Access Denied? Non-Aligned State Decisions to Grant Access During War
Release Date: 10/25/2024
Drones, AI, and the Changing Nature of Warfare
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Marshall Kosloff talks with Stacie Pettyjohn about the roles of uncrewed systems and artificial intelligence in shaping the future of war.
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How China Uses Economic Sanctions
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Kerry Anderson, TNSR Production Editor, talks with Ketian Zhang about her article for TNSR, "." Zhang, an assistant professor of international security in the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University, highlights that China imposes sanctions differently than Western states tend to do, including taking a more ambiguous approach.
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Access Denied? Non-Aligned State Decisions to Grant Access During War
Horns of a Dilemma
Access decisions play a crucial role in large-scale conflicts and yet the decision-making process of potential host nations has largely been unexplored. Rick talks with TNSR author Emily Ellinger about how leaders consider regime survival, economic repercussions, and potential retaliation when making access decisions.
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The Political Thought of Xi Jinping
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On Sept. 19, Dr. Olivia Cheung, Research Fellow at the China Institute at SOAS University of London, spoke about her book, The Political Thought of Xi Jinping, co-authored with Steve Tsang.
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Combatant Command and the Intersection of Policy and Military Execution
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On Sept. 17, at the University of Texas at Austin, General (Ret.) Kenneth F. “Frank” McKenzie Jr. spoke about his book, “The Melting Point: High Command and War in the 21st Century.” This discussion, moderated by Joseph Maguire, covers Gen. McKenzie’s military career, with a particular focus on his time as commander of U.S. Central Command – which included the withdrawal from Afghanistan and the assassination of Qasem Soleimani.
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Russia, Central Asia, and the U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan
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TNSR Managing Editor Rick Landgraf talks with Charles Ziegler about his latest article, . Charles and Rick discuss how the Central Asian countries have reacted to the withdrawal, how Russia has tried to reassert itself in the region, and why China might eventually supplant Russia as the regional hegemon.
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Wisdom for a World in Turmoil
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Robert D. Kaplan spoke at the University of Texas at Austin, where he discussed how our leaders can come to grips with a world seemingly in disarray.
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Placing Iraq's Invasion of Kuwait in the Context of the End of the Cold War
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TNSR Production Editor Kerry Anderson talks with historian Daniel Chardell about his article , published in Volume 6, Issue 3 of TNSR. Daniel and Kerry discuss Saddam Hussein's understanding of the shifts in power that followed the Soviet Union's collapse, how U.S. and Iraqi leaders perceived each other, Saddam's concerns about Israel, and historians' use of Iraqi archives.
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Sport and War: Martin Pengelly on his book "Brotherhood"
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Marshall Kosloff talks with journalist Martin Pengelly about his book, "Brotherhood: When West Point Rugby Went to War." They discuss rugby and Pengelly's story about members of a West Point rugby team in the aftermath of 9/11.
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The Debate Over Why the United States Invaded Iraq in 2003
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In this episode, TNSR Production Editor Kerry Anderson sits down with Joseph Stieb to discuss his article from Volume 6, Issue 3 of TNSR: "."
info_outlineAccess decisions play a crucial role in large-scale conflicts and yet the decision-making process of potential host nations has largely been unexplored. Rick talks with TNSR author Emily Ellinger about how leaders consider regime survival, economic repercussions, and potential retaliation when making access decisions.