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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Kyiv Dispatch Redux
Kyiv-based journalist Fabrice Deprez returns to the brief for another update on the mood in Ukraine, including a report on his recent trip to the front line city of Pokrovsk. For more reporting from Ukraine, be sure to check...
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Russia’s Wagner Group – Where Are They Now?
It has been 15 months since the Wagner Group’s founder Yevgeny Prigozhin led the group’s ill-fated march on Moscow and 13 months since Prigozhin was killed in a plane crash almost certainly orchestrated by the Kremlin. Prigozhin is gone...
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The Price of Peace: Burden-sharing in NATO
This episode is part of a new limited series: The Ties That Bind: NATO at 75 and Beyond Episode 3: The Price for Peace There has been much debate over defense spending, investment, and who is sharing the...
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Going Global in Newport
The 15th Newport Global Summit took place on August 14-15, bringing together dozens of leaders from the business and finance worlds, including Steve Forbes, Mark Bezos, and former World Bank President David Malpass. The brainchild of Newport’s Katherine (Kitty) Cushing,...
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What’s Eating East Germany?
In the wake of far right gains in recent German state-level elections, German historian and journalist Katja Hoyer joins Aaron to explore the unique regional character of German populism. How has formerly communist Eastern Germany swung to the right? ...
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LGBTQ+ Rights in the Baltic Region
Aro Velmet is an associate professor of history at the University of Southern California, where he is a historian of modern Europe, colonialism, science, technology, and medicine with an overarching interest in gender studies. For Baltic Ways, he shares...
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An Axis of Authoritarians?
From Ukraine, to the Middle East, to the Indo-Pacific, American officials claim to see an increasing level of policy coordination among China, Russia, and Iran. In this view, the three authoritarian powers work to support each other and challenge...
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The Linchpin: What is NATO?
Introducing a new limited series: The Ties That Bind: NATO at 75 and Beyond Episode 2: The Linchpin In this episode we go back to the beginning. What is NATO? What challenges has NATO faced in the past? How are...
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Russia and the Global South
Why has the Global South, historically on the receiving end of colonialism and imperialism, maintained what might be called a neutral stance towards Russia’s war against Ukraine? Ivan Grek, Director of the Russia Program at George Washington University’s Institute...
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High Stakes: What is NATO’s Role in the War in Ukraine?
Introducing a new limited series: The Ties That Bind: NATO at 75 and Beyond Episode 1: High Stakes Maintaining political cohesion on the issue of continuing the flow of Western military aid to Ukraine is a pressing concern for...
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