Episodes of After the ‘End of History’

Globalization, Liberal Hegemony and Military Advantage: "Producing Security" by Stephen Brooks - Part II

Mar 1st, 2024 36m 11s

A continuation of our discussion on Stephen Brooks's Producing Security. Support the show

"Trading with the Enemy": Military Aid, Corruption and the Delusions of Ukraine's Liberal Opposition

Apr 25th, 2023 35m 12s

Mario looks at Seymour Hersh’s latest on corruption inside Ukraine and assesses those claims alongside some of the more elliptical admissions from the mainstream press. The music you hear on After the End of History is courtesy of Matt Coakley

The Pentagon Documents: Lessons from the Leaks

Apr 16th, 2023 49m 43s

Recorded on Wednesday, April 12th, 2023. Mario goes solo this week to share some initial thoughts on the recently leaked Pentagon documents and the lessons to be drawn for the Ukraine-Russia War. Topics include: Initial reflections on the leak

"Producing Security" by Stephen Brooks - Part I

Apr 11th, 2023 34m 53s

Part I of our discussion on Producing Security by Stephen G. Brooks, including introductory remarks on the association between commerce and peace, and the author's nuanced polemic against realism. In what sense is the globalization of productio

The Old Man is Back: Discussion on Seymour Hersh and the Politics of Pipelines

Apr 4th, 2023 49m 31s

ATEOH covers the legendary Seymour Hersh's latest revelations about the Nordstream II bombing. Readings discussed in this week's episode include: How America Took Out The Nord Stream Pipeline (substack.com)Alexander Zevin & Seymour Hersh, How t

The Reinvention of NATO: Part II - On Wolfgang Streeck

Feb 8th, 2023 44m 53s

Recorded in late October 2022 as part of ATEOH's longer discussion on the history and future of NATO. Discussed in this episode: Wolfgang Streeck's "Pipe Dreams." Thanks for listening. Support the show

The Reinvention of NATO: Part I - On Thomas Meaney

Jan 4th, 2023 1h 27m

ATEOH Season 3 continues with a series of discussions on the history of NATO and its continual reinvention through internal dissent, external resistance and expansion. Part I is about Thomas Meaney's excellent piece "How Putin's invasion return

ATEOH Presents: "Is Russia Fascist?" A deep read of Marlene Laruelle | Part I

Dec 27th, 2022 43m 22s

Mario presents to the Chicago Political Economy Group on Marlene Laruelle's Is Russia Fascist? Recorded on 24 August 2022. The music you hear on after the end of history is provided courtesy of Jason King. Support the show

The Intellectual Scene | June 21 2022 | Zevin and "A Normal War"

Oct 12th, 2022 48m 44s

[Recorded in June 2022. ]In the second episode of the season, we discuss how foreign policy intellectuals from a breadth of political views have responded to the war over these last four months. From IR theorists like Wertheim and Kupchan to th

Analyzing the News | June 9 2022 | The Big Comedown on Ukraine

Sep 10th, 2022 40m 20s

[Recorded early June, 2022] Unlocked discussion on two editorial pieces in the NYTimes:(1) The War in the Ukraine is Getting Complicated... (2) What America Will and Will Not Do in Ukraine Has Western liberal euphoria over the Ukraine-Russia w

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Trailer: The Intellectual Scene | June 21 2022 | Zevin and "A Normal War"

Jun 22nd, 2022 3m 40s

In the second episode of the season, we discuss how foreign policy intellectuals from a breadth of political views have responded to the war over these last four months. From IR theorists like Wertheim and Kupchan to the more left-oriented Alex

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Trailer: Analyzing the News | June 9 2022 | The Big Comedown on Ukraine

Jun 14th, 2022 3m 48s

A quick patron's only discussion on two editorial pieces in the NYTimes:(1) The War in the Ukraine is Getting Complicated(2) What America Will and Will Not Do in Ukraine Is a big comedown on #Ukraine in the works? Despite a gentle ribbing from

The Ukraine-Russia War: 'De-Nazification' and European Security

Mar 10th, 2022 1h 4m

Recorded on 8 March 2022. Readings for this episode include: Volodymyr Ishchenkohttps://www.ponarseurasia.org/wp-content/uploads/attachments/Pepm529_Ishchenko_May2018_0-6.pdfMichael Kofman: Russia's Shock and Awehttps://www.foreignaffairs.com/a

The CIA and the New Dialect of Power w/ River Page

Feb 15th, 2022 1h 13m

We're joined this week by River Page, author of "The CIA and the New Dialect of Power" and Chain Smoking to Babylon.Beyond his cutting cultural analysis of the decadent liberal elite, River's intellectual interests include the nexus between lan

Russia vs. NATO Expansion: Force Posture and Negotiations

Feb 8th, 2022 47m 39s

Episode 34: on Russian force projection as a negotiation tactic, plus some thoughts on Biden's suggestion of supporting an "insurgency" should Russia cross the border. Read: lunacy. This week's episode opens with some reflections on past work,

Russia vs. NATO Expansion: Military Modernization

Jan 6th, 2022 52m 28s

Our second discussion on the growing international crisis between American/NATO and Russian forces further concentrates on the "myth of Russian decline" and how that informs American foreign policy strategy (often for the worse). This latest co

Russia vs. NATO Expansion: Background to the Crisis

Jan 3rd, 2022 39m 8s

Notes on the historical and political context behind the current crisis on the Ukrainian border. Is a Russian invasion really imminent? What does American/NATO saber rattling tell us about the "myth of Russian decline" within the Western foreig

Reading Tooze: Part I - The New Age of American Power

Dec 21st, 2021 50m 38s