TOWARD A POST-LIBERAL WORLD
From The Power Vertical Podcast by Brian Whitmore by The Charles T. McDowell Center for Global Studies and Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center
March 27, 2026 · 58 min
About this episode
This episode features a discussion on the implications of a post-liberal world with experts Michael Carpenter and Max Bergmann.
On The Power Vertical Podcast this week, host Brian Whitmore speaks with Michael Carpenter, who served as the NSC's Senior Director for Europe as well as the US Ambassador to the OSCE in the Biden administration; and former U.S. State Department official Max Bergmann, who served as a member of the Secretary of State’s Policy Planning Staff and as a speechwriter for former Secretary of State John Kerry.
People in this episode
Host: Brian Whitmore
Guests: Michael Carpenter, Max Bergmann
Topics covered
- post-liberal world
- U.S. foreign policy
- European security
- Biden administration
- international relations
Keywords
- post-liberal
- Michael Carpenter
- Max Bergmann
- Biden administration
- U.S. foreign policy
- European security
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: NSC, OSCE, U.S. State Department, Secretary of State’s Policy Planning Staff
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