Kellogg's Global Politics
Husband and wife team, Dr. Anita and Ryan Kellogg, take on the latest international news and events with their lively discussions and occasional debates on these issues. Having grown up in red states in conservative families, the Kelloggs bring their unique perspective living in multiple countries overseas and subject expertise in their chosen fields. Join us for a conversation that began in South Korea and continues through the present day.
Episodes
55 episodes
World in Disarray?
It has been an eventful week with the declaration of martial law in South Korea and the sudden collapse of the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria. We analyze both events and their impact on the United States. Additionally, we look at Donald Tru...
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1:24:08
We Are All in Trump's World Now
On this episode, we react to Donald Trump’s historic victory for the U.S. presidency and what it means for the world. Will Trump be able to end the Ukrainian war on day one? How will he pursue this goal? What will be his policy in the Middle...
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1:32:34
LIVE: Geopolitics with Pyotr Kurzin
This is a special 50th Episode recorded live with Pyotr Kurzin of the Global Gambit. The discussion was wide-ranging, including China's growing international influence, geopolitics at the UN, The Israel-Iran conflict, and the growing g...
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1:35:53
Project 2025's Foreign Policy Agenda
On this episode, we are delving into the foreign policy vision of Project 2025 and to what extent it previews what we can expect from a Trump administration. What will the world look like if we reshape our relations with competitors and alli...
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1:31:57
Kamala Harris's Foreign Policy and Russia with Angela Stent
What a difference a month makes! The Democrats have a new Presidential nominee in Kamala Harris. But what are her views on Foreign Policy? We talk about the potential differences between her policies and those of the Biden Administration.
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1:16:20
India's Foreign Policy with Sameer Lalwani and Biden Debate Meltdown
In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking to Sameer Lalwani, a senior expert on South Asia at the U.S. Institute of Peace on India’s Foreign Policy. We touched on topics ranging from how India would likely respond to a Chinese invasion...
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1:27:27
Winning the Battery Wars with China & Elections in India|EU|Mexico
The past few weeks have seen several important elections in India, the EU, and Mexico. We discuss the impact in their respective regions and to the larger international environment.We also discuss the latest in the EV battery wars. I...
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1:22:50
Is TikTok Dead? Ukraine Aide and Iran-Israel Exchange Blows
Anita has been traveling all month, and there are a lot of big stories that have happened in the meantime. We begin with China and the surprising passage of a ban on TikTok. We also discuss a provocative article arguing that we need to chang...
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1:23:30
Ukraine/Israel Updates, Tiktok Vote, UK after Brexit, and Reversing Illiberalism in Poland
On this episode, we begin with some short updates on the situation in Ukraine and Israel. We also discuss the US House vote on TikTok and whether the social media platform is a propaganda tool of the CCP. We then take a deep div...
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1:10:54
Putin Triumphant, Ukraine Struggles, and Israel-Hamas Update
On this episode, we are talking about several big wins for Putin over the past week, including Navalyny’s demise, the opportunity to spread his propaganda to Western audiences through Tucker Carlson, and Russia’s solid economic growth. ...
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1:20:06
US Border Crisis, Middle East Spiraling, and North Korea Prepares for War?
Welcome to a New Year and a new season of Kellogg’s Global Politics!As funding for Ukraine has been held up by negotiations on the US Border Crisis, we take a deep dive into the recent history and the current status of immigrat...
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1:02:04
Ukraine's Very Bad Week, Venezuela Threatens War, the Dutch Trump, and 2024 Predictions
There have been several big stories since we last recorded. We begin with Ukraine and the fight over continued aid and military support in the U.S. Congress. Then, tensions have been heating up between the Philippines and ...
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1:13:12
Xi-Biden Summit, Israel-Hamas War, and Stalemate in Ukraine
Recent headlines have been focused on the Xi-Biden meeting at APEC in San Francisco this week. We talk about what happened and the implications for the future of U.S.-China relations.But first, we discuss the Israel-Hamas war, now in...
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1:11:54
Emergency Podcast: Israel at War
Last week, shortly before we recorded our episode, we woke up to the news of the Hamas attack on Israel. Very little was known at the time, and so we kept our reactions brief. We felt the need to go deeper into this significant conflict, howeve...
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Episode 39
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Israel Attacked, Ukraine Support Falters, and Talking China with Carla Freeman
On this episode, Anita interviews Dr. Carla Freeman, a senior expert on China at the United States Institute of Peace. They discuss a wide range of issues, including what has been accomplished through the flurry of high-level diplomatic talks b...
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Episode 39
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1:28:41
Peak China and Vivek Ramaswamy’s Neo-isolationism
On this episode, we begin by exploring the future of the Wagner group given the death of its leader, Prighozin. We also look at the slow progress of Ukraine’s counteroffensive and whether the conflict is headed towards a stalemate. Then, have w...
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1:18:38
Who Greets the Aliens? Ukraine, Niger, and Israel
On this episode, we begin with an update on Ukraine’s counteroffensive and its slow but steady progress to take back territory from Russia. We then discuss the Niger coup, delving into what happened, the impact on US foreign policy, and the exp...
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Episode 37
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1:02:24
The Transatlantic Relationship with Daniel Hamilton
On this episode, Anita speaks with Daniel Hamilton, a Non-resident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution and a Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Institute of Johns Hopkins University SAIS. He is also the President of the Transatlantic Le...
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Episode 36
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1:30:20
The China-Russia Relationship with Deborah Larson
On this episode, I speak with Deborah Larson, a research professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. As a former student of hers, while undertaking my Ph.D. at UCLA, I found her research on Russia’s leaders very insightful. More rec...
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Episode 35
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1:22:58
Talking China in the Global South with Dawn Murphy
On this episode, Anita interviews Dawn Murphy, an Associate Professor of National Security Strategy at the US National War College, specializing in research on China and the Global South. We talk about China’s Belt and Road Project, its relatio...
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1:23:36
US-South Korea Summit, Sudan Crisis, and the New Washington Consensus
On this episode, we begin with South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol’s 6-day state visit to the United States. South Koreans have become increasingly concerned about the nuclear threat from North Korea. We discuss if South Korea got the securit...
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1:41:04
Inside China’s CCP with Bates Gill
On this episode, Anita speaks with Bates Gill, the Executive Director of the Center for China Analysis with the Asia Society Policy Institute. We discuss the troubling aspects of China’s military modernization, the rise of military-industrial t...
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1:34:44
China the Peacemaker?, Nigerian Elections, and India’s Crumbling Democracy
On this episode, we begin by discussing China’s diplomatic blitz, having brokered a deal between Saudi Arabia and Iran to resume diplomacy and Xi’s visit to Russia to meet with Putin and promote its 12-point peace plan for the Russia-Ukraine wa...
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