The International Security Podcast

Guests: Eun A Jo is an Assistant Professor of Government at William & Mary. Jessica Chen Weiss is David M. Lampton Professor of China Studies at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies.

International Security Article: Eun A Jo and Jessica Chen Weiss, “The Ideology Trap: China and the Limits of Cold War Analogies,” International Security, Vol. 50, No. 4 (Spring 2026), pp. 7–35, https://doi.org/10.1162/ISEC.a.403.

Originally released on July 16, 2026

Guests: Ron Krebs is Distinguished McKnight University Professor and Professor of Political Science at the University of Minnesota.

International Security Article: Ronald R. Krebs, “Why Populists Love Dead Soldiers and Hate Live Officers,” International Security, Vol. 50, No. 3 (Winter 2025/26), pp. 7–54, https://doi.org/10.1162/ISEC.a.397.

Originally released on April 29, 2026

Guests: Marc Trachtenberg is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of California, Los Angeles.
International Security Article: Marc Trachtenberg, “The Rules-Based International Order: A Historical Analysis,” International Security, Vol. 50, No. 2 (Fall 2025), pp. 7–54, https://doi.org/10.1162/ISEC.a.11.
Originally released on February 2, 2026

Guests: Nicholas Anderson is Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at the George Washington University. Daryl Press is Faculty Director of the Davidson Institute and Professor of Government at Dartmouth College.
International Security Article: Nicholas D. Anderson and Daryl G. Press, “Access Denied? The Sino-American Contest for Military Primacy in Asia,” International Security, Vol. 50, No. 1 (Summer 2025), pp. 118–151, https://doi.org/10.1162/ISEC.a.7.
Originally released on October 10, 2025

Guests: Stephen M. Walt is the Robert and Renée Belfer Professor of International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School.
International Security Article: Stephen M. Walt, “Hedging on Hegemony: The Realist Debate over How to Respond to China,” International Security, Vol. 49, No. 4 (Spring 25), pp. 37–70, https://doi.org/10.1162/isec_a_00508.
Originally released on June 24, 2025