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The American Interest

Host Richard Aldous, contributing editor of The American Interest and professor of history at Bard College, welcomes you to TAI's books podcast.

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Furtwängler, Shostakovich, and Music in a Time of Crisis

Furtwängler, Shostakovich, and Music in a Time of Crisis

Relevant Reading:Furtwängler and Shostakovich, Bearing Witness in Wartime Joseph Horowitz in The American InterestUnders... Read more

10 Apr 2020

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The Making of Henry Kissinger

The Making of Henry Kissinger

Relevant Reading:The Inevitability of Tragedy: Henry Kissinger and His World Barry Gewen, W.W. Norton & Company, 202... Read more

27 May 2020

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How History Shaped Brexit

How History Shaped Brexit

Relevant Reading:Island Stories: An Unconventional History of Britain David Reynolds Basic Books, 2020, $30.00 The 2016 ... Read more

25 Mar 2020

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Talking China (and Coronavirus) with Sulmaan Wasif Khan

Talking China (and Coronavirus) with Sulmaan Wasif Khan

Relevant Reading:How to Think About China Sulmaan Wasif Khan in The American InterestHaunted by Chaos: China’s Grand Str... Read more

1 May 2020

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The Wall, the Square, and the Post-Cold War Order

The Wall, the Square, and the Post-Cold War Order

Relevant Reading:Post Wall, Post Square: How Bush, Gorbachev, Kohl, and Deng Shaped the World after 1989 Kristina Spohr ... Read more

3 Apr 2020

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