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The importance of norms in international affairs: A conversation with Martha Finnemore 🎧

Erik Voeten and Martha Finnemore - August 6, 2024
One of the world’s most renowned international relations scholars explains how norms matter.
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Why we underestimate the true long-term costs of wars 🎧

Erik Voeten and Tanisha Fazal - July 11, 2024
Tanisha Fazal discusses her new book on how advances in military medicine help more soldiers survive.
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Don’t call it a “coup epidemic” in Africa 🎧

Erik Voeten, Kim Yi Dionne, and Ken Opalo - April 29, 2024
Experts unpack Africa's recent coups and democratic resilience.
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What polls can and cannot tell us about the 2024 elections 🎧

Erik Voeten, John Sides, and Michael Tesler - March 28, 2024
John Sides and Michael Tesler talk about what to expect leading up to the Nov. 5 vote.
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How a shift to the right in June elections may stifle EU climate ambitions 🎧

Erik Voeten and Simon Hix - March 12, 2024
A conversation with Simon Hix about the causes and consequences of the expected sharp right turn in the upcoming European Parliament elections
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What Europe can do to reverse democratic backsliding 🎧

Erik Voeten and Daniel Kelemen - February 19, 2024
A conversation with Dan Kelemen about the successes and failures of stopping democratic decline in Hungary and the rest of Europe.
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What can be done about the unfolding sovereign debt crisis? 🎧

Erik Voeten and Layna Mosley - February 8, 2024
An expert on the politics of sovereign debt, Layna Mosley, takes a closer look at the current global debt crisis – check out our latest podcast episode.
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COP28: An expert explains the latest climate developments 🎧

Erik Voeten and Joanna Lewis - January 6, 2024
In this podcast episode, Joanna Lewis explains fossil fuel phase-outs, climate cooperation, and more.
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What didn’t happen in the world in 2023 🎧

Erik Voeten, Elizabeth N. Saunders, and Kim Yi Dionne - December 27, 2023
Good Authority editors discuss what could have but didn't happen in world politics in 2023.
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What it will take to end the Israel-Hamas war 🎧

Erik Voeten and Barbara Walter - December 15, 2023
An expert on civil war weighs in.