🎙️ Welcome to the One CA Podcast
In this episode, host Brian Hancock sits down with JohnPaul LeCedre to explore the realities of military command and share actionable insights for emerging leaders.
📌 This is Part 1 of a special two-part series.

🌍 About One CA
Produced by the Civil Affairs Association, One CA features professionals in diplomacy, defense, development, and field operations. We highlight real-world experiences from “the last three feet” of U.S. foreign engagement—where relationship-building becomes mission-critical.

📬 Contact: [email protected]
🔗 Visit: civilaffairsassoc.org

🏅 Top 10 Foreign Policy Podcast — as ranked by Feedspot

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🎙️ Welcome to the One CA PodcastIn this episode, host Brian Hancock sits down with JohnPaul LeCedre to explore the realities of military command and share actionable insights for emerging leaders.📌 This is Part 1 of a special two-part series.

🌍 About One CAProduced by the Civil Affairs Association, One CA features professionals in diplomacy, defense, development, and field operations. We highlight real-world experiences from “the last three feet” of U.S. foreign engagement—where relationship-building becomes mission-critical.

📬 Contact: [email protected]🔗 Visit: civilaffairsassoc.org

🏅 Top 10 Foreign Policy Podcast — as ranked by Feedspot

🙏 Special Thanks To Resputin e Boney M for a sample of Shuffle Dance. Retrieved from https://youtube.com/shorts/mLZerKOcsbM?feature=shared---

🎧 #OneCAPodcast #LeadershipAtTheEdge #MilitaryLeadership #CommandInsights #CivilAffairs #ForeignPolicy #DefenseDiplomacy #PublicAffairs #LastThreeFeet #VeteranVoices #GlobalEngagement #StrategicInfluence #NationalSecurity #TacticalLeadership #PartnerNation #MilitaryPodcast #LeadershipDevelopment #FieldExperience #ForeignService #MissionReady

Join us on the One CA Podcast as we welcome Mr. Samuel Wong, a leading China and foreign policy expert based in Washington, D.C. In this episode, we unpack Xi Jinping’s recent political maneuvers, the implications of military purges, and what these shifts mean for U.S.–China relations.

One CA is a product of the Civil Affairs Association, featuring voices from the frontlines of diplomacy—military professionals, diplomats, development officers, and field agents—sharing insights from the “last three feet” of foreign engagement.

📩 Contact: [email protected]
🌐 Learn more: civilaffairsassoc.org
🏆 Ranked Top 10 Foreign Policy Podcast by Feedspot: See the list
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🎧 Welcome to the One CA Podcast. Today, host Danny Joseph speaks with Dennis Cosgrove—retired FBI Special Agent who investigated the Russian Mob and the global diamond underworld. In this episode, Cosgrove unpacks how those experiences translate into practical lessons for anyone stepping into law enforcement, diplomacy, or national security.

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One CA is a product of the Civil Affairs Association andbrings in people who are current or former military, diplomats, developmentofficers, and field agents to discuss their experiences on the ground with apartner nation's people and leadership.

We aim to inspire anyone interested in working in the "lastthree feet" of U.S. foreign relations. 

To contact the show, email us at [email protected], or look us up on the Civil Affairs Association website atwww.civilaffairsassoc.org

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Feedspot, the podcast industry ranking system, rated One CAPodcast as one of the top 10 shows on foreign policy. Check it out at:

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Today, Brian Hancock talks with Ian Thigpen on Disaster Management.Cpt Ian Thigpen is a Captain in the U.S. Army, 353 Civil Affairs Command and works disaster management in his professional career.

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Ian Thigpen’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-michael-thigpen-mem/

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One CA is a product of the Civil Affairs Association. We bringin people who are current or former military, diplomats, development officers,and field agents to discuss their experiences on the ground with a partnernation's people and leadership.

We aim to inspire anyone interested in working in the "last-three feet" of U.S. foreign relations. 

To contact the show, email us at [email protected], orlook us up on the Civil Affairs Association website atwww.civilaffairsassoc.org

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Feedspot, the podcast industry ranking system, rated One CAPodcast as one of the top 10 shows on foreign policy. Check it out at:

https://podcast.feedspot.com/foreign_policy_podcasts/

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#Civil_Affairs, #klamathcounty, @ianthigpen

Please welcome Dan Spokojny, the founder of FP21, a research and advisory group focused on reforming the State Department's conduct of U.S. foreign policy.

Dan started on the hill, working on congressional policy, then as a diplomat for the State Department.

Since then, he formed FP21 to help the State Department improve its organization and processes.

This is part II of a two-part episode, so let's get started.

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You can learn more about FP21 here: https://www.fp21.org/

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One CA is a product of the Civil Affairs Association and brings in people who are current or former military, diplomats, development officers, and field agents to discuss their experiences on the ground with a partner nation's people and leadership.

We aim to inspire anyone interested in working in the "last three feet" of U.S. foreign relations. 

To contact the show, email us at [email protected],  or look us up on the Civil Affairs Association website at www.civilaffairsassoc.org

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Feedspot, the podcast industry ranking system, rated One CA Podcast as one of the top 10 shows on foreign policy. Check it out at:

https://podcast.feedspot.com/foreign_policy_podcasts/

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 Special Thanks to Weirdlysound for the sample of July Instrumental by Noah Cyrus.

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Hey, it's Jack from the show.

Just a quick heads-up that the Civil Affairs Association's fall symposium is planned for November 13-16 in Los Angeles.

And, with the symposium, the association has acall for papers. We are asking you to write on “Redefining Civil Affairs,” based on the latest CA Roundtable Report. Papers are due by September 12th, andthe top three get a cash prize. See below:

Symposium:

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/civil-affairs-association_save-the-date-the-2025-caa-annual-activity-7315538329746264065-KkDR/

Call for papers:

https://www.civilaffairsassociation.com/post/2025-26-civil-affairs-issue-papers-call-for-papers---

One CA is a product of the Civil Affairs Association andbrings in people who are current or former military, diplomats, developmentofficers, and field agents to discuss their experiences on the ground with apartner nation's people and leadership.

We aim to inspire anyone interested in working in the "lastthree feet" of U.S. foreign relations. 

To contact the show, email us at [email protected], or look us up on the Civil Affairs Association website atwww.civilaffairsassoc.org

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#CivilAffairs #RedefiningCivilAffairs #FallSymposium #CallForPapers #PolicyInnovation #MilitaryLeadership #DiplomacyMatters #DevelopmentDiplomacy #USForeignPolicy #PartnerNation #StrategicNarratives #ThoughtLeadership #WriteForImpact #ForeignPolicyVoices #GlobalEngagement #VeteranVoices

Please welcome Dan Spokojny, the founder of FP21, a research and advisory group focused on reforming the State Department's conduct of U.S. foreign policy.

Dan started on the hill, working on congressional policy, then as a diplomat for the State Department.

Since then, he formed FP21 to help the State Department improve its organization and processes.

A quick note: I found that the introduction had a gap. One of the voice channels fell out, so on 27 July I updated a corrected version. Sorry about that. This is part I of a two-part episode, so let's get started.

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You can learn more about FP21 here: https://www.fp21.org/

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One CA is a product of the Civil Affairs Association and brings in people who are current or former military, diplomats, development officers, and field agents to discuss their experiences on the ground with a partner nation's people and leadership.

We aim to inspire anyone interested in working in the "last three feet" of U.S. foreign relations. 

To contact the show, email us at [email protected],  or look us up on the Civil Affairs Association website at www.civilaffairsassoc.org

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Feedspot, the podcast industry ranking system, rated One CA Podcast as one of the top 10 shows on foreign policy. Check it out at:

https://podcast.feedspot.com/foreign_policy_podcasts/

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 Special Thanks to Weirdlysound for the sample of July Instrumental by Noah Cyrus.

Retrieved from: https://youtu.be/HgB9QFdFnZk?feature=shared

#CAA, #FP21org, #Dan_Spoko, #Civil_Affairs

Today, Rob Boudreau hosts Tedd Lipka and Wes Aniton, both Civil Affairs Lieutenant Colonels in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves, as they discuss their experiences in Europe and Africa.

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 One CA is a product of the Civil Affairs Association and brings in people who are current or former military, diplomats, development officers, and field agents to discuss their experiences on the ground with a partner nation's people and leadership.

We aim to inspire anyone interested in working in the "last three feet" of U.S. foreign relations. 

To contact the show, email us at [email protected] or look us up on the Civil Affairs Association website at www.civilaffairsassoc.org

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Great news!

Feedspot, the podcast industry ranking system, rated One CA Podcast as one of the top 10 shows on foreign policy.

Check it out at:

https://podcast.feedspot.com/foreign_policy_podcasts/

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Please welcome PatrickJenevein, founder of Point Bello and author of Dancing with the Dragon, a story about his company's journey partnering with Chinese firms, then litigating and winning in court for IP theft and fraud.

Patrick Jenevein:https://www.uscc.gov/sites/default/files/Jenevein_bio012617.pdf

Book: https://www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/dancing-with-the-dragon/

Pointe Bello: https://www.pointebello.com/

@pointebello

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One CA is aproduct of the civil affairs association 

and brings in people who are current or former military, diplomats, development officers, and field agents to discuss their experiences on the ground with a partner nation's people and leadership.

We aim to inspire anyone interested in working in the "last three feet" of U.S. foreign relations. 

To contact the show, email us at [email protected] or look us up on the Civil Affairs Association website at ww.civilaffairsassoc.org

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Great news!

Feedspot, thepodcast industry ranking system, rated One CA Podcast as one of the top 10shows on foreign policy. Check it out at:

https://podcast.feedspot.com/foreign_policy_podcasts/

And one Aww Shucks! This year, we were nominated for a Peabody under the public service category. Congratulationsto PBS for being selected.

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#civil_affairs, #pointebello