants discuss the United States’ disengagement from institutions of global governance and what that has meant for multilateral support for human rights and democracy; [...]
3.09.2026
A State Within the State: Lessons from Iran and Beyond
In this special-series podcast with Saeid Golkar, we discuss his latest essay “Why IRGC is the war’s Biggest Winner” published in the Jully issue of the Journal of Democracy. Professor Golkar [...]