International Relations Episodes
Foreign policy
May 21, 2025
Midnight in Moscow: A Memoir from the Front Lines of Russia's War against the West. Talking with Ambassador John J. Sullivan
Ambassador Sullivan served as the Deputy Secretary of State 2017-2019 and Ambassador to Russia 2019 -2022 in both the Trump and Biden Administrations. He played a pivotal role shaping US policy in the Ukraine War.
May 13, 2025
Russia and US relations: the role of a Citizen Diplomat. Talking with Bill Boerum former Chairman Sister Cities International.
Citizen diplomats try to keep US Russian contacts alive.
April 30, 2025
US Coercive Diplomacy and the Global Order. Talking with author Dr. Rich Outzen
Is Coercive Diplomacy as efficacious today as it once was ? Or have targets - like Russia - learned to hedge the risks from US economic, military and diplomatic sanctions.
Jan. 23, 2025
The Israel Hamas War Ceasefire: Will it last ? Talking with Michael Pregent
The Israel Hamas Ceasefire came into effect January 19, 2025. Yet Israel 🇮🇱 originally rejected a similar deal months ago. Will the new Trump Administration seek to cut a better deal for Israel and the US at the expense of Iran 🇮🇷 and its’ terrorist allies ?
Jan. 20, 2025
Is Greenland in Play ? Talking with Professor Zhiqun Zhu.
President -elect Trump has offered to acquire Greenland 🇬🇱 from Denmark 🇩🇰 because of its mineral wealth and strategic location. Will this move to expand the US borders become a key foreign policy goal for the new administration ?
Nov. 14, 2024
New Zealand charts its' own course. Talking to Dr. Patricia O'Brien
NZ revamps its foreign policy, concerned about its strategic security.
June 4, 2024
A Mediterranean Union: Boosting the security on NATO's Southern flank. Talking with noted geopolitical strategist Alp Sevimlisoy, CEO of his Defense Representation Company, defending Atlanticism.
The Mediterranean Region needs to enhance its security arrangements in light of the changed geopolitical status quo.
May 17, 2024
Soul by Soul. The Evangelical Mission to spread the Gospel to Muslims. Talking with author Adriana Carranca.
Pentecostal Evangelical missionaries head to Muslim countries to spread the Gospel.
March 21, 2024
Australia and the AUKUS Pact. In conversation with Gareth Evans, former Foreign Minister of Australia.
The US and UK will furnish nuclear submarine technology to Australia to provide 8 nuclear attack submarines through the 2040s.
March 18, 2024
Atlanticism versus Eurasianism Redux. When Worlds Collide. Talking with Alp Sevimlisoy.
Western Democracy versus Authoritarianism.
March 7, 2024
Will Mexico elect its' first Woman President ? Talking with Professor Tony Payan.
Mexico’s presidential election is June 2nd: the two front runners are women. The new President will be inaugurated October 1, 2024.
Feb. 14, 2024
Sweden, Turkey, Nato and the $23 billion F16 deal. Talking with Dr. Rich Outzen.
Sweden’s 20 month struggle to join NATO: what Turkey 🇹🇷 won.
Jan. 10, 2024
Britain's growing diplomatic presence in California. Talking with Tammy Sandhu, Consul General of the United Kingdom in San Francisco.
Growing policy collaboration between California and the UK through the efforts of the British Consulate General in San Francisco. Influencing policy on on cutting edge issues like AI, Climate Control, Alternate Energy.
Dec. 26, 2023
Remembering Henry Kissinger: the last of the great architects of Chinese American relations. Talking with Dr. Andrew Scobell
Henry Kissinger, Richard Nixon’s national security advisor and SoS, led the effort to normalize relations with China which had been frozen since 1949. Even out of office, he continued to be an influential thought leader in Chinese American relations for over 40 years.
Dec. 9, 2023
Henry Kissinger and China: One man's legacy. Talking with Professor Mark Storella of Boston University
Henry Kissinger’s opening to China: a geopolitical strategy that continues to unfold with global consequences.
Nov. 23, 2023
India as it is: Talking with author Daniel Markey, Senior Advisor on South Asia, at the United States Institute of Peace.
Dan Markey discusses his Foreign Affairs article about the growing strategic relationship between India and the US.
Nov. 21, 2023
Does China's CCP see the US as an existential threat ? Talking with Matt Turpin, visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University
Has a Cold War between China and the US begun ?
Oct. 19, 2023
The 5 Eye Intelligence Chiefs meet in Silicon Valley to combat Chinese tech espionage. Talking with Dexter Roberts.
The intelligence chiefs of the UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the US had a public meeting at Stanford University on Tuesday to warn Silicon Valley and the global tech community, that China has mounted an unprecedented...
Oct. 15, 2023
Australia's Voice to Parliament Referendum. Talking with Professor Chris Wallace, University of Canberra
Australia’s Voice to Parliament Referendum on October 14th 2023 was defeated 60% to 40%. Professor Wallace analyses what went wrong for the Yes campaign.
Oct. 2, 2023
The Communist Party of China and the Chinese Military: How they work together. Talking with James Char, Research Fellow at RSiS.
The CCP and Chinese Military have a unique relationship among developed nations. James Char explains.
Sept. 29, 2023
Overreach. How China derailed its' peaceful rise. In conversation with Professor Susan L. Shirk
China’s one man rule policy is a concentration of power that’s at the root of poor policy making.
Sept. 21, 2023
The Putin Kim Summit: What were the results ? Talking with Seong Hyeon Choi of the South China Morning Post.
Korea produces old Soviet era shells and ammunition that are interoperable with Russia’s current war machine. But why would Russia trade high tech weapons for shells and bullets ? Are they so weak ?
Sept. 6, 2023
Friends with Benefits: The India - US Story. In conversation with author Seema Sirohi.
How India and the United States are growing a global partnership for trade, finance, academic and cultural links to develop the defining relationship of the 21st century.
Sept. 5, 2023
Sweden, Turkey and NATO: Where do we stand ? Talking with Paul Levin, Professor at Stockholm University.
Sweden’s application to join NATO continues to be blocked by Turkey, jeopardizing security in the Baltic Region. What’s next ?