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A weekly discussion of current affairs in China with journalists, writers, academics, policymakers, business people and anyone with something compelling to say about the country that's reshaping the world. Hosted by Kaiser Kuo.
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This is a podcast for people who are curious about the world and themselves featuring talks and conversations presented by the Public Programs department of California Institute of Integral Studies, a non-profit university in San Francisco. Listen here or on your favorite podcast app to a diverse array of visionaries, artists, and scholars sharing compelling experiences, offering new perspectives, and expanding creative horizons.
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Peter Slezkine, the Director of the USA-Russia-China Trialogue project at the Stimson Center, hosts a series of conversations with experts and ex-officials from the United States, Russia, China and beyond to discuss cold wars past and present, potential areas of conflict and cooperation, and alternative visions of global order, among other subjects. Since the middle of the 20th century, the shifting relationship among the United States, Russia, and China has had a profound impact on each cou ...
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Exploring Carl Jung's magnum opus, The Red Book, chapter-by-chapter. In each episode, Salome Institute director, Satya Doyle Byock, and Astrologer Carol Ferris discuss C.G. Jung's vast work while reflecting on Jungian psychology and history, the astrology of Jung's time and ours, and the political, social, feminist, and anti-racist relevance of this work today. C.G. Jung's journey into the unconscious began in 1913, just months before the sudden beginning of WWI. It was this descent, laborio ...
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Geopolitics on the Move is a podcast series hosted by Sean Guillory (SRB Podcast) and Fyodor Lukyanov (Russia in Global Affairs) that discusses the crucial geopolitical issues that currently define world politics with some of the best Russian, European, and American thinkers. Geopolitics on the Move is produced by Russia in Global Affairs, the Graduate Initiative in Russian Studies at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, and the Center for Russian, Eastern European, & Eurasian ...
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Nothing Never Happens is a journey into cutting-edge pedagogical theory and praxis, where co-hosts Tina Pippin and Lucia Hulsether connect with leading voices in radical teaching and learning. We engage a range of approaches — including but not limited to democratic, feminist, queer, decolonial, and abolitionist models.
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The East-West Psychology Podcast: Exploring global intersectionality of spirituality, psychology and philosophy. East-West Psychology is a department in the School of Consciousness and Transformation at the California Institute of Integral Studies. A multidisciplinary hub for engaged dialogue among Eastern, Western, and Earth-based psychologies, along with world psychospiritual traditions. Join our hosts, Jonathan Kay and Stephen Julich and their guests as they delve into the intersection of ...
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Love Us Back: Queer Commitment After Institutional Betrayal
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1:20:25What pedagogies arise from institutional betrayal? How can we do the work we love in contexts where harassment is endemic and administrative responses to it escalate the problem? What assumptions have normalized the expectation that our institutions cannot be spaces of love? In this episode, we welcome Dr. Jennifer Doyle to discuss all of these iss…
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Foreign Affairs Editor Daniel Kurtz-Phelan on Shifting Views of China
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1:05:08This week on Sinica, I chat with Daniel Kurtz-Phelan, editor of Foreign Affairs, about how the journal has both shaped and reflected American discourse on China during a period of dramatic shifts in the relationship. We discuss his deliberate editorial choices to include heterodox voices, the changing nature of the supposed "consensus" on China pol…
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Can Halloween Save Democracy? - Rachel Humphries
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40:32In this episode, Matt speaks with Rachel Davison Humphries, Senior Director of Civic Learning Initiatives at the Bill of Rights Institute, about how rituals like Halloween can strengthen democracy by building trust and social capital in communities. References “Halloween Treats for Democracy” — Rachel Davison Humphries (Wall Street Journal) https:/…
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Mathew Burrows, program lead of the Stimson Center’s Strategic Foresight Hub, joins us to discuss his career in the CIA and the National Intelligence Council, where he was the lead author of Global Trends, a non-classified report released every four years as an aid to incoming administrations. We also discuss transformative global events of recent …
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Episode 1 - How We Got Here with Mimi Kirk
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35:13This month we’re going behind the scenes to get to know members of the Institute’s leadership team. Co-hosts Dee Roberts and Jesse Wheeler are joined by ISCZ Director, Mimi Kirk. We’ll talk about who we are, our roles within ISCZ, and why we think this work is so important. If you enjoy the show, don't forget to subscribe and leave us a review on y…
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Mustafa Akyol — How Free Is The Muslim World?
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51:42In this conversation from 2020, Alex Aragona speaks with Mustafa Akyol as he explores whether Islam can be compatible with liberalism, and his recent research on freedom in Muslim-majority countries. References from Episode 70 with Mustafa Akyol Mustafa Akyol is the author of Rethinking the Kurdish Question: What Went Wrong, What Next? (Turkish), I…
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The View from Behind Xi Jinping's Desk, with Jonathan Czin
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1:19:43This week on the Sinica Podcast, I speak with Jonathan Czin, the Michael H. Armacost Chair in Foreign Policy Studies and a fellow at the Brookings Institution’s John L. Thornton China Center. His new essay in Foreign Affairs, “China Against China: Xi Jinping Confronts the Downsides of Success,” challenges the dominant Western narrative of Xi Jinpin…
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How Is Conservatism Changing In Canada? - Sam Routley
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1:13:00In this episode, Alex speaks with political researcher Sam Routley about how conservatism is changing in Canada. Drawing on his article “Decoding Canada’s Conservative Coalition” published in The Hub, Routley explains why Canada’s conservative movement has remained more stable than those in other Western democracies, where right-wing politics have …
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“Time for an Awakening”, with Bro.Elliott, Sunday 10/12/2025 at 6:00 PM (EST), guests; members of the National Black Radical Organizing Committee for the 2025 National Black Radical Political Convention ...
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2:58:52“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard, Sunday 10-12-25 at 6:00 pm, our guests are members of the National Black Radical Organizing Committee, Nnamdi Lumumba: Ujima Peoples Progress Party, Charles Barron: Operation POWER, former New York City Councilman. The discussion revolved around the 2025 National Black Radical Political Conv…
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John Mearsheimer, world-renowned scholar of international relations, joins us to discuss the state of play in the Middle East, East Asia, and Eastern Europe. We also examine the relationship between realism and morality, the nature of the China threat, and the origins of “offshore balancing.” Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to sta…
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Neil Boyd - Does Drug Decriminalization Work?
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37:19In this episode from 2023, Alex speaks with Neil Boyd about the effects of drug decriminalization and legalization in Canada and around the world, and how regulation and criminalization can have positive or negative impacts on users of various substances and the communities around them. References 1. “Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, 1996” by t…
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“Time for an Awakening”, with Bro.Elliott, Sunday 10/05/2025 at 6:00 PM (EST),”Open Forum Sunday Edition” Organizer of The Black Liberation Movement in Mississippi, Patrick Lumumba, Co-Founder of Racial ...
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3:05:20"Time for an Awakening”, with Bro.Elliott & Bro.Richard, Sunday 10-05-25 “OPEN FORUM SUNDAY EDITION"… Organizer of The Black Liberation Movement in Mississippi, Patrick Lumumba, Co-Founder of Racial Justice NOW, Zakiya Sankara Jabar, joined us and were part of the discussions in Open Forum Sunday. Always topics that affect Black people locally, nat…
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Leonard Benardo: Reexamining the “Open Society”
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1:00:08Leonard Benardo, Senior Vice President at the Open Society Foundations, joins us to discuss OSF’s emergence and evolution, defining values of open societies, and heterodox thinking for turbulent times. Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to stay updated with the latest episodes! *The Trialogue Podcast is hosted by the Stimson Center a…
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John J. Prendergast: On Opening Your Deepest Ground
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1:05:10Some podcast apps may not display links from our show notes properly, so we have included a list of links at the end of this description.*In Dr. John J. Prendergast’s decades of experience as a psychotherapist and spiritual teacher, the area of the body that’s most difficult for people to connect with—given our survival fear and trauma—is our physi…
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Jason Lee Byas - How Should We Deal With Historic Injustice?
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1:04:48In this conversation from 2022, Alex speaks with Jason Lee Byas about the complexities of responding to questions of historic injustice, reparations, and compensation within a libertarian framework. References 1. Articles by Jason Lee Byas, Center for a Stateless Society Link: https://c4ss.org/content/author/jason-byas 2. “Rectification and Histori…
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“Time for an Awakening” with Bro.Elliott, Sunday 09/28/2025 at 6:00 PM (EST), guest; Economics at Washington University in St. Louis, Director of the Center for Community Uplift at the Brookings Institution ...
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3:00:49"Time for an Awakening”, with Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard, Sunday 09/28/2025 at 6:00 PM (EST) Our guest was Professor of Practice of Economics at Washington University in St. Louis, Director of the Center for Community Uplift at the Brookings Institution, Andre M. Perry. The book "The Black Power Scorecard" and The Black Business Disparity Dashboar…
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The Symbolism of the Flying Tigers: Peking University's Wang Dong on the American Volunteer Group and its Historical and Diplomatic Usages
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38:57This week on Sinica, I chat with Peking University's Professor Wang Dong (王栋), an international relations scholar at the School of International Studies at Peking University, where he also serves as Deputy Director and Executive Director of the Office for Humanities and Social Sciences and the Institute for Global Cooperation and Understanding. Pro…
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Seth Kaplan - Why Are Neighbourhoods Important?
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1:05:12In this coversation from 2023, Matt speaks with Seth Kaplan about his book Fragile Neighborhoods, and why a decision as simple as where we choose to live can often make the difference between lives of prosperity and lives of uncertainty and strife. Seth's book can be ordered here: https://a.co/d/aqUzRny…
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“Time for an Awakening” with Bro.Elliott, Sunday 09-21-25 “OPEN FORUM SUNDAY EDITION”… The State of Black Settlements in Oklahoma in the early 20th Century
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3:04:35“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro.Richard, Sunday 09-21-25 “OPEN FORUM SUNDAY EDITION… The State of Black Settlements in Oklahoma in the Early 20th Century: This and other topics were part of the discussions in the Open Forum Sunday. Always topics that affect Black people locally, nationally, internationally. Information, insights, an…
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Jasmine Sun on Silicon Valley through a Chinese Mirror
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1:11:18This week on Sinica, co-host Tianyu Fang makes his debut on the show to join me in interviewing his Stanford classmate and talented writer Jasmine Sun, who studies the anthropology of disruption. This summer, she took a trip to China with a group of friends with different levels of China experience, from people raised in the country to total novice…
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Yascha Mounk on China and Western Liberalism
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1:22:03This week on the Sinica Podcast, I chat with well-known author and public intellectual Yascha Mounk about his recent fascination with China, his approach to learning about the country and learning Chinese, and his thoughts on how China fits into the current crisis of Western liberal democracy. 7:15 – Yascha’s experience of living in China and learn…
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Andrew Coyne - Why Is Canadian Democracy In Crisis?
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1:13:49In this episode, Alex speaks with journalist and author Andrew Coyne about why Canadian democracy is in crisis. Drawing from his book The Crisis of Canadian Democracy, Coyne explains how the concentration of power in the Prime Minister’s Office, the erosion of cabinet and caucus independence, and the iron grip of party discipline have hollowed out …
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“Time for an Awakening” with Bro.Elliott, Sunday 09/14/2025 at 6:00 PM (EST), guests; Members of the Digital Histories and Humanities Collective, The 1838 Black Metropolis
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2:59:14“Time for an Awakening”, with Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard Sunday 09/14/2025 at 6:00 PM (EST). Our guests were members of the digital histories and humanities collective, The 1838 Black Metropolis. The Philadelphia Black Metropolis was a city within a city built by more than 20,000 free Black people in Philadelphia in 1838. Our guests shared their w…
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Zhao Long, Deputy Director of the Institute for Global Strategic and Security Studies in Shanghai, returns to the Trialogue to discuss Beijing’s perspective on a slew of recent high-profile summits, in the context of China’s complex relations with Russia, the United States, India, and North Korea. Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify t…
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What Did the September 3 Parade Mean?
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1:43:11This week on Sinica, I speak first with retired Senior Colonel Zhou Bo, a frequent commentator on Chinese military and security affairs and a prolific writer now at the Center for International Security and Strategy at Tsinghua University, and with Rana Mitter of the Harvard Kennedy School and author of Forgotten Ally, a book about World War II in …
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Tyler Cowen - Who Is The Greatest Economist Of All Time?
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58:42In this conversation from 2024, Matt speaks with Tyler Cowen about his recent book "GOAT: Who is the Greatest Economist of all Time and Why Does it Matter?", as they discuss the case for and against each of the top finalists, and the interactive AI features that Tyler has integrated into the book's online release. Episode Notes: The full book plus …
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“Time for an Awakening” with Bro.Elliott, Sunday 09/07/2025 at 6:00 PM (EST), guest; Author, Psychologist, Dr. Jerome Fox
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2:57:37“Time for an Awakening”, with Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard Sunday, 09/07/2025 at 6:00 PM (EST) our guest was Author, Psychologist, Dr. Jerome Fox. The discussion centered around weapons we can use (short-term and long-term), in this current struggle we're facing as a collective, by the Author of the book "Addicted to White: The Oppressed in League w…
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Samuel Moyn: Can Multipolarity Save Liberalism?
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47:39Samuel Moyn, the Chancellor Kent Professor of Law and History at Yale University, joins us to discuss the philosophical underpinnings of liberalism, its role in international relations, and the possibility of a multipolar liberal order emerging in a period of U.S. decline. Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to stay updated with the l…
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We are living in a world where the depths of division, violence, and destruction can no longer be ignored. Escalated forms of harm require an equally escalated response. Yet social movements often use tactics that tend to escalate an “us vs. them,” “right vs. wrong” worldview not conducive to healing. Activist, trainer, and practitioner of nonviole…
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In this episode from 2022, Alex speaks with Aaron Powell about the origins of fusionism, where it stands today, and why non-traditional alliances might be the way of the future. References 1. Free Thoughts Podcast Link: https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/free-thoughts 2. ReImagining Liberty Podcast Link: https://www.reimaginingliberty.com/podc…
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What Does China Want? The Authors of a New Paper Challenge the DC Consensus
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1:29:32This week on Sinica, I chat with Dave Kang (USC), Zenobia Chan (Georgetown), and Jackie Wong (American University in Sharjah, UAE) about their new paper in International Security titled "What Does China Want?" The paper, which has generated quite a bit of controversy, takes a data-driven approach to examine the claim that China seeks global hegemon…
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“Time for an Awakening” with Bro.Elliott, Sunday 08/31/2025 at 6:00 PM (EST) guest; Scholar of Sovereign Studies, and founding executive director of the Center for Global Africa (CGA) Prof. Ezrah Aharone ...
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3:01:35"Time for an Awakening”, with Bro. Elliott & Bro. Richard Sunday 08/31/2025 at 6:00 PM (EST), our guest was Author, Scholar of Sovereign Studies, and founding executive director of the Center for Global Africa (CGA) Prof. Ezrah Aharone. Efforts to chart new sovereign courses for our people are already underway. Prof. Aharone / The Center for Global…
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“Time for an Awakening” with Bro.Elliott, Sunday 8/24/2025 at 6:00 PM (EST), guest; Organizer, Journalist, Activist, Obi Egbuna Jr
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2:52:00“Time for an Awakening” with Bro.Elliott & Bro .Richard, Sunday 8/24/2025 at 6:00 PM (EST), guest; Organizer, Journalist, Activist, Obi Egbuna Jr. Geopolitical & National issues were all part of the discussions with our guest. From the Cuban Medical Brigade trip to Burkina Faso and the Sahel region, to the Zionist incursion on the continent of Afri…
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Mike Munger - What Is The Difference Between Directionalism and Destinationism?
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50:32In this conversation from 2023, Alex and Mike Munger discuss two strains of thought within the liberty movement - one concerned with philosophical purity and cohesion, the other with advancement towards a common ideal of greater freedom for all. Episode Notes: Mike's article "The Right Kind of Nothing": https://www.chronicle.com/article/the-right-k…
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Trump's India Tariff Tirade: A Gift to Beijing? With Evan Feigenbaum
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1:03:36This week on the Sinica Podcast, I welcome back Evan Feigenbaum, Vice President for Studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Evan served for many years as a State Department official, was the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia and Central Asia among his numerous positions in government, and was instrumental in buil…
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Jana Kobzova: Europe’s Take on the Alaska Talks
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1:00:43Jana Kobzova, Director of the European Security Program at the European Council on Foreign Relations and former foreign policy adviser to the president of Slovakia, joins us to discuss the European perspective on the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska, the Washington meeting between Trump, Zelensky, and top European leaders, and the future of the war in …
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The Engineering State and the Lawyerly Society: Dan Wang on his new book "Breakneck"
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1:32:43This week on Sinica, I'm delighted to be joined by Dan Wang, formerly of Gavekal Dragonomics and the Paul Tsai Law Center at Yale University, now with the Hoover Institute's History Lab. Dan's new book is Breakneck: China's Quest to Engineer the Future, and it's already one of the year's most talked-about books. In this conversation, we go beyond w…
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Dmitry Suslov: Russia’s Take on Alaska Talks
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52:49Dmitry Suslov, Deputy Director of the Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies at the Higher School of Economics in Moscow, joins us to discuss the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska and Russia’s expectations for a settlement in Ukraine. Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to stay updated with the latest episodes! *The Tr…
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Pete Boettke - Is Hayek Still Relevant?
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1:05:56In this conversation from 2023, Alex speaks with Pete Boettke about the relevancy of Friedrich Hayek in the contemporary context, what it means to be a "Hayekian" and the curious tale of how Hayek came to be the focus of his latest book "F. A. Hayek: Economics, Political Economy and Social Philosophy" Episode Notes Pete’s book “F. A. Hayek: Economi…
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