The Great Lakes: What's That Got To Do With National Security? with John Schmidt, Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors & Premiers
Over the holiday season, A'ndre caught up with his old friend John Schmidt to discuss John's work on governance issues around the Great Lakes, some of the largest bodies of freshwater in the world sha...
3 Jan 202445min
Will Venezuela Invade Guyana? The Essequibo Dispute, Oil, and Madura's Saber Rattling with Mariano de Alba, The Crisis Group
We're releasing this episode a few days early, given the fast moving nature of the dispute between Venezuela and Guyana. This week, A'ndre chatted with The Crisis Group's Mariano de Alba on the rece...
14 Dec 202349min
Faith in Action: Exploring The Intersections of Religious Advocacy and Foreign Policy with Rebecca Linder Blachly
In this episode, Andrew is joined by Rebecca Linder Blachly, director of the Office of Government Relations for the Episcopal Church, to talk about the role of faith advocacy in shaping American forei...
12 Dec 202339min
The Israel-Gaza War: October 7th, the Israeli Government, and the War's Conduct with Carmiel Arbit, The Atlantic Council
The Burn Bag will be covering the Israel-Gaza War over the course of several episodes, sourcing multiple perspectives on the conflict. The Burn Bag does not officially endorse any views expressed by o...
28 Nov 202351min
The Israel-Gaza War: Palestinian Politics and the Realities of Statehood with Zaha Hassan, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The Burn Bag will be covering the Israel-Gaza War over the course of several episodes, sourcing multiple perspectives on the conflict. The Burn Bag does not officially endorse any views expressed by o...
19 Nov 202359min
Genocide in Artsakh: History of the Nagorno-Karabakh Region with Elisa von Joeden-Forgey, PhD
[ORIGINALLY RECORDED ON 10/5] This week, Christina interviews Dr. Elisa von Joeden-Forgey, a leading expert on Gender and Genocidal Violence, on the renewed violence in the Nagorno-Karabakh region and...
13 Nov 202350min
The Lumumba Plot: The CIA-Backed Assassination of the DRC's First Democratically Elected Leader, with Stuart Reid, Executive Editor of Foreign Affairs
This week, A'ndre and Andrea spoke with Stuart Reid, Executive Editor of Foreign Affairs, on his new book The Lumumba Plot, which investigates the CIA's role in the assassination of Patrice Lumumba, t...
6 Nov 202356min
Cyber Warfare, Resiliency, and Private-Public Collaboration: Roderick Jones and Vice Admiral LeFever (Concentric Advisors) talk Cyberdefense, National Strategy, and Risk Management
This week, Burn Bag co-host Andrea Ochoa sits down with Roderick Jones and Vice Admiral (Ret.) Michael LeFever from Concentric Advisors, a risk management firm providing security services and intellig...
24 Okt 202351min
