18 February 2025
The Perils of a New Cold War
Connor Echols and Van Jackson, co-author of The Rivalry Peril, discuss the US-China "cold war"—its origins, its consequences, how it echoes the mistakes of the first Cold War, and more.
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Trump’s Shock-and-Awe: Madness or Method?
Connor Echols and Robert Wright discuss the USAID cuts, Trump’s plans for Gaza, OpenAI’s new Deep Research function, the impact of Trump’s tariffs on US power, and more.
The Truth About DeepSeek
Paul Triolo of the Albright Stonebridge Group and the AIStackDecrypted newsletter tells Robert Wright what the West has gotten wrong about China’s advanced AI model.
Trump vs International Law
Mark Leon Goldberg of the Global Dispatches newsletter and Robert Wright discuss how global governance could look under Trump 2.0. Plus: highs and lows of the post-Cold War UN; ICC and ICJ 101; why the WHO matters; and more.
The China AI Panic
Robert Wright and Connor Echols discuss recent news involving the Trump White House, AI, and China. Plus: Connor talks to national security law expert Elizabeth Beavers about Trump’s use of terror designations.
An American Jew Reflects on Gaza
Robert Wright and Peter Beinart discuss Peter’s new book, Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza.
Trump 2.0 and US Foreign Policy
Robert Wright and New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman discuss the new president’s potential impact on world affairs.
Worthwhile Canadian Humiliation
Robert Wright and psychologist Paul Bloom discuss the case for and against Canada as 51st state, how humiliation shapes American politics (and humanity), Facebook’s free speech about-face, and more.
Is the AI “Revolution” Overblown?
Robert Wright talks to Timothy B. Lee, co-host of the AI Summer podcast, about the progress and shortcomings of AI.
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Canada vs Trump, OpenAI vs Google (and Musk)
Robert Wright and psychologist Paul Bloom discuss Trump’s unifying effect on Canada, a (game) theory of Musk, the Super Bowl’s AI ad champion, and more.
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Why Wokeness Failed
Robert Wright and Musa al-Gharbi, author of the book We Have Never Been Woke, discuss the rise of wokeness, its role in Trump’s victories, alternative messaging the left should pursue, and more.
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DeepSeek-R1: Salvo or olive branch?
Robert Wright and psychologist Paul Bloom discuss the geopolitical implications of China’s new advanced LLM.
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Is AI leading us to a “Wall-E” world?
Robert Wright and Kanjun Qiu, CEO of AI research lab Imbue, discuss the kinds of near-term futures worth worrying about.
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Trump’s Gaza Win, Biden’s Legacy Woes
Andrew Day and Connor Echols cover the foreign policy news of the week. Then, NonZero’s own Robert Wright returns to talk about Biden’s legacy, Trump’s imminent return to the White House, and some important news regarding the NonZero Media Empire.
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Is it time to freak out about Trump?
