China's Western Horizon: Beijing and the New Geopolitics of Eurasia
Release Date: 07/20/2020
Why Allies Rebel: Defiant Local Partners in Counterinsurgency Wars
The Global Cable
The last episode of our Summer Reading List features Barbara Elias, an Assistant Professor of Government at Bowdoin College specializing in international relations, insurgency warfare, U.S. foreign policy, and the relationship between Islam and politics. Her new book, Why Allies Rebel: Defiant Local Partners in Counterinsurgency Wars, was released by Cambridge University Press in June.
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Protocol: The Power of Diplomacy and How to Make It Work For You
The Global Cable
Our guest this week is Ambassador Capricia Marshall, who served as Chief of Protocol of the United States from 2009 to 2013. Her new book is titled Protocol: The Power of Diplomacy and How to Make It Work For You.
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The Deviant's War: The Homosexual vs. the United States of America
The Global Cable
Our guest this week is Eric Cervini, an award-winning historian of LGBTQ+ politics and culture. Cervini’s new book, The Deviant’s War: The Homosexual vs. the United States of America, is a history of the fight for gay rights that began a generation before Stonewall.
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China's Western Horizon: Beijing and the New Geopolitics of Eurasia
The Global Cable
Our latest guest on the Summer Reading List is Daniel Markey, a senior research professor at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and the academic director of SAIS’s Global Policy Program.
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Crippling Leviathan: How Foreign Subversion Weakens the State
The Global Cable
This summer, we've launched a special edition of The Global Cable - our 'Summer Reading List.' Every other week, we'll release a new conversation with an author, discussing their latest book and the inspiration behind it.
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The Great Rift: Dick Cheney, Colin Powell, and the Broken Friendship that Defined an Era
The Global Cable
This summer, we're launching a special edition of The Global Cable - our 'Summer Reading List.' Every other week, we'll release a new conversation with a writer, discussing their latest book. We want to hear what inspired them, what they learned during the writing process, and more.
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Conflict, Competition, and COVID-19 with Michael Horowitz
The Global Cable
This week, Season 3 of The Global Cable comes to a close. Our final conversation of the 2019-20 academic year is with Michael Horowitz, Professor of Political Science and incoming Director at Perry World House.
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Coming Back from COVID-19 with Charlie Dent
The Global Cable
This week's episode features Charlie Dent, who spent 7 terms representing the 15th Congressional District of Pennsylvania on Capitol Hill. Alongside being a Visiting Fellow at Perry World House, he serves as a senior policy adviser at DLA Piper and as a political analyst for CNN.
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Confronting Climate Change with Koko Warner
The Global Cable
This week's episode features Koko Warner, a Visiting Fellow at Perry World House. Warner has been Manager of the Climate Impacts, Vulnerability, and Risks Subprogram at the United Nations Framework on Convention on Climate Change since 2016.
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Building A.I. Armies with Erik Lin-Greenberg
The Global Cable
This week's episode of The Global Cable features Erik Lin-Greenberg, a Postdoctoral Fellow at Perry World House researching how the military adopts new technologies.
info_outlineOur latest guest on the Summer Reading List is Daniel Markey, a senior research professor at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and the academic director of SAIS’s Global Policy Program. From 2003 to 2007, Markey held the South Asia portfolio on the Secretary’s Policy Planning Staff at the US Department of State.
In this week's episode, Markey talks to our host John Gans about his book China's Western Horizon: Beijing and the New Geopolitics of Eurasia. He explains China's landmark Belt and Road Initiative; why China’s rise won’t necessarily be on its own terms; why he’d like to meet China's President Xi Jinping; and what he learned on a research trip to Kazahkstan.
The Summer Reading List is a special edition of our podcast, The Global Cable. Throughout the summer, we'll release new conversations with authors, discussing their latest books and the inspiration behind them.
Music & Produced by Tre Hester.