CNA’s Partnership with The National Mass Violence Center
CNA Talks: A National Security Podcast
The directors of the National Mass Violence Center join the show to discuss their work helping communities prepare for and recover from mass violence incidents. Guest Biographies , Director of Response, Recovery, and Resilience at the National Mass Violence Center. Director of the Improving Community Preparedness Division at the National Mass Violence Center. , Research Scientist with CNA’s Center for Justice Research and Innovation and an expert in crime, justice and victimology. Further Reading
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Oregon’s Worst Wildfire Season on Record
CNA Talks: A National Security Podcast
This episode covers Oregon’s wildfire season and how a CNA tool provides a new resource for state emergency managers. Guest Biographies John Kearse III is a senior research specialist in CNA’s Center for Emergency Management Operations. He has supported more than 10 critical incident analyzes, ranging from wildfires and floods to active shooters. is an expert in geographic information systems (GIS) and data science, specializing in geospatial artificial intelligence, accessibility modeling, crime analysis, and environmental analytics. Further Reading CNA InDepth: CNA...
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The Drone Blockade of Crimea
CNA Talks: A National Security Podcast
This episode explores how Ukraine is using unmanned systems to disrupt Russian logistics on the Crimean Peninsula, and how this campaign is impacting the Russia-Ukraine war. Guest Biographies is an expert on security issues in the former Soviet Union, the Russian military, Russian foreign policy, and ethnic politics and identity. research focuses on Russian defense and technology developments; uncrewed, robotic and autonomous military systems; artificial intelligence; and Russian military capabilities. Further Reading CNA’s
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Joshua Tallis: Director of CNA’s Ally and Partner Security Affairs Program
CNA Talks: A National Security Podcast
Joshua Tallis joins the show to discuss the Strait of Hormuz, his time as CNA’s Scientific Analyst to the Chief of Naval Operations, and CNA’s new Ally and Partner Security Affairs Program. Guest Biographies is the director of CNA’s Ally and Partner Security Affairs program, where he oversees research on foreign government strategies, operations, and capabilities to support US national security objectives. Further Reading
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How Can Emergency Managers Safely Integrate AI Tools?
CNA Talks: A National Security Podcast
This episode examines how emergency managers can reap the benefits of AI tools while avoiding some of their pitfalls, like hallucinations. Guest Biographies Jamie Biglow is a Project Manager with CNA’s Center for . She’ll be speaking at the 2026 National Homeland Security Conference. is CNA's chief AI officer, acting as the end-to-end technology interlock between study sponsors and CNA on the largest high-impact projects. He works together with business and research leaders to build a technology partnership, ensuring that offered technical solutions deliver exceptional results for...
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China’s Influence in Pacific Island’s Media
CNA Talks: A National Security Podcast
Over the past decade, China sought to deepen its ties with the Pacific Islands. This includes an effort to expand its footprint in the region’s media landscape. Guest Biographies is a Senior Research Scientist in CNA’s . Her research focuses on People’s Republic of China (PRC) strategic communications, propaganda, disinformation, and other global influence efforts. Genevieve Collins is a Senior Research Specialist in CNA’s China Studies Program. Further Reading CNA Report:
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Analyzing Hollywood Portrayals of Emergency Management
CNA Talks: A National Security Podcast
This episode examines various depictions of emergency management in Hollywood movies and asks what the consequences are of inaccurate portrayals. Guest Biographies Heather Marshall is a Senior Research Specialist with CNA’s Center for Emergency Management Operations. is an expert in emergency management and homeland security, specializing in large-scale incident planning and response and resilience of critical community lifeline networks and infrastructure systems. Further Reading
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The Strait of Hormuz: A Maritime Chokepoint
CNA Talks: A National Security Podcast
This episode examines the effort to revitalize America’s shipping and shipbuilding capacity in the context of the current crisis in the Strait of Hormuz. Guest Biographies is an expert in economic analysis of operational energy and infrastructure. He specializes in statistical modeling of military construction projects and facility life cycles, as well as structural modeling of energy supply and demand in wartime scenarios. is CNA’s Future Fleet Coordinator and Director of CNA’s Ally and Partner Affairs Program. He previously served as the scientific analyst to the Chief of Naval...
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The End of Orban’s Regime
CNA Talks: A National Security Podcast
With the inauguration of Péter Magyar, Hungary has a new prime minster for the first time in 16 years. This episode explores what this means for the nation and for Europe. Guest Biographies Julian G. Waller is an expert in Russian political-military affairs, elite strategic decision-making, adversary systems of governance, and civil-military relations outside the West. He is also a scholar of the politics of authoritarian rule, authoritarian political and social orders, and illiberal/postliberal ideologies globally. Further Reading Julian’s Substack:
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How Can Playing a Game Improve Police Officer Wellness?
CNA Talks: A National Security Podcast
This episode covers Balance, a learning game that helps law enforcement supervisors protect the emotional well-being of their officers. Guest Biographies is an expert in scientific research and analysis and has more than a decade of experience designing, implementing and managing rigorous research studies and evaluations at the local, state and national level. is a former police chief and an expert on law enforcement and fire policies, operations and oversight. He has substantial expertise in technology, including deployment of in-car and body-worn camera systems, cell phone forensics,...
info_outlineIn great power strategic competition, states deploy wedge strategies to divide, weaken, and prevent opposing alliances. In part one of a two-part series on the topic, host David Wallsh moderates a discussion on Chinese wedge strategies in the Indo-Pacific and how the United States can address this challenge.
Biographies
David Wallsh is a Senior Research Scientist in CNA’s Strategy, Policy, Plans, and Programs Division. Dr. Wallsh is an expert in alliance politics, Middle East security, and US security cooperation programs.
April Herlevi is a Senior Research Scientist in CNA’s China and Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Division. Dr. Herlevi is an expert on the People’s Republic of China's (PRC) foreign and security policy, economic statecraft for technology acquisition, and the increasing role of PRC commercial, economic, and military actors globally.
Twitter: @herlevi1
Andrew Taffer is a Research Fellow with the Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs within the Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS) at NDU. Prior to arriving at INSS, Dr. Taffer was a Research Scientist in the China and Indo-Pacific Security Affairs division at the Center for Naval Analyses.
Toshi Yoshihara is a Senior Fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments. Dr. Yoshihara was previously the inaugural John A. van Beuren Chair of Asia-Pacific Studies and a Professor of Strategy at the U.S. Naval War College.
Further Reading
CNA Report: Countering Chinese and Russian Alliance Wedge Strategies
CNA InDepth: The US Advances Its Pacific Partnership Strategy in Micronesia