A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Chain Reaction Podcast
A nation must think before it acts.
Chain Reaction is the Foreign Policy Research Institute’s flagship network of podcast series examining the political, security, economic, and social trends shaping our world. Throughout the year we are talking with experts about developments in Russia’s war in Ukraine, the new European security order, defense and geopolitical issues in the Baltic States, as well as current and future national security challenges and opportunities in the technology and space sectors. Join us each month for: Bear Market Brief, Behind the Front, Baltic Ways, Report in Short, and the Ties That Bind: NATO at 75 and Beyond.
Join us each month for : The Continent, Bear Market Brief, Baltic Ways, Report in Short, and The Ties That Bind: NATO at 75 and Beyond.
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After the Collapse: Tragedy in Serbia Sparks a Movement
On November 1 2024, the roof of a newly €55 million renovated railway station in Novi Sad, Serbia’s second biggest city, collapsed and killed 15 people. The deaths sparked Serbia’s largest wave of student-led anti-government protests since Yugoslavia’s...
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Tariff Tiff or Trade Tragedy?
The Trump Administration has thrown global financial markets into chaos with its massive but on-again, off-again tariffs against America’s trading partners, both large and small. The White House has at times framed the tariffs as a revenue generation...
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Rumble in the Oval: Strategy or Spectacle?
The two weeks after Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky’s Oval Office clash have precipitated drastic shifts in transatlantic relations and the potential trajectory of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Now a possible ceasefire is on the horizon. This week...
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NATO’s Past, Present, and Very Uncertain Future
Although NATO has survived – and even thrived – for over 75 years, its future looks more uncertain now than at perhaps any other time. The Alliance confronts not only a resurgent Russia, but serious questions over the US commitment...
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An Inflection Point: The Military Situation in Ukraine
While the military situation in Ukraine continues apace, with grinding Russian assaults gaining ground daily, but at a reduced pace and increasing rate of casualties, the diplomatic situation is changing rapidly. A flurry of US diplomatic activity aimed at...
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Understanding Russian Narratives on the West, Ukraine, Russia, and the World
Sometimes lost among analysis of Russian malign actions around the world – from invasions of its neighbors, to sowing chaos in democratic societies, manipulating democratic elections, and weaponizing corruption – is analysis of why Russia does what it does....
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Report in Short: Russian Strategic Culture and the War in Ukraine
In this episode of Report in Short, Aaron Schwartzbaum speaks with Lieutenant Colonel Denys Yurchenko about his recent FPRI report, “Russian Strategic Culture and the War in Ukraine.“ In the report, Yurchenko observes Russia’s intentions through the lens of strategic culture theory...
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The Art of the Alliance: Trump, Ukraine, and NATO Beyond 75
In this episode we look back at a defining year in NATO history and we look ahead to the challenges and the opportunities positioned to shape the alliance in the coming years and decades. Featured guests: Nina Soljan,...
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Trump, Russia, and the Strategic Context
Where does the US stand in the world as Trump (re)assumes office? How is his approach towards Ukraine shaping up? Stephen Wertheim, Senior Fellow in the American Statecraft Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, joins Aaron Schwartzbaum...
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Baltic Leadership in the European Commission
Ben Gardner-Gill sits down with Lithuanian political scientist Andžej Pukšto to talk about the results of the 2024 European elections, with a focus on two Baltic members of the European Commission: Kaja Kallas of Estonia and Andrius Kubilius of...
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