International Relations Episodes
The UK has a new monarch and prime minister. Talking with Georgina Wright of the Institut Montaigne, Paris.
Sept. 12, 2022
Profile of new PM Luz Truss and her cabinet and King Charles III.
Turkey and Ukraine: Walking a tightrope between NATO and Russia. Talking with Rich Outzen, geopolitical consultant and nonresident fellow of the Atlantic Council.
Sept. 1, 2022
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 ?
Kim Jong Un: North Korea's savvy but brutal dictator.
Aug. 28, 2022
North Korea 🇰🇵 is a hereditary, dynasty of the Kim family. The nation’s nuclear weapons and ICBMs ensure the regime’s survival.
China's push into the South Pacific: A New Zealand Perspective. Talking with Senior Lecturer at Victoria University, Iati Iati.
Aug. 26, 2022
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.
Russian Speakers in NATO Countries : A Red Line for Putin ?
Aug. 21, 2022
Will Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania be prey to Putin’s expansionist policies on the pretext of protecting their Russian speaking minorities ?
Prisoners of Geography : 10 maps that explain everything about the world. By Tim Marshall. A Review by Jim Herlihy
June 21, 2022
A country’s physical geography still largely determines its global power and either advantages or disadvantages the geopolitical decisions of its leader.
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.
May 21, 2022
Sweden and Finland to join NATO: the law of unintended consequences of Putin’s war against Ukraine.
Russian Sanctions - 2 months in - Are they working ? Talking with Economics writer Phillip Inman of The Guardian and Observer newspapers.
April 28, 2022
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 ?
Women Peace Builders: Women, Peace and Security. Talking with Sanam Naraghi Anderlini, M.B.E.
April 12, 2022
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.
Origins of Russia's shifting political regime. In conversation with Professor Tomila Lankina of the London School of Economics.
March 28, 2022
The Estate Origins of Democracy in Russia: From Imperial bourgeoisie to Post Communist Middle Class.
My CIA Career - Talking to Douglas London, about his book " The Recruiter, Spying and the Lost Art of American Intelligence."
Feb. 11, 2022
A candid recount of a 34 year career in the CIA’s Clandestine Service, recruiting local agents. Middle East, Africa, South and Central Asia.
The Strategy of Denial: American Defense in an Era of Great Power Conflict. Talking with Elbridge Colby.
Feb. 1, 2022
The Rise of China as a super power. Can the United States forestall China’s hegemony over 40 % of the global economy which is concentrated in East Asia.
There is Nothing for you here: Finding Opportunity in the 21st Century. Talking with Dr. Fiona Hill
Jan. 13, 2022
Dr. Hill served as President Trump’s Foreign Policy advisor for Russia.
Backlash: How China's aggression has backfired. In conversation with author Helen Raleigh
Jan. 8, 2022
America and China seem to be moving in very different directions. Why are we seeing so much friction and historic shifts in the relationship ? Helen Raleigh addresses some of the fundamental misunderstandings in US China str…