Paul Poast Podcast

Prof. 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.

America can afford to remind folks it will remain dominant in a post-American, post-truth world.

Prof. Poast looks at why negotiations that end wars need to avoid humiliation.

Talking about the past to figure out the future of Ukraine, factoring in China, Iran and the Geopolitical connections.

In this special extended Podcast, I’d like to about Ukraine in three segments:

1. History…how did we get here?
2. Current situation…what is going on?
3. Options…where do we go from here?

I’m also pleased to welcome, Prof. Robert A. Pape joining in what is a big subject.

In 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.

International conflicts invariably result in historical analogies, which may help sell policies but is often unhelpful in understanding what is going on.

Paul Poast talks about Russia, Ukraine and how exactly did we end up here?

President 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?

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?

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?

President 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.

Professor Poast discusses 9/11 and what it meant for him on the day and what it means for America today.

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.

IR scholars should be teaching students to look 10 years ahead. Is that really possible? If so, what should they be looking for?

Prof. Poast talks about his Twitter thread on John Mearsheimer's now classic article 'Back to the Future' and why it still matters.

Prof. 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.

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?

Secretary 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.

Professor Poast talks about being a realist and where the U.S. approach to foreign policy leaves America as a beacon for democracy.

Prof. 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.

As 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.

Professor 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.

Professor Poast looks at reassuring allies, policing empires and why it is too soon to give a scorecard to the Biden foreign policy approach.

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.

Professor Poast talks about how President Trump changed the course of international relations and why he was no joke.

Professor Poast looks at the events of January 6 and what it means for democracy.

S2 Ep 1

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.

Professor Robert Pape and Professor Paul Poast discusses the outcome of the election and what it means for the world.

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).

Vatican 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.

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.

International 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.

The good, the bad and the ugly on US foreign relations and why there’s really not much good to talk of.

When 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?

As 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.

The 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.