How to Do Think-Tanking, Wargaming Trickery, the Thucydides Crap, Alliance Problems | Ep. 62

The Un-Diplomatic Podcast

Aug 13, 2020•57 min•Ep. 62

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Episode description

How does one get into the think tank game? Van explains. How does one use war-games to manipulate policy? Van explains. Why is our historical imagination limited to Greek and Roman history? Again, Van explains. What happens to the US-South Korea alliance when Trump threatens troop withdrawal? You get it.

Chicago Council on Global Affairs Report: https://www.thechicagocouncil.org/publication/troop-withdrawal-likely-undermine-south-korean-public-support-alliance-united-states

James Palmer on the Thucydides' Trap: https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/07/28/oh-god-not-the-peloponnesian-war-again/

Matt Duss Tweet: https://twitter.com/mattduss/status/1289162903124418561

Jeffrey Meiser Tweet: https://twitter.com/jwmeiser/status/1290431319030165505

Yuna Wong Tweet: https://twitter.com/YunaHuhWong/status/1290287068149616640?s=20

Contributors: Jake Dellow, Pete McKenzie, Ciara Mitchell, Gaby Magnuson

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