The 1st Draft

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The 1st Draft is a new podcast from the Foreign Policy Research Institute in which Robert D. Kaplan and Dominic Green examine ideas emanating from world affairs. New episodes released monthly. To be the first to know about new episodes, please subscribe to our mailing list and follow us on Twitter @FPRI.

Episodes

  1. 03/18/2024

    The British Royal Family, Western Elections, and the Death of an Editor

    In this month’s episode of The 1st Draft, Robert Kaplan and Dominic Green discuss the royal photo scandal,  the upcoming US election and the importance of a great editor at The Atlantic.

    27 min

  2. 02/15/2024

    Malthus, Drones, and the Transformation of War

    In this month’s episode of The 1st Draft, Robert Kaplan and Dominic Green discuss how population theory is misunderstood, and how low-tech countries are fielding high-tech weapons.

    26 min

  3. 01/19/2024

    The New Bipolar Conflict and the Fate of Western Elites

    In this month’s episode of the 1st Draft, Robert Kaplan and Dominic Green discuss what the war in the Middle East is showing about our world.

    31 min

  4. 11/30/2023

    Ukraine, Israel-Gaza, Populism, and all the Interlinkages

    In this month's episode of the 1st Draft, Robert Kaplan and Dominic Green discuss the "polycrisis" afflicting our world.

    31 min

  5. 10/25/2023

    "The Loom of Time" in the Middle East

    Robert Kaplan and Dominic Green offer historical and philosophical perspectives on the upheavals in the region. The Loom of Time: Between Empire and Anarchy from the Mediterranean to China (Random House, 2023)

    31 min

  6. 09/11/2023

    Africa, Russia, and Geopolitical Imagination

    On this episode of the 1st Draft, Robert Kaplan and Dominic Green discuss the recent coups in Africa, the military stalemate in Ukraine, and predict big events on the horizon.

    29 min

  7. 07/21/2023

    Ukraine, the Wagner Group, and the Difficulty Journalists Have In Interpreting it All

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    27 min

  8. 06/26/2023

    The New Tragic Age, Henry Kissinger at 100, and the Birth of "Late Antiquity"

    Kaplan and Green discuss the current age in which we live and the world of almost 2,000 years ago, bringing into the discussion such varied authors as Evan Thomas, Peter Brown, and Lawrence Durrell.

    30 min

  9. 05/23/2023

    A Secret Coronation, Malthusian Fears, and a Ukrainian Fork in the Road

    This month's discussion ranges from the part of King Charles' coronation that the public did not see, to a discussion of environmental limits, and to the prospect of a Ukrainian military victory. We also squeeze in Orwell and a legendary Manhattan editorial team.

    30 min

  10. 04/17/2023

    Ukraine, China, and V.S. Naipaul

    This month on The 1st Draft, Robert and Dominic cover the anniversaries of the Ukraine and Iraq wars, the change in international affairs wrought by the rise of China as a full-spectrum power. They also discuss books by V. S. Naipaul and Tom Holland, and much more.

    28 min
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The 1st Draft is a new podcast from the Foreign Policy Research Institute in which Robert D. Kaplan and Dominic Green examine ideas emanating from world affairs. New episodes released monthly. To be the first to know about new episodes, please subscribe to our mailing list and follow us on Twitter @FPRI.

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  • Creator
    Foreign Policy Research Instit
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    10
  • Rating
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