This Thursday, Senior Lieutenant Mykola Melnyk joins Dr. Rob Ferguson again to discuss the technologies and strategies utilized in the Ukraine War and how they might be employed in Iran.

Senior Lieutenant Mykola Melnyk of the Ukrainian Army has spent years fighting on the battlefields of Ukraine to protect his country from invading Russian forces.

On this episode of the “Politics and the Past: Desert Dialogues” podcast, Senior Lieutenant Melnyk joins Dr. Rob Ferguson to discuss his experiences in modern warfare.

This is the first part of a two-part conversation between Dr. Ferguson and Ukrainian soldiers.

This week, Jack and Rob don't talk about politics.

They try to bring some perspective to the political rat race. To do so, they discuss their non-political interests. Instead, they chat about baseball, fishing, and the simple joys of life.

This week, Dr. Rob Ferguson is joined by Politics and Leadership Club member Andrew Ritter and Secretary Emma Lydick to discuss the conflict between China and Taiwan.

This week, Dr. Rob Ferguson rejoins the podcast to interview Jake Dueck about ASU's Regents Cup victory!

Dr. Ferguson and Dueck discussed Dueck's debating success and the topic of assisted suicide, which was debated in one of the rounds.

This week, Dr. Rob Ferguson is joined by Politics and Leadership Club member Andrew Ritter and Secretary Emma Lydick to discuss the conflict between China and Taiwan.

This week, Dr. Rob Ferguson discussed US relations with Japan and India with doctoral candidate Aakriti Sethi.

This week, Dr. Rob Ferguson rejoins the podcast to interview Jake Dueck about ASU's Regents Cup victory!

Dr. Ferguson and Dueck discussed Dueck's debating success and the topic of assisted suicide, which was debated in one of the rounds.

ASU HAS WON THE REGENTS CUP!

This past weekend, the ASU Regents Cup debate and storytelling teams DOMINATED the Regents Cup tournament. On this week's podcast, Jack Hinrichs chatted with two ASU Regents Cup debaters to learn more about the ASU preparation strategy and the tournament itself.

Listen to Jack's interview with Andrea Jamieson and Shavya Aragam on this week's podcast!

This Thursday, Jack Hinrichs and Dr. Jenny Brian discussed how the Regents Cup speech and debate tournament advances the values of civil discourse and informed policy consideration.

Dr. Brian is a scholar of scientific ethics and the chair of the Barrett, the Honors College teaching faculty. She has been the head coach of the ASU Regents Cup team since the tournament's inception.