NSI Podcast

In NSI’s sixth podcast, SMA contributor Mr. Paul Scharre (Center for a New American Security) describes the current state of autonomous weapons technology, as well as the dilemmas and advantages surrounding US implementation of such systems.

In NSI’s fifth podcast, Dr. Yuval Weber (Daniel Morgan Graduate School) discusses the leadership paradigm in Russia and how power is practiced by Russian President Vladimir Putin, as well as previous Russian leaders. During the exclusive Q&A portion of the podcast, Dr. Weber further explores Russian international security and relations, pressure points within the Russian bureaucracy, and the future of Putin’s regime.

In NSI’s fourth podcast, MAJ Christopher Telley (Naval Postgraduate School) discusses the convergence of automated influence and information operations, as well as gaps in the defense community’s capability and development within these domains.

In NSI’s third podcast, Mr. Vern Liebl (Center for Advanced Operational Culture Learning (CAOCL)) provides a holistic overview of the demography, culture, and population characteristics of Afghanistan.

In NSI’s second podcast, Mr. Ken Gause (CNA Center for Strategic Studies) discusses the development of the historic Singapore summit between President Trump and Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un and provides his analysis of how the participating leaders came to meet. He then describes in detail the key assumptions of the traditional Korean analytical community and explains his take on why these perspectives are flawed.Mr. Ken Gause is the director of the International Affairs Group and is the senior foreign leadership analyst for CNA’s Center for Strategic Studies. With over 30 years’ experience researching adversary leadership dynamics and decision making, Mr. Gause has personally directed studies on the North Korean, Iranian and Russian leadership over the past few decades. He has written several books on North Korean leadership and security dynamics, the most recent being “The North Korean House of Cards: Leadership Dynamics Under Kim Jong-Un.”

NSI just released its inaugural podcast, which features a previous SMA speaker session presented by Dr. Larry Kuznar (NSI / Indiana University- Purdue University- Fort Wayne), Dr. Allison Astorino-Courtois (NSI), and Mr. Adam Jonas (TRADOC). During this podcast, the speakers discuss their analysis of Middle East conflict and interest networks using social network analysis techniques and measures.