The World in Perspective is a weekly roundtable podcast. Featuring a rotating cast of speakers and hosted by ITS Executive Director and Editor-in-Chief Cameron Vaské, The World in Perspective takes on all things international affairs and public policy in a controversially optimistic way. Come for the Fresh Perspectives, stay for the puns and bad jokes.

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Europe, European Union, Defense, Foreign Policy, Politics
Ep. 9 | Strategic Capability Without Strategic Autonomy
Europe, European Union, Defense, Foreign Policy, Politics

Following a ‘Spring Break’ in our podcasting schedule, TWIP got together for an broad discussion of what it means for Europe to be strategically capable, but not strategically autonomous.

Europe, European Union, Defense, Foreign Policy, Politics
Governance, United States, Politics, Democracy
Ep. 8 | Democratic Renewal: America's Two-Party System is Strangling Democracy
Governance, United States, Politics, Democracy

In a different tack this week, TWIP starts a new mini-series on Democratic Renewal, focusing in on the United States' structural flaws — in particular, the two-party system — and Melissa reveals herself a top-secret agent embedded in ITS.

Governance, United States, Politics, Democracy
Political Economy, Governance, Europe, Central Asia
Ep. 7 | Russia's Valentine & the Navalny Protests
Political Economy, Governance, Europe, Central Asia

TWIP navigates the fracturing of Putin's social contract, the Russian opposition's protests over Navalny, and Valentine’s Day in Russia with the podcast's very first guest, joining with a special offer on “Power Vacuums” (though some of the content might be filtered.)

Political Economy, Governance, Europe, Central Asia
Foreign Policy, Indo-Pacific, South Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia, Geopolitics, Connectivity, Political Economy
Ep. 6 | Defining a Region: The Indo-Pacific
Foreign Policy, Indo-Pacific, South Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia, Geopolitics, Connectivity, Political Economy

In this episode of TWIP, we seek to define the Indo-Pacific, and examine the complex interconnected web of geopolitical and economic factors at play for South and Southeast Asian states.

Foreign Policy, Indo-Pacific, South Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia, Geopolitics, Connectivity, Political Economy
Political Violence, Middle East, Governance, COVID-19, Elections
Ep. 5 | Israel and Abbas’ Electoral Gamble
Political Violence, Middle East, Governance, COVID-19, Elections

In this episode of The World in Perspective (TWIP), the podcast crew takes a close look at the impact of the upcoming Palestinian elections on Israel’s foreign policy, the two-state solution, and much more.

Political Violence, Middle East, Governance, COVID-19, Elections

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Cameron Vaské Founder, Executive Director, Editor-in-ChiefTwitter: @CameronVaské

Cameron Vaské
Founder, Executive Director, Editor-in-Chief

Twitter: @CameronVaské

All views expressed in this podcast are solely those of the speakers, and do not represent the views of The International Scholar or any other organization.