Podcast appearances and mentions of cameron munter

What happens when you find your worst enemy is safely hidden in an ally country? Cameron Munter was the U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan when the United States found and killed Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan. Husain Haqqani was the Pakistani Ambassador to the United States. Both ambassadors tell their story as we examine the Rashomon Effect of this historic incident.CREDITSMusic: Theme song by Brandon Duke. / "Precious Water" Douglas Galbraith & Neil Golden (licensed through Storyblocks).To support the podcast you can go to patreon.com/karkatamedia .Produced by Brandon Duke & Akshobh Giridharadas.Edited by Brandon Duke.Copyright 2022 by Karkata Media LLC.

Ambassador Kai Sauer, Permanent Representative of Finland to the United Nations, joins Cameron Munter to discuss the future role of the UN.

Frank Wisner joins Cameron Munter to discuss America’s changing diplomatic role in the world, touching on several issues including the Balkans, America's alliance with Europe, the Quad relationship, climate change and potential trade disputes that might arise from India's recent general elections.

Joe Cirincione joins Cameron Munter to discuss modern nuclear policy. Topics include an exploration of the key drivers behind new weapon development, potential nuclear faultlines, as well as a few reasons to be optimistic about future nonproliferation and reduction efforts.

George Packer joins Cameron Munter to discuss how the career of the late distinguished diplomat Richard Holbrooke has informed the last several decades of U.S. foreign policy—as well as his latest book, "Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century."

Frances Townsend joins Cameron Munter to discuss the U.S. approach to counterterrorism and homeland security under the Trump administration and in the context of a polarized political environment. Topics highlighted include new vulnerabilities in cybersecurity, domestic terrorism, diplomacy with Iran and the U.S. relationship with China and Russia.

Cameron Munter hosts two distinguished guests, Ikram Sehgal and Moeed Yusuf, to discuss the complex and ever-changing power dynamics in South Asia.

Timothy Snyder joins Cameron Munter to explore the rise of authoritarian leaders and nationalist sentiments across Western nations, focusing on Russia's potential role in this process, as well as his latest publication, "The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America."

Angela Stent joins Cameron Munter to explore Putin’s foreign policy motives and her latest publication, "Putin’s World: Russia Against the West and with the Rest."

Dr. Parag Khanna joins Cameron Munter to discuss the issue of a rising Asia and his latest publication, The Future is Asian: Commerce, Conflict & Culture in the 21st Century.

William Burns joins Cameron Munter to discuss the art of diplomacy and his latest book, The Back Channel: A Memoir of American Diplomacy and the Case for Its Renewal. Burns ranks among the most recognized American diplomats of his generation, serving five presidents and ten secretaries of state over a thirty-three-year career in the U.S. Foreign Service. He is president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the oldest international affairs think tank in the United States.

Nina Khrushcheva sits down with Cameron Munter to discuss her latest book "In Putin’s Footsteps: Searching for the Soul of an Empire Across Russia’s Eleven Time Zones"—an exploration of modern-day Russia.

Janine di Giovanni sits down with Cameron Munter to discuss his latest book "The Morning They Came For US: Dispatches From Syria," which explores the personal stories of those affected by the conflict in Syria.

George Magnus sits down with Cameron Munter to discuss his latest book, "Red Flags: Why Xi's China Is in Jeopardy," which explores the fate of China’s economic future.

Dr. Francis Fukuyama sits down with Cameron Munter to discuss his latest book: "Identity: The Demand for Dignity and the Politics of Resentment." "The question before us is whether this populist upsurge is kind of a stock market correction, or whether it represents a bigger shift that will have a much longer term duration," says Fukuyama.

Dr. Robert Kagan joins EWI’s Cameron Munter for a discussion on the perceived decline of the liberal world order, as established by the United States at the conclusion of the Second World War. Focusing on Dr. Kagan’s most recent book entitled: “The Jungle Grows Back: America and our Imperiled World,” the discussion addresses the potential consequences of America’s retreat from its global leadership role, and the ensuing challenges to global stability. “We are the ones upholding the system,” says Kagan. “If we lose control and are unable to uphold the system, it’s not clear to me that we will be able to reestablish it. That’s why I don’t want to wait for the disaster to come - I want to prevent the disaster.” Dr. Robert Kagan is an American historian and foreign policy expert. He is the senior fellow with the Project on International Order and Strategy in the Foreign Policy Program at the Brookings Institution and is a contributing columnist at the Washington Post.

Dr. Kori Schake joins EWI’s Cameron Munter for a discussion on the future of American diplomacy and policymaking and what it means for the West and the world. Key issues addressed include the rise of China and the resurrection of Russian power, the New National Security Strategy, the status of American exceptionalism and how the intersection of public and private sectors has blurred the lines in diplomacy.

Stephen Sestanovich joins EWI’s Cameron Munter for a discussion on the currently fragile state of U.S.-Russia relations, including an assessment of this year’s summit, a look at Russia’s domestic affairs and an exploration of areas where the two countries may find common ground in the future. Sestanovich is the George F. Kennan senior fellow for Russian and Eurasian studies at the Council on Foreign Relations and the Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis professor of international diplomacy at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs. He is the author of Maximalist: America in the World from Truman to Obama, published by Knopf in February 2014.

Marwan Muasher joins EWI’s Cameron Munter for a discussion on the conditions shaping the Middle East today – political and social currents, decline in oil prices, foreign actors, Syrian post-conflict prospects and the way forward for Jordan. Muasher, former foreign minister of Jordan and its first ambassador to Israel, is vice president for studies at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Guest: Dr. Irene Finel-Honigman Euroscepticism is on the rise, and strong opposition to EU policies in the United Kingdom, France, Greece, and Italy have put the future of the organization in doubt. Meanwhile, the United States has not appointed an ambassador to the European Union, and both German Chancellor Angela Merkel and European Council President Donald Tusk have expressed grave concern over ongoing EU-U.S. relations. Dr. Irene Finel-Honigman, an expert on international finance and economic policy, joins Cameron Munter for a timely discussion on past and present fissures in the European Union and the path forward. Dr. Finel-Honigman is a Professor of International Finance and Economic Policy at Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs, frequently providing commentary on Bloomberg News, the Huffington Post and NPR discussing Brexit and U.S.-EU Relations. She also served as the Senior Advisor on finance policy to the Clinton Administration.

Guest: Steve Coll America's war in Afghanistan has proven to be enduring and even, as many say, unwinnable. Meanwhile, the relationship with Pakistan has also taken a worse turn in the last few years. Competing factions, rivaling neighbors, poor governance and consistent threat of terrorism have continued to mar the region with conflict. Cameron Munter discusses the root of these problems and the policy failures of the United States with Steve Coll, who recently released his latest book titled "Directorate S: The C.I.A. and America's Secret Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan.” Coll is the dean of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He is also a staff writer for The New Yorker and a recipient of two Pulitzer Prize Awards.

"Diplomacy is the art of having the other guy have it your way." Ambassador Cameron Munter He is the C.E.O. and president of East West Institute a nongovernmental organization that focuses on conflict resolution. Ambassador Munter has been a career diplomat serving in some of the most conflict ridden areas of the globe he served as ambassador to Pakistan from 2010 - 2012, where he guided us Pakistani relations through a strained period including the operation against Osama bin Laden. He previously served as ambassador to Serbia where he negotiated Serbian domestic consensus for European integration and managed the Kosovo independence crisis.

Guest: Joshua Keating. Topic: EWI CEO and President Cameron Munter speaks with Joshua Keating, staff writer and author of the World blog at Slate, on his upcoming book Invisible Countries. In his book, Keating explores possible reasons why the map of the world, unexpectedly, has remained relatively static in the last 25 years. Referring to cases of states with limited recognition in the international community—Abkhazia, the Mohawk Indian Reservation, Somaliland, Kurdistan and Kiribati—Keating argues for more flexibility in how we define the parameters of what makes a state a recognized country in the modern world.

EWI CEO and President Cameron Munter considers what a second term for Chinese President Xi Jinping might mean for U.S.-China relations.

Cameron Munter, President and CEO of the EastWest Institute, examines the upcoming Kurdish Referendum on EWI's newest Podcast. A pro-independence vote could spark a chain reaction with effects felt throughout the region.

“Ultimately when you are overseas you are dealing with people, and you’re trying to figure out what is it that lets them become human to you and what is it about you that allows you to become human to them.” Former U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter sits down with Zach and Shiv to discuss track-two diplomacy, cultural immersion, and his thoughts on success. Biography: Cameron Munter is President and CEO of the EastWest Institute (EWI) in New York. Ambassador Munter served as a U.S. Foreign Service Officer for nearly three decades in some of the most conflict-ridden areas of the globe. He was Ambassador to Pakistan (2010-2012) guiding U.S.-Pakistani relations through a period of crisis, including the operation against Osama Bin Laden in Abbottabad. He was Ambassador to Serbia (2007-2009), where he negotiated Serbia domestic consensus for European integration while managing the Kosovo independence crisis. He served twice in Iraq, leading the first Provincial Reconstruction Team in Mosul in 2006 and then handling political-military affairs in Baghdad in 2009-2010. Munter graduated magna cum laude from Cornell University in 1976 and earned a doctoral degree in modern European history from the Johns Hopkins University in 1983. He was a Rusk Fellow at Georgetown University’s Institute for the Study of Diplomacy in 1991. He also taught at Pomona College from 2013-2015. Quotes Preview: “Inflection points are not always sharp breaks that you recognize. There’s a trend you realize I’ve done something well enough for long enough and yet if I’m going to do the next step of what I’ve got to do I have got to realize that’s not enough.” (3:23) “What can i do to where I can continue to learn and to adjust and to find different ways of thinking? And I was drawn towards diplomacy. Instead of being a break from academia, it was for me the only way I could continue to be intellectually curious in the way that I had been before.” (5:24) : “People in Europe, who I knew, who were cultural snobs, will say: “McDonalds, you get the same thing every time. How gross.” Poorer people in Europe, especially minorities in Europe, have always told me “What I love about McDonalds is that it’s not snobby. They treat me as Nigerian the same way they treat you as American. And that’s what I love about America. OK, now you see this, you see how food plays this incredible role in understanding people's sense of self-worth or humiliation or motivation in politics. And I’m using food or drink as an example, but there’s any number of things you can look at.” (9:44) “There’s a new style with Trump, but I think the changes in diplomacy are much bigger than just the changes in administration.” (12:54) “People become very enamored with the idea of getting to a certain place at a certain time--promotions in a military sense, moving ahead. And yet, I know this sounds very Californian, but I’m allowed as a native Claremont-er, I’m allowed to say you have to make that decision yourself what you want success to be. Look hard inside yourself. What do you like to do? What are you good at? What makes you happy? When you do that, you are much more likely to be successful.” (23:22)

Cameron Munter was the US Ambassador to Pakistan when US Special forces conducted the midnight raid that killed Osama Bin Laden. He watched the raid live and hours later was dealing with the diplomatic fallout.     Munter had a career in both academia and the diplomatic corps, serving in a wide variety of posts. He's now the president of the East West Institute. And this is arguably the first podcast ever in the history of the universe in which both Otto Von Bismark and Lou Reed are each discussed.  We kick off with a brief discussion of the ways that Chinese domestic politics influence its foreign policy and what the future holds for US-Chinese relationship in the Trump era. And then of course, as we always do, we pivot to a longer conversation about his life and career with some fun digressions along the way. 

Released April 5, 2016. Council President and CEO Jim Falk had a chance to sit down Ambassador Cameron Munter, the former Ambassador to Pakistan from 2010-2012. They discuss the United States raid on Osama Bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, as well as US-Pakistani relations moving forward.

Cameron Munter, former U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan, and Prof. of International Relations at Pomona College.

Cameron Munter, former U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan, and Prof. of International Relations at Pomona College.