Episode 11: The China Challenge
Synopsis:The 2022 National Security Strategy identifies the People’s Republic of China as “the only competitor with both the intent to reshape the international order and, increasingly, the economic, ...
2 Apr 202435min
Episode 10: The Interagency and the Indo-Pacific
Synopsis:The interagency process coordinates the development and implementation of national security policies across executive departments at all levels of the federal government. How does the Defense...
19 Mar 202420min
Episode 9: Africa
Synopsis:The African continent is often viewed through the prism of humanitarian crises, a region defined by famines and pandemics. This approach ignores Africa’s critical importance to the global eco...
19 Mar 202438min
Episode 8: U.S. Ambassador to Japan the Honorable Rahm Emanuel
The Honorable Rahm Emanuel, U.S. Ambassador to Japan, visits the U.S. Naval War College (NWC) on board Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island Feb. 22, 2024. During the visit Amb. Emanuel met with NWC Pre...
5 Mar 20241h
Episode 7: Using Force: The War in Iraq
More than 20 years since the United States launched its invasion of Iraq in March 2003, the origins of the war remain highly contested, both among scholars and policy practitioners alike. As tensions ...
20 Feb 202426min
Episode 6: Contemplating the Unthinkable: Making Nuclear Deterrence Credible
U.S. national security ultimately rests on its nuclear capabilities to deter existential challenges to its existence, alongside the commitment to use such weapons if other forms of deterrence have fai...
6 Feb 202426min
Episode 5: Global Integration for an Interconnected Security Environment
The United States has interests all around the globe, and must be able to respond to crises and challenges in different regions without compromising the national interest. Lt. Col. Rebecca Russo joins...
23 Jan 202412min
Episode 4: Congress: Your Partner in National Security
For those serving in the military or civil service, Congress may appear to be a distant, mysterious other branch of government, yet Congress—through its powers to legislate, appropriate, confirm, and ...
9 Jan 202418min
