Why Washington Keeps Choosing War | D. Klein & C. Coyne

We want peace and multipolarity! And we want it now! That's what every sensible politician SHOULD be striving for. But well, as usually, the West does not follow what makes good sense.Profs. Daniel Klein and Christopher Coyne join Pascal to discuss their statement for peace and multipolarity. They challenge American primacy, examine the incentives behind militarism and regime change, and explore how trade, diplomacy, and everyday cooperation can sustain peace. The conversation considers corporate interests, government power, Adam Smith, and Western and non-Western intellectual traditions. Rather than demanding ideological agreement, the guests call for a broad coalition committed to sovereignty, restraint, tolerance, and peaceful coexistence among different societies and political orders.Daniel and Chris's Links:Daniel Klein's website: https://cjdjej.org/Christopher Coyne's website: https://www.ccoyne.com/For the Peace and Multipolarity statement: https://neutralitystud...Signatures so far: https://neutralitystud...Neutrality Studies Links:Neutrality Studies Substack: https://pascallottaz.s...Support Neutrality Studies: https://neutralitystud...Neutrality Studies shop: https://neutralitystud...Time Stamps00:00 A statement for peace and multipolarity04:33 US primacy and the multipolar world11:04 The incentives behind the war machine15:31 The regime-change playbook18:37 Building peace through everyday cooperation24:13 Capitalism, corporate interests, and state power36:58 Grotius, Adam Smith, and traditions of peace48:00 Tolerance, coexistence, and a broad peace coalition