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\u003cp\u003eDana Allin, IISS Senior Fellow for US Foreign Policy and Transatlantic Affairs and Editor of \u003cem\u003eSurvival\u003c/em\u003e, talks with Dr Kori Schake in this episode of Sounds Strategic.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe width=\u0022100%\u0022 height=\u0022300\u0022 scrolling=\u0022no\u0022 frameborder=\u0022no\u0022 allow=\u0022autoplay\u0022 src=\u0022https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/650024774\u0026amp;color=%23ff5500\u0026amp;auto_play=true\u0026amp;hide_related=false\u0026amp;show_comments=true\u0026amp;show_user=true\u0026amp;show_reposts=false\u0026amp;show_teaser=true\u0026amp;visual=true\u0022\u003e\u003c/iframe\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith the resignation of the British Ambassador to the US Sir Kim Darroch weighing heavily on the conversation, Dana and Kori discuss the impact of the episode on the UK’s ‘special relationship’ with the US, and how this may change in the future with a post-Brexit ‘Global Britain’, potentially separate from the EU.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDana challenges the assumed direct link between a state’s willingness to use force and its international credibility. As Kori and he explore, this issue came into stark focus with the aborted US strikes against Iran in retaliation for the downing of an unmanned surveillance drone in June 2019.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs both an academic and editor of the IISS journal, \u003cem\u003eSurvival\u003c/em\u003e, Dana also speaks on his other area of expertise, the Israel–US relationship. As a topic covered in his latest book, \u003cem\u003eOur Separate Ways: The Struggle for the Future of the US–Israel Alliance\u003c/em\u003e, Dana explains how the agreement around the liberal values that formed a key element of this historic alliance may come under considerable stress in the future.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis episode also features a discussion on the enduring importance and impact of John Hersey’s 1946 classic, \u003cem\u003eHiroshima\u003c/em\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003chr /\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReading recommendations:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn Hersey, \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\u0022https://www.abebooks.com/signed-first-edition/Hiroshima-HERSEY-John-New-York-Alfred/22345249068/bd\u0022\u003eHiroshima\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc, 1946)\u003cbr /\u003e\nDana H. Allin and Steven Simon, \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\u0022https://www.publicaffairsbooks.com/titles/dana-h-allin/our-separate-ways/9781610396417/\u0022\u003eOur Separate Ways: The Struggle for the Future of the US-Israel Alliance\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e (New York: PublicAffairs, 2016)\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFavourite data visualisation:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e‘Top 15 defence budgets 2014’, in IISS \u003cem\u003eMilitary Balance 2015\u003c/em\u003e, (London: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis, 2015), p. 21\u003c/p\u003e","className":"richtext reading--content font-secondary"}), document.getElementById("react_650zMBOlxkuLJlCqG8CWg"))});
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