Office Hours

CIA Officer Sunny J.S. on CIA Myths, the Presidential Daily Brief, and Keeping Secrets

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2019 36:10

CIA Officer Sunny J.S., a former presidential daily briefer, sits down with with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) to talk about CIA myths, the Presidential Daily Brief, and keeping secrets. Subscribe to the podcast: http://hvrd.me/K2K330e5mfD More about the CIA: https://www.cia.gov/index.html Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org

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Norman Roule on the Culture at the CIA, Yemen, and Theater

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2019 29:01

Norman Roule (@Norman_Roule), a 34-year CIA veteran and Middle East expert, sits down with with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) to talk about the culture at the CIA, Yemen, and theater. Subscribe to the podcast: http://hvrd.me/K2K330e5mfD More about Norman Roule: https://www.belfercenter.org/person/norman-t-roule Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org

Jennifer Lerner on Decision Science, Leadership, and the Sunk Cost Bias

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2019 29:09

Social psychologist Jennifer Lerner, the Navy’s first Chief Decision Scientist and a Harvard Kennedy School professor, sits down with with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) to talk about decision science, leadership, and the sunk cost bias. Subscribe to the podcast: http://hvrd.me/K2K330e5mfD Read Lerner's Article on "Decision Science Meets National Security": https://www.belfercenter.org/sites/default/files/files/publication/Lerner.2019.pdf More about Jennifer Lerner: http://jenniferlerner.com Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org

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Bruce Schneier on Cybersecurity, "Click Here to Kill Everybody," and the Hacker Mentality

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2019 28:45

Cybersecurity expert Bruce Schneier (@schneierblog), author of the “Schneier on Security” blog and a Research Fellow with the Belfer Center’s Cyber Security Project, sits down with with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) to talk about cybersecurity and tech, his book "Click Here to Kill Everybody," and the hacker mentality. Subscribe to the podcast: http://hvrd.me/K2K330e5mfD More about Bruce Schneier: https://www.belfercenter.org/person/bruce-schneier Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org

William Rapp on Civ-Mil Relations, Army Culture, and His Biggest Adjustment to Civilian Life

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2019 28:39

Retired Army Major General William Rapp, former Commandant of both the United States Military Academy and the U.S. Army War College, and currently the Faculty Chair of the Belfer Center’s National Security Fellows Program, sits down with with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) to talk about civilian-military relations, congressional oversight, and the biggest adjustments to civilian life. Subscribe to the podcast: http://hvrd.me/K2K330e5mfD More about William Rapp: https://www.belfercenter.org/person/william-rapp Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org

James Clapper on His Book “Facts and Fears,” Defending the Intelligence Community, and Comic Books

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2018 30:20

James Clapper, former Director of National Intelligence and a Senior Fellow with the Belfer Center’s Intelligence Project, sits down with with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) to talk about his book “Facts and Fears,” defending the intelligence community, and comic books. Subscribe to the podcast: http://hvrd.me/K2K330e5mfD More about James Clapper: https://www.belfercenter.org/person/james-r-clapper Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org

Robby Mook on the Lessons from the 2016 Campaign, The Defending Digital Democracy Project, and Dark Chocolate

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2018 32:54

Robby Mook (@RobbyMook), Hillary Clinton’s 2016 Campaign Manager and a Belfer Center Senior Fellow, sits down with with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) to talk about lessons from the 2016 campaign, the Defending Digital Democracy Project, and dark chocolate. Subscribe to the podcast: http://hvrd.me/K2K330e5mfD More about Robby Mook: https://www.belfercenter.org/person/robby-mook Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org

Calder Walton on the History of Intelligence, Russian Espionage, and His Favorite Secret

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2018 26:01

Calder Walton (@calder_walton), the author of Empire of Secrets: British intelligence, the Cold War, and the Twilight of Empire, sits down with with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) to talk about the history of intelligence, Russian espionage, and his favorite secret. Subscribe to the Belfer Center’s YouTube channel for a new episode of Office Hours each month! Subscribe to the podcast: http://hvrd.me/K2K330e5mfD' More about Calder Walton: https://www.belfercenter.org/person/calder-walton Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org Listen to the full interview: http://hvrd.me/jeMZ30e5mj1

James K. Sebenius on Kissinger the Negotiator, Negotiating Tactics, and Trump the Negotiator

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2018 44:56

James K. Sebenius, the Gordon Donaldson Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and author (with R. Nicholas Burns and Robert H. Mnookin) of Kissinger the Negotiator, talks with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) about why Kissinger was an effective negotiator, the lessons we can all learn about negotiation, and Trump’s private sector negotiations. Subscribe to the Belfer Center’s YouTube channel for a new episode of Office Hours each month! Subscribe to the podcast: http://hvrd.me/K2K330e5mfD' Kissinger the Negotiator: https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062694171/kissinger-the-negotiator/ More about James Sebenius: https://www.belfercenter.org/person/james-k-sebenius Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org Listen to the full interview: http://hvrd.me/jeMZ30e5mj1

Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook on U.S.-Europe Relations, Language Influencing Policy, and Dual Citizenship

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2018 37:12

Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook (@Cluverc), Executive Director of the Belfer Center’s Future of Diplomacy Project and the newly created Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship, speaks with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) about the future of the U.S.-Europe relationship, how language can influence policy, and the benefits of dual citizenship. Subscribe to the Belfer Center’s YouTube channel for a new episode of Office Hours each month! Subscribe to the podcast: http://hvrd.me/K2K330e5mfD More about Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook: https://www.belfercenter.org/person/cathryn-cluver-ashbrook Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org Listen to the full interview: http://hvrd.me/jeMZ30e5mj1

Halla Logadóttir on the Future of the Arctic Region, Sustainability in Iceland, and Icelandic Names

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2018 29:41

Halla Logadóttir, former director of the Iceland School of Energy at Reykjavík University and co-founder of the Belfer Center’s Arctic Initiative, speaks with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) about the future of the Arctic region, sustainability in Iceland, and how Icelanders get their names. Subscribe to the Belfer Center’s YouTube channel for a new episode of Office Hours each month! Subscribe to the podcast: http://hvrd.me/K2K330e5mfD More about Halla Logadóttir: https://www.belfercenter.org/person/halla-hrund-logadottir Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org Listen to the full interview: http://hvrd.me/jeMZ30e5mj1 Original Release Date: July 2, 2018

Radosław Sikorski on the Rise of Right-wing Nationalism, Russia, and Gastrodiplomacy

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2018 21:51

Radosław Sikorski (@sikorskiradek), former Foreign Minister and Defense Minister of Poland and a Fisher Family Fellow with the Future of Diplomacy Project, talks with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) about the rise of right-wing nationalism, Russia, and gastrodiplomacy. Subscribe to the Belfer Center’s YouTube channel for a new episode of Office Hours each month! Subscribe to the podcast: http://hvrd.me/K2K330e5mfD Watch highlights from this interview on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLp1QSxtgPnf5jtL09yzdIlpSuNMOijtm9 More about Radosław Sikorski: https://www.belfercenter.org/person/radoslaw-sikorski Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org Listen to the full interview: http://hvrd.me/jeMZ30e5mj1 Original Release Date: June 1, 2018

Margaret Macmillan on Good History, Dead White Man Theory and Canadian vs. U.S. Donuts

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2018 24:48

Margaret Macmillan, Professor of History at the University of Toronto and affiliate with the Belfer Center’s Applied History Project, talks with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) about how to identify good history, dead white man theory, and Canadian vs. U.S. donuts. Subscribe to the Belfer Center’s YouTube channel for a new episode of Office Hours each month! Subscribe to the podcast: http://hvrd.me/K2K330e5mfD More about Margaret Macmillan: http://www.margaretmacmillan.com Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org Listen to the full interview: http://hvrd.me/jeMZ30e5mj1 Original Release Date: May 3, 2018

Kendall Hoyt on Bio Defense, Outbreaks, and Anti-Vaxxers

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2018 23:21

Kendall Hoyt, Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Dartmouth Medical School and former fellow with the Belfer Center’s International Security Program, talks with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) about improving response time to outbreaks, a brief history of anti-vaxxers, and how she got into biodefense. Subscribe to the Belfer Center’s YouTube channel for a new episode of Office Hours each month! Subscribe to the podcast: http://hvrd.me/K2K330e5mfD More about Kendall Hoyt: https://www.belfercenter.org/person/kendall-hoyt Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org Listen to the full interview: http://hvrd.me/jeMZ30e5mj1 Original Release Date: April 2, 2018

Chuck Freilich on the Israeli National Security, U.S. Retrenchment from the Middle East and Making Aliyah

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2018 26:16

Chuck Freilich, former Israeli Deputy National Security Adviser, Belfer Center Senior Fellow, and Author of “Israeli National Security: A New Strategy for an Era of Change,” talks with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) about Israel’s goals for the future, its relationship with the U.S., and his personal experience making aliyah as a teenager. Subscribe to the Belfer Center’s YouTube channel for a new episode of Office Hours each month! Get the book “Israeli National Security”: https://www.belfercenter.org/publication/israeli-national-security-new-strategy-era-change Subscribe to the podcast: http://hvrd.me/K2K330e5mfD More about Chuck Freilich: https://www.belfercenter.org/person/chuck-freilich Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org Listen to the full interview: http://hvrd.me/jeMZ30e5mj1 Original Release Date: March 1, 2018

Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall on the DOE’s National Laboratories, Clean Energy, the U.S. Nuclear Arsenal, and Her Favorite Energy Bar

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2018 29:49

Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall (@LSRTweets), former Deputy Secretary of Energy and Belfer Center Senior Fellow, talks with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) about the mystery surrounding the Energy Department’s National Laboratories, the smart grid, the U.S. nuclear arsenal, energy sources of the future, and her favorite energy bar. Subscribe to the Belfer Center for a new episode of Office Hours each month! Watch Highlights from this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kCstR9Uf2M&index=3&list=PLp1QSxtgPnf5jtL09yzdIlpSuNMOijtm9 Listen to the full interview and subscribe to the podcast: http://hvrd.me/K2K330e5mfD More about Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall: https://www.belfercenter.org/person/elizabeth-d-sherwood-randall Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org Listen to the full interview: http://hvrd.me/jeMZ30e5mj1 Original Release Date: February 1, 2018

Ash Carter on Connecting Defense and Technology, Being in the Cabinet, and the Usefulness of Medieval History

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2018 20:17

Ash Carter, the 25th Secretary of Defense and the Director of the Belfer Center, talks with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) about how he connected the technology industry with the Defense Department through DIUx, the tensions between the President and his cabinet, and what lessons we can learn from medieval history. Subscribe to the Belfer Center for a new episode of Office Hours each month! Watch highlights from this interview on YouTube: http://hvrd.me/CY8d30hz4gI Listen to the full interview and subscribe to the podcast: http://hvrd.me/K2K330e5mfD More about Ash Carter: https://www.belfercenter.org/person/ash-carter Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org Listen to the full interview: http://hvrd.me/jeMZ30e5mj1 Original Release Date: January 3, 2018

Vera Mironova on ISIS’s Drinking Problem, Embedding in Conflict Zones, and the Job Market for Insurgents

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2017 25:50

Vera Mironova (@vera_mironov), an Associate with the Belfer Center’s International Security Program, talks with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) about ISIS’s drug and alcohol problem, her experience embedded in combat zones, and how insurgents shop around for the best job opportunities. Subscribe to the Belfer Center for a new episode of Office Hours the first of each month! Listen to the full interview and subscribe to the podcast: http://hvrd.me/K2K330e5mfD More about Vera Mironova: https://www.belfercenter.org/person/vera-mironova Vera’s Personal Website: http://vmironova.net Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org Listen to the full interview: http://hvrd.me/jeMZ30e5mj1 Original Release Date: December 1, 2017

Jake Sullivan on the Secret 2015 Iran Nuclear Negotiations, Staying Sharp on a Demanding Travel Schedule

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2017 22:22

Jake Sulllivan, former Director of the Policy Planning Office at the U.S. State Department and former National Security Adviser to Vice President Joe Biden, talks with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) about the secret negotiations behind the Iran nuclear deal, long-term policy planning at the State Department, and how to stay sharp on a demanding travel schedule. Subscribe to the Belfer Center for a new episode of Office Hours the first of each month! Listen to the full interview and subscribe to the podcast: http://hvrd.me/K2K330e5mfD More about Jake Sullivan: https://www.belfercenter.org/person/jake-sullivan Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org Listen to the full interview: http://hvrd.me/jeMZ30e5mj1 Original Release Date: November 1, 2017

Avril Haines on Being the First Woman No. 2 at the CIA, North Korea, and Living the Hipster Dream

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2017 19:13

Avril Haines, former CIA Deputy Director and former Deputy National Security Adviser to President Obama, chats with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) about being a woman at the CIA, why we don’t know much about North Korea, what it’s like inside the White House situation room, and how she went from indie bookstore owner to No. 2 at the CIA. Subscribe to the Belfer Center for a new episode of Office Hours the first of each month! Watch highlights from this interview on YouTube: http://hvrd.me/S5Iu30fzMOf Listen to the full interview and subscribe to the podcast: http://hvrd.me/K2K330e5mfD More about Avril Haines: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avril_Haines Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org Listen to the full interview: http://hvrd.me/jeMZ30e5mj1 Original Release Date: October 2, 2017

Meghan O’Sullivan on Fracking, Climate Change, Tight Oil, and Her Early Career Start

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2017 31:53

Meghan O’Sullivan, Jeane Kirkpatrick Professor of the Practice of International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School and author of 'Windfall: How the New Energy Abundance Upends Global Politics and Strengthens America’s Power,' talks with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) about fracking, America’s strategic petroleum reserve, energy abundance, and her early start in geopolitics. Subscribe to the Belfer Center for a new episode of Office Hours the first of each month! Listen to the full interview and subscribe to the podcast: http://hvrd.me/K2K330e5mfD Buy her book “Windfall”: http://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Windfall/Meghan-L-OSullivan/9781501107931 More about Meghan O’Sullivan: https://www.belfercenter.org/person/meghan-l-osullivan Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org Listen to the full interview: http://hvrd.me/jeMZ30e5mj1 Original Release Date: September 1, 2017

Ban Ki-moon on Trump, Climate Change, the UN, and His Favorite Foods

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2017 22:58

Ban Ki-moon, the 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations (2007–2016), takes a moment to talk with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) about Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement, how to become UN Secretary-General, and his favorite meals in New England. Subscribe to the Belfer Center for a new episode of Office Hours the first of each month! Listen to the full interview and subscribe to the podcast: http://hvrd.me/K2K330e5mfD More about Ban Ki-moon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ban_Ki-moon Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org Listen to the full interview: http://hvrd.me/jeMZ30e5mj1 Original Release Date: August 1, 2017

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Graham Allison on U.S.-China, War, Thucydides, and Corgis

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2017 24:41

Harvard Kennedy School Professor Graham Allison (@GrahamTAllison) takes a moment to talk with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) about his new book “Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides’s Trap?” Allison explains the big idea that is Thucydides’s Trap, what might spark war between America and China, and what he has in common with Queen Elizabeth II. Subscribe to the Belfer Center for a new episode of Office Hours the first of each month! Listen to the full interview and subscribe to the podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/office-hours/id1232032283 More about “Destined for War” and the Thucydides’s Trap: https://www.belfercenter.org/thucydides-trap/overview-thucydides-trap More about Graham Allison: https://www.belfercenter.org/person/graham-allison Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org Listen to the full interview: https://soundcloud.com/belfercenter/sets/office-hours Original Release Date: June 30, 2017

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Mike Rogers on Leaks, the Russian Ambassador, and What Causes the Divide in Congress

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2017 24:15

Former Chair of the House Intelligence Committee Mike Rogers (@RepMikeRogers), the U.S. Representative for the 8th district in Michigan from 2001 – 2015, and a non-resident Senior Fellow at the Belfer Center, talks with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) about tensions between the FBI and the White House, meeting Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, and who’s his favorite spy. Subscribe to the Belfer Center on YouTube for a new episode of Office Hours the first of each month! Listen to the full interview and subscribe to the podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/office-hours/id1232032283 More about Mike Rogers: http://www.belfercenter.org/person/mike-rogers Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org Listen to the full interview: https://soundcloud.com/belfercenter/sets/office-hours Original Release Date: June 1, 2017

Ehud Barak on Israel, the U.S., Trump, and His Curiosity About Clocks

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2017 23:37

Former Prime Minister of Israel Ehud Barak (@barak_ehud), the most decorated soldier in Israel’s history and a non-resident Senior Fellow at the Belfer Center, talks with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) about who needs to defeat ISIS, how Israelis view President Trump, and his curiosity about clocks. Watch highlights on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ok0JNSl-ZxQ&index=2&list=PLp1QSxtgPnf5jtL09yzdIlpSuNMOijtm9 More about Ehud Barak: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ehud_Barak Original Release Date: May 1, 2017

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Wendy Sherman on The P5+1 Iran Nuclear Deal, Putin's Sense of Humor, and Snacks for Negotiators

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2017 24:30

Former Undersecretary of State Wendy Sherman, a lead negotiator of the P5+1 Iran Nuclear deal and a non-resident Senior Fellow at the Belfer Center, talks with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) about her place in history as the first female Undersecretary of State, Vladimir Putin’s sense of humor, and how many snacks it takes to fuel a negotiating team. Watch interview highlights on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSsm3CIYZmQ&list=PLp1QSxtgPnf5jtL09yzdIlpSuNMOijtm9&index=2 More about Amb. Wendy Sherman: http://www.belfercenter.org/person/ambassador-wendy-r-sherman Original Release Date: April 3, 2017

Mike Mullen on National Service, Worrying Trends, and Golf

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2017 27:00

U.S. Navy Admiral (ret.) Mike Mullen, Chairman of the joint Chiefs of Staff from 2007 to 2011, talks with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) about global leaders who are moving the needle, worrying trends in U.S. government, and golf and fly fishing. Watch Highlights on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7p8ywGyayk&index=2&list=PLp1QSxtgPnf5jtL09yzdIlpSuNMOijtm9 More about Adm. Mike Mullen: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Mullen Original Release Date: March 1, 2017

Chuck Hagel on Advice for the Next SecDef, the Bowe Bergdahl Swap, and Having Fun in a Serious Job

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2017 14:35

Chuck Hagel, 24th U.S. Secretary of Defense, former U.S. Senator from Nebraska, and former Belfer Center Visiting Fellow, talks with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) about his advice to the next Secretary of State, bringing Bowe Bergdahl home, being a pioneer in the cellphone industry, and how he likes to insert a bit of fun into a serious job. Watch highlights from this interview on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gu_eJ6B6WXI&list=PLp1QSxtgPnf5jtL09yzdIlpSuNMOijtm9&index=2 More about Chuck Hagel: https://www.belfercenter.org/person/chuck-hagel Original Release Date: February 1, 2017

Mike Murphy on the 2016 Election and Possible Political Candidates from Hollywood

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2017 22:56

Republican Strategist, Hollywood writer and producer, and Belfer Center Senior Fellow Mike Murphy (@murphymike) chats with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) about the 2016 presidential election, kale messages, and who in Hollywood has the chops to be a viable political candidate for the Democrats. Watch highlights on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ygOepkVhT8&list=PLp1QSxtgPnf5jtL09yzdIlpSuNMOijtm9&index=2 More about Mike Murphy: http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/experts/2728/michael_murphy.html Original Release Date: January 5, 2017

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David Petraeus on ISIS, PhD Training on the Battlefield, and His Ideal Vacation

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2017 23:54

U.S. Army General (ret.) and former CIA Director David Petraeus speaks with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) about ISIS, America’s other challenges in the world, how he gets his news, and his ideal vacation. Watch highlights on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N57A-QOzf8E&list=PLp1QSxtgPnf5jtL09yzdIlpSuNMOijtm9&index=20 More about David Petraeus: http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/experts/3016/david_h_petraeus.html Original Release Date: December 5, 2016

Jens Stoltenberg on NATO, Russia, and His Favorite American Meal

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2017 11:56

Secretary General of NATO and former Prime Minister of Norway Jens Stoltenberg (@jensstoltenberg) speaks with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) about NATO, the Arctic, Russia, and what he looks forward to when he visits America. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bswgCP1pXoo&list=PLp1QSxtgPnf5jtL09yzdIlpSuNMOijtm9&index=55 More about Jens Stoltenberg: http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/who_is_who_49999.htm Original Release Date: November 1, 2016

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Kelly Greenhill on Refugees, R2P, and Weapons of Mass Migration

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2017 35:15

Kelly Greenhill, an Associate Professor at Tufts University and a Research Fellow with the Belfer Center’s International Security Project, talks with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) about refugees, building walls, R2P, and weapons of mass migration. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2NbHnRGPaE&list=PLp1QSxtgPnf5jtL09yzdIlpSuNMOijtm9&index=2 More about Kelly Greenhill: http://belfercenter.hks.harvard.edu/experts/803/kelly_m_greenhill.html Original Release Date: October 3, 2016

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Zachary Kaufman on Transitional Justice, Genocide, and When Democracy Doesn't Work

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2017 38:23

Zachary Kaufman (@zacharykaufman), an academic specializing in political science, public policy, and law, talks with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) about transitional justice, genocide, and the time democracy failed him. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szjb9CJxKP0&index=47&list=PLp1QSxtgPnf5jtL09yzdIlpSuNMOijtm9 More about Zachary Kaufman: http://www.zacharykaufman.com Original Release Date: September 1, 2016

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Steven Pinker on Language, Violence, and the Possibility of a Trump Presidency

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2017 31:37

Steven Pinker (@sapinker), Cognitive Scientist and Professor of Psychology at Harvard University, talks with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) about language, violence and video games, the future of war, and the possibility of a Trump presidency. Watch on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bz-Ip7rrH…9yzdIlpSuNMOijtm9 More about Steven Pinker: stevenpinker.com Original Release Date: August 1, 2016

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Sir Peter Westmacott on Life as an Ambassador and U.S.-U.K. Relations

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2017 32:52

Sir Peter Westmacott (@PeterWestmacott), former British Ambassador to the United States and Belfer Center Senior Fellow, talks with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) about life as an Ambassador, the British embassy in Washington, D.C., and U.S.-U.K. relations. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRFBe0Gr_zY&list=PLp1QSxtgPnf5jtL09yzdIlpSuNMOijtm9&index=2 More about Sir Peter Westmacott: http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/experts/3486/sir_peter_westmacott.html Original Release Date: July 1, 2016

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Michael Sulmeyer on Cybersecurity

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2017 29:33

Michael Sulmeyer (@sultanofcyber), Director of the Cyber Security Project at the Belfer Center and former Director for Plans and Operations for Cyber Policy in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, talks with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) about protecting yourself online, running for office in the age of social media, and cyber security’s “sex appeal.” Watch highlights on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvEFAggwTGY&list=PLp1QSxtgPnf5jtL09yzdIlpSuNMOijtm9&index=46 More about Michael Sulmeyer: http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/experts/3279/michael_sulmeyer.html Original Release Date: June 1, 2016

Farah Pandith on Countering and Combating Extremism

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2017 21:59

Farah Pandith (@Farah_Pandith), Senior Fellow at the Belfer Center’s Future of Diplomacy Project and formerly the first ever Special Representative to Muslim communities at the U.S. State Department, sits down with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) to talk about how to curb the spread of violent extremism, particularly among Muslim youth. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmMOgySs8h8&list=PLp1QSxtgPnf5jtL09yzdIlpSuNMOijtm9&index=29 More about Farah Pandith: http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/experts/3165/farah_pandith.html Original Release Date: May 2, 2016

Matthew Bunn on Nukes and Nuclear Security

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2017 32:56

Matthew Bunn, Professor of Practice at Harvard Kennedy School and Co-Principal Investigator at the Belfer Center’s Project on Managing the Atom, sits down with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) to talk about everything nuclear—from the nuclear football to the best way to prevent nuclear smuggling. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TY3vKMUQUM&index=2&list=PLp1QSxtgPnf5jtL09yzdIlpSuNMOijtm9 More about Matthew Bunn: http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/experts/368/matthew_bunn.html Original Release Date: April 4, 2016

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Richard Zeckhauser on Optimism, Paltering, and Eating Sushi

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2017 33:12

Richard Zeckhauser, Frank P. Ramsey Professor of Political Economy, at Harvard Kennedy School, sits down with Aroop Mukharji to talk about everything from how to test your optimism to eating salmon and saving the Air Force money. Watch the video clips on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bnyIjqKl40&list=PLp1QSxtgPnf5jtL09yzdIlpSuNMOijtm9&index=2 Zeckhauser’s Paper on Paltering: http://www.hks.harvard.edu/fs/rzeckhau/paltering.pdf Original Release Date: March 1, 2016

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Niall Ferguson on Kissinger, U.S.-China, and Playing Snape

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2017 37:19

Niall Ferguson (@nfergus), Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History, Harvard University, and author of “Kissinger: 1923-1968: The Idealist,” sits down with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) to talk about everything from Kissinger, the “secret swinger,” to why ISIS is like the Bolsheviks. Watch the series on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QezWCcPFaU&index=2&list=PLp1QSxtgPnf5jtL09yzdIlpSuNMOijtm9 More about Niall Ferguson: http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/experts/1420/niall_ferguson.html Original Release Date: January 19, 2016

Juliette Kayyem on Homeland Security and Safeguarding Family

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2017 24:24

Juliette Kayyem, Lecturer in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, and former Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs at the Department of Homeland Security, sits down with Aroop Mukharji to talk about everything from safeguarding mega events to safeguarding your home and family. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1HwWZqbwew&index=6&list=PLp1QSxtgPnf5jtL09yzdIlpSuNMOijtm9 More about Juliette Kayyem: http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/experts/62/juliette_kayyem.html Original Release Date: December 10, 2015

Stephen Walt on Spiderman and ISIS

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2017 24:14

Foreign policy expert Stephen M. Walt, Robert and Renée Belfer Professor of International Affairs and Faculty Chair of the International Security Program, talks about everything from Spider-man to ISIS. Watch highlights from this interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/WMIcY8NB9ww?list=PLp1QSxtgPnf5jtL09yzdIlpSuNMOijtm9 More about Stephen Walt: http://www.belfercenter.org/experts/213/stephen_m_walt.html Original Release Date: October 27, 2015

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