Chris Preble and Emma Ashford: First Among Equals

The Strategy Sessions is a limited-run podcast hosted by Emma Ashford, a senior fellow with the Reimagining US Grand Strategy Program at the Stimson Center. Today, Emma talks with Christopher Preble, the director of the Reimagining US Grand Strategy Program. Emma and Chris talk about Emma’s book, First Among Equals. They also discuss wider themes in the New Visions for Grand Strategy series, and answer some of the questions Emma has posed to other guests on the podcast. Emma and Chris’s discussion is part of the New Visions for Grand Strategy Project, a collection of essays, videos, and podcasts in which out-of-the box thinkers discuss the future of U.S. foreign policy.*The Strategy Sessions Podcast is hosted by the Stimson Center and produced by University FM.Show Links:Emma Ashford, First Among Equals: U.S. Foreign Policy for a Multipolar World (Yale University Press, 2025)Christopher Preble, 2024, A Credible Grand Strategy: The Urgent Need to Set Priorities. The Stimson Center, Washington D.C., USA.Emma Ashford and Nevada Joan Lee, eds., 2025,  New Visions for Grand Strategy The Stimson Center, Washington, D.C., USA