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The Burn Bag PodcastViolent Populism: Robert Pape on Charlie Kirk's Assassination and the Rise of Political ViolenceIn this episode of The Burn Bag, political violence expert Dr. Robert Pape joins us to unpack the alarming rise of political violence in America following the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Pape, director of the Chicago Project on Security and Threats (CPOST), argues the U.S. has entered a dangerous new phase—what he calls the “era of violent populism.” We discuss what’s fueling this crisis, from deep demographic change to growing public support for political violence on both the left and the right. Pape breaks down the data behind this surge, why generational shifts in societal wealth can cont...
2025-09-2432 min
On Democracy with FPWellmanTrump wants violence in the streetsMake no mistake but we are in the midst of a surge of political violence from the horrific killings of the former Speaker of the Minnesota House and her husband to increasing clashes with ICE agents. Trump wants this violence to excuse him to impose even more authoritarian control over his enemies. We dive deep into it this week as he threatens to send thousands of Federal agents and the military to Chicago. A city that is literally over three times larger than his practice exercise in Washington D.C. Fred speaks with Dr. Robert Pape from the University...
2025-09-0553 minOn Democracy with FPWellmanDestruction in the streets and in the hospitalsThe chaos is accelerating under Donald Trump this week. While the protests in LA continue and Trump and his minions aim to use it to intimidate and attack their political opponents, we have RFK Jr. dismantling our vaccine programs in D.C. Fred sits down with two experts in their fields this week named Robert. First, Dr. Robert Pape is Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago specializing in international security affairs and political violence as well as the founder of the Chicago Project on Security and Threats (CPOST). Dr. Rob Davidson is the Executive Director of th...
2025-06-1346 min
The CourseEpisode 135 - Robert A. Pape: "The goal here is to use social science to save lives."Professor Robert A. Pape from the Department of Political Science discusses how his early research interest in air power and international political violence brought him to sit with military officers and policy decision-makers on various occasions. Professor Pape also expanded his interest in national security and democracy as he continued his research and teaching path at the University of Chicago, and directs the Chicago Project on Security & Threats (CPOST). Tune in to listen to his thoughts on the upcoming presidential election.
2024-09-1335 min
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2023-07-3049 min
Postal Hub podcastEp 307: Curacao and beyond with Cpost International CEO Thomas RoggendorfCpost International CEO, Thomas Roggendorf, details how a unique set of circumstances in Curaçao demanded an innovative response from the national postal operator. How the post became Cpost International Falling letter volumes Why the post couldn't fall back on local e-commerce What a semi-government company is The quest to be profitable Cross-border e-commerce Consolidated international shipments for Curaçao consumers Freight forwarding Investing in IT and expanding IT as a profit centre Expanding Cpost kiosks to the USA Digitisation of postal and post office services Payment gateway Government services in post offices
2023-05-3011 min
Paul Poast PodcastUkraine visitors and looking beyondProf. Post talks about the growing number of VIP visitors to Ukraine, a show of support that has risks, and also why we need to remember there are important issues beyond the Ukraine.
2022-05-1323 minPaul Poast PodcastWhy America Gets Away With Bullying Allies.America can afford to remind folks it will remain dominant in a post-American, post-truth world.
2022-04-2214 minPaul Poast PodcastWhy peace without defeat in Ukraine is important.Prof. Poast looks at why negotiations that end wars need to avoid humiliation.
2022-04-0720 minPaul Poast PodcastWill Ukraine change IR?Talking about the past to figure out the future of Ukraine, factoring in China, Iran and the Geopolitical connections.
2022-03-2226 minPaul Poast PodcastWhat Ukraine means for the world.In this special extended Podcast, I’d like to about Ukraine in three segments: History…how did we get here? Current situation…what is going on? Options…where do we go from here?I’m also pleased to welcome, Prof. Robert A. Pape joining in what is a big subject.
2022-03-0131 minPaul Poast PodcastThe future of Middle East policy and alliancesIn my latest podcast I consider not only withdrawal of American troops, but also of interest in the Middle East, and what it means for the region’s future.
2022-02-1514 minPaul Poast PodcastUkraine: The danger of history warsInternational conflicts invariably result in historical analogies, which may help sell policies but is often unhelpful in understanding what is going on.
2022-02-0321 minPaul Poast PodcastA new Cold War heats upPaul Poast talks about Russia, Ukraine and how exactly did we end up here?
2022-01-1924 minPaul Poast PodcastWhy talks between Biden and Putin and yet another summit may not make the world any saferPresident Biden has had a video chat with President Putin and, at the time or recording, an international peace summit was underway, so is the world now a safer place?
2021-12-1233 minPaul Poast PodcastChina: A new Cold War or a case of too much hot air?Professor Poast discusses the parallels drawn between the Cold War and the current state of US-China rivalry. Misplaced? A "lazy and dangerous" analogy (Nye)? Or Twitter diplomacy with the potential to make the world more dangerous and difficult to navigate than it already is?
2021-11-1822 minPaul Poast PodcastWith Great Power comes great responsibility…or lots of compromise.Can you have a transformative foreign policy and avoid its consequences.In the Middle East, many Democrats would like to impose a peace settlement on Israel that provides for Palestinian statehood. They also want to reduce American commitments in the region. Is a Kissingerian realism a solution to such dilemmas?
2021-11-1117 minPaul Poast PodcastWhat’s in a name?Is the US and China locked into strategic competition or great power competition? Could Taiwan change that phrasing. And, can any diplomatic competition be successful when someone on your own side — we are talking about Senator Ted Cruz (R-Tex) — is blocking you from fielding a complete team?
2021-10-1325 minPaul Poast PodcastThat awkward AUKUSPresident Biden said America was back on the world stage but didn’t say where on that stage. Scarcely two weeks after America’s ignominious exit from Afghanistan and a costly 20-year war that has left little but destruction and anguish in its trail, America has joined Australia and the UK in another adventure.Professor Poast talks about what the deal means, whether it will counter and intimidate China, and where it leaves America in relation to its allies.
2021-10-0128 min
The Burn Bag PodcastThe Opening of the American Mind: Professor Robert Pape on Political Violence and RadicalizationA'ndre and Ryan speak with University of Chicago Professor Robert Pape on political violence and radicalization, in the first episode of a new special series, The Opening of the American Mind, where The Burn Bag will interview leading scholars and thinkers on the the deep-rooted trends underlying contemporary foreign policy and national security issues, in an accessible, intellectual conversation. Professor Pape discusses radicalization in the context of foreign terror groups, drawing on pioneering work that has centered around suicide terrorism. Professor Pape disputes the idea that religion is the prime motivator for suicide terrorism -- rather, these roots are...
2021-09-271h 05Paul Poast PodcastA personal reflection on 9/11Professor Poast discusses 9/11 and what it meant for him on the day and what it means for America today.
2021-09-2122 min
Missing PersonsRyan DuncanEpisode 36 Ryan Duncan Ryan Duncan seemed to have his life in order. The 44 year old Father had a good job, but over a short amount of time, his life seemed to unravel, Ryan began using drugs, and was suffering from depression. Recognizing he needed help, and wanting to get a fresh start, in July 2018, he traveled to the Vernon, British Columbia area of Canada. He planned to find work there and seek help for his depression, and drug use. Then he vanished. Conflicting details, interactions with police, his car running out of gas, and then being broken into...
2021-09-1843 minPaul Poast PodcastWhat Over-the-horizon really means.Guest Interview with Prof. Robert A. Pape who explains what over-the-horizon means in Afghanistan, why it can't work in the current circumstances, and how to fix it.
2021-09-0323 min
Paul Poast PodcastLooking forward in IRIR scholars should be teaching students to look 10 years ahead. Is that really possible? If so, what should they be looking for?
2021-07-2927 minPaul Poast PodcastBack to the future with John MearsheimerProf. Poast talks about his Twitter thread on John Mearsheimer's now classic article 'Back to the Future' and why it still matters.
2021-07-1115 minPaul Poast PodcastBiden's dialogue about dialogue , EU, NATO, and PutinProf. Poast talks about President Biden's trip to Europe, talks with Putin, and why Nato matters. He also gets a wee bit nerdy on stats, and reckons we all should anyway.
2021-06-2722 minPaul Poast PodcastEU,China,Putin and how about a tech treaty?The EU and Beijing have been strengthening ties towards a new "values-based investment relationship" that will protect labor and environmental standards, as well as draw China into a rules-based global order. Europe is effectively becoming the"regulatory superpower,"by exporting and defending values through sheer economic size. What can President Biden bring to the table? And could a tech treaty offer substance to Putin talks?
2021-06-1018 min
Kanárci v síti#27 - 15% Američanů věří QAnonu15% Američanů věří hlavní tezi QAnonu. AI a drony se prosazují ve válečných konfliktech a brzy je dost možná budeme ovládat myšlenkami. Rusko najímá influencery na diskreditaci západních vakcín. EU představila nový návod pro boj s dezinformacemi.Hlasujte pro nás na www.podcastroku.cz !Související odkazy:15% američanů věří ústřední teorii QAnon - https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/555699-15-percent-of-americans-believe-central-qanon-theory-pollReplacement Meme jako hlavní motivátor pro napadení Kapitolu - https://cpost.uchicago.edu/research/domestic_extremism/QAno...
2021-06-0734 minPaul Poast PodcastWhy the Middle East is mostly about Saudi and IranSecretary Blinken is working to shore up a Gaza cease-fire, but he faces the longstanding obstacles, which throws up questions about the future of Abraham Accords Declaration as well as the future of any Iran deal. Meanwhile IR just got really strange with the forcing down of a passenger jet in Belarus.
2021-05-2821 minPaul Poast PodcastDoes the U.S. have a realist foreign policy and does it follow it?Professor Poast talks about being a realist and where the U.S. approach to foreign policy leaves America as a beacon for democracy.
2021-05-1527 minPaul Poast PodcastWhat Biden’s first 100 days means for international relationsProf. Poast talks about genocide, Turkey, the UK G7 visit, Brexit, what an independent Scotland could mean, and how optimistic we should be about American international relations after President Biden’s first 100 days.
2021-04-2825 min
Real Sankara HoursRSH 85 -- King Kong/Godzilla Team Up (4.12.2021)Recorded April 11, 2021. Real Sankara Hours hosts Adam Hudson and Peter MGunn talk to Boston University professor Takeo Rivera about the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes and their roots in white supremacy and U.S. imperialism and colonialism.
Links: NPR segment with numbers on anti-Asian hate crime perpetrators (5% are Black): https://www.npr.org/transcripts/980437156; white supremacy is the root of race-related violence in the U.S.: https://theconversation.com/white-supremacy-is-the-root-of-all-race-related-violence-in-the-us-157566 ; Capitol Hill rioters were mostly white people from areas with declining white populations: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/06/capitol-insurrection-arrests-cpost-analysis/ , https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/06/us/politics/capitol-riot-study.html ; ...
2021-04-151h 28Paul Poast PodcastWhat the Secretary of State doesAs Secretary Pompeo vies for Presidential candidacy, Prof. Poast looks at the role of the US Secretary of State, politics versus diplomacy, and how social media is changing how the job is done.
2021-04-1121 min
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2021-03-2400 minPaul Poast PodcastWhy Iran is important but not a priorityProfessor Poast discusses the Biden Administration's approach (or not) with Iran, why the JCPOA is not so J, and what to expect of the future.
2021-03-1924 minPaul Poast PodcastIs reassuring allies really necessary?Professor Poast looks at reassuring allies, policing empires and why it is too soon to give a scorecard to the Biden foreign policy approach.
2021-03-0422 min
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2021-03-0201 minPaul Poast PodcastHow will Biden relate to the world?From Wilson to Biden, Prof. Poast shows where each President falls according to two dimensions of US Foreign Policy. He also talks about what approach Mr Biden should take, as well as what he could say to Mr. Macron.
2021-02-1726 minPaul Poast PodcastHow Trump changed international relationsProfessor Poast talks about how President Trump changed the course of international relations and why he was no joke.
2021-02-0220 minPaul Poast PodcastWhy we need to talk about January 6Professor Poast looks at the events of January 6 and what it means for democracy.S2 Ep 1
2021-01-1629 minPaul Poast PodcastSo, what do IR scholars actually do?Using President Trump's ordering troops out of Somalia as an example, Prof. Post explains what it is IR scholars do and why it matters.
2020-12-0923 minPaul Poast PodcastWhat Biden's Cabinet means for international relationsThe president-elect has plumped for experience in his picks for cabinet. Prof. Poast talks about what it means for China, trans-Atlantic relationships, climate and immigration. And, just what sort of reception can Antony Blinken, secretary of state nominee, assuming he’s confirmed, expect from the UK’s prime minister?
2020-11-2430 minPaul Poast PodcastUS Election Special 2020Professor Robert Pape and Professor Paul Poast discusses the outcome of the election and what it means for the world.
2020-11-0429 minPaul Poast PodcastElection SpecialHear Professor Poast's bold prediction for today’s US elections ahead of the CPOST livestream on YoutTube tomorrow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MG_jXCHPuKk
2020-11-0302 minPaul Poast PodcastWho will win the election and what will happen next?Professor Poast predicts who will win the November 3 US election, what will happen next, and whether Trump TV will be a thing.On November 4, in a special edition, Prof. Poast will discuss the outcome and what it means for the world (not to mention for his career as a pundit).
2020-10-2916 minPaul Poast PodcastWhy aiming for dominance may fail to make America great againVatican criticism of American policy is no surprise, and the Pope's latest biting commentary is even less surprising if you know his background.Prof. Poast talks about Pope Francis' opposition to rising populism and nationalism and why we should consider no longer talking about "them" but "us" in a post-pandemic world.
2020-10-2020 minPaul Poast PodcastHow international relations helps Pres. Trump (sometimes)Prof. Poast talks about domestic issues, such as Trump’s taxing times and Supreme Court nominations, have international implications, and how foreign policy may have helped the President domestically.
2020-10-0524 minPaul Poast PodcastWhy diversionary policy, while bad, is still legalInternational rules-based order seems to play by its own rules, especially when it comes to using international conflict to distract from domestic woes. Prof. Poast explains how politicians get around international agreements to suit their needs without breaking international law.
2020-09-1818 minPaul Poast PodcastHow Secretary Pompeo’s rates on international relationsThe good, the bad and the ugly on US foreign relations and why there’s really not much good to talk of.
2020-09-0125 minPaul Poast PodcastWhy looking back too far won't help with today's problemsWhen teaching Intro to International Relations, Prof. Poast uses no ancient texts or ancient examples. Is he being provocative? Or, is he offering IR-Lite to save students from having to learn to think in order to avoid the anachronistic reading of the texts? And, in a time when the current Whitehouse would take us back to Sparta, can the idea of a "League of Nations" ever work?
2020-08-1420 minPaul Poast PodcastWhat a world order looks like without the USAs Secretary Pompeo is calling for a “new alliance of democracy”. With the US — and for that matter and UK — reputation plummeting so far and so fast, Prof. Paul Poast talks about what geopolitics looks like without America a post-pandemic world.
2020-08-0321 minPaul Poast PodcastAs foes form friendships, America may be its own worst enemy“In a few short months a microbe has exposed the underside to talk talks,” writes the London Financial Times. Professor Poast talks about why it’s a little bit more complicated than that, as well as about China and Iran preparing partnerships.
2020-07-1516 minPaul Poast PodcastHow does Covid-19 affect international cooperation? Let us count the ways#COVID19 is bad for international cooperation, says Prof. Poast. Not only does it undermine global health cooperation (see @WHO), but, as viruses are prone to do, it also "spreads" to "infect" other areas of international cooperation. Listen to how it does so and what it means for the future of international cooperation.
2020-07-0125 minPaul Poast PodcastHow foreign policy turned American streets into war zonesThe militarization of policing, an already anxiety-laden, polarized population, citizen disgust at US overseas adventures, and threats to use military force against protestors turn a spotlight on the links between foreign and domestic policy.
2020-06-1528 minPaul Poast PodcastPandemic War and PeaceForeign policy experts are at odds over whether the pandemic will lead to global peace or to a new Cold War between the US and China. Paul Poast looks at both ends of the continuum and brings Hong Kong into the mix.Professor Poast is an Assistant Director of the Chicago Project on Security & Threats (CPOST) and the author of three books, The Economics of War, Organizing Democracy, and Arguing About Alliances. You can follow him o Twitter at @ProfPaulPoast
2020-05-3023 minPaul Poast PodcastWhy globalization is a policy choiceWhy China paying Corona costs raises questions about suing the President, and neither is likely. More important is whether to weaponize or stabilize the economy. And, why talk of winding back the clock on globalization is a fundamental issue in understanding the global economy.Professor Poast is an Assistant Director of the Chicago Project on Security & Threats (CPOST) and the author of three books, The Economics of War, Organizing Democracy, and Arguing About Alliances. You can follow him o Twitter at @ProfPaulPoast
2020-05-1817 minPaul Poast PodcastA dis-United States divides further while NATO unitesProfessor Paul Poast discusses the Federal and state disconnect within the US and the surprising connections being made overseas.Professor Poast is an Assistant Director of the Chicago Project on Security & Threats (CPOST) and the author of three books, The Economics of War, Organizing Democracy, and Arguing About Alliances. You can follow him o Twitter at @ProfPaulPoast
2020-04-2819 minPaul Poast PodcastPower politics of pandemicsProfessor Paul Poast talks about the ways in which COVID-19 is shaping the narrative around the international distribution of power. Professor Poast is an Assistant Director of the Chicago Project on Security & Threats (CPOST) and the author of three books, The Economics of War, Organizing Democracy, and Arguing About Alliances. You can follow him o Twitter at @ProfPaulPoast
2020-04-1617 minPaul Poast PodcastHow war language works in a pandemicProfessor Paul Poast Podcast discusses international cooperation in times of war and in times of pandemics, as well as the widening gap between national and local government. Professor Poast is an Assistant Director of the Chicago Project on Security & Threats (CPOST) and the author of three books, The Economics of War, Organizing Democracy, and Arguing About Alliances. You can follow him o Twitter at @ProfPaulPoast
2020-04-0218 minPaul Poast PodcastHow communications is changing government and powerIn this episode of the Paul Poast Podcast, talking to Rod Cowan and Peter Wolf, Paul highlights the way in which digital communication is reshaping the way governing happens in a way never seen before when it comes to international affairs affecting local municipalities to the point of questioning the role of Federal Governments in addressing a crisis, whether it be a pandemic or global warming. You can follow Paul on @ProfPaulPoast
2020-03-1906 min
Paul Poast PodcastWhat the long-term effects of COVI-19 could beWelcome to the Paul Poast Podcast in which he discusses a variety of national security topics.Professor Poast is an Assistant Director of the Chicago Project on Security & Threats (CPOST) and the author of three books, The Economics of War, Organizing Democracy, and Arguing About Alliances.In this second episode, Paul discusses with Peter Wolf, a CPOST researcher, the long-term implications of the COVID-19 virus and how it could change global power relations.You can follow him on @ProfPaulPoast.
2020-03-1949 min
Paul Poast PodcastWhy Paul Poast posts podcastsWelcome to the Paul Poast Podcast in which he discusses a variety of national security topics.Professor Poast is an Assistant Director of the Chicago Project on Security & Threats (CPOST) and the author of three books, The Economics of War, Organizing Democracy, and Arguing About Alliances.In this first brief first episode was recorded as governments around the world began to respond to the COVID-19 virus.You can follow him on @ProfPaulPoast.
2020-03-1809 min