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b'Part of the Enduring Disorder is our increasingly divided and partisan narratives. Trump vs. Biden, Leavers against Remainers, Palestinians and Israelis. Many of today\\u2019s political actors appear unable to understand and empathise with their opponent\\u2019s points of view. Why? Potential because social media, cancel culture, and increased partisanship seems to have actually decreased people\\u2019s ability to feel empathy or to desire it from their politicians.\\xa0\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nBut should all our politicians just be more empathetic? Actually electorally that might not work.\\xa0 Do Democrats actually want to see Biden empathise with Speaker Johnson blocking aid to Ukraine? Would Labour voters accept it if Kier Starmer had sympathy with Boris Johnson lying to parliament? And does the Israeli electorate want a politician who has empathy for why Hamas committed the atrocities of Oct 7?\\xa0\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nSo what does empathy really mean in geopolitics? And how can it actually be put into practice in today\\u2019s politics? Most crucially how could a genuinely empathetic politics be useful in trying to order the disorder?\\xa0\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nTo find out, Jason Pack is joined by Dr Claire Yorke. She is an author and academic whose work explores the role and limitations of empathy and emotions in international relations, diplomacy, strategy, and political leadership. She is currently a Senior Lecturer at the Australian War College in Canberra. Jason and Claire discuss: what exactly is empathy? Can or should you empathise with someone that you fundamentally disagree with? And could empathetic leadership help us Order the Disorder?\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nTwitter: @DisorderShow\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nSubscribe to our Substack: https://natoandtheged.substack.com/\\xa0\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nWebsite: https://natoandtheglobalenduringdisorder.com/\\xa0\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nProducer: George McDonagh\\xa0\\nExec Producer: Neil Fearn\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nShow Notes Links\\xa0\\nRead Claire\\u2019s essay, Is empathy a strategic imperative? https://doi.org/10.1080/01402390.2022.2152800\\xa0\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nRead Claire Yorke: "Personal and Political Emotions in the Mind of the Diplomat.". https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01402390.2022.2152800\\xa0\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nClaire\\u2019s website: https://claireyorke.me\\xa0\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nFind out more about Empathy Week \\u2013 to help grow empathy in the classroom and create a new generation who understands its value - https://www.empathy-week.com\\xa0\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'