A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Conversations
A nation must think before it acts.
Conversations
A curated selection of interviews from FPRI’s Chain Reaction podcast.
In Conversation with Tomasz Szatkowski | Poland’s Evolution as a Security Provider
The following conversation was recorded on September 24, 2025, and has been edited for clarity. You can listen to the conversation here. Natalia Kopytnik: Our guest today is the former Polish Ambassador to NATO between 2019 and 2024, Mr....
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In Conversation with Jakub Romaniuk | Poland’s Domestic Dynamics and Defense
The following conversation was recorded on September 22, 2025, and has been edited for clarity. You can listen to the conversation here. Natalia Kopytnik: To get a sense of the current environment in Poland I am speaking with Jakub...
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The State of Baltic Studies
The following conversation, as featured on the Baltic Ways podcast, has been edited for clarity. Ben Gardner Gill: Welcome to Baltic Ways. I’m your host, Ben Gardner Gill. Today, as a new academic year is underway, we thought it was time...
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The Feminists Defending Ukraine
Ben Gardner-Gill: Hello, and welcome to Baltic Ways. I’m your co-host, Ben Gardner-Gill. Today we’re talking with Gražina Belousova. Gražina is a feminist scholar of race, religion, and gender in post-Soviet Europe. She earned her PhD from Duke...
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NATO’s Future: The Philadelphia Perspective with Rep. Brendan Boyle
This conversation was recorded in late November and has been edited for clarity. Rick Landgraf: This is the Ties That Bind, NATO at 75 and Beyond, a podcast of the Foreign Policy Research Institute. Today, I’m speaking with Congressman...
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In Conversation with Peter Olive and John Hemmings | NATO’s Activities in the Indo-Pacific
The following conversation was recorded in October 2024 and has been edited for clarity. You can listen to the conversation here. Rick Landgraf: Welcome back to the Ties That Bind, NATO at 75 and Beyond, a special podcast series...
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In Conversation with Ian Langford | NATO’s Partnership with Australia
The following conversation was recorded in November 2024 and has been edited for clarity. You can listen to the conversation here. Rick Landgraf: Welcome back to the Ties That Bind, NATO at 75 and Beyond, a special podcast series...
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Baltic Leadership in the European Commission
Ben Gardner-Gill: Hello, and welcome to Baltic Ways, a podcast bringing you insights from the world of Baltic Studies. I’m your cohost, Ben Gardner-Gill. Professor Andžej Pukšto is a political scientist based at Vytautas Magnus University in Lithuania. His...
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In Conversation with Gwendoline Vamos | The Evolution of NATO’s Indo-Pacific Partnerships
The following conversation was recorded in November 2024 and has been edited for clarity. You can listen to the conversation here. Rick Landgraf: Welcome back to the Ties That Bind, NATO at 75 and Beyond, a special podcast...
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What a Harris or Trump Presidency Could Mean for the Baltic States
The US election is approaching quickly with implications for America's allies in the world. ...
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