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\u003cp\u003eDr Benjamin Rhode, Research Fellow for Transatlantic Affairs and Editor of \u003cem\u003eIISS Strategic Comments\u003c/em\u003e, joins Dr Kori Schake for this episode of \u003cem\u003eSounds Strategic\u003c/em\u003e.\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/693667294\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\u003eTransatlantic relations have long been considered a relatively stable area of international diplomacy. However, the realities of the Trump administration in the US and Brexit in the UK have brought new volatility to transatlantic affairs. Dr Schake and Dr Rhode discuss the effects of this new instability in the relationships that have traditionally formed the foundation of the liberal world order. They also explore the emerging crisis in the US administration over President Trump\u0026rsquo;s call with President Zelensky of Ukraine and the rationality behind French President Emmanuel Macron\u0026rsquo;s recent overtures to Russia.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDr Rhode also highlights the importance of political culture as a means of understanding and predicting public reactions to domestic and foreign policy. Dr Schake and Dr Rhode agree that historical context often informs how national policy is formed and implemented, but also that popular perceptions around political issues and even other nations can change rapidly.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\u0022text-decoration: underline;\u0022\u003eReading recommendations:\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeorge Orwell, \u003ca rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 href=\u0022https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/564/56487/1984/9780141036144.html\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003e\u003cem\u003eNineteen Eighty-Four\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e,\u003c/em\u003e (London: Secker and Warburg, 1949)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\u0022text-decoration: underline;\u0022\u003eData Visualisation:\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCharles Joseph Minard, \u0026ldquo;Figurative chart of the successive losses in men by the French army in the Russian campaign 1812-1813.\u0026rdquo;, \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 href=\u0022https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/Minard.png\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTableaux graphiques et cartes figuratives\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Paris, 1869), p.28\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate of recording:\u003c/strong\u003e 30 September 2019\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSounds Strategic is recorded and produced at the IISS in London.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheme music: \u0026lsquo;Safety in Numbers\u0026rsquo; by We Were Promised Jetpacks.\u003c/p\u003e","className":"richtext reading--content font-secondary"}), document.getElementById("react_tTQDAE02NkuuUcqbyPErIQ"))});
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