The Complicated Case of the Rohingyas
C. Christine Fair is a Provost’s Distinguished Associate Professor in the Peace and Security Studies Program within Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. She joins Sahar K...
7 Aug 201833min
Counterterrorism Strategy in the Trump Era - Firm or Faux?
U.S. counterterrorism has been a mixture of unilateral policies and multilateral partnerships. Stephen Tankel of American University joins us today to discuss the trajectory of U.S. counterterrorism s...
24 Juli 201852min
Works for Wonks: A Summer Reading List
James GoldgeierThe AmericansDeborah D. Avant, The Market for Force: The Consequences of Privatizing SecurityNick Bostrom, Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, StrategiesSteve Coll, Directorate S: The CI...
10 Juli 201829min
When Terrorists Have Ji-had Enough
Julie Chernov Hwang from Goucher College joins Trevor Thrall and Sahar Khan to discuss why Indonesian jihadists leave militancy in her new book, Why Terrorists Quit.Julie Chernov Hwang’s bioWhy Terror...
26 Juni 201840min
Statesmanship in the 21st Century
Bruce Jentleson from Duke University joins Trevor Thrall and Sahar Khan to discuss the importance of statesmanship and his new book, The Peacemakers.Show notes:Guest Bio: Bruce JentlesonThe Peacemaker...
12 Juni 201837min
To Summit or Not to Summit? Trump and North Korea
Show description: In a special 2‑part episode, Emma Ashford, Trevor Thrall, and new co‐host, Sahar Kahn, discuss North Korea and the prospects for a nuclear summit with Cato Policy Analyst Eric Gomez...
29 Maj 201854min
The US: Global Force for Good?
Emma Ashford and Trevor Thrall shift from military affairs this week to talk about humanitarian aid with American University’s Jessica Trisko Darden. Guest bio: Jessica Trisko DardenHumanitarian Aid a...
17 Maj 201840min
It’s (Not) a Thucydides Trap: Rising Powers and Time Horizons
Emma Ashford and Trevor Thrall are joined by David Edelstein of Georgetown University to discuss how great powers respond to rising challengers.Guest Bio: David EdelsteinOver the Horizon: Time, Uncert...
1 Maj 201844min
