WCPT 820 Interview: Nicholas Grossman

About this episode

Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Nicholas Grossman , teaching assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Grossman, an expert in international relations, discussed the impact of Donald Trump's presidency on global institutions like the U.N. and NATO, arguing that their decline was ideologically driven rather than due to institutional failure. He highlighted the administration's policies, such as the withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal and the acceptance of North Korea as a nuclear power, as increasing global nuclear proliferation risks. Grossman also criticized the current U.S. relationship with Venezuela, describing it as…