Episode 148: Weaponized Interdependence in a Changing International System

What this episode covers

The United States has exploited strategic networks and dependencies to its advantage in foreign policy. As the international system has transformed, more countries seek to play at the game of “weaponized interdependence.” Abe Newman and Leonard Schütte join this episode of The Zeitgeist to discuss the convergence of economic influence and national security policy internationally and how the United States’ allies, particularly in Europe, have struggled to react to this new landscape. Weaponized Interdependence: How Global Economic Networks Shape State Coercion Underground Empire: How America Weaponized the World Economy Further Back to the Future: Neo-Royalism, the Trump Administration, and the Emerging International System Host Jeff Rathke, President, AGI Guests Abraham Newman , Professor and John Powers Chair in International Business Diplomacy; Director, BMW Center for German and European Studies, Georgetown University Leonard Schütte, International Security Program Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School