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Chain Reaction
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 orde...
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Continued Conversation About Collaborative Combat Aircraft
Introducing our new monthly podcast series, Behind the Front, which features conversations with industry experts on challenges and opportunities facin...
Kyiv Dispatch
A flurry of back-and-forth diplomacy, a renewed Russian offensive, and a rare outburst of protest in Ukraine. The Kyiv Dispatch with Aaron Schwartzbau...
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 Aa...
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 R...
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...
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, geoec...
Part 2 | Surviving Two Years in Russian Captivity
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In this special two part episode of Chain Reaction, Senior Fellow Rob Lee interviews Yevgeniy Malik, a squad leader in Uk...
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....
What E-Estonia Can Teach the US
This week technologist Joel Burke, author of the recently published Rebooting a Nation: The Incredible Rise of Estonia, E-Government and the Startup R...
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 stra...
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...
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 defendin...
The Feminists Defending Ukraine
Ukrainians have resisted Russia’s aggression for years. Since the full-scale invasion of their country in 2022, Ukrainian women in particular have tak...
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 16 peopl...
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 par...
Trump 2.0 and the Baltic States
This week on Chain Reaction, we feature an installment of the Baltic Ways podcast. Host Indra Ekmanis welcomes back professors Margarita Šešelgytė (Vi...
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 potent...
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 co...
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 rat...
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, m...
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...
The Art of the Alliance
This week on The Ties That Bind: NATO at 75 and Beyond:
In this episode we look back at a defining year in NATO history and we look ahead to th...
With So Much Drama in the NSC: Trump, Russia, and the Strategic Context
This week on the Bear Market Brief
Where does the US stand in the world as Trump (re)assumes office? How is his approach towards Ukraine shaping...
NATO's Future | The Philadelphia Perspective with Rep. Brendan Boyle (PA-02)
Rick Landgraf sits down with Representative Brendan Boyle (PA-02) to discuss the Congressman's role in the NATO Parliamentary Assembly's political com...
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...
The Precipice: The War in Ukraine Hangs in the Balance
Between a Russian offensive and the reelection of Donald Trump, the war in Ukraine hangs in the balance. Janis Kluge joins host Aaron Schwartzbaum to...
Between Oceans: NATO's Indo-Pacific Partnerships
In this episode we explore the history and evolution of NATO’s relationships with its Indo-Pacific partners, the alliance’s role in the growing US-Chi...
Georgia On My Mind: Election Takeaways
This week on The Continent: FPRI's Eurasia Program Director Maia Otarashvili joins Aaron to talk through recent parliamentary election results in Geor...
What a Harris or Trump Presidency Could Mean for the Baltic States
This week on Baltic Ways - The US election is approaching quickly with implications for America's allies in the world. Professors Margarita Šešelgyte...
Kharkiv: A Ukrainian City Perseveres
Located only 30 km from the border with Russia, the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv was the object of another Russian offensive earlier this year. Although...
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 fron...
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 k...
The Price of Peace: NATO and the Burden-sharing Debate
There has been much debate over defense spending, investment, and who is sharing the burden of European defense among NATO allies for years. Russia’s...
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 F...
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 r...
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, scien...
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,...
The Linchpin: What is NATO?
In this episode we go back to the beginning. What is NATO? What challenges has NATO faced in the past? How are these similar or different to today’s i...
Yug Gotta Be Kidding Me: 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 R...
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
Maintaining political cohesion on the issue of continuing th...