Episode 19: On the Ground in Vanuatu: How One Navy Captain Helped Establish a New U.S. Embassy
Vanuatu is a country comprised of about 80 islands in the South Pacific. The United States established diplomatic relations with Vanuatu in 1986, with a non-resident US ambassador overseeing diplomati...
29 Jan 23min
Episode 18: Diplomacy on the High Wire: The Distinguished Career of Ambassador Christopher R. Hill
The Honorable Christopher R. Hill had a distinguished career at the U.S. Department of State, serving as a five-time ambassador and diplomat at the center of some of the most consequential challenges ...
12 Jan 40min
Episode 17: Security in the Cyber Age: Understanding American Policy and Technology in Cyberspace
Over the last quarter century, digital technologies have transformed the way we ways we communicate, the way we shop, the way we bank, and even the way we socialize and consume information. With these...
14 Okt 202522min
Episode 16: America in the Arctic: Foreign Policy and Competition in the Melting North
The Arctic encompasses not only the territory of eight countries, but also vital geological features and strategic waterways that have made the region an area of ecological concern and geopolitical co...
9 Sep 202521min
Episode 15: Economic and National Security at the U.S. Department of Commerce
Today, economics is more a part of the national security equation than it has ever been. Trade, science, technology, innovation, and supply chains – to name a few issues – intersect with national secu...
12 Aug 20251h 7min
Episode 14: Perspectives on the Indian Ocean Region
Admiral Verma offers an overview of the growing importance of the Indian Ocean basin—stretching from South Africa across the Middle East and South Asia to Southeast Asia—for global security. In partic...
10 Jun 202544min
Episode 13: Always Above: Space Force and the New Frontiers of an Increasingly Contested Warfighting Domain
Synopsis:The Space Force is the United States’s newest military service branch, established in 2019 to secure the nation’s interests in space. Organized within the Department of the Air Force, the Spa...
16 Apr 202426min
Episode 12: Rise of the Machines? Implications of New Tech On-And Off-The Battlefield
Synopsis:How have new technologies, such as autonomous drones and applying artificial intelligence, changed how strategists and policymakers view conflict in the 21st century? While they have had clea...
9 Apr 202419min
