
Defending the Homeland: Crises, Controversies, and Successes at the Department of Homeland Security with Former Senior Official Tom Warrick
In this hard-hitting episode of The Burn Bag Podcast, we talk to Tom Warrick, the former DHS Deputy Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism Policy, on a variety of important and controversial topics ...
26 Okt 20201h 9min

Views from the Hill: A Conversation with US Senator Maggie Hassan
In this special episode, we chatted with Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) about the Trump Administration's response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Senator's legislative work on cyber-security, and the deba...
22 Okt 202026min

"Howdy, Modi": US-India Relations and the China Threat with Former Indian Ambassador to the US Arun Singh
In this episode, we talk with former Indian Ambassador Arun Singh to dissect the current US-India relationship. We assess the relationship under the Trump Administration and the Modi Government, and w...
19 Okt 202056min

Out of this World: US Space Policy with Brookings Senior Fellow Frank Rose
In this episode, we talked with Frank Rose, Brookings Senior Fellow and co-director of the Security and Strategy team, about US space operations and the establishment of the Space Force. We dove into ...
12 Okt 20201h 1min

War in the Caucasus: The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict with Former Ambassador to the OSCE Ian Kelly
In this episode, we talked with former US Ambassador Ian Kelly about the history and current status of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Ambassador Kelly, who also served as US Co-Chair of the Minsk Grou...
5 Okt 202051min

The State of National Security: Priorities and Challenges for the 2020s with Former NSC Senior Director Javed Ali
In this episode, we spoke with former NSC Senior Director Javed Ali about the security implications of COVID-19, domestic terror threats, and election security. We also discussed the politicization of...
28 Sep 202041min

Across the Pond: UK Foreign Policy in a Post-Brexit World with Former UK National Security Advisor Sir Mark Lyall Grant
In this episode, we interviewed former UK National Security Advisor Sir Mark Lyall Grant about a range of topics seeking to understand Britain's position in the current geopolitical context, especiall...
21 Sep 202055min

Russian Roulette: Poisonings, Protests, and Policy with Fmr. US Ambassador to Russia John Beyrle
In this episode, we talked with former U.S. Ambassador to Russia, John Beyrle, about Russia's domestic politics, foreign interventions, and relations with the United States. We touch on the recent poi...
14 Sep 202051min



















