International Relations, Geopolitics, and Current Events Discussion

About this event

This will mostly be a discussion around major recent and ongoing events in international relations, while applying as much IR concepts and frameworks as possible. Tentative Topics: • Venezuela • Iran • Greenland / NATO • Middle East Peace Deal • Ukraine / Russia • Cuba • Tariffs, US-China trade war, and geopolitical competition • Multipolarity • Nuclear weapons proliferation • A.I. race and chips • Sudan • Taiwan • South China Sea • North Korea • ..... Links from event on Venezuela: • Vibes-based grand strategy and foreign policy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VTdtb5O6CY) • Regime change for democracy? Or more pliable former government (Max Blumenthal) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3tkbNB13bE) • Not about drugs or fentanyl (Daniel Davis) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4jJEVBBlFc), Narco-trafficking elites to run Venezuela (Chris Hedges) (https://youtu.be/Kf9DJM_GlAM?si=E0giB3PDsgpPtqTn) • Good move because free oil - Not so simple or easy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWGVa77-NR8), • Monroe Doctrine 2.0 - Iran, Columbia, Cuba, Greenland (Daniel Davis) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dx66QCuxjJE), Links from prior/ongoing series on basic IR Theories: Theory • Quick Overview of Structural Realism, Liberalism, etc. (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhQpDGfX5e7C6FA5IYU3VPYN7kWHl1mxQ&feature=shared); Another (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho49O0EyYdw&list=PLDA3p8pbYitnqwLMHYMcfAQhl315tLiX7) • Offensive vs. Defensive Realism (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evDZ7lo0TPE&pp=ygUeb2ZmZW5zaXZlIHZzIGRlZmVuc2l2ZSByZWFsaXNt0gcJCY0JAYcqIYzv); 2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OI9mlNvJze0&pp=ygUeb2ZmZW5zaXZlIHZzIGRlZmVuc2l2ZSByZWFsaXNt) • Constructivism (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-Y6_HEb2fg&pp=ygUOY29uc3RydWN0aXZpc20%3D) • Diplomacy: Stapleton Roy (https://youtu.be/4z2DqajzFO4?feature=shared), George Schultz (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c0u5jeBxF4), Bilahari Kausikan (https://youtu.be/KyRZoUsTeUs?feature=shared&t=90) • Power: Joseph Nye (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehgHglSw1Io), Jack Matlock (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzAflqOcAXo) Talks, applications, and discussions • Rise and Fall of Liberal Intl Order (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kRtt4Jrd_Y&t=53s) • John Mearsheimer discusses his book "The Great Delusion" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFtsg3jgH1Y) • Why is Ukraine the West's Fault? Featuring John Mearsheimer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrMiSQAGOS4&pp=ygUZd2h5IHVrcmFpbmUgaXMgd2VzdCBmYXVsdA%3D%3D) (2015) • Why John Mearsheimer is wrong about realism, great power politics and history (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14kEIoXdVwE) • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AjiSqp5Ddw Additional Info and References • [Placeholder]