The 1st Draft Foreign Policy Research Instit
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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"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) -
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.