The Un-Diplomatic Podcast

The Chris Murphy Doctrine, Gen X Hawks and Gen Z Doves, the Neoliberal Split on China, Cyberpunk, Socialists for Biden | Ep. 45

Episode Summary

Why Senator Chris Murphy might end up being the Henry Kissinger of the Left. Are Millennials more hawkish on China than Boomers and Gen X? Chicago Council on Global Affairs has polling data that tells us. Robert Zoellick's new book highlights a neoliberal split on the China question. Why socialists need to support Biden. South Korean elections bring a North Korean defector to the National Assembly. And we're living in a cyberpunk dystopia.

Episode Notes

Why Senator Chris Murphy might end up being the Henry Kissinger of the Left.  Are Millennials more hawkish on China than Boomers and Gen X?  Chicago Council on Global Affairs has polling data that tells us.  Robert Zoellick's new book highlights a neoliberal split on the China question.  Why socialists need to support Biden.  South Korean elections bring a North Korean defector to the National Assembly.  And we're living in a cyberpunk dystopia.

Alex Ward's Profile of Chris Murphy in Vox: https://www.vox.com/2020/4/16/21127501/chris-murphy-foreign-policy-coronavirus-trump?fbclid=IwAR08dq1ioUta18m-dCMTPbGkhEB7oeJ47ThrOQV6ChLAiaPplGrTK9-b1Mo

Kelsey Atherton on our Cyberpunk Dystopia: https://slate.com/technology/2020/04/coronavirus-cyberpunk-science-fiction-government-politics.html

Robert Kelly's Tweet: https://twitter.com/Robert_E_Kelly/status/1250940245626941443

Stephen Maher's Tweet: https://twitter.com/stphnmaher/status/1250414565399187457?s=20