Explorations on War - Episode 6, with Prof Jack Snyder

About this episode

Professor William Hurst discusses confrontational diplomacy and its consequences with Jack Snyder.

Professor William Hurst is joined by Jack Snyder, the Robert and Renée Belfer Professor of International Relations at Columbia University, to discuss confrontational diplomacy and its unintended consequences, particularly throughout the world wars. They also discuss how the offensive approach of authoritarian states leads them to struggle in the balance of power game compared to democracies.

People in this episode

Host: Professor William Hurst

Guest: Jack Snyder

Topics covered

• confrontational diplomacy
• unintended consequences
• world wars
• authoritarian states
• balance of power
• democracies

Keywords

• diplomacy
• world wars
• authoritarianism
• democracy
• international relations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Columbia University

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