An Oral History of The Progressive Foreign Policy Moment (and what comes next) w/ Dr. Van Jackson
September 5, 2025
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as posted by the channelWhat is progressive foreign policy and what are its roots? The New Left's struggles against racism, militarism, and imperialism were the real origins of what we call "progressive foreign policy" today. Dr. Van Jackson, a leading scholar of foreign policy and leftist thought, tells the story of progressive foreign policy and where it could be headed. His oral history includes: opposition to Cold War liberalism; advocacy of the Nuclear Freeze Movement in the 1980s; how Democratic Party foreign became so hawkish during the Global War on Terror and the Obama presidency; the role of Trumpism and Bernie Sanders in bringing to life a new anti-imperialism; and Jackson's personal role in becoming a major voice in the "progressive foreign policy moment." He also reflects on the populism and socialist candidates carrying forward radical new visions of what the world requires of US foreign policy today. The emerging class of politicians--Graham Planter, Zohran Mamdani, Kat Abughazaleh, Kyle Blomquist, William Lawrence, and many others--are the organic champions of progressive foreign policy today.
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