The Un-Diplomatic Podcast

Ice Cream Peace Theory, Red-Baiting Down Under, No Lames for President, South Korean Nukes, Russia-Ukraine | Ep. 111

Episode Summary

The Australian right's red-baiting flop on China. New Zealand's trucker protests have morphed into a mob. Dwayne Johnson could actually be the next president because America loves "cool bros." How Van has evolved on China rivalry stuff. Progressives debate Russia-Ukraine. South Korean nukes. The limits of Ben & Jerry's theory of peace.

Episode Notes

The Australian right's red-baiting flop on China. New Zealand's trucker protests have morphed into a mob.   Dwayne Johnson could actually be the next president because America loves unqualified "cool bros."  How Van has evolved on China rivalry stuff.  Progressives debate Russia-Ukraine.  South Korean nukes.  The limits of Ben & Jerry's theory of peace.  

Jake Grumbach Tweet: https://twitter.com/JakeMGrumbach/status/1493277842062209025

Graham Webster Tweet: https://twitter.com/gwbstr/status/1495458935565742084

Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Tweet: https://twitter.com/benandjerrys/status/1489393235655106562

Evan Laksmana Tweet: https://twitter.com/EvanLaksmana/status/1495191322738962432?s=20&t=M23YweHXACSR7Iiew3tN5g

Eric Gomez Tweet: https://twitter.com/EricGomezAsia/status/1490182380572839938?t=wr-Vv7hpPTTBaBahsqNF2w&s=19

Terrell Jermaine Starr Piece on Progressive Russia-Ukraine Policy: https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/02/11/progressives-defend-ukraine/?utm_source=PostUp&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Editors%20Picks%20OC&utm_term=39416&tpcc=Editors%20Picks%20OC

Contributors: Jake Dellow, Hunter Marston, Gaby Magnuson, Ciara Mitchell