International Relations Episodes
Foreign policy
Dec. 19, 2022
Deep State: An overview of the current state of espionage during the age of Great Power Competition. Talking with Alp Sevimlisoy, geopolitical strategist and national security expert.
Failings of Russian Spycraft in Ukraine, the West’s sharing of intel with Ukraine and China’s moves in its global espionage reach.
Nov. 1, 2022
Saudi Arabia: No longer our reliable ally ? Talking with Professor Nicholas Grossman of the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana.
Saudi Arabia decreased daily oil production despite Biden’s request to increase. The Saudi move favors Russia. Why did they do it ?
Oct. 19, 2022
Citizen Diplomat: Talking with Bill Boerum, former Chairman of Sister Cities International.
American soft power through citizen diplomacy.
Oct. 6, 2022
Atlanticism versus Eurasianism : talking with Alp Sevimlisoy, the foremost Atlanticist in the Turkish Republic.
Atlanticism enshrines Western values of liberal democracy and personal freedom whereas Eurasianism represents authoritarian rule and limited liberty.
Sept. 12, 2022
The UK has a new monarch and prime minister. Talking with Georgina Wright of the Institut Montaigne, Paris.
Profile of new PM Luz Truss and her cabinet and King Charles III.
Sept. 1, 2022
Turkey and Ukraine: Walking a tightrope between NATO and Russia. Talking with Rich Outzen, geopolitical consultant and nonresident fellow of the Atlantic Council.
Turkey is arming its neighbor Ukraine and at the same time, trying to broker a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. How do they pull it off ?
Aug. 28, 2022
Kim Jong Un: North Korea's savvy but brutal dictator.
North Korea 🇰🇵 is a hereditary, dynasty of the Kim family. The nation’s nuclear weapons and ICBMs ensure the regime’s survival.
Aug. 26, 2022
China's push into the South Pacific: A New Zealand Perspective. Talking with Senior Lecturer at Victoria University, Iati Iati.
China recently signed a security pact with the strategic Solomon Islands. Australia and New Zealand fear that China could gain a military presence in their neighborhood.
Aug. 21, 2022
Russian Speakers in NATO Countries : A Red Line for Putin ?
Will Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania be prey to Putin’s expansionist policies on the pretext of protecting their Russian speaking minorities ?
June 21, 2022
Prisoners of Geography : 10 maps that explain everything about the world. By Tim Marshall. A Review by Jim Herlihy
A country’s physical geography still largely determines its global power and either advantages or disadvantages the geopolitical decisions of its leader.
May 21, 2022
Putin scores own goal: Sweden and Finland to join NATO. The Law of Unintended Consequences. In conversation with Pierre Morcos, Visiting Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Sweden and Finland to join NATO: the law of unintended consequences of Putin’s war against Ukraine.
April 28, 2022
Russian Sanctions - 2 months in - Are they working ? Talking with Economics writer Phillip Inman of The Guardian and Observer newspapers.
Are Russian sanctions starting to bite ? Or will China, India and Israel provide a back door to bust the sanctions, as Russia has done for Cuba and Iran for instance ?
April 12, 2022
Women Peace Builders: Women, Peace and Security. Talking with Sanam Naraghi Anderlini, M.B.E.
UN Security Council Resolution 1325 assures women a role in peace negotiations. Adopted unanimously by the 15 members of the SC on October 31, 2001, it is reviewed annually at the UN to track progress.
March 28, 2022
Origins of Russia's shifting political regime. In conversation with Professor Tomila Lankina of the London School of Economics.
The Estate Origins of Democracy in Russia: From Imperial bourgeoisie to Post Communist Middle Class.
Feb. 11, 2022
My CIA Career - Talking to Douglas London, about his book " The Recruiter, Spying and the Lost Art of American Intelligence."
A candid recount of a 34 year career in the CIA’s Clandestine Service, recruiting local agents. Middle East, Africa, South and Central Asia.