🎙️ 1CA Podcast Episode Featuring Dr. Roberto J. Carmack

Host: John McElligot
Guest: Dr. Roberto J. Carmack, Specialist, 450th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne

In this episode of the One CA Podcast, Dr. Roberto J. Carmack—historian and specialist with the 450th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne)—joins host John McElligot to explore Kazakhstan’s transformation during World War II.

Drawing from extensive archival research in Moscow and Almaty, Carmack reveals how Soviet mobilization reshaped ethnic hierarchies, integrated deported populations, and redefined identity across Central Asia. With fluency in Russian, Kazakh, and Spanish, Carmack bridges academic insight and operational relevance, offering a compelling lens into the human domain of civil affairs and the enduring impact of Soviet wartime policy.

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Transcript: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/mobilizing-identity-kazakhstan-wwii-dr-roberto-carmack-qoaqe/

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 🎯Closing Thought:
As Russia recalibrates its influence strategy through demographic shifts, cyber warfare, and territorial consolidation, how should U.S. foreign policy evolve to balance deterrence, legitimacy, and regional stability across Eurasia’s contested zones?

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🧠 Hashtag & GroupList

Transatlantic Dialogue Center(#TransatlanticDialogueCenter), NATO Parliamentary Assembly (#NATOPA), KSEInstitute (#KSEInstitute), RAND Corporation (#RANDCorporation), Center forStrategic and International Studies (#CSIS), Carnegie Endowment for InternationalPeace (#CarnegieEndowment), Wilson Center (#WilsonCenter).

#Russia, #Ukraine, #Crimea, #Kazakhstan, #NATO, #HybridWarfare, #ForeignPolicy,#Geopolitics, #TransatlanticSecurity, #CyberDefense, #EasternEurope,#StrategicDeterrence, #InformationOperations, #MilitaryStrategy,#EthnicPolitics, #MultilingualMilitary, #USArmy