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- Episode 29: Future Weapons
Drone swarms? Artificial Intelligence? Self-targeting rifles? What is does the future hold for weaponry? More than that, how do these weapons change the distribution of power if a smaller state develops a ground breaking technology? We discuss all of this and some other emerging technology in this week's episode!
26 min - Episode 28: Foreign Policy Review: President George W. Bush
This week we look at President George W. Bush's choices during his tenure. Candidate Bush and President Bush offered very different views of American international action, largely because of the September 11th attacks. See how we grade the 43rd President of the United States and his foreign policy. Will he fare better than his peers or worse?
38 min - Episode 27: Two-Minute Talks
Today we decided to do a grab bag-style episode. There are always a few topics which we try to form into episodes, but just can't quite make it happen. Well, we put all of those topics into this episode! We pick one at a time and have a short, two minute talk about each.
21 min - Episode 26: Foreign Policy Review: President Barack Obama - Part 2This week we look back at President Barack Obama's foreign policy on Russia - the Russian Reset - and his Pivot to the Pacific. We use our 20/20 hindsight to grade his choices again. Does he fair better in these regions than he did in the Middle East? Tune in to find out how we judge President Obama and his dealings in Europe and Asia.40 min
- Episode 25: Special Episode: The Capitol Breach and Implications on US Foreign Policy
Recent events bring some important questions to our mind regarding how the US operates abroad moving forward. Is this an inflection point? How does U.S. grand strategy change, if at all? And with so many unauthorized people in the Capitol building, is there a potential problem with information leaks?
16 min - Episode 24: Foreign Policy Review: President Barack Obama - Part 1
This week we look back at President Barack Obama's foreign policy regarding the Middle East - Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Iran, Libya, Pakistan, and Israel. We use our 20/20 hindsight to grade his choices. Does he get an A? An F? Tune in to find out how we judge the 44th President of the United States and his dealings with the Middle East. Next week we cover Europe, Russia, and the Pacific!
33 min - Episode 23: International Security Threats
Today we tackle the greatest international security threats facing the world in 2020. Great power war or global economic collapse are always on top of leaders' minds. But modern problems like advancing technology and ecological issues seem to be more like talking points rather than concerted efforts.
29 min - Episode 22: Keeping a Watchful Eye: Collective Cyber DefenseThis week we debate what a collective defense organization for cyberspace operations would look like. Jason is skeptical about this idea - can't NATO do this? But Jake won't back down from a challenge.23 min
- Episode 21: Space Series Part 3: Pursuing Norms in SpaceToday is the last part of our Space series! This week we talk norms and rocky road surrounding their creation. What are some issue areas that we think should be addressed? What are some norms we think could stabilize space relations? Get these answers and more!15 min
- Episode 20: Space Series Part 2: The Space Force - Is This the Beginning of Galactic Warfare?
Part two of our space mini series is all about the Space Force. What is it? What is it not? (Hint - It's not the Netflix adaptation!) More importantly though, is the beginning of war in space?
18 min
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Here having the conversations nobody else has time for on International Relations, security, and geopolitics.