27: Amitav Acharya – In Search of World Order

Professor Amitav Acharya joins us to talk about the origins of world order, liberal internationalism and his notion of pluralistic universalism within an emerging multiplex world.

Amitav Acharya is Distinguished Professor of International Relations at American University, Washington DC, where he also holds the UNESCO Chair in Transnational Challenges and Governance. He is a world-leading authority on Global International Relations, Asian regionalism and constructivism. His celebrated books include The End of the American World Order, among many others. For more information, check out Amitav's website and Twitter profile.

Works we discuss in this episode include:

The End of American World Order, Polity Press, 2018
‘Race and racism in the founding of the modern world order’, International Affairs, 98(1), 2022
‘After Liberal Hegemony: The Advent of a Multiplex World Order’, Ethics and International Affairs, 31(3), 2017.

26: Ben Neimark - Militarism and Environmental Destruction

Dr Ben Neimark joins us to discuss national security doctrine and the climate crisis, carbon lock-in of new weapons systems, and the ethical quandaries posed by environmentally-friendly weaponry.

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