Rep Mikie Sherrill on Whether the Bipartisan Consensus on Foreign Policy Will Hold and on Threats to American Democracy

Representative Mikie Sherrill represents the 11th Congressional District of New Jersey. She sits on the Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Readiness, Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, and the Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party. She holds a Bachelor’s degree from the United States Naval... Continue Reading →

If We Can Keep it

by David Bernell and Ambassador Thomas Graham, Jr. (Retired) There is a story told about Benjamin Franklin that describes his interaction with a group of citizens at the conclusion of the Constitutional Convention in 1787. When asked by a woman named Elizabeth Willing Powel what type of government the delegates had established, a monarchy or... Continue Reading →

Saskia Brechenmacher on Promoting Gender Equality Through Democracy Assistance Aid

Saskia Brechenmacher is a fellow in Carnegie’s Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program. Recently, she coauthored a new book with Katherine Mann called Aiding Empowerment: Democracy Promotion and Gender Equality in Politics. Access Episodes Ad-Free on Patreon Make a one-time Donation to Democracy Paradox. Proudly sponsored by the Kellogg Institute for International Studies. Learn more at... Continue Reading →

Happy and Free

Happy and Free by Ambassador Thomas Graham, Jr. (Retired) and David Bernell The death of Alexei Navalny in one of Vladmir Putin’s terrible prison camps in the Arctic Circle is a tragedy for the world. It is also a marker and a reminder of the competing political forces of our time. When the Cold War... Continue Reading →

Democracy in a Postmodern Era with Bruce Ackerman

Bruce Ackerman is the Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale. He is well known as a legal scholar and a political philosopher. His most recent book is The Postmodern Predicament: Existential Challenges of the Twenty-First Century. Access Episodes Ad-Free on Patreon Make a one-time Donation to Democracy Paradox. Proudly sponsored by the... Continue Reading →

Seize the Assets

Seize Russian Assets and Send the Money to Ukraine By David Bernell and Ambassador Thomas Graham, Jr. (Retired) The war in Ukraine is changing. Russia is seeing gains, and Ukraine is facing increasing challenges and shortages, particularly with regard to soldiers and weapons, which have resulted in the recent loss of territorial control to the... Continue Reading →

Peter Pomerantsev on Winning an Information War

Peter Pomerantsev is a Senior Fellow at Johns Hopkins University where he co-directs the Arena Initiative. His past books include Nothing is True and Everything is Possible and This is Not Propaganda. His most recent book is called How to Win an Information War: The Propagandist Who Outwitted Hitler. Access Episodes Ad-Free on Patreon Make... Continue Reading →

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