Ep 72: Matthew Kroenig on Machiavelli (New Makers of Modern Strategy #2)
Matthew Kroenig, professor in the Department of Government and the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and contributor to the New Makers of Modern Strategy, joins the show to talk about one of the most influential strategic thinkers of all time, Niccolo Machiavelli.
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Show Notes
Matthew Kroenig, professor in the Department of Government and the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and contributor to the New Makers of Modern Strategy, joins the show to talk about one of the most influential strategic thinkers of all time, Niccolo Machiavelli.
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Times
• 02:21 Introduction
• 03:52 Teaching Machiavelli
• 05:38 Machiavelli’s relevance
• 07:49 Who was Niccolo?
• 10:00 A lasting effect
• 12:16 The Art of War
• 15:52 A bad reputation
• 19:58 A return to republic
• 22:25 The Prince
• 25:45 An early realist
• 30:35 Classical influences
• 35:12 Bullish on democracy