South Korean Tumult and Strategic Direction
This week Mike joins Victor Cha, President, Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and Korea Chair. From 2021 to 2025, he was appointed by Joseph R. Biden administration to serve on the Defense Pol...
1 Apr 202534min
Auto Tariffs and U.S.-India Trade Relations
On this week's episode of the Trade Guys, we unpack the recent tariffs on cars. We also do a deep dive on trade relations with India. Want to build your knowledge of American trade policy and politi...
31 Mar 202526min
U.S.-China Artificial Intelligence Competition: A Conversation with Dr. Jeffrey Ding
In this episode of the ChinaPower Podcast, Dr. Jeffrey Ding joins us to discuss U.S.-China artificial intelligence (AI) competition and his book, Technology and the Rise of Great Powers: How Diffusion...
28 Mar 202532min
Democratic Backsliding in Turkey, Steps Forward for EU Defense, and Decoding US-Russia-Ukraine Negotiations feat. Tom Wright
This week, Max and Donatienne discuss the state of Turkey’s democracy after the jailing of Istanbul’s mayor days before becoming presidential candidate, the latest European Council meeting and a new E...
28 Mar 202559min
Venture Capital to Win the Tech Race featuring Mike Brown
Mike Brown, Partner at Shield Capital and former Director of the Defense Innovation unit, joined Navin Girishankar on this episode of Betting on America to explore the role of venture capital in growi...
26 Mar 202546min
The think tank making impact evaluation skills accessible to every Tanzanian
We traditionally think of impact evaluation as an academic or technical skill. The Impact Evaluation (IE) Lab at the Economic and Social Research Foundation (ESRF), a think tank in Dar es Salaam, is w...
20 Mar 202528min
Dr. Jeffrey Gold, President, University of Nebraska system: lately it’s been “a day-by-day, week-by-week course adjustment.”
Dr. Jeffrey Gold, President of the University of Nebraska system, testified recently before the House Committee on Veteran Affairs Health Subcommittee on plans to replace a 1950 VA hospital with a hos...
20 Mar 202527min
Abe's Legacy and Japan's Next Moves
This week Mike joins Nobukatsu Kanehara, Professor at Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan. Mr. Kanehara previously served as assistant chief cabinet secretary to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe from 2012 to...
18 Mar 202542min
