The Un-Diplomatic Podcast

China Threat Deflation v. Military Primacy, Left Technocrats, the Economic Primacy Debate, Declining American Exceptionalism, Blowing Up the Landmine Ban | Ep. 35

Episode Summary

The contradiction of military superiority and China threat deflation. How many " left technocrats" are actually out there? Is dollar hegemony good for national security? And why do Millennials shun American exceptionalism while Boomers still revel in it? Also this episode: blowing up the landmine ban triggers Van's inner activist, military superiority is politically unsustainable, more Chinese imperialism, and what the defense budget shouldn't be spending money on.

Episode Notes

The contradiction of military superiority and China threat deflation.  How many " left technocrats" are actually out there?  Is dollar hegemony good for national security?  And why do Millennials shun American exceptionalism while Boomers still revel in it?  Also this episode: blowing up the landmine ban triggers Van's inner activist, military superiority is politically unsustainable, more Chinese imperialism, and what the defense budget shouldn't be spending money on.  

Emma Ashford's tweet: https://twitter.com/EmmaMAshford/status/1223274059800203264

Matt Duss's tweet: https://twitter.com/mattduss/status/1224324932814938112

Chris Clary's tweet: https://twitter.com/clary_co/status/1224705466800001024

Chicago Council on Global Affairs Survey: https://www.thechicagocouncil.org/publication/lcc/ok-boomer-youth-hesitant-use-force-shun-us-exceptionalism-foreign-policy

Joshua Zoffer on Dollar Dominance: https://newrepublic.com/article/156417/end-forever-war-keep-dollar-globally-dominant