What shapes world order—military power, or the battle of ideas? In this episode, we speak with Dr. John M. Owen IV, winner of the prestigious 2025 Grawemeyer Award, about the enduring impact of political ideologies on international affairs. As a leading scholar at the University of Virginia, Dr. Owen has shown how ideas—liberalism, fascism, communism—spread across borders and reshape alliances. He discusses how ideological rivalries still define the global balance of power and what lessons we can learn to build a more stable, just international system.
John Owen
