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September 29, 2026

What’s left of international law?

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International law was built on a simple idea that even the most powerful nation-states should be bound by the same rules. But today, that idea is being challenged: Rulings go unenforced, institutions are unable or unwilling to act, and some are questioning whether the rules were truly globally applicable to begin with.

This episode asks what’s left of international law, and whether it still holds significance. Does it still matter when the rules are broken? Is there consensus on what the rules mean in the first place? And what sort of system do we want the next generation to inherit?



Participants

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Curtis Yarvin

Political philosopher

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Charli Carpenter

Professor of political science, University of Massachusetts Amherst

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Balakrishnan Rajagopal

Associate professor of law and development, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Victor Gao

Victor Gao

Vice president, Center for China and Globalization

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Dareen Abughaida

Moderator

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