Sean McMeekin, Professor of European History and Culture at Bard College and author of To Overthrow the World: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Communism, joins the show to talk about Communist approaches to foreign policy and war.▪️Times     •      01:35 Introduction    •      02:39 Communism and war    •     11:02 Giving history a shove       •      16:41 Lenin’s vision      •     20:55 A united front        •      25:54 Infiltration      •      28:45 Stalin at the helm      •     34:51 Ups and downs       •      41:10 Driving a wedge     •      43:37 “We resemble them more than they resemble us…”Follow along on Instagram, X @schoolofwarpod, and YouTube @SchoolofWarPodcastFind a transcript of today’s episode on our School of War Substack