Podcast appearances and mentions of bonnie jenkins

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Ambassador Dr. Bonnie Jenkins, PhD, ( https://www.state.gov/biographies/bonnie-denise-jenkins/ ) has served as the Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security since July 22, 2021. As Under Secretary, Ambassador Jenkins leads three bureaus: the Arms Control, Deterrence and Stability Bureau; the International Security and Nonproliferation Bureau; and the Political-Military Affairs Bureau. In addition, as of May 2023, Secretary of State Antony Blinken named Under Secretary Jenkins as the senior official to lead the Department's efforts on AUKUS implementation. U/S Jenkins previously served in the Obama Administration as Special Envoy and Coordinator for Threat Reduction Programs in the Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation (ISN) from July 2009 until January 2017. Ambassador Jenkins coordinated U.S. efforts on threat reduction globally and U.S. government programs in chemical, biological, nuclear, and radiological (CBRN) security. She was the State Department lead for all four of the Nuclear Security Summits held from 2010 to 2016, as well as the U.S. Representative to the G7 Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction. Before serving as Coordinator, she was a Legal Adviser to the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency where she provided advice to U.S. ambassadors and delegations negotiating arms control and nonproliferation treaties. Ambassador Jenkins also provided legal advice to treaty implementation bodies including the Chemical Weapons Convention, the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, the Open Skies Treaty, the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty, and the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC). She has worked with international institutions such as the International Atomic Energy Agency, the World Health Organization, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, the Office of Security and Cooperation in Europe, the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization, Interpol, and the BWC Implementation Support Unit. From 2014 to 2017, Ambassador Jenkins led diplomatic efforts to promote the Global Health Security Agenda, a group of 70 countries, international organizations, non-government organizations, and private sector companies that builds countries' capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease threats like Ebola and Zika.  She was the lead staff member conducting research, interviews, and preparing commission reports on counterterrorism policies in the Office of the Secretary of Defense and on U.S. military plans targeting al Qaeda before 9/11. Ambassador Jenkins served as General Counsel to the U.S. Commission to Assess the Organization of the Federal Government to Combat the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and worked at Rand Corporation focusing on Middle East weapons of mass destruction issues. From its inception in 2017 until April 2021, Ambassador Jenkins was the Founder, Executive Director, and Board Chair of Women of Color Advancing Peace and Security ( WCAPS - https://www.wcaps.org/ ), a leading advocacy organization supporting women of color in the security and peace-building sector that believes global issues are best approached from a variety of perspectives. Ambassador Jenkins has a Ph.D. in International Relations from the University of Virginia; an LL.M. in International and Comparative Law from the Georgetown University Law Center; an M.P.A. from the State University of New York at Albany; a J.D. from Albany Law School; and a B.A. from Amherst College. She also attended The Hague Academy for International Law. Jenkins is a retired U.S. Naval Reserve Officer and received numerous awards for her military service. She is a member of the New York State Bar. Support the show

Was Thursday's AT&T cellphone outage related to a software update or something sinister? Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi walking hand in hand right into the old folks' home. Democrats are accusing Republicans of being in bed with Russia. The evidence points to the exact opposite. President of El Salvador Nayib Bukele encourages Republicans at CPAC to keep fighting for freedom. Joe Biden's latest DEI hire at the State Department, Bonnie Jenkins, can't answer the simplest questions in front of Congress. A study identifies biological and functional differences between male and female brains. Go figure! Free-Think Friday: D.B. Cooper expert Eric Ulis joins the guys to discuss one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in American history. NASA is seeking volunteers for a virtual Mars mission. Amazon truck sliced in two by train; driver relatively unscathed. Jeffy's tips for taking advantage of a bad situation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

February 22, 2024 - Join us for a discussion on deterrence and North Korea with Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins, United States Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security. Together in conversation with US Air Force Reserve Major Jessica Taylor and Korea Society Policy Director Jonathan Corrado, Ambassador Jenkins will discuss the US-ROK Alliance and the growing threats posed by Pyongyang's evolving nuclear, missile, and space capabilities as well as its proliferation and procurement activities, including its growing ties and trade with Russia.   For more information, please visit the link below: https://www.koreasociety.org/policy-and-corporate-programs/item/1770-deterring-north-korea-a-conversation-with-ambassador-bonnie-jenkins

In this week's episode, host Hadeil Ali welcomes Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins for a conversation on how a little girl from South Bronx became the first Black Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, or “T” in the State Department. The pair discussed a day in the life of an arms control expert, bomb-sniffing dogs, and what inspired her to pursue all five of her academic degrees. 

Summary Dr. Dennis Walters (LinkedIn; Website) joins Andrew (Twitter; LinkedIn) to discuss the Irregular Warfare Center and its ties to intelligence. Dennis is the current Acting Director of the IWC.  What You'll Learn Intelligence The need for an Irregular Warfare Center The Irregular Warfare Center's mission  What role intelligence plays in irregular war Creating unique solutions for unique situations  How do intelligence and Special Operations blend together?  Reflections Education as a strategic tool Creative problem solving And much, much more … Episode Notes This week on SpyCast, the IWC's Acting Director Dr. Dennis Walters joins Andrew in a conversation about all thing's irregular warfare. What is irregular warfare, and how does it differ from conventional warfare? What is the mission of the IW Center, and what tools and tactics do they employ to accomplish this? Tune in to find out.  And…  Want to keep your enemies at bay, try an irregular approach – throw a “Scorpion Bomb” at them: yes, it is literally a glass jar filled with scorpions. The tactic was resurrected by ISIS.  Guest Bio  Dr. Dennis Walters is the acting Director of the Irregular Warfare Center. He served in the United States Army for 26 years, with time spent in the Army Intelligence Corps and in command of a Special Forces Operations Detachment in the Balkans. Upon his retirement from the Army, Dennis worked to build a network of irregular warfare experts that would culminate in the Department of Defense Regional Defense Fellowship Program. He has also instructed college courses on irregular warfare at the National Defense University and Regent University. He speaks fluent Russian. Quotes of the Week "It varies based on region, based on country, based on culture. And that's the part that we have not done well on the U.S. side, really factoring in all of those social implications of how you structure programs to make a country more stable, more resilient, more leaning towards the ideals that support a global community. That's the part that I think that we were missing in some cases." – Dr. Dennis Walters. Resources  SURFACE SKIM *SpyCasts* Ukraine & Intelligence: One Year On with Shane Harris (2023) “The Third Option” – US Covert Action with Loch Johnson, Part 1 (2022) “The Third Option” – US Covert Action with Loch Johnson, Part 2 (2022) Al Qaeda, DOD & the 9/11 Commission with Bonnie Jenkins and Alexis Albion (2022) Afghanistan, the Mujahedeen, Al Qaeda – My Time at CIA and State with Diana Bolsinger (2021) *Beginner Resources* Lessons from the Ukraine Conflict on Conventional War, ABC News (2022) [4:24 video] What is Hybrid Warfare? GeoVane (2019) [3:57 video] Maximizing the Potential of American Irregular War, C. Cleveland et al.,The Hill (2023) [op-ed] Irregular Warfare, D.Safire, New York Times (2008)

Jenkins is the current Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, a position she assumed in July 2021. She is the first African American to ever serve as an Under Secretary of State at the U.S. Department of State. Previously, she served in the Obama Administration from 2009-2017 as Special Envoy and Coordinator for Threat Reduction Programs in the Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation. In that role, she coordinated American efforts on threat reduction globally and U.S. government programs in chemical, biological, nuclear, and radiological (CBRN) security and was the State Department lead for all four of the Nuclear Security Summits held from 2010 to 2016. She was the U.S. Representative to the G7 Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction. More about Commencement (Programs, Photos, Video, etc.): https://www.albanylaw.edu/student-experience-support/commencement More about Ambassador Jenkins: https://www.albanylaw.edu/news/ambassador-bonnie-jenkins-88-deliver-commencement-keynote https://www.albanylaw.edu/about/news/alumnae-trailblazers-talk-courage-fairness-and-offer-advice-the-next-generation

Alexis Albion – star of our 500th episode anniversary special – is a very good friend of the current Undersecretary for Arms Control & International Security, Bonnie Jenkins. Way back when they were both on the 9/11 Commission Report – while Alexis' focus was on the CIA and counterterrorism before the attacks, Bonnie's was on the DOD and counterterrorism before the attacks – tiny subjects, I know. In this week's episode, hear two old friends reminisce, reflect, and put the world to rights. Move over Saturn, get out of the way Jupiter, two huge brains are a comin' through.

COVID-19 has provided a vivid reminder of the damage biological threats can do. But the threat doesn't come from natural sources alone. Weaponized contagious diseases — which were abandoned by the United States, but developed in large numbers by the Soviet Union, right up until its collapse — have the potential to spread globally and kill just as many as an all-out nuclear war.For five years, Andy Weber, was the US' Assistant Secretary of Defense responsible for biological and other weapons of mass destruction. Andy's current mission is to spread the word that while bioweapons are terrifying, scientific advances also leave them on the verge of becoming an outdated technology.We chose Andy to introduce the problems of pandemics and nuclear wars. Full transcript, related links, and summary of this interviewThis episode first broadcast on the regular 80,000 Hours Podcast feed on March 12, 2021. Some related episodes include: #4 – Howie Lempel on pandemics that kill hundreds of millions and how to stop them #12 – Dr Beth Cameron works to stop you dying in a pandemic. Here's what keeps her up at night. #27 – Tom Inglesby on how to prevent global catastrophic biological risks. #65 – Amb. Bonnie Jenkins on 8 years pursuing WMD arms control, & diversity in diplomacy Series produced by Keiran Harris.

Initial US-Russian strategic stability talks. One of the two major enemies of the United States is China, and the other is Russia, and the threat to the United States lies in its cooperation and military ties. The situation is even more contradictory than the US Deputy Secretary of State Wang Yi, who met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi last weekend to repair the worst-damaged US-China relationship. At the end of the meeting, the Chinese Foreign Ministry stated in a statement that the United States views China as a fictitious adversary and that this situation must be changed, adding that China has a responsibility to teach the United States that the United States must treat all countries equally. The United States is currently in talks with Russia, the next country in the world, as hostilities with one of the two hostile nations escalate. The two countries' delegations will travel to Geneva on Wednesday for talks on developing strategic stability, as agreed by US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin, who met in Geneva last month. The Russian delegation, led by Deputy Prime Minister Sergey Ryabkov, is in Geneva on Tuesday, and in the run-up to the meeting announced that the meeting will focus on maintaining strategic stability, especially on arms control. In support of this, the US State Department said it would negotiate with Russia to lay the groundwork for future mitigation of weapons risks. The US delegation will be led by US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and will include Bonnie Jenkins, Minister of Arms Control and International Defense. In February, the United States revived a new START agreement that would allow the two countries' use of weapons until 2026 to be limited to 700 missiles, 800 launchers and 1550 used weapons. The deal, which was made without former presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev, is now being welcomed by the United States as a renewal initiative. Nikolai Sokov, a strategist working in the field responsible for disarmament and control regulations in Vienna, noted that this time the United States will primarily try to control the use of missiles and long-range weapons. But both of these are sectors in which Russia has a greater presence than other countries. Although it is known that Russia agreed last year to talks on controlling the use of nuclear weapons, no definite information is available. He had said. Russia has said in the talks that the talks should include all kinds of weapons that could jeopardize the stability of nations, such as nuclear weapons and nuclear weapons. Russia's position has always been the same. But the situation in the United States is changing here. And since the United States withdrew from the agreement on anti-ballistic missiles in 2002, the current negotiations have become increasingly important as the United States has no control over its first attack. According to some experts, if these talks were to take place in a day or two, there would be no serious issues to be discussed, and the two sides agreed to continue negotiations and work together on arms control. Effective decisions are likely to be made in the future or the new start agreement is likely to start with new clauses.

Federal News Network: Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins Talks About WCAPS by Women of Color Advancing Peace & Security

In this episode of Horns of a Dilemma, Amb. (ret.) Bonnie Jenkins discusses the array of treaty obligations, international law, and other agreements that make up the arms control and nuclear non-proliferation regime.   Paul Pope, senior fellow at the Intelligence Studies Project, introduces Marigny Kirschke-Schwartz, a Brumley fellow at the LBJ School of Public Affairs, to moderate the talk with Amb. Jenkins.

Podcast 13 WCAPS Founder Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins Speaks With Deep State Radio by Women of Color Advancing Peace & Security

Podcast 24 Bonnie Jenkins Speaks With Anthony Robinson by Women of Color Advancing Peace & Security

Podcast 23 Bonnie Jenkins Speaks With WCAPS Youth Ambassador Of The Month, Liza Maria Arias by Women of Color Advancing Peace & Security

Podcast 21 Bonnie Jenkins Speaks With WCAPS Youth Ambassador Laura Kupe by Women of Color Advancing Peace & Security

Podcast 19 WCAPS Founder Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins Speaks With Rachel Gillum by Women of Color Advancing Peace & Security

Podcast 17 WCAPS Founder Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins Speaks With Wardah Amir by Women of Color Advancing Peace & Security

Podcast 14 WCAPS Founder Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins Speaks With Youth Ambassador Marieme Foote by Women of Color Advancing Peace & Security

Podcast 8 WCAPS Founder Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins Speaks With April's WOM Laila Hasan by Women of Color Advancing Peace & Security

Podcast 12 WCAPS Founder Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins Speaks With Rob Levinson by Women of Color Advancing Peace & Security

Podcast 11 WCAPS Founder Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins Speaks With Christine Ahn by Women of Color Advancing Peace & Security

Podcast 10 WCAPS Founder Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins Speaks With Eric Ham From POTUS by Women of Color Advancing Peace & Security

Podcast 27 Bonnie Jenkins Speaks With Eunice Mbarika by Women of Color Advancing Peace & Security

Podcast 7 Amb Bonnie Jenkins Speaks With Lovely Umayam About Her Involvement In Nuclear Security by Women of Color Advancing Peace & Security

Podcast 6 Bonnie Jenkins Discusses Nuclear Disarmament w/ Youth Leader Lucas Waterbury-Enriquez by Women of Color Advancing Peace & Security

Podcast 1 Discussion With Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins, Founder And President Of WCAPS by Women of Color Advancing Peace & Security

Podcast 25 Bonnie Jenkins Speaks With Elmira Bayrasli by Women of Color Advancing Peace & Security

Podcast 28 Bonnie Jenkins Speaks With Maria F. Balcazar Tellez by Women of Color Advancing Peace & Security

Podcast 41 Bonnie Jenkins Speaks With Jamila White by Women of Color Advancing Peace & Security

Podcast 31 Bonnie Jenkins Speaks With Beatrice Maneshi by Women of Color Advancing Peace & Security

Podcast 32 Bonnie Jenkins Speaks With Nabila Jamshed by Women of Color Advancing Peace & Security

Podcast 33 Bonnie Jenkins Speaks With Beverly Kirk SWSP by Women of Color Advancing Peace & Security

Podcast 35 Bonnie Jenkins Speaks With Nicolette Louissaint by Women of Color Advancing Peace & Security

Podcast 36 Bonnie Jenkins Speaks With Jane Rhee by Women of Color Advancing Peace & Security

Podcast 37 Bonnie Jenkins Speaks With Grace Choi by Women of Color Advancing Peace & Security

Podcast 38 Bonnie Jenkins Speaks With Maryum Saif by Women of Color Advancing Peace & Security

Podcast 40 Bonnie Jenkins Speaks With Asha Castleberry by Women of Color Advancing Peace & Security

Podcast 42 Bonnie Jenkins Speaks With Pam Campos by Women of Color Advancing Peace & Security

The hosts of National Security Law Today look at major headlines form the past week around the election, the pandemic, and the firing of the Secretary of Defense. This episode references: "Politics of Putin: Why he's attacking NATO, the EU, and America's free and fair elections" National Security Law Today, September 3, 2020 https://www.americanbar.org/groups/law_national_security/nslt/20200903-politics-of-putin-1/ "Trump adviser Scott Atlas apologizes for appearing on RT" Axios, November 1, 2020 https://www.axios.com/scott-atlas-rt-russia-today-48f2dcae-8660-438e-90af-407b90e4b490.html The Presidential Transition Act of 1963 [PDF] https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/STATUTE-78/pdf/STATUTE-78-Pg153.pdf "Voting Part 1: The risks and remedies for fair elections with Ned Foley" National Security Law Today, October 22, 2020 https://www.americanbar.org/groups/law_national_security/nslt/20201022-election-law-voting-foley-1/ Senate Hearing "Does Section 230’s Sweeping Immunity Enable Big Tech Bad Behavior?" October 28, 2020 https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2020/10/does-section-230-s-sweeping-immunity-enable-big-tech-bad-behavior "Nonproliferation: Infectious Diseases and International Treaties with Bonnie Jenkins" National Security Law Today, August 6, 2020 https://www.americanbar.org/groups/law_national_security/nslt/20200806-nonproliferation-pandemic-open-skies/ "Today's terror threats come from domestic extremists with Seth Jones" National Security Law Today, November 5, 2020 https://www.americanbar.org/groups/law_national_security/nslt/20201105-domestic-terrorism/ Classified Information Procedures Act https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?path=/prelim@title18/title18a/node16&edition=prelim DOJ Synopsis of CISA https://www.justice.gov/archives/jm/criminal-resource-manual-2054-synopsis-classified-information-procedures-act-cipa "Inspectors General: Oversight, Authority, and Removal with Joel Brenner" National Security Law Today, May 14, 2020 https://www.americanbar.org/groups/law_national_security/nslt/20200514-inspectors-general-oversight-removal/ "The Insurrection Act Today with William Banks and Harvey Rishikof" National Security Law Today, June 19, 2020 https://www.americanbar.org/groups/law_national_security/nslt/20200605-insurrection-act/

Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins, former Coordinator for Threat Reduction Programs at the Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation at the Department of State, joined NSI Founder and Executive Director Jamil N. Jaffer for a conversation around nonproliferation issues and diversity in national security. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode Amb. Bonnie Jenkins discusses the value of education in policy work, her different experiences in government and think tanks, and her work advocating for women of color in national security. This episode references: The Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (9/11 Commission) https://9-11commission.gov/report/ The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's study on Radioactive Sources: Applications and Alternative Technologies https://www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/radioactive-sources-applications-and-alternative-technologies NSLT episode "Women in National Security Law LIVE" June 11, 2020 https://www.americanbar.org/groups/law_national_security/nslt/20200611-women-in-nat-sec-law/ Women of Color Advancing Peace, Security, and Conflict Transformation https://www.wcaps.org/ Amb. Bonnie Jenkins is the Founder and Chair of Women of Color Advancing Peace and Security and a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institute https://www.brookings.edu/experts/bonnie-jenkins/

Global Health Security Agenda https://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/security/index.htm Open Skies Treaty https://www.armscontrol.org/factsheets/openskies DOD Statement on Open Skies Treaty Withdrawal on May 21, 2020 https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Releases/Release/Article/2195239/dod-statement-on-open-skies-treaty-withdrawal/ State Department Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation https://www.state.gov/bureaus-offices/under-secretary-for-arms-control-and-international-security-affairs/bureau-of-international-security-and-nonproliferation/ Women in Intelligence Law Webinar August 12 https://americanbar.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vnNdrgeUR8mb36DV3L5f8A Bonnie Jenkins is the Founder and Chair of Women of Color Advancing Peace and Security https://www.brookings.edu/experts/bonnie-jenkins/

Last Friday the Lawfare Podcast brought you Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's full statement before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and his question and answer session with the senators, all with "no bull." A few days before that hearing, the Democratic staff of the Committee released its most recent oversight report titled "Diplomacy in Crisis: The Trump Administration's Decimation of the State Department." Following remarks by Ranking Member Bob Menendez, Margaret Taylor moderated a panel discussion about the report featuring three distinguished former ambassadors with close to 75 years of diplomatic experience between them—Tom Shannon, Barbara Stephenson and Bonnie Jenkins—as well as Elizabeth Shackelford, who in 2017 resigned her career post in protest of the Trump administration. They talked about the contents of the minority staff report, the recommendations it contains and the long-term consequences of what the report documents for America's foreign policy and national security interests.

This episode references: Women in National Security Law Launch Panel Video https://players.brightcove.net/1866680404001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6162003662001 The Leadership Council for Women in National Security https://www.lcwins.org/ The Op Ed Project https://www.theopedproject.org/ Cynthia Ryan is the Chair of the ABA Standing Committee on Law and National Security and former General Counsel of the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/law_national_security/crryan-bio-20.pdf Amb. Bonnie Jenkins is the Founder and Chair of Women of Color Advancing Peace and Security https://www.wcaps.org/board-of-directors Mieke Eoyang is the Vice President for the National Security Program and Chairperson of the Cyber Enforcement Initiative at Third Way https://www.thirdway.org/about/leadership/mieke-eoyang Dawn Browning is the Deputy General Counsel for the National Security and Cyber Law Branch at the Federal Bureau of Investigation https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/law_national_security/dbrowning-bio-20.pdf

Bonnie Jenkins, founder and executive director of Women of Color Advancing Peace, shares her thoughts on starting her career at the Department of Defense, current risks and improvements in nuclear security and biosecurity, and her work to advance diversity and inclusion in her field. This talk was filmed at EA Global 2019: London. Find out … Continue reading EAG London 2019: Fireside chat (Bonnie Jenkins)

Ajay wouldn't take his unnamed government agency "Happy Pills" so he was locked in solitary until he complied. Which means that Lachlan has a guest this episode! Bonnie Jenkins from the mail room helps us create yet another grotesque affront to God.   Guest starring Alex as Bonnie Jenkins! You can get more Alex on their podcast Sorted! Be sure to check out their website ptchew.com for all your digital art needs. Cover Art by Lou (@jiinsy18 on twitter) Follow Lachlan (@lachlame) and Ajay (@ajaynus) on twitter Follow us on tumblr at ghoultank.tumblr.com Join us on facebook at The Ghoul Group Intro/Outro Music by Rootsmessenger (https://www.freesound.org/people/rootsmessenger) You can buy Pocketnotes HERE or at pocketpodcastnetwork.com/pocketnotes   And remember, you may not believe in cryptids, but they believe in you.  

"…it started when the Soviet Union fell apart and there was a real desire to ensure security of nuclear materials and pathogens, and that scientists with [WMD-related] knowledge could get paid so that they wouldn't go to countries and sell that knowledge." Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins has had an incredible career in diplomacy and global security. Today she’s a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and president of Global Connections Empowering Global Change, where she works on global health, infectious disease and defence innovation. In 2017 she founded her own nonprofit, the Women of Color Advancing Peace, Security and Conflict Transformation (WCAPS). But in this interview we focus on her time as Ambassador at the U.S. Department of State under the Obama administration, where she worked for eight years as Coordinator for Threat Reduction Programs in the Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation. In that role, Bonnie coordinated the Department of State’s work to prevent weapons of mass destruction (WMD) terrorism with programmes funded by other U.S. departments and agencies, and as well as other countries. • Links to learn more, summary and full transcript. • Talks from over 100 other speakers at EA Global. • Having trouble with podcast 'chapters' on this episode? Please report any problems to keiran at 80000hours dot org. What was it like to be an ambassador focusing on an issue, rather than an ambassador of a country? Bonnie says the travel was exhausting. She could find herself in Africa one week, and Indonesia the next. She’d meet with folks going to New York for meetings at the UN one day, then hold her own meetings at the White House the next. Each event would have a distinct purpose. For one, she’d travel to Germany as a US Representative, talking about why the two countries should extend their partnership. For another, she could visit the Food and Agriculture Organization to talk about why they need to think more about biosecurity issues. No day was like the previous one. Bonnie was also a leading U.S. official in the launch and implementation of the Global Health Security Agenda discussed at length in episode 27. Before returning to government in 2009, Bonnie served as program officer for U.S. Foreign and Security Policy at the Ford Foundation. She also served as counsel on the 9/11 Commission. Bonnie was the lead staff member conducting research, interviews, and preparing commission reports on counterterrorism policies in the Office of the Secretary of Defense and on U.S. military plans targeting al-Qaeda before 9/11. And as if that all weren't curious enough four years ago Bonnie decided to go vegan. We talk about her work so far as well as: • How listeners can start a career like hers • Mistakes made by Mr Obama and Mr Trump • Networking, the value of attention, and being a vegan in DC • And 2020 Presidential candidates. Get this episode by subscribing to our podcast on the world’s most pressing problems and how to solve them: type 80,000 Hours into your podcasting app. The 80,000 Hours Podcast is produced by Keiran Harris.

Dr. Bonnie Jenkins speaks at CBC chapel, October 8, 2009.

As women of color take the lead in national security, how are they changing the conversation and the culture of the foreign policy community? Jen talks to Mareena Robinson Snowden and Bonnie Jenkins about their careers in nuclear policy, how more diverse voices lead to better policy outcomes, and how the culture of the national security community must grow to better foster inclusion and representation. Follow Bonnie Jenkins' organization, Women of Color Advancing Peace (WCAPS) on Twitter at @WCAPSnet, and online at wcaps.org Production assistance on this episode comes from Alma Burke

On this month's episode, Annika and Ashley hear from women whose jobs in scientific fields require international cooperation, including Bonnie Jenkins, Alice Guo, Claire David, and Amy Smithson. These women discuss their career paths, dealing with sexism in the workplace, and what gives them hope in their fields. If you’d like to support the work of WiFP, please consider donating at Paypal via www.paypal.me/lmgoulet or becoming a patron on Patreon at www.patreon.com/womeninforeignpolicy. Find your hosts on Twitter at @vaguelyacademic and @annikaep! Cheery Monday Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The president's wife carries industrial strength disinfecting wipes wherever she goes because her man is a germaphobe. But when it comes to the growing ebola outbreak in Africa, he seems anything but prepared. (Pro tip for POTUS: The wipes won't help.). In fact, when it comes to the big crises that might come from left field--epidemics, climate crises, cyber attacks, and the like, Trump's America is even more unprepared than we usually are. Which is why Rosa Brooks, Kori Schake, Bonnie Jenkins and David Rothkopf end up discussing why it may be that in this day in age, we need bigger, better emotional support animals. Like hippos. Or maybe a dinosaur would be good. And our silo accepts service animals. So...come on down.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/deepstateradio. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The president's wife carries industrial strength disinfecting wipes wherever she goes because her man is a germaphobe. But when it comes to the growing ebola outbreak in Africa, he seems anything but prepared. (Pro tip for POTUS: The wipes won't help.). In fact, when it comes to the big crises that might come from left field--epidemics, climate crises, cyber attacks, and the like, Trump's America is even more unprepared than we usually are. Which is why Rosa Brooks, Kori Schake, Bonnie Jenkins and David Rothkopf end up discussing why it may be that in this day in age, we need bigger, better emotional support animals. Like hippos. Or maybe a dinosaur would be good. And our silo accepts service animals. So...come on down. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

One thing about the tough guys in the Trump Administration, when it comes to foreign policy they sure do have colorful fantasies. Mike Pompeo's wish list for Iran is as far fetched as a fairy-tale but less likely to come to life. In North Korea, the president's hopes and dreams are just as impossible. But some of his advisors have imaginations that run to the dark side and are served by the president having wishes that will go unfulfilled. Which is why these fantasies might have an unhappy ending. Rosa Brooks of Georgetown, Kori Schake of IISS, and Bonnie Jenkins of WCAPS and Brookings join host David Rothkopf for a walk through the wonderland of Trump foreign policy. Tune in.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/deepstateradio. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

One thing about the tough guys in the Trump Administration, when it comes to foreign policy they sure do have colorful fantasies. Mike Pompeo's wish list for Iran is as far fetched as a fairy-tale but less likely to come to life. In North Korea, the president's hopes and dreams are just as impossible. But some of his advisors have imaginations that run to the dark side and are served by the president having wishes that will go unfulfilled. Which is why these fantasies might have an unhappy ending. Rosa Brooks of Georgetown, Kori Schake of IISS, and Bonnie Jenkins of WCAPS and Brookings join host David Rothkopf for a walk through the wonderland of Trump foreign policy. Tune in. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On Feb 27, Hudson Institute hosted a panel discussing how best to realize the NPR's goals of preventing nuclear proliferation and terrorism.

On Feb 27, Hudson Institute hosted a panel discussing how best to realize the NPR’s goals of preventing nuclear proliferation and terrorism.

We begin the show this week with Canada's Foreign Minister on what is at stake in the next round of the NAFTA negoations later this month in Montreal and what is our plan B if the talks fail.  Then two experts on the North Korean crisis plus a conversation with Canada's former Ethics Commissioner on her report on Trudeau's 2016 vacation and advice to her successor. Guests: Chrystia Freeland, Foreign Affairs Minister; Marius Grinius, Former Ambassador to North and South Korea, Bonnie Jenkins, Former State Department Official in Obama Administration