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Kelly speaks with Lt. Gen (ret.) Ben Hodges, former Commanding General of U.S. Army Europe, about the effect of the Ukraine War on military tactics and strategy. Prior to retiring…

We cover the effects of the War in Ukraine on supply chains, the defense-industrial base, and the private sector. Kelly McFarland talks to Christine Micheinzi, a former senior executive…

A conversation with 2023–2024 ISD Senior State Department Fellow Mustafa M. Popal, a career Foreign Service Officer who most recently served as Chief of Staff to Deputy Secretary of State…

World Basketball Day is the newest addition to UN International Days, the first ever sport-related day, demonstrating the significance of sports diplomacy and basketball’s ability to be wielded as a…

For our fourth episode, Kelly talks with National Defense University Professor Erica Marat about how Russia’s power over its near-abroad has evolved since the start of its war with Ukraine.Dr.

In our third episode, we discuss the COP28 conference in Dubai, alleged assassinations by the Indian government on US soil, and we talk with historian and author Jeremi Suri on…

ISD's latest working group analyzed strategic surprises emerging from the Russia-Ukraine War. Ultimately, they found a changing world order, defined by new loci of power, and one that will require…

CIA Director William J. Burns received the J. Raymond “Jit” Trainor Award for Excellence in the Conduct of Diplomacy. As part of the ceremony, he spoke to the Georgetown…

Kelly Shannon, associate professor of history and executive director of the Center for Peace, Justice, and Human Rights at Florida Atlantic University, joins Kelly McFarland to discuss the ongoing protests…