Stephen Kotkin on Lost in Translation: World Order & Word Order | HISPBC Ch.1

[@alexandrustefanescu8992]

I see Stephen Kotkin, I immediately drop everything to listen in ❤

[@tuckerbugeater]

you're easy to manipulate

[@tankergas7950]

Absolutely

[@user-oo8xp2rf1k]

Same here...

[@American-In-Mykolaiv]

There is no such thing as a boring Stephen Kotkin presentation - full of historical facts and stories to bind them together. Thanks!

[@IndritSelimi]

Thank you Prof Kotkin. You are a global treasure. 👏👏👏👏👏

[@Nuance88]

The history book that Stephen Kotkin mentions is Indigenous Continent: The Epic Contest for North America by Pekka Hämäläinen. He doesn't end up saying the title, only the author.

[@63pufferfish]

Thank you.

[@SvenSteffenArndt]

Thx!

[@JamesBlevins0]

I added the author and title above, with a link to the publisher.

[@jt4401]

thank you!

[@Pdotta1]

Thank you!!!!

[@karasagadake]

Listening to Stephen Kotkin is like having a light switched on and the darkness vanishing.

[@MarshallMachines]

Kotkin is among the sharpest minds alive.

[@rodgerhempfing2921]

A clear thinker

[@teodorlartrist4440]

Sharpest shit

[@meinking22]

I never tire of Kotkin's wisdom.

[@danielstavroff1535]

Strong ending with a TIMELESS Stoic statement. "The best revenge is not to be like your enemy." - Marcus Aurelius. Again, many of life's problems have been solved. We just fail to apply the lessons.

[@Yasen99]

If that’s the case, then the Atlanticist establishment should stop demonizing Trump and the MAGA movement.

[@AreYouCoolBro]

I see Kotkin - I click.

[@lettucesalad3560]

Stephen Kotkin is the best. I don't question that he'll say what he really believes, unlike some others.

[@joro8604]

Kotkin is amazing.

[@releasedfortitude99]

Keeping Posting Stephen Kotkin content and Ill keep watching it! LOVE KOTKIN

[@NewVoiceMMI]

Finally, Stephen Kotkin!

[@effexon]

I like this Kotkin. Doesnt seem to be stuck in past and old attitudes and perceptions.

[@huna1950]

Been waiting a long couple of months Thanks so much Stephen

[@nishensemble]

I simply do not understand how this guy explains complicated things so simply all the time. Like, even his cadence is slow and easy. It's like E=MC^2 but for explaining geopolitics.

[@bonnieblachly5303]

What a wonderful teacher

[@listener523]

If Sec State got to open for Kotkin then it should go down as his highest achievement.

[@considerthis7712]

Always appreciate Kotkin’s knowledge and deep evaluation of issues. ( Australia, from real the ‘Global South’).

[@telluwide5553]

Thank God we have people like Stephen Kotkin, Sarah Paine, and even Peter Zeihan (although many, due to his exploding popularity, has his critcs)....

[@Historia-sc1pi]

Zeihan is a hack. His videos at least, not familiar with his books. You'll know it when he covers something you are familiar with.

[@ymma2230]

Kotkin is best, period

[@smlince]

ITS KOTKIN!!!

[@--Dani]

As much as I love Sec. Rice, he should be the headline 👍🏻

[@patriciakimball8150]

Rice? 👎

[@williambamann1845]

5 mins in and loving this so far!!

[@franciscomachado9946]

A master class in Critical Thinking, WOW!

[@TheRustyLM]

Was having a good day until getting this talk popped up on my feed. Now it’s an awesome day 😊

[@maxquirk6688]

I see Kotkin I open and click like

[@shanewilson5248]

thankyou stephen , appreciate your work .for whatever reason your absense from media has caused me anguish , i had started to think you had been shut down !! . please be more vocal on the world stage ,your view of the world is imo so valuable and needs to be louder.

[@fabioj2000]

Hoover Institution is serious about getting to 1M subs this month. 🎉

[@tjkhan4541]

I really appreciate the pointing to Lake / Blinken’s speech, From Containment to Enlargement. Thank you for this, Dr. Kotkin.

[@Cerebral.786]

Love Kotkin's sense of humor and of course his clarity and erudition. Glad he parsed all these meaningless politically invented terms being bandied about to target the Free World as an enemy....baseless as it is not supported by any evidence.

[@dangin8811]

He didn't debunk anything. He just subjectively dismissed terms that seemed to threaten his beloved American empire by giving the slightest agency to non-western peoples. "Global south" In no way did he debunk that. He just arbitrarily decided south meant south of the equator rather than generally south of Europe and North America, then personally assigned Australia to it, then objected to the thing he himself and no one else did. The definition of an irrelevant and frankly stupid nitpick. "Multipolar world" He objected to it on a moral basis, but that says nothing as to its validity as a concept describing the world. And then he claimed to be working empirically, which is a contradiction. And so on. A few minutes in and we have multiple egregiously stupid mistakes. This guy is frankly an imbecile but because he has a bit of academic charisma people think he's a genius. Also, I like how you say "meaningless politically invented terms" and in the same sentence use the phrase "Free World". That's pretty funny.

[@tuckerbugeater]

@@dangin8811 He only loves America if it's useful. When he's done using it he'll escape to Isr@el.

[@jiahan3849]

@@dangin8811 I think he makes a lot sense if .....

[@davidbanks4168]

Fantastic stuff.

[@ridgegameren6921]

The most compelling and intelligent status quo defender. Would love to see him debate mearsheimer.

[@HiJackShepherd]

22:01 Professor Kotkin mentions a book, "the best book I've read in a while". In case anyone is wondering: Pekka Hamalainen "Indigenous Continent: The Epic Contest for North America", published in 2022.

[@MagnusElpron]

I miss hearing Kotkin talking about History and Stalin...

[@yalamer08]

Stephen Kotkin for president!!

[@Namuchat]

You love old guys moving into the WH, don't you?

[@paularivero1878]

Great great Steve Kotkin❤❤

[@ngalawena]

KOTK1N ! The GOAT

[@friendlyinternetman5271]

First for Kotkin

[@paulmartin4168]

"Hemelinin"?

[@cusematt23]

This guy might be the most interesting guy in the universe

[@bradcazden8624]

I finally see the conservative in Mr. Kotkin

[@CurtOntheRadio]

Wise. Thanks.

[@hjs9td]

Always a pleasure listening to evidence based common sense analysis.

[@andrewedris2800]

He emerged from his monastic cell. It must be Spring!🎉🎉

[@jason8434]

I recommend the political economy lectures by Harvard professor Roberto Mangabeira Unger, who comes from the Global South i.e. Brazil. His lectures are all available on his KZbin channel. He challenges Kotkin's idea of institutions as some sort of institutional prerequisite for a market society. What we get is an ossified version of market society that is incapable of institutional transformation.

[@vectoraerialimaging774]

What a great speaker! I could listen to Stephen for days. Why can't we get men like this to run for office?

[@tb8865]

From an America perspective, our "Greatest Ally" in the Middle East is doing a great job at discrediting the idea that our Order stands for humanitarian, democratic values. Or do we just carve out an exception for that particular ethnostate? At what point does something stop being hypocrisy and it becomes a refutation of the values system itself? Saying "we made mistakes" works about the past (I guess), but what about something that is happening in real time before our very eyes?

[@AQuietNight]

Good stuff.

[@Martin-qm2lg]

I hope especially that both Presidential candidates watch this video, along with their supporters. Interesting to note the long influence on policy and DC Anthony Blinken has had.

[@julianholman7379]

he lectures like a door-to-door gadget salesman

[@БауыржанДосанов-ф2м]

It is always interesting to listen what Stephen Kotkin has to say

[@takeoverusa]

Thank you, Mr Kotkin & the Hoover institution for the upload. JL

[@Kangenpower7]

Stephen Kotkin, a great person with lots of great information!

[@sbaumgartner9848]

It's always wonderful to our favourite professor Stephen Kotkin. Stephen - so nice to see and hear you talk about a wider subject. I love your jacket and shoes!

[@costernocht]

Everything Stephen Kotkin writes is worth reading.

[@lomotil3370]

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:51 *🤔 Analyze and define terms of debate critically to avoid being constrained by imposed narratives.* 05:29 *🌐 Understanding of terms like "multi-polar world" may differ between nations, aligning with certain narratives unwittingly.* 09:40 *🌍 Two major approaches to world order: "One Worldism" (UN-centric) versus "The West" (based on shared values and institutions).* 19:01 *📚 Understanding historical forms of power (land-based vs. maritime-based) helps navigate current geopolitical dynamics.* 26:49 *🚀 The "Asian Century" is happening in the US due to immigration, suggesting openness to talent is crucial for sustained success.* 27:33 *⚔️ Kennan's advice on not emulating adversaries remains relevant in modern geopolitics.* 28:00 *🌐 Comparing China to the Soviet Union underscores the potential for fundamental clashes despite apparent differences.* 29:08 *🔥 Cold War, despite its drawbacks, is preferable to alternatives like hot war or capitulation.* 30:28 *🤔 Understanding the terms of sharing the planet with China is crucial to navigate international relations effectively.* 32:48 *🗽 Resisting emulation of autocratic practices preserves freedom and strength in competition with adversaries.* Made with HARPA AI

[@curtischerry8425]

What is the name of the best book he said he read?

[@tomekjarzabek5036]

"Indigenous Continent: The Epic Contest for North America" by Pekka Hämäläinen

[@TheVeliKortez]

I believe it’s Indigenous Continent: The Epic Contest for North America by Pekka Hämäläinen

[@denniswilliams824]

Pekka Hämäläinen Indigenous Continent I think

[@paulmartin4168]

"Hemelinin"?

[@Martin-qm2lg]

@@tomekjarzabek5036next Amazon best seller!

[@rossmcconnachie4846]

Did anyone manage to pick up the title of the book and maybe the author also of the book he recommends about 20 minutes in? Something about the survival of indigenous American empires? Even using the transcript it wasn't particularly clear! Any help would be appreciated 😊

[@releasedfortitude99]

Put Kotkins name in the title for better views!

[@christinayao1]

I am astonished to find my comments critical of Dr. Kotkin's speech were censored here one hour ago. It is ironic that this happened at a forum for and of intellectuals.

[@Ajig]

Always get inspired by his speech

[@AndriyShulyar]

On a fourth point: “do not become like them.” What if they become like you, but only to use your strength to defeat you?

[@2Oldcoots]

Professor Kotkin should be Secretary of State!

[@CollectiveWest1]

Stephen Kotkin is always interesting and provocative. The distinction he draws between land and sea powers is not original, but he states it eloquently. If valid, perhaps part of the explanation for that tendency is that land power allows and requires control of the people living on the land (maybe tied to it as serfs or similar limited agency status). Such control is helped by control of specific geographical features. By contrast, sea powers thrive as networks and anyone with access to the sea and use of ships can move across the sea or create new networks - people are not limited to specific land trade routes and choke points. That requires a different economic, social and political system from land powers. That is simplistic because of course sea powers can end up controlling land areas and people (colonialism). Sea power is not inherently 'nice' but can allow and benefit from being a different system. The US has a continent but much of that is accessible via river systems so it engages with other countries via the sea and that river system, which makes the US primarily a sea power, but with the depth and resources of a land power. Britain did not cede power to the US voluntarily - Britain was impacted then bankrupted by two world wars, so had to seek US help to survive in the long term (from 1914 and especially after 1941). Adam Tooze describes that in his book 'The Deluge'. The transition would have happened anyway, but maybe later and maybe much less smoothly.

[@donaldedward4951]

SO MANY WORDS FROM SO MANY PEOPLE. KOTKIN'S WORDS ARE MEANINGFUL. DON'T EVER MISS A KOTKIN CONTRIBUTION. I WON'T. i GET MORE THAN A COUPLE OF CHUCKLES, MUCH MORE.

[@Namuchat]

What Stephen is hinting at when he is talking about Pygmalion is not the lonesome artist obsessed with his idea of a perfect piece of artwork. He is speaking about a culturally inspired educator - a teacher.

[@kirstinevad347]

Okay thanks. I had no idea what it meant.

[@wakkawakka7624]

Yo! Update your Stephen Kotkin Playlists Hoover!

[@alejandros2191]

Amazing talk! Thanks for sharing I especially loved the first part about the notions we use

[@scottbuchanan9426]

I've heard Kotkin say that he reads about 120 books a year on a few occasions now. How on earth is that possible? It's more than two a week! Can someone explain this to me?

[@snowbirdsurfer2474]

Fans of SK would be wise to spend some time with Will Durant’s The Lessons of History. Followed by The story of civilization. I’d take a plumber well versed in these texts over any academic ignorant of them. “Study history! Study history! Study history!” W. Churchill.

[@peterpunch8136]

The essential S.Kotkin.! 🇦🇺

[@fica375]

Great historians don’t always make the best present-day analysts.

[@barumbadum]

I would love to see Mearsheimer and Kotkin on debate

[@Flyrodder68]

The man is a global treasure.

[@chrisspeksnijder1717]

Thanks

[@davidkantor3609]

Brilliant man who does not suffer fools

[@davidsmart2513]

Kotkin needs to do more TV

[@DanielSydney1337]

I would love Kotkin to debate Mearsheimer

[@lawrenceralph7481]

Impressive. What a joy to be his student.

[@sandrocavali9810]

Absolutely brilliant

[@deanharris7149]

Amen!!!

[@yi4913]

I have to disagree with one thing he said. There is real danger to democracy. It’s already happening, and can get much worse very quickly, as we have seen in some other European countries. Don’t be afraid to fight for democracy.

[@ggates5859]

Trump:”I want to be dictator for a day.” The threat to democracy, freedom and the rule of law is in our midst. “The fight for democracy is never done.” -Bob Kagan.

[@-dash]

The day that the American People throw away self-government, I’ll eat my hat. Our institutions are shackled to the Constitution- we’ll be fine.

[@nathanngumi8467]

Great lecture!

[@spyrosandreopoulos5922]

Kotkin rocks!

[@randomdude7384]

Could you please make a list of everything Stephen recommends in this video?

[@-dash]

16:48 So I looked it up, and apparently “Blinkin’ Blake” was a Garbage Pail Kids card 😂

[@jk.tal22]

Just to clarify Which book is mentioned at 22:04? What is the name? Is it Pekka Hämäläinen Indigenous Continent: The Epic Contest for North America?

[@biuro71]

Using some advantage is not equal to hedging

[@Foksipanter]

I love Kotkin. There is something Joe Pesci about him.

[@robk8463]

This was like listening to a really smart guy that had to many drinks at an open-bar.

[@jeffreymiller9438]

He's reading 120 books a year. He's not doing a lot else. He's not writing Vol 3 of Stalin, reading 120 books. He's not doing much housework/chores...etc etc..

[@kalipotmeng]

The biggest problem of a historian is the lack of imagination. Especially those American experts on Russia like Prof. Kotkin. They are confined by the means by which the US won against the Soviet union. Prof. Kotkin May be a charismatic speaker, but cannot think of a conceptual way to comprehend today's world in other terms than cold war. He could think about cold peace, or hot peace or whatever, couldn't he? A word of caution, the Chinese studied the cold war just as carefully as the Americans, and will not repeat the same story. Besides, Prof. Kotkin states the Asian century happens in the US. Well I guess he doesn't know much about today's Asia, but I'll forgive his American centrism, because that's how cultures which are millenniums old do.

[@Chris-j6z2j]

Imagine Kotkin v Mearsheimer in a debate about great power politics 🍿

[@SHW5010]

@22:03: Indigenous Continent: The Epic Contest for North America. Liveright. 2022. By Pekka Johannes Hämäläinen FBA (born 1967, Helsinki) is a Finnish historian who has been the Rhodes Professor of American History at the University of Oxford since 2012. He was formerly in the history department at University of California, Santa Barbara.

[@rebel41863]

Looks like a python is crawling from under the back side of the podium

[@Sakur1686]

It is clear that the US does not have a president, that Baiden is completely dependent on Jake Sullivan's limited competence on Russia. It would be nice of Kotkin to comment on why Jake Sullivan is preventing Ukraine to win and how is it the US interests to let Putin keep the occupied territories.

[@TheFaveteLinguis]

22:01 - what book is it? Can't find it. Need help.

[@EZAlbania]

Yesssssss

[@davidanalyst671]

I've watched this video two times, and I still only understand 50% of what stephen is saying. Maybe I need to read some more books and more history so I can understand a 30 minute speech by kotkin. Are there any good books on dutch to spanish and french to English empire? Not ray dalio doomerism, but the transition, comparison, strengths and weakenesses of the different empires....

[@kevinsavo718]

I can’t find the book he recommended: Rewriting American History for You at 22:00. Anyone know what the author’s name is?

[@IlSher]

The same here! Any help from the audience please?