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by Van Jackson
A show about the class politics of geopolitics. Hosted by Van Jackson, Julia Gledhill, and Matt Duss. The views expressed are theirs alone (not those of any institution or employer).
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- Yesterday46 min
What is Left Populism? | The Forever Missile Gap | American Colonies in 2026 | Far-Right Deep State | Inside The Pentagon’s Secret Munitions Meeting | Ep. 313
What is the meaning of left populism and what does it stand for? Inside the politics of the most popular candidates running in 2026, from William Lawrence to Francesca Hong. What happened at the Pentagon's secret meeting with munitions suppliers, and what does it have to do with the new idea of a "forever" missile gap? What nations does the United States still control as colonies in 2026, and how can they get free? An update on Marco Rubio's attempt to transform the US State Department into a far-right deep state. Subscribe to the Un-Diplomatic Newsletter: https://www.un-diplomatic.com/ Watch Un-Diplomatic Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@un-diplomaticpodcast
- 1 weeks ago37 min
Think Tank Legitimacy Crisis | Red Scare 6.0 | Nuclear Disarmament Dismay | Rubio's Cuba Witch Hunt | Democrat Iran-War Kayfabe | Ep. 312
The Trump administration is trying to manufacture a new anti-communist red scare, enlisting the national security state into a counter-revolutionary political project. Marco Rubio is obsessed with making Cuba an enemy. How Democrats gave up the only leverage they had to stop the Iran War. Think tanks and the foreign policy establishment are in crisis and dangerously out of touch with reality--Emma Ashford reports on the Aspen Security Forum. How the ruling class reproduces itself by co-opting young people into believing they're not actually workers. And the dismal state of the nuclear disarmament movement in 2026--why preventing nuclear war and nuclear proliferation requires reconnecting nuclear issues to conventional militarism. Subscribe to the Un-Diplomatic Newsletter: https://www.un-diplomatic.com/ Watch Un-Diplomatic Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@un-diplomaticpodcast Disclaimer: The views expressed are those of the individuals and not of any institutions
- 2 weeks ago42 min
China Election Conspiracy | Far-Left Terrorism Deflection | How Great-Power Rivalry Causes Repression Politics | Ep. 311
Trump's speech to the nation claiming that China stole the election from him is a farce, and an excuse to use the power of the state against his political enemies. Dr. Van Jackson warned about this in the 2025 book The Rivalry Peril: How Great-Power Competition Threatens Peace and Weakens Democracy. What's bringing back the repression politics of the Cold War. And what Marco Rubio's 60-nation meeting manufacturing the fake threat of "far-left terrorism" is itself a threat of repression politics. Subscribe to the Un-Diplomatic Newsletter: https://www.un-diplomatic.com/ Watch Un-Diplomatic Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@un-diplomaticpodcast Disclaimer: The views expressed are those of the individuals and not of any institutions
- 3 weeks ago30 min
Geopolitical Insider Trading | China’s Pacific Missile Test | Iran-War Ceasefire Lie | Graham Platner | Ep. 310
Why we're seeing a rise in geopolitical gambling, speculation, and insider trading. Why the Iran War ceasefire was always going to fail. How to make sense of China's submarine-launched ballistic missile test over the Pacific, and why anti-imperialism is the only solution. Peter Theil calls Pope Leo a Chinese communist agent. And the devastation over the Graham Platner scandal. Subscribe to the Un-Diplomatic Newsletter: https://www.un-diplomatic.com/ Watch Un-Diplomatic Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@un-diplomaticpodcast Disclaimer: The views expressed are those of the individuals and not of any institutions
- Jul 3, 20261h 40m
Socialist Foreign Policy | Zach Woods Attacks James Carville | The Billionaire's Coup Playbook | Independence Day (1996) w/ Morgan Spector | Ep. 309
The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is winning elections around the US. Their growing popularity is a democratic response to growing insecurity in an age of oligarchy. Zach Woods (from HBO's Silicon Valley) goes after Democratic strategist James Carville in the best way. Why DSA's victories are key to changing US foreign policy. Why Trump's corruption, oligarchy, the k-shaped economy, and America's imperial wars are all related--The Billionaire’s Coup Playbook explains. And for those who listen to The Un-Diplomatic Podcast, a free crossover release of an episode with actor Morgan Spector covering Independence Day (1996) on The Bang-Bang Podcast. Zach Woods on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/DaQ0SiOyZ2f Morgan Spector on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/epluribusyourmom/ Subscribe to The Bang-Bang Podcast: https://www.bangbangpod.com Subscribe to the Un-Diplomatic Newsletter: https://www.un-diplomatic.com/ Watch Un-Diplomatic Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZFl1uswSxo
- Jun 26, 20261h 0m
Post-Liberal International Relations and the End of Ideology, w/ Daniel Bessner | Ep. 308
Why is America no longer the global hegemon? What is world order becoming after liberal hegemony? What's happening to international relations as a discipline? What does it mean to say that the era of ideology is over? In what way does Daniel Bessner sort of agree with G. John Ikenberry? Why does the dominance of liberal capitalism means shedding liberalism, and why does that help explain the world's ongoing polycrisis? Dr. Daniel Bessner (from the American Prestige Podcast) joins Dr. Van Jackson to make sense of the world by way of his essay in The Ideas Letter, "Power Without Ideology: Welcome to the Multipolar World." Read Danny's essay in The Ideas Letter: https://www.theideasletter.org/essay/power-without-ideology/ Listen to The American Prestige: https://americanprestige.supportingcast.fm Subscribe to the Un-Diplomatic Newsletter: https://www.un-diplomatic.com/ Watch Un-Diplomatic Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@un-diplomaticpodcast Disclaimer: The views expressed are those of the individuals and not of any institutions
- Jun 19, 202649 min
Pacific Power Rebrand | Iran War Peace Deal | Peter Theil’s Secret Society | The Politics of Antimilitarism | Ep. 307
Inside the peace deal end the US war against Iran--and the spoilers that can bring it down. What’s behind the Department of War’s name change from Indo-Pacific Command to Pacific Command? Why decolonizing the Pacific Islands Region (including Guam) has to be part of American territorial defense. Taking a zero-based approach to the military budget. And Peter Theil’s secret society has way too many liberal and Democratic Party names on its members list. Catch Julia Gledhill’s regular writing for Forbes magazine: https://www.forbes.com/sites/juliagledhill/ Subscribe to the Un-Diplomatic Newsletter: https://www.un-diplomatic.com/ Watch Un-Diplomatic Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@un-diplomaticpodcast Disclaimer: The views expressed are those of the individuals and not of any institutions
- Jun 12, 20261h 2m
Who Should Run Democratic Party Foreign Policy? Not the Genocide Squad! With Harrison Mann | Ep. 306
Harrison Mann was an army intelligence officer who resigned in protest against the genocide in Gaza in 2024. Since then, he's been a man on a mission--against war, against the political appointees who perpetuate war crimes and genocide, and for a new, more progressive foreign policy cadre for the Democratic Party. Mann joins Dr. Van Jackson in this episode about the future of Democratic Party foreign policy, being a CNN pundit, the latest on the war with Iran and whether the US will invade Kharg Island, using wargames for peace, and why a reckoning with the crimes of the Biden administration is so essential. Read's Harrison Mann's piece in Zeteo, "Biden’s Genocide Squad Must Be Stopped Before They Strike Again": https://zeteo.com/p/biden-genocide-squad-blinken-sullivan-stopped Follow Harrison Mann on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/harrison_j_mann/ Subscribe to the Un-Diplomatic Newsletter: https://www.un-diplomatic.com/ Watch Un-Diplomatic Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@un-diplomaticpodcast Disclaimer: The views expressed are those of the individuals and not of any institutions
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