The Global Demons Podcast: Pandemics, Cyberattacks, and Other Terrors in the New Age

What is Xi Jinping's vision for China's Future? In this episode of the Global Demons Podcast, Robert D. Kaplan is joined by Elizabeth Economy to discuss how China plans to secure its future from reclaiming its territory to influencing international norms and values.

What will be the next frontier of great power rivalry? In this episode of the Global Demons Podcast, Robert D. Kaplan will be joined by FPRI Senior Fellow Clint Watts to discuss Chinese and Russian information warfare strategies from hacking to social media disinformation. The winner of our podcast giveaway who will receive a signed copy of The Good American is Apple Podcasts listener Benphila! To claim this prize please contact Kayla Wendt at kwendt@fpri.org.Though this will be the last official episode in the Global Demons series, Robert D. Kaplan bring you new episodes featuring preeminent foreign policy experts as critical issues facing the United States arise. Stay tuned for the first special episode featuring Elizabeth Economy coming mid-January 2022.

As Russia competes with China and the U.S. in Eurasia and elsewhere on the world stage, how is Vladimir Putin hoping to regain Russia's sphere of influence? In this episode of the Global Demons Podcast, Robert D. Kaplan will be joined by FPRI Eurasia Program Director Chris Miller to discuss Russia's actions in Ukraine, its hope of returning to great power status, and Russia's future after Putin.

As Iran enters its second generation of revolutionary leaders, how will it interact with the United States, Russia, and China? In this episode of The Global Demons Podcast, host Robert D. Kaplan is joined by Karim Sadjadpour to discuss the future of Iran, how it will approach its domestic issues, and how it will approach its enemies and allies.

Is the U.S. ready to meet China technologically and militarily? In this episode of Global Demons, Robert D. Kaplan and Robert Work break down intelligent warfare, the pacing threat, and what war with China over Taiwan or the South China Sea might look like.

How will the European Union keep up in a world of great power rivalry? In this episode of Global Demons, Robert D. Kaplan is joined by Wes Mitchell to discuss Europe's past, present, and future as it deals with pandemics, migration, security threats, and other terrors of the 21st century.

How has India tried to secure its position as a great power? In this episode of Global Demons, Robert D. Kaplan and Ashley J. Tellis discuss India's status as an Asian great power, its future under Narendra Modi, and how it deals with the U.S.-China Rivalry.

How does great power rivalry interact with regional tensions in the Middle East and across the globe? What role does social media play? In this episode of the Global Demons Podcast, Robert D. Kaplan is joined by Kim Ghattas to discuss regional tension in the Middle East from Iran to Lebanon and more.

NATO’s challenge today is to manage relations between a “Europe whole and free” and a resurgent Russia, encouraging stability without provoking tension. In this episode of the Global Demons Podcast, Host Robert D. Kaplan is joined by General Philip Breedlove to discuss how NATO should be adapting to the new age of great power rivalry.

What are the internal challenges to effective competition with China? In this episode of the Global Demons Podcast, Host Robert D. Kaplan is joined by Ambassador J. Stapleton Roy to discuss the future of U.S. competition with China, including the domestic challenges both Chinese and American leadership currently face.

How does the Chinese-Russian relationship affect the U.S. strategic position abroad? In this episode of the Global Demons Podcast, Host Robert D. Kaplan is joined by Nikolas Gvosdev to discuss how this relationship came about and how U.S. policy can be used to pull the two nations apart.

Why should the average American care about the China Threat? In this episode of the Global Demons Podcast, Host Robert D. Kaplan is joined by Elbridge Colby to discuss Chinese military and defense strategies and how the U.S. and its allies should engage with China in the future.

How did China's Belt and Road Initiative fare during the COVID-19 Pandemic? In this episode of the Global Demons Podcast, Host Robert D. Kaplan is joined by Bruno Maçães to discuss how China's marquis initiative continued to expand unabated - outward, from Eurasia and the Middle East and into Western-dominated Europe.

How do other Asian countries view the emerging great power competition between the United States and China? In this Episode of the Global Demons Podcast, Host Robert D. Kaplan is joined by Parag Khanna to discuss the Asian perspective on this simmering rivalry.

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