Podcasts about aroop mukharji

Why is it so hard to let go? It is an enduring puzzle of U.S. foreign relations. It is hardly original to point out the sprawling collection of U.S. military installations and personnel abroad, but why is it so hard to reduce that military footprint, especially when so many presidents come into power wanting to do so? Today, I'd like to discuss U.S. President William McKinley's annexation of the Philippines in 1898 which sheds light on one important cause of "stickiness": a common psychological bias called the Endowment Effect. In exploring this concept, it enriches our understanding of why it can be so hard to let go. ​Aroop Mukharji is a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Strategic Studies at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. He received his PhD in Public Policy from Harvard University, where he studied American foreign policy and presidential decision-making in the William McKinley (1897-1901) and Teddy Roosevelt (1901-1909) administrations. He has hosted several podcasts, including Snack Break, the Belfer Center's foreign policy podcast at the Harvard Kennedy School (called Office Hours), and another podcast for the NGO Sense and Sustainability. He published a book on education and diplomacy in 2016 with Palgrave Macmillan, and has published foreign policy opinion pieces in War on the Rocks, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, The Yale Journal of International Affairs, and The New Republic. His academic research has been published by Negotiation Journal and The Journal of Applied History.

This week we hear from early career scholars about cutting-edge research and research. Aroop Mukharji will talk with me about the War of 1898 and presidential decision-making; Chelsea Gibson will share teaching innovations and her work on Russian-American activism; and Alex Bryne discusses the birth of aviation and its effect on Pan-Americanism. Please take some time to read their publications!Essential Reading:Aroop Mukharji, "What One Word Teaches Us about the Uncertainty of American Empire," War on the Rocks (February 12, 2021).Chelsea C. Gibson, "The John Browns of St. Petersburg: Former Abolitionists and Russian Terrorism in the Late 19th Century," OAH Presentation (2020).Alex Bryne, "The Potential of Flight: U.S. Aviation and Pan-Americanism During the Early Twentieth Century," 19, no. 1 (January 2020): 48-76. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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

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

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

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

Host Aroop Mukharji interviews Dr. Tarek Masoud, the Sultan of Oman Professor of International Relations at the Harvard Kennedy School, about the shifting political dynamics of the Middle East, the region's potential for democratization, and a triple snack of doughnuts, coffee, and Turkish delight.

Host Aroop Mukharji interviews Lisa Monaco, Assistant to President Obama for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism (2013-2017), about the greatest national security threats Americans face, misperception, fear, and Goldfish crackers.

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, 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

Host Aroop Mukharji interviews Professor Bob Mnookin, Samuel Williston Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, about the art of negotiation, Kissinger the Negotiator (Harper 2018), the Jewish-American Paradox (PublicAffairs 2018), and apple pie.

Host Aroop Mukharji interviews Jill Abramson, former Executive Editor of the New York Times and Senior Lecturer in English at Harvard University, about the current challenges of news media, reasons for optimism, what makes a good story, and apples.

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

Host Aroop Mukharji interviews Dr. Steven Pinker, Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology at Harvard University, about his new book, "Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress" (Viking 2018) and beer and mixed nuts.

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

Host Aroop Mukharji interviews Dr. Chris Miller, Asst. Professor of International History at the Fletcher School, Tufts University, about his new book, "Putinomics: Money and Power in Resurgent Russia" (UNC Press 2018), and chocolate ice cream.

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 (@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, 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

Host Aroop Mukharji interviews Dr. Mary Elise Sarotte, Kravis Professor of Historical Studies at Johns Hopkins SAIS, about the end of the Cold War, US-Europe relations, Putin's strategic calculus, and chocolate.

Host Aroop Mukharji interviews Dr. Kelly Greenhill, Tufts University Professor of Political Science, about extra-factual information (EFI), why people believe inaccurate information, what society can do about it, and spicy chickpeas.

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, 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

Host Aroop Mukharji interviews Ambassador (ret.) Laura Holgate, President Obama's U.S. Representative to the Vienna Office of the United Nations and International Atomic Energy Agency (2016-2017), about how easy it is to get a nuke, who to worry about, the upcoming U.S.-North Korea summit meeting, and salted chocolate-covered caramels.

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

Host Aroop Mukharji interviews Dr. Liz Perry, Harvard University Professor of Government, about what China wants, the risks of a growing China, Chinese national identity, and Japanese rice crackers (sembei).

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 (@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, 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

Host Aroop Mukharji interviews General (ret.) James Clapper, 4th Director of National Intelligence (2010-2017), about national intelligence, the Russia threat, President Trump, and peanut butter cookies.

Host Aroop Mukharji interviews former Deputy Director of the CIA and Deputy National Security Advisor, Avril Haines, about international law, America's role in the world, and Cheetos.

Host Aroop Mukharji interviews Gina McCarthy, 13th Administrator of the EPA, about the Bonn Climate Talks, Scott Pruitt, the EPA, and Union Square Donuts doughnuts.

Host Aroop Mukharji interviews Naval War College professor of national security affairs, Dr. Derek Reveron, about national security, the second edition of his book "Exporting Security: International Engagement, Security Cooperation, and the Changing Face of the U.S. Military" (Georgetown University Press 2016) and almonds.

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

Host Aroop Mukharji interviews Harvard professor Dr. Laura Hatfield about biostatistics, health care policy, and Trader Joe's Giant Peruvian Inca Corn.

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, 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

Host Aroop Mukharji interviews New York Times national security correspondent David E. Sanger about President Trump's relationship with the media, leaks, and chocolate-covered macaroons.

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, 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

Host Aroop Mukharji interviews senior political analyst for CNN and Harvard professor David Gergen about presidential image, Donald Trump, analogies to Nixon, and chocolate chip cookies.

Host Aroop Mukharji interviews Harvard professor and political scientist Dr. Kathryn Sikkink about human rights, her new book "Evidence for Hope: Making Human Rights Work in the 21st Century" (Princeton University Press 2017), and shortbread.

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

Host Aroop Mukharji interviews Deputy Inspector Paul Mauro, Executive Officer of Intelligence Operations and Analysis at the NYPD, about intelligence collection in the age of encryption, local and federal intelligence coordination, and halwa.

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

Host Aroop Mukharji interviews Boston College political science professor Dr. Peter Krause about terrorism, his new book "Rebel Power: Why National Movements Compete, Fight, and Win" (Cornell University Press 2017), and raspberries.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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