When did American Foreign Policy Go Wrong? ft. Professor Michael Desch

About this episode

The episode discusses the history of American grand strategy since the 1990s with Dr. Michael Desch.

Join in for my discussion with Dr. Michael Desch (Notre Dame) about the history of American grand strategy since the 1990's. Reading recommendations: 'Great Power Rivalries: The Case for Realism': https://mondediplo.com/2023/08/02great-powers 'Neoconservatism Rebaptized': https://www.theamericanconservative.com/neoconservatism-rebaptized/ 'An Open Letter to Paul Wolfowitz': https://harpers.org/archive/2013/03/a-letter-to-paul-wolfowitz/

People in this episode

Host: Brian Stahl

Guest: Dr. Michael Desch

Topics covered

• American foreign policy
• grand strategy
• neoconservatism
• historical analysis
• political strategy

Keywords

• American foreign policy
• grand strategy
• neoconservatism
• politics
• history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Notre Dame

Books & works: Great Power Rivalries: The Case for Realism, Neoconservatism Rebaptized, An Open Letter to Paul Wolfowitz

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