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Nukes You Can Use? Warren Ending Endless War, Korea's Elusive Peace, Israel's Fake Peace, and Chinese Imperialism | Ep. 34

What's the point of low-yield nuclear weapons? To use them, of course. Elizabeth Warren's plan to end endless war. How Trump fractured the left by flirting with Korean peace, and why his fake Israel peace plan threatens to do so again. Chinese imperialism is a thing now. Also this episode: difficulties of democratizing foreign policy, prediction in international relations, being kind in national security, and...South Korean conscription.
Broadcast on:
05 Feb 2020

What's the point of low-yield nuclear weapons?  To use them, of course. Elizabeth Warren's plan to end endless war.  How Trump fractured the left by flirting with Korean peace, and why his fake Israel peace plan threatens to do so again.  Chinese imperialism is a thing now.  Also this episode: difficulties of democratizing foreign policy, prediction in international relations, being kind in national security, and...South Korean conscription.

Elizabeth Warren on ending endless war: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/01/elizabeth-warren-we-can-end-our-endless-wars/605497/

Maggie Caroliine repping NatSecGirlSquad: https://twitter.com/MaggieCaroline1/status/1219409363623989250

Kori Schake on being kind: https://twitter.com/KoriSchake/status/1219441028186419202?s=20

Gregg Carlstrom on fake Israeli peace: https://twitter.com/glcarlstrom/status/1222279492183494662?s=20

Stephen Wertheim on defense: https://twitter.com/stephenwertheim/status/1222294594735525888?s=20

Corey Pein on anti-elite resistance to Trump: https://twitter.com/coreypein/status/1222275041456357377

Andrew Facini on tactical nukes: https://thebulletin.org/2020/01/the-low-yield-nuclear-warhead-a-dangerous-weapon-based-on-bad-strategic-thinking/

Daniel Larison on Elizabeth Warren: https://www.theamericanconservative.com/larison/campaign-promises-and-ending-wars/

 

What's the point of low-yield nuclear weapons? To use them, of course. Elizabeth Warren's plan to end endless war. How Trump fractured the left by flirting with Korean peace, and why his fake Israel peace plan threatens to do so again. Chinese imperialism is a thing now. Also this episode: difficulties of democratizing foreign policy, prediction in international relations, being kind in national security, and...South Korean conscription.