EPISODE · Jul 16, 2026 · 27 MIN
11 - The Ideology Trap: China and the Limits of Cold War Analogies
from The International Security Podcast · host Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Guests: Eun A Jo is an Assistant Professor of Government at William & Mary. Jessica Chen Weiss is David M. Lampton Professor of China Studies at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies. International Security Article: Eun A Jo and Jessica Chen Weiss, “The Ideology Trap: China and the Limits of Cold War Analogies,” International Security, Vol. 50, No. 4 (Spring 2026), pp. 7–35, https://doi.org/10.1162/ISEC.a.403. Originally released on July 16, 2026
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What role do ideological differences play in great power relations? Many frame current U.S.-China ideological competition as analogous to the Cold War. But Eun A Jo and Jessica Chen Weiss argue that there was no single Cold War, and that contemporary China differs in important ways from the Soviet Union. They discuss how ideologies vary on two dimensions: universal vs. particularist content, and expansive vs limited scope of promotion.
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