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June 11, 2024 52 mins

We've often compared democratic national security and autocratic security making in terms of autocratic elites and democratic voters. My argument is not that all democracies are the same, but I do think we ought to be thinking about autocratic elites and democratic elites and voters.

Elizabeth Saunders

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A full transcript is available at www.democracyparadox.com.

Elizabeth Saunders is a Professor of Political Science at Columbia University as well as a non-resident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. She is also an editor of The Good Authority Blog formerly known as The Monkey Cage Blog. Her most recent book is The Insiders’ Game: How Elites Make War and Peace.

Key Highlights

  • Introduction - 0:20
  • How Foreign Policy Works - 3:30
  • Politics at the Water's Edge - 18:13
  • Parties and Foreign Policy - 27:09
  • Contemporary Politics - 41:28

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The Insiders’ Game: How Elites Make War and Peace by Elizabeth Saunders

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