Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies The Elliott School GW University Available at Apple podcasts here: Illiberalism, Putin, and the Politics of Religion share.google/nraSmX9bC0lquW…

How did post-Soviet “backlash” against liberalism evolve into today’s ideology? Marlene Laruelle explains for Eli Karetny on #InternationalHorizons with The Elliott School GW University. Listen: ralphbuncheinstitute.org/illiberalism-p…

Ukraine, eschatology, and the “katechon”: the religious turn in Kremlin politics. Marlene Laruelle breaks it down with Eli Karetny on #InternationalHorizons (in partnership with @elliottschoolgw @GWTweets). Hear it: ralphbuncheinstitute.org/illiberalism-p…

Is Russia rejecting universalism—or claiming to defend “true Europe”? Marlene Laruelle joins Eli Karetny on #InternationalHorizons with The Elliott School GW University to unpack the competing narratives. Episode link: ralphbuncheinstitute.org/illiberalism-p…

What does Kubrick teach us about power, paranoia, and technology? Eli Karetny talks with Nathan Abrams of Bangor University about the enduring genius of Dr. Strangelove and 2001. 🎬 🎧 Listen here 👉 ralphbuncheinstitute.org/kubrick/ #InternationalHorizons

“Gentlemen, you can’t fight in here!” Eli Karetny x Nathan Abrams (Bangor University) unpack how Dr. Strangelove still shapes our world—memes, deterrence, and the madness of power. 🎧 ralphbuncheinstitute.org/kubrick/ #InternationalHorizons

Monoliths, mysticism, and myth: Eli Karetny and Nathan Abrams (Bangor University) decode 2001: A Space Odyssey—from Kabbalah to cosmic rebirth. 🚀 🎧 ralphbuncheinstitute.org/kubrick/ #InternationalHorizons

Obedience, free will, and state control: Eli Karetny joins Nathan Abrams (Bangor University) to explore A Clockwork Orange and Kubrick’s fear of behavioral conditioning. 🎧 ralphbuncheinstitute.org/kubrick/ #InternationalHorizons

From conspiracy lore to cinematic genius—Eli Karetny and Nathan Abrams (Bangor University) ask why Kubrick invites obsession and what lies beneath the myth. 🎥 🎧 ralphbuncheinstitute.org/kubrick/ #InternationalHorizons

Can tech satisfy the soul—or just our appetites? Eli Karetny talks with Alex Priou on modernity, ideology, and AI’s moral stakes.  Benson Center University of Austin (UATX). #InternationalHorizons ralphbuncheinstitute.org/techsoul/

From Machiavelli’s “dikes & dams” to Odysseus and the Sirens—Eli Karetny x Alex Priou on restraint, freedom, and tech. Benson Center University of Austin (UATX). #InternationalHorizons Listen here: ralphbuncheinstitute.org/techsoul/

Is America a “technological republic”? Eli Karetny and Alex Priou debate the founding, the military-industrial age, and what comes next. Benson Center University of Austin (UATX). #InternationalHorizons Listen here ralphbuncheinstitute.org/techsoul/

AI as a “destroyer of worlds”—but subtler than nukes. Hear Eli Karetny press Alex Priou on fear, virtue, and education’s role. Benson Center University of Austin (UATX) #InternationalHorizons Listen here: ralphbuncheinstitute.org/techsoul/

Why Plato (still) matters for engineers: Eli Karetny and Alex Priou connect Homer, Plato, and today’s tech ethos. Benson Center University of Austin (UATX). #InternationalHorizons Listen here: ralphbuncheinstitute.org/techsoul/

“We’re running foreign policy without a unifying mindset—just flipping and flopping between administrations. It’s a real mess.” Eli Karetny talks with Joel Rubin on America’s role in the world 📷 ralphbuncheinstitute.org/joel-rubin

“If you don’t have the votes, you don’t get the jobs. If you don’t get the jobs, you don’t make the decisions.” Elections, bases, and foreign policy with Eli Karetny & Joel Rubin 📷 ralphbuncheinstitute.org/joel-rubin

“A neo-imperial foreign policy is not attractive—just like isolationism isn’t. Americans want partners, problem-solving, and no more stupid wars.” Hear Joel Rubin with Eli Karetny: ralphbuncheinstitute.org/joel-rubin

“Why is it ‘realist’ to let one country gobble up another? And they were wrong—Russia hasn’t won this war.” Ukraine, deterrence & strategy with Eli Karetny and Joel Rubin 📷 ralphbuncheinstitute.org/joel-rubin

“If there’s one lesson from Iraq, it’s that politics really should stop at the water’s edge.” Gaza, antisemitism, and rebuilding bipartisanship—new episode with Eli Karetny & Joel Rubin: ralphbuncheinstitute.org/joel-rubin