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The Un-Diplomatic Podcast

ByVan Jackson

Global power politics, for the people. Hosted by Van Jackson, Julia Gledhill, and Matt Duss. The views expressed are theirs alone (not those of any institution or employer).

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Episode Playlist

50 Episodes
Netflix’s Marines (2025) w/ Sam Carliner | Bang-Bang Podcast Crossover | Ep. 275
Dec 8, 2025•—

Netflix’s Marines (2025) w/ Sam Carliner | Bang-Bang Podcast Crossover | Ep. 275

Leaving Washington | NATO Hawk to NATO Dove | Teaching International Relations | Realities of PhD Life | Ep. 274
Dec 3, 2025•—

Leaving Washington | NATO Hawk to NATO Dove | Teaching International Relations | Realities of PhD Life | Ep. 274

"Seditious" NatSec Democrats | MAGA’s A.I. Rupture | Venezuela Regime Change | Ukraine Peace Plan | Ep. 273
Nov 26, 2025•—

"Seditious" NatSec Democrats | MAGA’s A.I. Rupture | Venezuela Regime Change | Ukraine Peace Plan | Ep. 273

Bret Stephens' Case for Iraq-ing Venezuela | Palantir Democrats | G-7 Imperialist Multilateralism | Real War on Fake Antifa | Ep. 272
Nov 20, 2025•—

Bret Stephens' Case for Iraq-ing Venezuela | Palantir Democrats | G-7 Imperialist Multilateralism | Real War on Fake Antifa | Ep. 272

The Geopolitics of Jeffrey Epstein and Hegemonic Decline w/ Jeet Heer | Ep. 271
Nov 14, 2025•—

The Geopolitics of Jeffrey Epstein and Hegemonic Decline w/ Jeet Heer | Ep. 271

Bombing Latin America | Who’s Afraid of Zohran? | Economic Depression Hiding in Plain Sight | Trump Embarrasses Asia | Ep. 270
Nov 7, 2025•—

Bombing Latin America | Who’s Afraid of Zohran? | Economic Depression Hiding in Plain Sight | Trump Embarrasses Asia | Ep. 270

Did Trump End Great-Power Rivalry with China? Tactical Economic Detente Explained | Ep. 269
Nov 1, 2025•—

Did Trump End Great-Power Rivalry with China? Tactical Economic Detente Explained | Ep. 269

WarGames (part II) w/ Sam Ratner and Andy Facini | Ep. 268
Oct 30, 2025•—

WarGames (part II) w/ Sam Ratner and Andy Facini | Ep. 268

WarGames w/ Sam Ratner and Andy Facini | Ep. 267
Oct 28, 2025•—

WarGames w/ Sam Ratner and Andy Facini | Ep. 267

RAND Corporation Crisis of Capital | Bannon Says Trump 2028 | Graham Platner Tattoo-Gate | China Decoupling | CIA Rethinks China | Ep. 266
Oct 23, 2025•—

RAND Corporation Crisis of Capital | Bannon Says Trump 2028 | Graham Platner Tattoo-Gate | China Decoupling | CIA Rethinks China | Ep. 266

CIA in Venezuela | The Pentagon’s War on Journalists | China Trade Crisis | Ashley Tellis Scandal | Gaza Ceasefire | Ep. 265
Oct 16, 2025•—

CIA in Venezuela | The Pentagon’s War on Journalists | China Trade Crisis | Ashley Tellis Scandal | Gaza Ceasefire | Ep. 265

Inter-Capitalist War and the End of the Nation-State (as we know it) w/ Jamie Merchant | Ep. 264
Oct 9, 2025•—

Inter-Capitalist War and the End of the Nation-State (as we know it) w/ Jamie Merchant | Ep. 264

Hegseth's War on Fat Generals | Gaza Flotilla | China Soybeans | NSPM-7 is Trump's War on the Left | Government Shutdown | Ep. 263
Oct 3, 2025•—

Hegseth's War on Fat Generals | Gaza Flotilla | China Soybeans | NSPM-7 is Trump's War on the Left | Government Shutdown | Ep. 263

Live Lecture! Left and Right Visions of Global Order: Why Liberal Internationalism is Dead | Ep. 262
Sep 30, 2025•—

Live Lecture! Left and Right Visions of Global Order: Why Liberal Internationalism is Dead | Ep. 262

Live Lecture! What Was the “Liberal International Order?” | Ep. 261
Sep 27, 2025•—

Live Lecture! What Was the “Liberal International Order?” | Ep. 261

Militarized Commons: How Territorial Competition is Destroying the South China Sea | Ep. 260
Sep 25, 2025•—

Militarized Commons: How Territorial Competition is Destroying the South China Sea | Ep. 260

Antifa, Jimmy Kimmel, and Emergency Politics | TikTok Deal with China | Oligarchy’s Economic Recession | The National Defense Strategy Still Hates China
Sep 19, 2025•—

Antifa, Jimmy Kimmel, and Emergency Politics | TikTok Deal with China | Oligarchy’s Economic Recession | The National Defense Strategy Still Hates China

Ezra Klein Loves (some) Political Violence | The War Department and the Asia-Pacific Debate | Israel Attacks Qatar | South Korea and ICE | Ep. 258
Sep 12, 2025•—

Ezra Klein Loves (some) Political Violence | The War Department and the Asia-Pacific Debate | Israel Attacks Qatar | South Korea and ICE | Ep. 258

An Oral History of the Progressive Foreign Policy Moment (and what comes next) | Ep. 257
Sep 5, 2025•—

An Oral History of the Progressive Foreign Policy Moment (and what comes next) | Ep. 257

Trump's War on Soros | US Covert Action in Denmark | Nationalizing Lockheed Martin | MAGA’s China Contradiction | Ep. 256
Aug 29, 2025•—

Trump's War on Soros | US Covert Action in Denmark | Nationalizing Lockheed Martin | MAGA’s China Contradiction | Ep. 256

Tulsi Gabbard’s War on Intelligence | Blowback on the NatSec Elite | White Nationalist State Dept | Warmongering Asia Hands | Ep. 255
Aug 22, 2025•—

Tulsi Gabbard’s War on Intelligence | Blowback on the NatSec Elite | White Nationalist State Dept | Warmongering Asia Hands | Ep. 255

D.C. Military Occupation | Trump-Putin Summit | Guesting on Hasan Piker | Bloody Blinken’s WSJ Op-Ed | Ep. 254
Aug 15, 2025•—

D.C. Military Occupation | Trump-Putin Summit | Guesting on Hasan Piker | Bloody Blinken’s WSJ Op-Ed | Ep. 254

Anti-Intellectualism in Pentagon Life | BRICS and Civilizational War | Palestine Action | ICE Recruiting Fascists | Ep. 253
Aug 8, 2025•—

Anti-Intellectualism in Pentagon Life | BRICS and Civilizational War | Palestine Action | ICE Recruiting Fascists | Ep. 253

Live! Roots Action National Teach-In on Militarism Under Trump | Ep. 252
Aug 2, 2025•—

Live! Roots Action National Teach-In on Militarism Under Trump | Ep. 252

White Nationalist Social Democracy | Oil v. Israeli Primacy | Post-American Korean Peninsula | Japan’s Failure of Imagination | Ep. 251
Jul 25, 2025•—

White Nationalist Social Democracy | Oil v. Israeli Primacy | Post-American Korean Peninsula | Japan’s Failure of Imagination | Ep. 251

Spencer Ackerman's New York State of Mind: Peace, Populism, and Zohran Mamdani | Ep. 250
Jul 18, 2025•—

Spencer Ackerman's New York State of Mind: Peace, Populism, and Zohran Mamdani | Ep. 250

Run For Your Life: A Nostalgia Trap Podcast Crossover | Ep. 249
Jul 15, 2025•—

Run For Your Life: A Nostalgia Trap Podcast Crossover | Ep. 249

The Art of Memoir and Stories of Conversion: A Bang-Bang Podcast Crossover | Ep. 248
Jul 11, 2025•—

The Art of Memoir and Stories of Conversion: A Bang-Bang Podcast Crossover | Ep. 248

Project 2029 Farce | The Zohran Mamdani Model | Peter Thiel, Anti-Christ? | Fascist Public Policy | Nobody Likes Hegemony | Ukraine-China Missiles | Ep. 247
Jul 3, 2025•—

Project 2029 Farce | The Zohran Mamdani Model | Peter Thiel, Anti-Christ? | Fascist Public Policy | Nobody Likes Hegemony | Ukraine-China Missiles | Ep. 247

Andor Season 2 Finale + Rogue One w/ Matt Duss and Paul Adlerstein | Bang-Bang Podcast Crossover | Ep. 246
Jun 28, 2025•—

Andor Season 2 Finale + Rogue One w/ Matt Duss and Paul Adlerstein | Bang-Bang Podcast Crossover | Ep. 246

Tucker Carlson Ruins Ted Cruz | No War with Iran | “No Kings” Protests | Democrats Need a Peace Agenda | Ep. 245
Jun 20, 2025•—

Tucker Carlson Ruins Ted Cruz | No War with Iran | “No Kings” Protests | Democrats Need a Peace Agenda | Ep. 245

War on California, United Farm Workers, and Leaving the “Lockheed Left” w/ Antonio De Loera | Ep. 244
Jun 13, 2025•—

War on California, United Farm Workers, and Leaving the “Lockheed Left” w/ Antonio De Loera | Ep. 244

Abolish Palantir | Ukraine Drones | White Supremacy State Department | South Korea's Bernie Sanders | Ep. 243
Jun 6, 2025•—

Abolish Palantir | Ukraine Drones | White Supremacy State Department | South Korea's Bernie Sanders | Ep. 243

Live! The Pacific Sovereignty Deficit and Sino-US Rivalry | Ep. 242
May 31, 2025•—

Live! The Pacific Sovereignty Deficit and Sino-US Rivalry | Ep. 242

Andor Season 1 Finale with David Austin Walsh | Bang-Bang Cross-Over | Ep. 241
May 23, 2025•—

Andor Season 1 Finale with David Austin Walsh | Bang-Bang Cross-Over | Ep. 241

Labor Strategy at the End of the World w/ Eric Blanc | Ep. 240
May 16, 2025•—

Labor Strategy at the End of the World w/ Eric Blanc | Ep. 240

Katrina vanden Heuvel on Europe's Far Right, European Rearmament, and the Trump Effect | Ep. 239
May 11, 2025•—

Katrina vanden Heuvel on Europe's Far Right, European Rearmament, and the Trump Effect | Ep. 239

Kashmir Nuke Crisis | Houthi Ceasefire | China's 6th-Gen Fighter | Post-American Asia | Fascist Budgeting | Ep. 238
May 8, 2025•—

Kashmir Nuke Crisis | Houthi Ceasefire | China's 6th-Gen Fighter | Post-American Asia | Fascist Budgeting | Ep. 238

Andor, Episodes 1–3 w/ Jenny G. Zhang | Bang-Bang Podcast Cross-Over | Ep. 237
May 2, 2025•—

Andor, Episodes 1–3 w/ Jenny G. Zhang | Bang-Bang Podcast Cross-Over | Ep. 237

Nuke-You-Lear Strategy w/ Emma Claire Foley | Ep. 236
Apr 25, 2025•—

Nuke-You-Lear Strategy w/ Emma Claire Foley | Ep. 236

The Siege (1998) w/ Kevin Fox | Bang-Bang Podcast Cross-Over | Ep. 235
Apr 23, 2025•—

The Siege (1998) w/ Kevin Fox | Bang-Bang Podcast Cross-Over | Ep. 235

Zombie Economic Nationalism | Antifascist Protest | Arundhati Roy | Who Tariffs Are Good For Ep. 234
Apr 20, 2025•—

Zombie Economic Nationalism | Antifascist Protest | Arundhati Roy | Who Tariffs Are Good For Ep. 234

The Four Books Billionaires Think Explain International Relations (and why they're wrong!) | Ep. 233
Apr 17, 2025•—

The Four Books Billionaires Think Explain International Relations (and why they're wrong!) | Ep. 233

Tariffs as Unwinnable Economic War in an Emerging Post-American Order | Ep. 232
Apr 12, 2025•—

Tariffs as Unwinnable Economic War in an Emerging Post-American Order | Ep. 232

Understanding Economic Crisis: Three Charts That Explain What’s Wrong With Capitalism Today | Ep. 231
Apr 8, 2025•—

Understanding Economic Crisis: Three Charts That Explain What’s Wrong With Capitalism Today | Ep. 231

Live! Dr. Van Jackson Speaks to the Catholic University of America about Progressive Foreign Policy | Ep. 230
Apr 1, 2025•—

Live! Dr. Van Jackson Speaks to the Catholic University of America about Progressive Foreign Policy | Ep. 230

US War Crime Confessions | Europe's Militarism Risk | Taiwan's Angst | BYD Versus Tesla | Ep. 229
Mar 27, 2025•—

US War Crime Confessions | Europe's Militarism Risk | Taiwan's Angst | BYD Versus Tesla | Ep. 229

Pete Hegseth’s War Plan Leak | JD Vance’s War on Europe | Fentanyl Isn’t WMD | Mineral Geopolitics in the Congo | Bernie-AOC Popularity | Ep. 228
Mar 25, 2025•—

Pete Hegseth’s War Plan Leak | JD Vance’s War on Europe | Fentanyl Isn’t WMD | Mineral Geopolitics in the Congo | Bernie-AOC Popularity | Ep. 228

The Sum of All Fears (2002) w/ Max Read | Ep. 227
Mar 20, 2025•—

The Sum of All Fears (2002) w/ Max Read | Ep. 227

Grand Strategy for (War Crime) Dummies | Rahm Emmanuel for Exile | AUKUS Politics | Mahmoud Khalil | Ep. 226
Mar 15, 2025•—

Grand Strategy for (War Crime) Dummies | Rahm Emmanuel for Exile | AUKUS Politics | Mahmoud Khalil | Ep. 226

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