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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...
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Senior Military Leadership and the Future of U.S. National Security
In this episode of Outside the Box, Mike and Jim engage Lt. Gen. Gregory Newbold, former Director of Operations (J-3) for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in a hard-hitting and...
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U.S.-Israel Relations Under Biden w/ J Street
On our second episode of Outside the Box, Mike and Jim discuss U.S.-Israel relations after the Trump Administration. Under the 45th President, the United States moved closer to...
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Who Lost Afghanistan?
In 2014 Lt. Gen. Daniel Bolger published his book Why We Lost: A General’s Inside Account of the Iraq and Afghan Wars. Seven years before the fall of Kabul, he had already...
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What’s in the Box for the Biden Administration?
What’s in the Box for the Biden Administration?
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Afghanistan: Hold ’em, Fold ’em, Walk Away, or Run
On this episode of Outside the Box, Jim and Mike speak with Dr. William Ruger, Vice President for Policy at the Charles Koch Foundation, Iraq War Veteran, President Trump’s...
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Race and Racism in Higher Education
Taking up historical and contemporary issues of race and systemic racism, in the U.S. and across the globe, this talk will review the mission and specific activities of Notre...
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Secular Left vs. Religious Right? A Discussion of Secular Surge: A New Fault Line in American Politics
American society is rapidly secularizing, a radical departure from its historically high level of religiosity. And politics is a big part of the reason. Join us for a discussion...
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STS | Smart Sanctions 101: Strategic Economic Peacebuilding
Sanctions expert and Professor Emeritus of Peace Studies George A. Lopez draws on his extensive research and experience in sanctions design and peace building to explain the...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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