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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Drones and the Future of War
Are drones the future of war? What lessons can be learned from Ukraine for the Taiwan contingency? To discuss these topics and more, FPRI President Aaron Stein sat down with Lorenz Meier, CEO of Auterion, to discuss...
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Whither Strong? Exploring Conceptions of Russian Power
Why does Russia play such an important role in geopolitics? If it’s because of ‘strength’… what does strength even mean? And why do conceptions of Russia’s strength vary so extremely? Seva Gunitsky joins Aaron Schwartzbaum on this week’s Bear...
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Future of Collaborative Combat Aircraft
How might combat collaborative aircraft be used to fight a war in Europe? Or the Indo-Pacific? To discuss these questions, and the latest from the YFQ-44A, President Aaron Stein sat down with Andrew Van Timmeren, the director of air...
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From Russia with Risk
Here on the Bear Market Brief, a lot of what we focus on is, simply put, risk: what might happen, and what might it mean? On this episode, geoeconomic and country risk expert Rachel Ziemba joins Aaron Schwartzbaum to delve in the discipline...
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Part 2 | Surviving Two Years in Russian Captivity
In this special two part episode of Chain Reaction, Senior Fellow Rob Lee interviews Yevgeniy Malik, a squad leader in Ukraine’s 36th Marine Brigade. Malik fought in Mariupol during the beginning of the war and defended the Illich Iron...
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Part 1 | Surviving Two Years in Russian Captivity
In this special two part episode of Chain Reaction, Senior Fellow Rob Lee interviews Yevgeniy Malik, a squad leader in Ukraine’s 36th Marine Brigade. Malik fought in Mariupol during the beginning of the war and defended the Illich Iron...
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What E-Estonia Can Teach the US
Technologist Joel Burke is the author of the recently published Rebooting a Nation: The Incredible Rise of Estonia, E-Government and the Startup Revolution. He shares his insight into the country’s rise as a leader in e-government, technological exports in...
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Gradually, Then Suddenly: Georgia’s Slide Into Authoritarianism
Since November of last year, the small country of Georgia has seen daily protests against its increasingly authoritarian government. For over 150 straight days Georgians have been in the streets demanding that their country return to the path...
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Report in Short | The War’s Impact On Russia’s Regional Power Dynamics
In this episode of Report in Short Aaron Schwartzbaum speaks with András Tóth-Czifra about his recent report, “The Kremlin’s Balancing Act: The War’s Impact On Regional Power Dynamics.” In the report, Tóth-Czifra explains the shift of government control, highlights instances of pushback, and identifies limitations...
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You Don’t Know Until You Go: Views of the US From European Capitals
Persistent reports indicate that the Trump Administration will de-emphasize the US commitment to European security in favor of an emphasis on defending the US homeland and shifting resources to the Indo-Pacific. This follows a long-running critique of America’s...
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