The Burn Bag Podcast

24/01/2024

A lighter-hearted moment on as and discuss the ’s 2024 report — episode RELEASING MONDAY!

18/01/2024

NEW EPISODE: Dr. Michael Knights (The Washington Institute) joins us to talk about the in : who they are, why they're attacking ships and military vessels in the , and what their relationship with looks like.

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01/12/2023

28/11/2023

NEW EPISODE: The 's Carmiel Arbit chats with us about , the Government, , , the Israeli public, and the ongoing conduct of the - War – and what the future may hold.

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20/11/2023

NEW EPISODE: Zaha Hassan, Fellow with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, discusses Palestinian politics, human rights challenges, and the realities of statehood in the context of the - War.

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14/11/2023

NEW EPISODE: Christina chats with Dr. Elisa von Joeden-Forgey () about renewed violence in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, the language of , and a trend towards violence by global governments.

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25/10/2023

NEW EPISODE: Andrea chats with Roderick Jones and Vice Admiral Michael LeFever (Concentric Advisors) on in the public and private sectors, from cyber weapons to resiliency from cyber attacks.

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12/10/2023

RE-RELEASES: In light of the recent Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel and subsequent Israeli military action in Gaza, The Burn Bag is re-releasing several episodes A'ndre and Ryan recorded during the 2021 Israeli-Palestinian crisis, aiming to assess the history of the broader Israeli-Palestinian and Arab-Israeli conflicts, highlighting a multitude of perspectives. We hope that you listen to all of these re-releases, in an effort to gain a deeper understanding of this conflict.

1) Professor Victor Lieberman () provides an overview of the Israeli-Palestinian and broader Arab-Israeli conflict

2) Palestinian academic Professor Rashid Khalid () outlines the history of the Palestinian people and aspirations for statehood

3) Israeli journalist Yossi Klein Halevi discusses the Jewish people, the State of Israel, and the history of Zionism

4) Former Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmi discusses Egypt’s role in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

5) Dr. Jess Ghannam provides perspectives on post-conflict trauma and public health in Gaza and other conflict zones

02/10/2023

NEW EPISODE: A'ndre chats with Michael Kugelman (The Wilson Center) on the recent - tensions, over accusations around the assassination of separatist leader on Canadian soil.

LISTEN: https://bit.ly/3PXJ11A

21/09/2023

NEW EPISODE: Anne Clawson joins us to talk about critical minerals and their impact on foreign affairs, and .

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19/09/2023

NEW EPISODE: Courtney Weatherby joins us to talk about the intersection of and -- with a particular focus on disputes involving and other countries along the River.



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05/09/2023

NEW EPISODE: Rebecca Bill Chavez, President of the Inter-American Dialogue, chats with us about the intersection of dysfunction, , and change in Latin America -- and why collaboration at the local government level may hold solutions.

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28/08/2023

NEW EPISODE: A'ndre spoke with former President of Iván Duque on , the , and the Latin American Crisis – and how all three issues intersect with one another, as a part of The Burn Bag's collaboration with the Climate Migration Council.

LISTEN: https://bit.ly/3OQNWzD

24/08/2023

RELEASING MONDAY: A’ndre chatted with former President of Colombia Iván Duque on climate change and the Latin American migration crisis.

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11/08/2023

NEW EPISODE: Former PACFLT Commander Admiral Scott Swift, USN (Ret.) applies a lens to and , outlining whether he believes the military could (or should) address the root causes and impacts.

Check out the latest episode in our collaboration with the Climate Migration Council here 👇🏽

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24/07/2023

NEW EPISODE: Former Director John Brennan discusses the controversies around the handling of documents by President Trump, how Presidents are supposed to handle classified documentation, recent intelligence , and the and future of intelligence

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20/07/2023

RELEASING MONDAY: Former CIA Director John Brennan joined A’ndre today for a conversation on classified documents’ controversies, the politicization of intelligence, and the future of the CIA.

26/06/2023

NEW EPISODE: A’ndre hosts former Director General (Ret.) for a discussion on the 20th Anniversary of the Iraq War, the General’s recent visit to , and preparedness for the next great power

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21/06/2023

NEW EPISODE: Professor Mark Schrad chats with David and Andrea on whether the can hold President Vladimir — and why we should have a less cynical view on

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13/06/2023

NEW EPISODE: Basant Sanghera, Principal at The Asia Group and former NSC Director, gives us a primer on U.S.- relations in advance of Narendra Modi's state visit later this month. We talk , , the , and more in this wide-ranging discussion!

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30/05/2023

NEW EPISODE: A'ndre interviewed Even Rogers, CEO of space start-up True Anomaly, on a range of topics in the and domain, including , space , new , and challenges (and how the commercial world can address them!)

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22/05/2023

NEW EPISODE: Director Lt. Gen. Michael Loh chats with us about how the Air is supporting the National Strategy, integrated , the , and strategy

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15/05/2023

NEW EPISODE: Ryan Hass (Senior Fellow, ) talks ’s foreign policy goals under , its historical strategy, its relations with , , and the , and whether conflict with the is inevitable.

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08/05/2023

NEW EPISODE: Andrew Hoehn (RAND Corporation) and Thom Shanker (The George Washington University) chat with A'ndre about their new book “Age of Danger”, where they call for reimagining the machine amidst threats from , , , , , and more

LISTEN: https://bit.ly/3M5H9BR

05/05/2023

NEW EPISODE: The Burn Bag’s Andrea and Girl Security Fellow Aurelia Van der Wilde interviewed Dr. Betsey Stevenson () on economic influence and

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27/04/2023

NEW EPISODE: Ellen M. Chang (BMNT/H4XLabs), defense innovation expert and space investor, chats with The Burn Bag’s Andrea and Girl Security Fellow Sravya Kotamraju on private sector work, advancing tech, and !

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20/04/2023

NEW EPISODE: This week, Andrea and Girl Security Fellow Sydney Zulich talk to Farah Pandith, pioneer in the field of countering violent extremism, for a conversation on the role of in shaping

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14/04/2023

NEW EPISODE: Andrea and Fellow Amulya Panakam chat with Erin Sikorsky on how security is continually being elevated into dialogue, and what the actual threat looks like

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10/04/2023

NEW EPISODE: Applied Intuition’s Colin Carroll talks about how , , and centric solutions are being leveraged by the Department, and outlines where he believes the blockers to rapid development are.



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06/04/2023

NEW EPISODE: Former Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Michèle Flournoy and Former PDDNI Sue Gordon join The Burn Bag’s Andrea Ochoa and Girl Security Fellows Amanda Hart and Emilie Zeitinger for a discussion on refocusing amidst changing priorities, in the latest episode of our new collaboration!

LISTEN: https://bit.ly/3KG8ABL