The Notre Dame International Security Center Podcasts
The NDISC podcast serves as an outlet for undergraduate students and leading scholars in the field of international security to discuss their areas of expertise.
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National Service or Servitude?
In this episode of Outside the Box, Mike and Jim are joined by Doug Bandow of the CATO Institute to discuss national service. We are once again hearing calls to institute some...
After the Apocalypse: A Conversation With Andrew Bacevich
In this episode, Mike and Jim interview Andrew Bacevich, author of After the Apocalypse: America’s Role in a World Transformed. In this latest book, Bacevich, a retired U.S....
STS | Domestic Politics and the Russia-Ukraine Conflict
In this episode of Students Talk Security, Professor Karrie Koesel discusses the role that Russian domestic politics play in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. Professor Koesel...
STS | The Taliban Redux: The Future of Counterterrorism in a Taliban Controlled Afghanistan
The episode considers the future of counterterrorism in the context of a Taliban controlled Afghanistan. Beginning with a discussion of how the Taliban was able to regain control...
STS | Critical Mineral Supply Chains and Electric Vehicles: Charting the American Course
In this episode of Students Talk Security, undergraduate fellow, Callie Whelan, speaks with Pamela Fierst-Walsh, the Senior Advisor on Conflict Minerals and U.S. Representative to...
STS | Civil Affairs Operations in Great Power Competition
An Interview with U.S. Army Civil Affairs Captain Ben Ordiway by Cullen Geahigan where they discuss the purpose and function of Army Civil Affairs operations as well as the value...
STS | America’s Evolving Role in the Middle East’s Cold War
In this podcast, we discuss America’s role in the regional conflict between Saudi Arabia and Iran. The Trump and Biden Administrations have taken drastically different...
STS | Domestic Terrorism and its Implications for U.S. National Security
In this episode of Students Talk Security, former United States Senator Joe Donnelly discusses the domestic terrorism in the United States with an emphasis on recent events like...
STS | No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy
In this episode of Students Talk Security, Evan Muller will discuss Col. Brasure‘s career, the importance of international law, his involvement in humanitarian operations, and...
STS | Anticipate, Prevent, Respond
With 54 voting UN members, economies ripe for investment and development, and the emergence of foreign influence in the continent, Africa’s future is of strategic importance to...
STS | A New Faustian Bargain?
In this episode of Students Talk Security, Charles Sedore, a Notre Dame senior, and Professor Ian John, Assistant Professor of Military History, discuss the history surrounding...