Navigating Germany’s Defense Pivot
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Translating Scholarship Into Statecraft
How can political science scholarship effectively inform real-world foreign policy during moments of global crisis? In this episode of Shift...
Thinking About the Second Nuclear Century
In this episode of Shifting Ground , hosts Nikolas Gvosdev and Larry Rubin are joined by Dr. Austin Long, Senior Nuclear Fellow at MIT, and...
The Architecture of Leadership
What prepares a leader for the high-pressure environment of the US government? In this episode of Shifting Ground , co-hosts Nick Gvosdev an...
Intelligence, Strategy, and the Reality of Modern Conflict
In this episode of Shifting Ground , Nick Gvosdev and Larry Rubin are joined by Phil Wasielewski, a Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Rese...
American Grand Strategy in West Asia
In this episode of Shifting Ground , Nick Gvosdev and Larry Rubin are joined by Mohammed Soliman, Senior Fellow at the Middle East Institute...
Understanding Germany's Defense Strategy
Welcome back to The Ties That Bind , a project of the Foreign Policy Research Institute examining the past, present, and future of NATO and...
Cyber is War
In this episode of Shifting Ground , hosts Larry Rubin and Nick Gvosdev are joined by Dmitri Alperovitch, Chairman of Silverado Policy Accel...
The Strategy for Affordable Missiles: A Conversation with Ursa Major
Aaron Stein, President of the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI), talks with James Swartout, VP of Strategy at Ursa Major Technologies...
The Weaponized Economy
Geo-economic and country risk expert Rachel Ziemba joins Nick and Larry to discuss the intersection of government policy and global commerce...
Geopolitical Cycles and the Fragility of the Global Operating System
On this episode of Shifting Ground, Admiral James “Sandy” Winnefeld, Jr. (ret.) introduces his concept of the “global operating system” (GOS...
A Blueprint for Deterrence with Adm. Rob Bauer and Eleonora Russell
Welcome back to the Ties That Bind , a project of the Foreign Policy Research Institute examining the past, present, and future of NATO and...
Technology, Trust, and the Accelerants of Global Crisis
In the inaugural episode of Shifting Ground , the Hon. Stacey Dixon joins Nick Gvosdev and Larry Rubin to discuss the US government’s challe...
Understanding Berlin's Security Environment
Welcome back to the Ties That Bind , a project of the Foreign Policy Research Institute examining the past, present, and future of NATO and...
The Islamic Republic Teeters
Iran is facing massive protests and the regime is facing a significant challenge to its grip on power. The regime has unleashed the military...
Never Again Alone | Finland in NATO
Welcome back to the Ties That Bind. This week, we go even further north, to Finland, one of the alliance’s newest members. Like the other fr...
Understanding Unmanned Naval Systems
We have spent a lot of time talking about Combat Collaborative Aircraft, or CCA. On this episode, Aaron sat down with Billy Byrne, the Direc...
Windows of Opportunity | Latvia in NATO
Welcome back to the Ties That Bind. This week, we go back North to the shores of the Baltic Sea for the perspective from Latvia. In this epi...
On the Coasts of Conflict | Romania in NATO
Welcome back to the Ties That Bind. This week, we are looking further south along NATO’s eastern flank at Romania. Romania has long advocate...
The Multipolar, the Merrier: US Foreign Policy in a Brave New World
In a rapidly evolving world where Washington might not have the same sway it used to, how should the US best position itself? Who are the “s...