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The Un-Diplomatic Podcast

Global power politics, for the people. Hosted by Van Jackson.

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Fighting Pentagon Graft, w/ William Hartung and Julia Gledhill

Fighting Pentagon Graft, w/ William Hartung and Julia Gledhill

This episode doesn’t just have a theme, it has a thesis. Have you wondered how precisely the Pentagon manages to siphon ... Read more

15 Aug 2023

1hr 1min

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Dissident Thinking, Foreign Policy for the Middle Class, and Progressive Fissures Around Militarism | Ep. 165

Dissident Thinking, Foreign Policy for the Middle Class, and Progressive Fissures Around Militarism | Ep. 165

In this cross-over episode with the Security Dilemma podcast, Van speaks with Patrick Fox and John Allen Gay of the John... Read more

6 Aug 2023

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