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Aug 2017
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The End of the World #2: Interview with ...

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For the rest of the summer Mark Leonard will be breaking from the usual World in 30 Minutes format to talk about how the global order is being challenged. This week, he is joined by Edward Luttwak, a political scientist who has published works on grand strategy, military history, and international relations.Bookshelf:Edward Luttwak, Coup d'État: A Practical HandbookThomas Piketty, Capital in the Twenty-First Century

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