Reposted by John GlaserAnts @dressupforflying.bsky.social · 16/08/2025Very belated to this, but really bummed at this podcast is ending. It was a great resource for hearing folks whose research is at the intersection of theory and foreign policy. 021
Reposted by John GlaserChristopher Hudson @chrishudsonjr.bsky.social · 22/07/2025Bittersweet. Been a big fan of John’s work, especially hosting PP, for awhile. He brought a refreshing clarity and rigger to foreign policy restraint that was deeply refreshing. 152
Reposted by John GlaserJason Davidson @profjwdavidson.bsky.social · 22/07/2025I was very sad to hear that this is the last episode of the Power Problems podcast with @johnglaser.bsky.social but at least he went out with a bang, interviewing @emmamashford.bsky.social about her forthcoming book _First Among Equals_ www.cato.org/multimedia/p...cato.orgEmbracing MultipolarityFeaturing Emma Ashford and John Glaser 011
John Glaser @johnglaser.bsky.social · 22/07/2025This was my final episode hosting Power Problems. It's been a privilege. I want to thank Cato for entrusting it to me and my listeners for the support and feedback. 161
John Glaser @johnglaser.bsky.social · 22/07/2025Latest w @emmamashford.bsky.social on her forthcoming book on grand strategy, how to embrace multipolarity, spheres of influence, why alliances shouldn't be sacred, economic statecraft, bureaucratic inertia, the problem of temptation, & more. Listen! t.co/nWfty75TQRt.cohttps://www.cato.org/multimedia/power-problems/embracing-multipolarity 022
John Glaser @johnglaser.bsky.social · 08/07/2025Latest w Nick Anderson & Daryl Press on the balance of power on the Korean Peninsula, the potential consequences of an outbreak of war, escalation risks, diplomatic postures towards NK, and the implications for the US-SK military alliance. www.cato.org/multimedia/p...cato.orgModeling War on the Korean PeninsulaFeaturing Nicolas Anderson, Daryl G. Press, and John Glaser 010
John Glaser @johnglaser.bsky.social · 24/06/2025Latest w Rose Kelanic on the US/Israel-Iran war, why it started, the sidelining of DNI Gabbard, escalation risks, pressures for US involvement, regime change/collapse, the limits of air power, undermining credibility of assurances, & more! www.cato.org/multimedia/p...cato.orgA Regime Change War in Iran?Featuring Rosemary Kelanic and John Glaser 255
Reposted by John GlaserJason Davidson @profjwdavidson.bsky.social · 16/06/2025Another excellent edition of Power Problems, this one featuring Samuel Seitz on why "madman" tactics rarely work. Also, of all the podcasts I listen to @johnglaser.bsky.social has the best voice for it. www.cato.org/multimedia/p...cato.orgDo Madman Tactics Work?Featuring Samuel Seitz and John Glaser 121
John Glaser @johnglaser.bsky.social · 10/06/2025Latest w @samseitz.bsky.social on whether madman behavior yields bargaining leverage. He discusses problems of signaling, credibility, reassurance & explores examples from Khrushchev to Nixon to Gaddafi & Trump's approach to NK, Iran, trade policy & more! Listen! www.cato.org/multimedia/p...cato.orgDo Madman Tactics Work?Featuring Samuel Seitz and John Glaser 052
John Glaser @johnglaser.bsky.social · 27/05/2025Latest with Carnegie's Chris Chivvis and Lauren Morganbesser on the foreign policy attitudes of Gen Z, the relationship between public opinion and foreign policy, the increasing salience of transnational issues, and many other topics. Listen! www.cato.org/multimedia/p...cato.orgGen Z, Internationalism, & Change in Foreign PolicyFeaturing Christopher Chivvis and Lauren Morganbesser 022
John Glaser @johnglaser.bsky.social · 13/05/2025Latest w @tparsi.bsky.social on Trump's diplomacy with Iran, why the Trump I & Biden admins failed on Iran, Iran's changing geopolitical position, the significance of the Houthis, why a nuclear deal with Iran is in US interests, and more! Listen! www.cato.org/multimedia/p...cato.orgCan Trump Make a Deal with Iran?Featuring Trita Parsi and John Glaser 010
John Glaser @johnglaser.bsky.social · 29/04/2025Latest w Alex Wendt on UFOs & the national security consequences of discovering that UAPs are ETs. He argues the ontological shock risks triggering a civilizational “auto-immune reaction” of disorder that could undermine the state system. Listen! www.cato.org/multimedia/p...cato.orgUFOs, Aliens, & National SecurityFeaturing Alexander Wendt and John Glaser 031
Reposted by John GlaserDavid J. Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 15/04/2025"The government had coerced me (a US citizen) into suppressing what I wanted to say. . . . until the Supreme Court reaffirms that the First Amendment protects noncitizens in the United States—and until President Trump obeys the Supreme Court—we do not live in a free country."cato.orgUS Citizens Don’t Have First Amendment Rights If Noncitizens Don’tBut until the Supreme Court reaffirms that the First Amendment protects noncitizens in the United States from banishment for their speech—and until President Trump obeys the Supreme Court—we do not li... 13214
John Glaser @johnglaser.bsky.social · 15/04/2025Latest w @stimsoncenter.bsky.social's Chris Preble & Geoff Wilson on nuclear modernization, a “deterrence first” posture, perverse bureaucratic incentives, profligate waste & inefficiency, eroding nuclear deterrence, the risks of escalation, China, and more! Listen! t.co/k2WNKZvOmZt.cohttps://www.cato.org/multimedia/power-problems/why-america-needs-change-its-nuclear-weapons-posture 011
John Glaser @johnglaser.bsky.social · 01/04/2025Latest w @tvpaul.bsky.social on India's quest for major power status, India’s military capabilities & “reactive grand strategy,” UNSC membership, India’s complex relations w Russia & China, India’s domestic problems, & how to manage US-Indian relations. Listen! www.cato.org/multimedia/p...cato.orgIndia’s Quest for Major Power StatusFeaturing T.V. Paul and John Glaser 011
Reposted by John GlaserSecurity Studies Program MIT @ssp-mit.bsky.social · 21/03/2025In the latest episode of @cato.org's Power Problems, SSP’s Barry Posen argues that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 qualifies as a preventive war and was motivated in part to thwart U.S.-led efforts to expand NATO in Europe. 🔊 www.cato.org/multimedia/p... Hosted by @johnglaser.bsky.social.cato.orgStrategic Empathy & the Roots of the Ukraine WarFeaturing Barry R. Posen and John Glaser 001
John Glaser @johnglaser.bsky.social · 18/03/2025Latest w Barry Posen on the roots of Russia's war in Ukraine. He discusses preventive war, the role of NATO & US leaders, Putin's war aims, strategic empathy, realism, post-CW US FP, negotiating peace, & at the end he offers a warning about Taiwan. Listen! www.cato.org/multimedia/p...cato.orgStrategic Empathy & the Roots of the Ukraine WarFeaturing Barry R. Posen and John Glaser 000
John Glaser @johnglaser.bsky.social · 04/03/2025Latest w @proflind.bsky.social arguing that the world is bipolar. She discusses the balance of power, the major points of conflict between the US & China, how to shift strategy under bipolarity, what to do about Taiwan, & other topics. Listen! www.cato.org/multimedia/p...cato.orgThe Return of BipolarityFeaturing Jennifer Lind and John Glaser 001
John Glaser @johnglaser.bsky.social · 18/02/2025Latest w Miranda Priebe on the ‘isolationist’ label, the politics of restraint, US strategy towards Europe & Russia post-Ukraine war, shifting posture in Asia, Taiwan, managing relations w China, putting diplomacy at the forefront of US foreign policy, & more! www.cato.org/multimedia/p...cato.orgReconsidering US Strategy in Europe & AsiaFeaturing Miranda Priebe and John Glaser 000
John Glaser @johnglaser.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Latest w @oonahathaway.bsky.social on Trump’s hopes to conquer Greenland, Canada, & the Panama Canal. She discusses int'l law, decline of war, norms vs laws, why tariffs & war go together, tensions btw int'l law & negotiating peace in Ukraine, & other topics. Listen! www.cato.org/multimedia/p...cato.orgTrump, Conquest, & the Laws of WarFeaturing Oona A. Hathaway and John Glaser 0114
Reposted by John GlaserDewey Murdick @deweyam.bsky.social · 22/01/2025Thoughtful assessment of the state of AI application in China and its implications for US-CN competition — well worth your time, IMO 021
John Glaser @johnglaser.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Latest w @sambresnick.bsky.social of @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social on the competition with China over AI, how AI will be used by states, obstacles & advantages for both the US & China, diplomatic pathways for the US & China to avoid dangerous AI scenarios, & more. Listen! www.cato.org/multimedia/p...cato.orgThe AI Competition with ChinaFeaturing Sam Bresnick and John Glaser 033
John Glaser @johnglaser.bsky.social · 07/01/2025Latest w Julia Gledhill on the “permanent war economy," ongoing efforts to increase military spending, perverse incentives, threat inflation, why military spending isn't a jobs program, the lack of strategy on how to confront China, & more! Listen! www.cato.org/multimedia/p...cato.orgPerverse Incentives in the Permanent War EconomyFeaturing Julia Gledhill and John Glaser 011
John Glaser @johnglaser.bsky.social · 28/12/2024ICYMI: Latest w Anatol Lieven on how the int'l politics of the Ukraine war have changed since Trump’s election win, how to move towards negotiations to end the war, & various issues — from territory to NATO — to be resolved in any peace deal. Listen! www.cato.org/multimedia/p...cato.orgNegotiating Peace in UkraineFeaturing Anatol Lieven and John Glaser 000
John Glaser @johnglaser.bsky.social · 10/12/2024Latest w Joshua Landis on Syria, the rebel advance, the causes & conditions that paved the way for regime collapse, the mistakes of US policy since the start of the civil war, the regional politics wrapped up in Syria’s future, & more! Listen! www.cato.org/multimedia/p...cato.orgThe Fall of Assad & Syria’s Uncertain FutureFeaturing Joshua Landis and John Glaser 020
John Glaser @johnglaser.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Latest w @stephenwalt.bsky.social on the FP implications of Trump’s victory, why his 1st term failed to set a new course, & what a genuine turn to restraint looks like. Also NATO, Ukraine, Mid-East, China, tariffs, & the potential benefits of “US decline.” Listen! www.cato.org/multimedia/p...cato.orgHow Not to Fix US Foreign PolicyFeaturing Stephen M. Walt and John Glaser 064
Reposted by John GlaserStephen Wertheim @stephenwertheim.bsky.social · 13/11/2024I joined the Power Problems podcast to discuss foreign policy in Trump II, with @johnglaser.bsky.social and Brendan Buck: www.cato.org/multimedia/p...cato.org 042
John Glaser @johnglaser.bsky.social · 12/11/2024Latest w @stephenwertheim.bsky.social & Brandan Buck on Trump’s victory, whether Dems will rethink their FP agenda following their losses, how a 2nd Trump term might approach Ukraine-Russia, the Middle East, and China, among other topics. Listen! www.cato.org/multimedia/p...cato.org 013
John Glaser @johnglaser.bsky.social · 31/10/2024Latest w Scott Lincicome on the consequences of tariffs under Trump & Biden, what may be to come under a future Trump or Harris admin, reforming expansive presidential tariff authorities, weak national security justifications for tariffs, & more! Listen! t.co/aJdQBQYaJrt.cohttps://www.cato.org/multimedia/power-problems/trouble-tariffs-future-trade 011
John Glaser @johnglaser.bsky.social · 15/10/2024Latest w Alex Yu-Ting Lin on Euro-centric bias in IR, China's status grievances, how states use information warfare to delegitimize adversaries' foreign policies, China’s approach to flashpoints like SCS & Taiwan, whether China is “revisionist,” & more - listen! www.cato.org/multimedia/p...cato.org 010
John Glaser @johnglaser.bsky.social · 09/10/2024Latest w @dovlevin.bsky.social on how whataboutism effects public opinion & how it might shape policy. Also discusses his work on US foreign election interference, the literature on hypocrisy costs, US foreign policy activism, & avenues for future research - Listen! www.cato.org/multimedia/p...cato.org 010
John Glaser @johnglaser.bsky.social · 17/09/2024Latest w Peter Harris on how decades of primacy has shaped our politics, culture, & institutions & why moving to restraint requires domestic reform. Also discusses vested interests, partisanship, how to make restraint more salable, & more! Listen! www.cato.org/multimedia/p...cato.org 011
John Glaser @johnglaser.bsky.social · 04/09/2024Latest w @dandepetris.bsky.social & Jennifer Kavanagh on the relationship dynamics of China, Russia, North Korea, & Iran, the new overhyped 'Axis of Evil,' & how it's misconstrued. They discuss threat inflation, Ukraine war, China’s role in the MidEast, & more! Listen! www.cato.org/multimedia/p...cato.org 012
John Glaser @johnglaser.bsky.social · 20/08/2024Latest w Dan Grazier & Julia Gledhill on the Pentagon's budgetary time bomb. They discuss failed over-budget weapons programs & warn that future such fiascos are now in the making, with unsustainable budgetary implications. Listen! www.cato.org/multimedia/p...cato.org 011
John Glaser @johnglaser.bsky.social · 06/08/2024Latest w @brianblankenship.bsky.social & Renanah Miles Joyce on how competition for overseas military bases increases costs of securing access. They discuss the strategy of forward basing, recent expansion in Africa, compensating hosts, great power competition, & more! www.cato.org/multimedia/p...cato.org 010
John Glaser @johnglaser.bsky.social · 23/07/2024Latest w Charlie Glaser on the security dilemma, Russia-Ukraine, China-Taiwan, US interests in East Asia, how to trim undesirable commitments, how DC's “liberal international order” concept leads to more conflictual foreign policies, & more! Listen! www.cato.org/multimedia/p...cato.org 000
John Glaser @johnglaser.bsky.social · 19/07/2024Late posting this, but check out the latest episode of Power Problems w @benjaminfriedman.bsky.social on the history & future of NATO, what it costs, defensibility problems, institutional inertia, threat assessments of Russia, burden-sharing vs burden-dropping, & more! www.cato.org/multimedia/p...cato.org 010
John Glaser @johnglaser.bsky.social · 25/06/2024Latest w @emmamashford.bsky.social on Ukraine, the costs of backing Kyiv, European burden-sharing, Russia’s economy, problems w Biden’s strategy, peace talks prospects, the question of Ukrainian neutrality, NATO's future, and more! Listen! www.cato.org/multimedia/p...cato.org 011
John Glaser @johnglaser.bsky.social · 11/06/2024Latest w Rachel Metz on why security assistance fails, bureaucratic interests, perverse civ-mil dynamics, norms, the need for greater oversight & management, how DC has expanded the military’s role to the detriment of an effective strategy, & more! www.cato.org/multimedia/c...cato.org 011
John Glaser @johnglaser.bsky.social · 28/05/2024Latest w Jonathan Kirshner on realism (classical, structural, offensive), rationalist explanations for war, change & uncertainty in world politics, the rise of China, norms, why effective grand strategy requires a healthy politics, & more! Listen! t.co/vz4bEJsx7pt.cohttps://www.cato.org/multimedia/power-problems/classical-realism-purpose-rise-china 020
John Glaser @johnglaser.bsky.social · 14/05/2024Latest w Mark Hannah on untapped US leverage over Israel & Ukraine, whether US support prolongs the wars, Israel's planned attack on Rafah, putting real conditions on aid, pro-war bias in DC & the news media, why war isn't a boon for economic growth, & more! www.cato.org/multimedia/p...cato.org 000
John Glaser @johnglaser.bsky.social · 30/04/2024Latest w @davidsterman.bsky.social on drone strikes, civilian casualties, the 2001 AUMF, Biden bombing Yemen & Somalia, threat inflation & secrecy, "endless war," & reform proposals for reining in unachievable objectives & increasing transparency. Listen! t.co/muHzeFuSvft.cohttps://www.cato.org/multimedia/power-problems/drones-secrecy-endless-war 012
John Glaser @johnglaser.bsky.social · 16/04/2024Latest w James Bosworth on Latin America & Caribbean & the root "push factors" in the migrant crisis. We cover Mexico, Haiti, Venezuela, Cuba, Ecuador, poor governance, criminal gangs, the drug war, & how DC can better approach this hemisphere's problems. www.cato.org/multimedia/p... 011
Reposted by John GlaserChristopher Hudson @chrishudsonjr.bsky.social · 02/04/2024Again, if you aren’t following John Glaser or listening to Power Problems you’re doing yourself a disservice. 112
John Glaser @johnglaser.bsky.social · 02/04/2024Latest w Jon Hoffman on Israel's collective punishment & lack of military objectives in Gaza as well as the vast regional consequences. He criticizes unwavering US support for Israel as inconsistent w US interests & argues for a reevaluation of the relationship. www.cato.org/multimedia/p... 020
John Glaser @johnglaser.bsky.social · 19/03/2024Latest w @dalecopeland.bsky.social on the economics of great power war & peace. We discuss IR theory, his new book, the American Revolution, Spanish-American War, Mahanian naval strategy, the Cold War, & how to manage the relationship with China. Listen! x.com/jwcglaser/st... 010
Reposted by John GlaserStephen Wertheim @stephenwertheim.bsky.social · 05/03/2024A pleasure to join @johnglaser.bsky.social to discuss the failure of Biden's foreign policy to set strategic priorities — and why U.S. military retrenchment is the inescapable requirement for a more strategic foreign policy. www.cato.org/multimedia/p...cato.org 011
John Glaser @johnglaser.bsky.social · 05/03/2024Latest w @stephenwertheim.bsky.social on the need for US retrenchment in Europe & the MidEast, Biden's devotion to longstanding allies & partners, the failure of his "democracy vs autocracy" rhetoric, prospects for a negotiated resolution in Ukraine, & more - Listen! www.cato.org/multimedia/p... 001
John Glaser @johnglaser.bsky.social · 20/02/2024Latest w @profpaulpoast.bsky.social on hegemonic stability theory, a state's willingness to be a hegemon, China's willingness, US decline, the "do something" problem in US foreign policy, the hollowness of Biden's democracy vs autocracy rhetoric, & more! Listen! www.cato.org/multimedia/p... 022
Reposted by John GlaserChristopher Hudson @chrishudsonjr.bsky.social · 13/02/2024Just saw that John Glaser is now on Bluesky. Been a big fan of his foreign policy writing for years. Would highly recommend giving him a follow, listening to his Cato podcast Power Problems, and checking out the book he coauthored “Fuel to the Fire”. 022
