Episode #5: A Tale of Two Post-Communisms

In this episode, Adam and Carter discuss the recent Polish election results and the implications of China's changing of the one-child policy.

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Intro (0:00 - 2:00)

Segment 1: Poland, Welfare Nationalism and EU Fault Lines  (2:00 - 30:00)


Segment 2: China's One Child Policy Gets a Doubling (30:00- 1:05:00 )

Recommended Reading & Outro (1:05:00 - 1:10:00)

Adam's Recommendation: China's Growth Will Be Greater Than Its Troubles

Carter's Recommendation: How Isaiah Berlin's Thinking is Relevant in Modern Times

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Episode #4: It's All Over But The Legislating

In this episode, Edward and Carter dissect the results and implications of Monday's Canadian Federal Election.

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Intro (0:00 - 2:00)

Main Discussion: Welcoming the Reign of Trudeau the Younger  (2:00 - 1:40:00)

Recommended Reading & Outro (1:40:00 -1:50:00)

Edward's Recommendation: What Do Afghans Think About the US Mission Extension

Carter's Recommendation: Reflections on the Current Violence in Israel-Palestine

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Episode #3: Pacific Partnerships, Pacific Disarray

In this episode, Alex and Carter discuss the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the place of South Korea in the current East Asian geopolitical context.

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Intro (0:00 - 2:00)

Segment 1: What Is the Trans-Pacific Partnership? (2:00 - 38:00)
The "Gunboat Diplomacy" Press Release Carter References

Segment 2: East Asia: How Did We Get Here and Where Are We Going (38:00 - 1:25:30)

Recommended Reading & Outro (1:25:30 - 1:31:30)

Alex's Recommendation: The US-ROK Alliance Isn't Working

Carter's Recommendation: Big Surveillance Data Does More Military Harm Than Good

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Episode #2: Running to the Left, Running from the EU, and Running into Afghanistan

In this episode, Miles, Edward and Carter discuss the Liberal Party's recent moves, the elections in Portugal and the ongoing war in Afghanistan.

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Intro (0:00 - 2:00)

Segment 1: Are the Liberals Really Running to the Left of the NDP? (2:00 - 38:40)

Segment 2: Portuguese Elections and the Future of the EU (38:40 - 1:02:00)

Segment 3: The Intractable, Forgotten Afghanistan War (1:02:00 - 1:36:00)

Recommended Reading & Outro (1:36:00 - 1:44:30)

Edward's Recommendation: Zunera Ishaq, in her own words

Carter's Recommendation: Boys in Zinc by Svetlana Alexievich

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Episode #1: Elections About Nothing, Labour Leaderships About Everything

In this episode, Alex, Edward and Carter discuss the course of the Canadian Federal Election and Jeremy Corbyn's rise to the leadership of the UK Labour Party

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Intro (0:00 - 2:00)

Segment 1: Electoral Pandering in Canada (2:00  - 37:30)

Segment 2: Jeremy Corbyn and British Politics (37:30 - 1:14:30)

Recommendations & Outro (1:14:30 - 1:25:30)

Alex's Recommendation: Does the UN make a difference?

Edward's Recommendation:Does Putin have a strategy in Syria?

Carter's Recommendation: Reflections on the 1965 United States Immigration and Nationality Act


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