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This week is our second episode with Kelly’s new co-host, Tristen Naylor, a non-resident fellow at ISD. Kelly and Tristen analyze the recent conflict in South Sudan and Canadian politics, as well as the latest developments in Ukraine. Kelly then turns to Nick Thompson for an update on threats to undersea cables, including recent sabotage incidents in the Baltic Sea. They discuss how nations are strengthening their naval defenses and the challenges of attributing attacks to specific actors. Guest speaker Nick Thompson is a former CIA Paramilitary Case Officer and Naval Special Warfare Development Group operator. With over 20 years…

For our fifth episode of “History and our Current World,” Daniel Immerwahr joins Kelly to uncover how U.S. foreign policy has been shaped by a hidden history of territorial expansion. They dive into the myths surrounding the U.S. “logo map” and overlooked overseas territories, and discuss how a selective understanding of this history impacts our foreign policy decisions today. Guest speaker Daniel is the Bergen Evans Professor in the Humanities and Charles Deering McCormick Professor of Teaching Excellence in the History department at Northwestern University. He is the author of Thinking Small: The United States and the Lure of Community…

For our fourth episode of “History and our Current World,” Kelly welcomes author Jason Steinhauer to explore how social media has impacted historical narratives. They dive into the idea of “e-History” and how social media has made it harder for professional historians to cut through the noise in an age where misinformation is constantly competing for our attention. Guest speaker Jason formerly served as Founding Director of the Lepage Center for History in the Public Interest; as a Global Fellow at The Wilson Center and a Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute; and an adjunct professor at the…