The case for foreign policy restraint

Explain It to Me

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Politics, Society & Culture, Education, News

4.4 • 8K Ratings

🗓️ 30 August 2019

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Emma Ashford, a research fellow in defense and foreign policy at the Cato Institute, joins Matt for a wide-ranging discussion on China and the Middle East, the United States’ relationship with Russia since the Cold War, and the defense budget. They also explore the difference between restraint and realism, and whether or not President Donald Trump is an isolationist. More to explore: Subscribe for free to the Ezra Klein Show, a Vox podcast where Ezra brings you far-reaching conversations about hard problems, big ideas, illuminating theories, and cutting-edge research. About Vox:Vox is a news network that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Follow Us:Vox.com Facebook group: The Weeds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Everyone's always saying why can't you get more Scottish accents on the weeds?
0:05.9	So I was really excited to be able to record this episode with Emma Ashford from the Kato
0:11.2	Institute.
0:12.2	She does farm policy there.
0:13.2	It's sort of big thing stuff.
0:15.0	We had a discussion and it was incredibly wide-ranging like every topic under the sun,
0:18.9	China, the Middle East, the defense budget, all around the world.
0:22.4	I think really, really interesting stuff.
0:24.6	So here we go.
0:25.6	Check it out.
0:26.6	Hello, welcome to another episode of the Weeds on the Box Media Podcast Network.
0:42.9	I'm Matthew Glacias.
0:43.9	My guest today is Emma Ashford.
0:45.5	She is a research fellow in defense and farm policy at the Kato Institute, which you know,
0:50.6	you guys probably best know as a libertarian think tank, de-regulating everything.
0:56.8	But I have always loved Kato's work on defense and farm policy issues.
1:01.2	I think it's a super interesting perspective that is not heard enough here in Washington.
1:05.9	I'm really glad to have you.
1:07.4	Yeah, great to be here.
1:08.4	Okay.
1:09.4	So I'm going to start with just like a super easy question, which is like, what's wrong
1:13.9	with American farm policy?
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