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Counterbalance

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Counterbalance is a Hudson Institute podcast hosted by Senior Fellows Michael Doran and Peter Rough. As America's unipolar moment fades, Rough and Doran explore the emerging global order.

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Ep. 7: Gadi Taub on the Political Deadlock in Israel 14.04.2021 59:29

Israel just had its fourth election in two years and is still struggling to form a government. Israeli professor, pundit, and screenwriter Gadi Taub talks with Mike (Marshall was out) about the impasse, and offers his views on the good, the bad, and the ugly of Israeli politics.

Ep. 6: Mike Pompeo on China, Iran, and the Future of American Foreign Policy 07.04.2021 36:52

Former Secretary of State and former CIA Director Mike Pompeo sat down with Mike and Marshall to discuss the foreign challenges the United States faces, his experiences in the Trump administration, the role that his personal faith plays in foreign policy, China and Iran, and more.

Ep. 5: Ed Husain, Islam and the West 31.03.2021 55:57

Mike and Marshall talked to Ed Husain, the author of The Islamist, a memoir of his time inside radical Islamism, who long ago rejected extremism and now advises governments and political leaders on Islam and the Middle East. Ed shared his views on the relations between the Islam and the West today, the fate of secularism in the Muslim Middle East, the Abraham Accords and more.

Ep. 4: Miles Yu, Framing the Free World's Struggle with the CCP 24.03.2021 55:03

Mike and Marshall speak with recently announced Hudson Institute Senior Fellow, Miles Yu. Dr. Yu illustrates the wide array of threats that the Chinese Communist Party poses to the West, including economic pressures, regional alliance building, and authoritarian policies threatening freedom's around the world. Dr. Yu uses his expertise in academia and government to answer questions like: Are we wi...

Ep. 3: Clive Hamilton, China's Hidden Hand 17.03.2021 47:56

Australian public intellectual Clive Hamilton, author of Silent Invasion and Hidden Hand, helps Mike and Marshall understand how China seeks to infiltrate and manipulate democratic societies.

Ep. 2: Alana Newhouse, Everything is Broken 10.03.2021 55:09

Alana Newhouse, the founder and editor of Tablet magazine, explains to Mike and Marshall how conformists with approved viewpoints came to dominate American culture. Read Alana's piece in Tablet: https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/everything-is-broken.

Ep. 1: Rep. Mike Gallagher on the Competition with China 03.03.2021 56:07

Mike and Marshall discuss with Congressman Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin about the nature of the conflict with China and whether the United States can prevail.

Trailer: Introducing "Counterbalance" with Mike Doran & Marshall Kosloff 16.02.2021 3:47

Hosts Michael Doran and Marshall Kosloff welcome you to the newest podcast from the Hudson Institute, “Counterbalance,” focusing on foreign policy that embodies Hudson’s tradition of challenging conventional wisdom.