In this episode, former Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Tara Sonenshine shares how her Emmy Award winning news experience translated to challenging work at the highest levels of government and foreign affairs.  Plus she gives coaching advice connected to her current senior role at George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs.

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Ambassador Ed O’Donnell (Ret.) talks about how he wielded the tools of diplomacy in his action-packed career, and names the character-driven leaders who inspired and impacted him the most. Also hear about O’Donnell’s policy design studio, and a new grad school offering he’s launching in DC.

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Catch up to Sanity Media’s Audrey Scagnelli, who stepped away from top GOP spokesperson duties to inspire and convene cross-partisan dialogue and progress.

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Kim Dozier, nowadays senior correspondent with CNN, opens up about being a war reporter and corresponding at the intersection of intelligence and national security.

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As few others can, Asia Group’s Kurt Campbell talks China, the practicalities of results-driven diplomacy, strategy and much more in the latest episode of the In The Arena podcast.

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“In The Arena” spoke with Scott Cooper, Director of National Security Outreach at Human Rights First, about how his time in the military impacted his global perspective, why the United States must stand up for refugees, and the intersection of human rights and national security.

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“In The Arena” connected remotely with Dr. Kori Schake, Deputy-Director General at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London. Dr. Schake is a leading expert in all things strategy, so we decided to understand her roots and how she developed her expertise working for NATO, DoD, the NSC and John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign.

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The “In The Arena” podcast sat down with Shannon Green, Senior Director of the Center for Civilians in Conflict, to discuss her life of public service, trying to navigate the Arab Spring while at USAID, and how her organization works to protect civilians in harms way.

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Mieke Eoyang, Vice President of National Security program at Third Way, spoke with host Luke Knittig on the “In The Arena” podcast about her experiences in Congress, forming bipartisan solutions to America’s national security strategy, and finding gender parity in America’s national security community.

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The “In The Arena” podcast traveled to Capitol Hill to speak with Massachusetts Congressman Seth Moulton. In his arena, Congressman Moulton is trying to restore ‘regular order’ to a dysfunctional Washington. We discussed how his military service influenced his leadership perspective, his foreign policy philosophy, and his vision to improve American politics.

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