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Dan Altman, "Taking Territory: The Persistence of Conquest Since 1945" (Cornell UP, …

7/12/2026 • 33 min

Taking Territory: The Persistence of Conquest Since 1945 (Cornell University Press, 2026) is an eye-opening account of why territorial conquest persists today. The end of World War II seemingly brought about a decline in territorial conquest. Many have argued that a strong territorial integrity norm in the postwar era explains this decline. Yet as Dan Altman… Play episode

Democratic Backsliding and Resistance: Poland’s Civil Society, Electoral S…
The Emerging Anocracy: AI, Tech Oligarchs, and the Future of Democracy wit…
Diana T. Kudaibergen, "What Does It Mean to Be Kazakhstani?: Power, Identi…
Vignesh Rajahmani, "The Dravidian Pathway: The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (…
What are the Limits of Political Speech? A Conversation with Erik J. Olsen
Campaigning, Parties and the Digital in Contemporary Politics
Martina Baradel, "21st Century Yakuza: Death of Japanese Organised Crime" …
Carrie LeVan, "Neighborhoods Matter: How Place and People Affect Political…
Anna Terwiel offers A Moment of No to the Prison-Industrial Complex (JP)
Thomas Paine at the Semiquincentennial: A Conversation with Gregory Claeys
Jonathan Schneer, "Nine Days in May: The General Strike Of 1926" (Oxford U…
The Once and Future Republic: On Cicero, Locke, and the Making of America …
Daniel Krcmaric, "Above the Law" (Cambridge UP, 2026)
Cyanne E. Loyle, "Escaping Justice: Impunity for State Crimes in the Age o…
Infrastructure, Nickel, and the Politics of Polyalignment in Indonesia
Why Democracy’s Troubles Should Come as No Surprise
Gareth Doherty, "Landscape Fieldwork: How Engaging the World Can Change De…
Jeremy J. Holland, "The Political Worldviews of American Social Movements:…
Jonathan Daly, "The Man Who Knew Russia: Richard Pipes, Humanist and Cold …
Alena Ledeneva, "Russian Pendulum: Paradoxes, Practices and Patterns" (UCL…
Alex Boodrookas, "Comrades Estranged: Labor and Citizenship in the Twentie…
Anna O. Law, "Migration and the Origins of American Citizenship: African A…
Legacy of the Ancient Greeks: On Classical and Modern Democracy with Josia…
AI, Algocracy, and Democracy's Challenging Road Ahead with Andrew Sorota
Richard Bennet and Alexander Noyes, "War at Arm's Length: How America Can …
Karine Premont and Christopher J. Devine eds., "Second in Command: Reevalu…
Robert Templer, "The Shah's Party: And the Iranian Revolution That Followe…
Arlene W. Saxonhouse, "Athenian Democracy: Modern Mythmakers and Ancient T…
Brexit Britain: 10 Years on from the Referendum
Margaret O’Mara on the Clintons, Tech, and Memory
The Diasporic Hindu Right with Savera
Courtney Rickert McCaffrey et al., "Geostrategy By Design: How to Manage G…
Alex Law, "The Roots of Sociology: Scottish Enlightenment and the Civilisi…
The Predictable Shock of Brexit: Cultural Dissonance and the Rise of Popul…
Gary Hoover, "Ladder or Lottery: Economic Promises and the Reality of Who …
India’s 2026 State Elections and Indian Democracy?
H. A. Drake, "The Wisdom of the Ancients: Four Ideas That Changed the Worl…
The Instigators
Why Elected Leaders Subvert Democracy
Billionaire Backlash: Can It Help Save Democracy?
Why Elected Leaders Subvert Democracy
Julia F. Irwin, "Catastrophic Diplomacy: US Foreign Disaster Assistance in…
Oscar Winberg, "Archie Bunker for President: How One Television Show Remad…
Erica Bornstein, "A Revolution of Rules: The Regulatory Reform of India's …
Nathan K. Finney, "Orchestrating Power: The American Associational State i…
Debating the Constitution: On Originalism's Most Pressing Quarrels with Sh…
George Baylon Radics, "Emotional Filipinos: The American Myth of the 'Lazy…
Hugo Drochon, "Elites and Democracy" (Princeton UP, 2026)
Carlos Martins, "Fascism: Beyond Hitler and Mussolini" (Desassossego, 202…

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