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Paul Poast is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science and deputy dean for Doctoral Education at The University of Chicago. He is also nonresident fellow at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs.
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FEB 20, 2026 • Podcast
Keeping it Real(ism), with Assoc. Professor Paul Poast
With realism having a political moment, Paul Poast discusses the intellectual roots of the theory and how it's being applied in U.S. foreign policy.
OCT 8, 2025 • Video
The Fracturing of Democratic Institutions & the Variations of Autocracy
In this pre-Global Ethics Day event, leading scholar practitioners grapple with critical questions regarding the future of democracy.