Threat inflation matches economic inflation in 2021.

A Crashing the War Party Holiday special

We are taking a break from our regular scheduled programming until after the New Year, but wanted to highlight some of our best interviews focused on one of the biggest drivers of Washington swamp budgets and muscular rhetoric this year: Great Power Competition. CTWP was all over this most pernicious type of threat inflation. Check these out and bone up for 2022, because it’s likely only to get worse:

Dec. 10: Lyle Goldstein warns us that when it comes to Russia and China, we had better be careful what we wish for. 

Nov 12: Chris Preble reminds us that the U.S. is no longer the indispensable nation, and U.S. loss of global hegemony is what is driving aggressive strategy toward China.

Oct. 29: (Ret.) Lt. Col. Davis is of the school of thought that China will move to overtake Taiwan, and if the U.S. jumps in to oppose it, we won’t win.  

Oct. 22: Anatol Lieven, from Russia with Love: The inside scoop on how Russians really feel about Biden’s policies so far. 

Aug. 13: Emma Ashford on how the Blob is trying to keep us in a rut on Russia, China and the Middle East. 

Thank you for listening and for your continued support and …. Happy Holidays from Dan and Kelley!