[Recorded on January 22, 2024] Longtime friend, ATEOH supporter and commentator of Latin American politics, Pat Cabell, joins us for a discussion on the great Chilean novelist, Robert Bolaño, and his work's relevance to themes of realism, international relations and revolutionary politics.  Drawing from an array of texts including 2666, By Night in Chile  and Distant Star and the works of Frederic Jameson and Guy Debord, Pat guides us through an exploration of the Chilean master's key thematic elements, including the persistence of fascist violence, the vanishing of socialist utopian ..read more

A continuation of our discussion on Stephen Brooks's Producing Security.  Support the show ..read more

Mario looks at Seymour Hersh’s latest on corruption inside Ukraine and assesses those claims alongside some of the more elliptical admissions from the mainstream press.  The music you hear on After the End of History is courtesy of Matt Coakley and Jason King. Thanks for listening.  Support the show ..read more

Recorded on Wednesday, April 12th, 2023. Mario goes solo this week to share some initial thoughts on the recently leaked Pentagon documents and the lessons to be drawn for the Ukraine-Russia War.   Topics include:  Initial reflections on the leaks Assessing Ukraine's capacity for a counter offensive Has the US infowar limited foreign policymakers' ability to think strategically? Lessons China has drawn from the war The music you hear on After the End of History is courtesy of Matt Coakley and Jason King. Thanks for listening.  Support the show ..read more

Part I of our discussion on Producing Security by Stephen G. Brooks, including introductory remarks on the association between commerce and peace, and the author's nuanced polemic against realism.  In what sense is the globalization of production (as distinct from trade) and the rise of inter-firm cooperation a qualitatively unique development under capitalism? What are the stakes for global conflict? Support the show ..read more

ATEOH covers the legendary Seymour Hersh's latest revelations about the Nordstream II bombing. Readings discussed in this week's episode include:  How America Took Out The Nord Stream Pipeline (substack.com) Alexander Zevin & Seymour Hersh, How to Blow Up a Pipeline — Sidecar (newleftreview.org) Support the show ..read more

Recorded in late October 2022 as part of ATEOH's longer discussion on the history and future of NATO.  Discussed in this episode: Wolfgang Streeck's "Pipe Dreams." Thanks for listening.  Support the show ..read more

Mario presents to the Chicago Political Economy Group on Marlene Laruelle's Is Russia Fascist?  Recorded on 24 August 2022.  The music you hear on after the end of history is provided courtesy of Jason King.  Support the show ..read more

[Recorded in June 2022. ] In the second episode of the season, we discuss how foreign policy intellectuals from a breadth of political views have responded to the war over these last four months. From IR theorists like Wertheim and Kupchan to the more left-oriented Alexander Zevin at the New Left Review and Thomas Meaney in The Guardian, we’ve noticed some patterns in the discussion that we’ve tracked since starting the podcast.  From questions about the stability of US hegemony to the Left’s abandonment of anti-imperialist politics, the writers on display here give a deep view of the in ..read more

[Recorded early June, 2022] Unlocked discussion on two editorial pieces in the NYTimes: (1) The War in the Ukraine is Getting Complicated...   (2) What America Will and Will Not Do in Ukraine  Has Western liberal euphoria over the Ukraine-Russia war crashed on the rocks of an inevitable negotiated settlement?  Support the show ..read more