Was George H. W. Bush Truly a Realist? Understanding His Approach to International Diplomacy
We welcome Dr. Samuel Helfont to examine the foreign policy legacy of President George H. W. Bush. Conventional wisdom often frames Bush 41...
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Taiwan and North Korea as Linked Flashpoints in US-China Relations
As high-level meetings between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping keep regional security front and center, how do Taiwan and North Korea connect wi...
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya's Battle for Belarus
Recorded at the Aspen Security Forum, TNSR Executive Editor Dr. Ryan Vest and Kennan Institute Director Dr. Michael Kimmage sit down with Sv...
China's Bid for Space Supremacy in the Middle East
We examine China's space diplomacy across the Middle East and North Africa with the authors of their recent Texas National Security Review a...
Virtuous Violence and the Psychology of Nuclear Escalation
In this episode, we speak with Paul Slovic, Rose McDermott, and Cmdr. Daniel R. Post about their recent TNSR article "When Our Minds Go Nucl...
How the Soviet Collapse Shaped North Korea
We are joined by Dr. Benjamin R. Young to discuss his TNSR article, "Saving Socialism: What North Korea Learned from the Collapse of the Sov...
Deep Ocean Danger: Unveiling the Threats to Global Connectivity
This episode, we are joined by Charles Mok, author of the TNSR article "Toward Undersea Cable Resilience: The Case for Global Collaboration....
25 Years of the US-China Commission: Taiwan, Tech Competition, and Over-the-Horizon Risks
Twenty-five years after its founding, how has the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission shaped American strategic policy? In this...
Iran's Nuclear Tightrope: Between Power and Peril
As the United States and Iran negotiate an end to recent hostilities, the strategic implications of Tehran's nuclear latency are more urgent...
New Tech, Old Traps: The Persistent Pitfalls in Military Innovation
National security scholar Herbert S. Lin joins us to discuss his latest TNSR article, "On Optimism About New Military Technologies." Lin arg...
The Balance of Control and Vulnerability: Cyber and Nuclear Risks
Dr. Jacquelyn Schneider joins us to discuss her article, "Cyber Operations and Nuclear Stability: Networked Instability." Moving beyond Holl...
Challenges and Opportunities for AI in Military Systems
Michael Horowitz discusses his recent TNSR article, "Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Strategic Stability." We tackle misconception...
Beyond the Hype: The Reality of Precision-Strike Weapons in Ukraine
Cameron Tracy joins to discuss his TNSR article on "technological surprise" and "normalization through use" in the Russo-Ukrainian war . He...
Psychological Biases in the Era of Nuclear Weapons and AI
Political psychologist Rose McDermott discusses her article on how systematic judgment biases can undermine nuclear deterrence and strategic...
Understanding Schelling's Nuclear Paradigms with Francis J. Gavin
Francis J. Gavin, chair of the TNSR editorial board, joins us to discuss his article, "Strategic Stability and Its Limits: Reflections on Sc...
Strategic Stability in a Rapidly Changing World
Harold Trinkunas, the Deputy Director of the Center for International Security and Cooperation, and a senior research scholar at the Freeman...
A Dystopian Take on Rising Authoritarianism and Resistance
Melissa Chan joins to discuss her career reporting across Asia and why she pivoted from journalism to co-creating the graphic novel "You Mus...
Navigating a World Adrift with Shivshankar Menon
We host Shivshankar Menon to discuss his recent article, "A New World Order? Be Careful What You Wish For." Menon, the former national secur...
The Principle of Distinction in the Autonomous Age
Nathan Wood, author of "Bombs, Bots, and the Principle of Distinction: The Law of Armed Conflict and Contemporary Warfare," speaks on the pr...
Ensuring US Military Readiness in the Indo-Pacific
Eyck Freymann and Harry Halem, co-authors of "The Arsenal of Democracy: Keeping China Deterred in an Age of Hard Choices," join us to cover...