Stephen Kotkin on Lost in Translation: World Order & Word Order

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

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@HooverInstitution Senior Fellow Stephen Kotkin, explores the challenges of understanding and navigating the modern world order with an emphasis that language and terms used in global debates are often misleading and create false perceptions. The need to redefine and better articulate these terms, choose historical examples more wisely, and resist the temptation to adopt the tactics of adversaries is as immediately necessary as ever. Kotkin suggests that, ultimately, by understanding the true nature of power dynamics, embracing the strengths of open societies, and learning from the past, the United States will be better equipped to shape a prosperous and stable future in an increasingly complex world.
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@American-In-Mykolaiv Ай бұрын

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

@alexandrustefanescu8992 Ай бұрын

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

@tuckerbugeater Ай бұрын

you're easy to manipulate

@tankergas7950 Ай бұрын

Absolutely

@user-oo8xp2rf1k Ай бұрын

Same here...

@AreYouCoolBro Ай бұрын

I see Kotkin - I click.

@karasagadake Ай бұрын

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

@IndritSelimi Ай бұрын

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

@meinking22 Ай бұрын

I never tire of Kotkin's wisdom.

@MarshallMachines Ай бұрын

Kotkin is among the sharpest minds alive.

@rodgerhempfing2921 Ай бұрын

A clear thinker

@teodorlartrist4440 Ай бұрын

Sharpest shit

@Nuance88 Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

Thank you.

@SvenSteffenArndt Ай бұрын

Thx!

@JamesBlevins0 Ай бұрын

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

@jt4401 Ай бұрын

thank you!

@Pdotta1 Ай бұрын

Thank you!!!!

@joro8604 Ай бұрын

Kotkin is amazing.

@danielstavroff1535 Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

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

@lettucesalad3560 Ай бұрын

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

@considerthis7712 Ай бұрын

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

@NewVoiceMMI Ай бұрын

Finally, Stephen Kotkin!

@releasedfortitude99 Ай бұрын

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

@huna1950 Ай бұрын

Been waiting a long couple of months Thanks so much Stephen

@TheRustyLM Ай бұрын

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

@effexon Ай бұрын

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

@listener523 Ай бұрын

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

@williambamann1845 Ай бұрын

5 mins in and loving this so far!!

@shanewilson5248 Ай бұрын

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.

@smlince Ай бұрын

ITS KOTKIN!!!

@julianholman7379 23 күн бұрын

he lectures like a door-to-door gadget salesman

@bonnieblachly5303 Ай бұрын

What a wonderful teacher

@--Dani Ай бұрын

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

@patriciakimball8150 Ай бұрын

Rice? 👎

@telluwide5553 Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

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.

@yalamer08 Ай бұрын

Stephen Kotkin for president!!

@Namuchat Ай бұрын

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

@costernocht Ай бұрын

Everything Stephen Kotkin writes is worth reading.

@Cerebral.786 Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

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

@jiahan3849 Ай бұрын

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

@tjkhan4541 Ай бұрын

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

@ymma2230 Ай бұрын

Kotkin is best, period

@kreek22 Ай бұрын

I listened to half of this yesterday, glanced at the comments, left. Came back today, half the comments are missing, including completely anodine comments like "what book is Kotkin referring to?" Less and less can we trust what is digitally delivered to us. The powers that mastered thought control in the pre-digital age have not lost any of their appetite for such power over minds. If they are not already better than they were at this game 30 years ago, they soon will be. The tools for offensive thought control are simply superior to those available for defense against thought control. If Kotkin were a deeper thinker, he would discuss this crucial matter.

@Kangenpower7 17 күн бұрын

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

@nishensemble Ай бұрын

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.

@maxquirk6688 Ай бұрын

I see Kotkin I open and click like

@andrewedris2800 Ай бұрын

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

@hjs9td Ай бұрын

Always a pleasure listening to evidence based common sense analysis.

@fabioj2000 Ай бұрын

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

@franciscomachado9946 Ай бұрын

A master class in Critical Thinking, WOW!

@kreek22 Ай бұрын

African talent! So much thinking.

@CurtOntheRadio Ай бұрын

Wise. Thanks.

@paularivero1878 Ай бұрын

Great great Steve Kotkin❤❤

@davidbanks4168 Ай бұрын

Fantastic stuff.

@sbaumgartner9848 Ай бұрын

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!

@friendlyinternetman5271 Ай бұрын

First for Kotkin

@paulmartin4168 Ай бұрын

"Hemelinin"?

@Ajig 2 күн бұрын

Always get inspired by his speech

@MagnusElpron Ай бұрын

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

@alejandros2191 23 күн бұрын

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

@ridgegameren6921 Ай бұрын

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

@blip1 Ай бұрын

Mearsheimer is the biggest promoter.of nuclear proliferation I've ever seen 😂

@bradcazden8624 Ай бұрын

I finally see the conservative in Mr. Kotkin

@peterpunch8136 23 күн бұрын

The essential S.Kotkin.! 🇦🇺

@ngalawena Ай бұрын

KOTK1N ! The GOAT

@takeoverusa Ай бұрын

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

@curtischerry8425 Ай бұрын

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

@tomekjarzabek5036 Ай бұрын

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

@TheVeliKortez Ай бұрын

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

@denniswilliams824 Ай бұрын

Pekka Hämäläinen Indigenous Continent I think

@paulmartin4168 Ай бұрын

"Hemelinin"?

@Martin-qm2lg Ай бұрын

@@tomekjarzabek5036next Amazon best seller!

@jason8434 Ай бұрын

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 KZfaq 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.

@lomotil3370 Ай бұрын

🎯 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

@cusematt23 Ай бұрын

This guy might be the most interesting guy in the universe

@sandrocavali9810 Ай бұрын

Absolutely brilliant

@chrisspeksnijder1717 Ай бұрын

Thanks

@user-yz1hg4ro6l Ай бұрын

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

@rossmcconnachie4846 Ай бұрын

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 😊

@Martin-qm2lg Ай бұрын

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.

@christinayao1 29 күн бұрын

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.

@vectoraerialimaging774 Ай бұрын

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

@AQuietNight Ай бұрын

Good stuff.

@bonpsy2584 Ай бұрын

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.

@deanharris7149 Ай бұрын

Amen!!!

@tb8865 Ай бұрын

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?

@nathanngumi8467 Ай бұрын

Great lecture!

@Flyrodder68 Ай бұрын

The man is a global treasure.

@scottbuchanan9426 17 күн бұрын

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?

@spyrosandreopoulos5922 Ай бұрын

Kotkin rocks!

@lawrenceralph7481 Ай бұрын

Impressive. What a joy to be his student.

@ansonbrooks101 Ай бұрын

great job stephen

@fica375 Ай бұрын

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

@randomdude7384 Ай бұрын

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

@DamienWalter Ай бұрын

ooooooo new Kotkin!!

@davidkantor3609 Ай бұрын

Brilliant man who does not suffer fools

@snowbirdsurfer2474 Ай бұрын

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.

@giacomomazzei6149 Ай бұрын

Very selective use of language by Kotkin himself. The free world, which he likes as a term, unlike others that he pulls apart, included Franco’s Spain... just to make the fist example that comes my mind.

@lauram2475 Ай бұрын

Dr. Kotkin is a breath of fresh air. What is the book about indigenous people that he mentioned?

@CollectiveWest1 Ай бұрын

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.

@2Oldcoots Ай бұрын

Professor Kotkin should be Secretary of State!

@Namuchat Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

Okay thanks. I had no idea what it meant.

@TheFaveteLinguis Ай бұрын

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

@releasedfortitude99 Ай бұрын

Put Kotkins name in the title for better views!

@davidsmart2513 Ай бұрын

Kotkin needs to do more TV

@wakkawakka7624 Ай бұрын

Yo! Update your Stephen Kotkin Playlists Hoover!

@donaldedward4951 Ай бұрын

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.

@yeahbut3965 Ай бұрын

Can anyone discern what history book he references @ 22 min? I've found no "Survival of the Native American Empires" by Hemalinan, Himal Lynan, Hymelinan ...