Patterson Perspectives

On the latest episode of Patterson Perspectives, Patterson graduate Lauren Ho talks about the relationship between music and national security with Dr. Nathan Jasinski, music professor at Eastern Kentucky University, and Patterson\'s own Dr. Robert Farley.

On the latest episode of Patterson Perspectives, Sam Dantzler and Ben Trammell speak with Grant Peters, Director of the College Sports Company. Sam, Ben, and Grant talk through the changes that Name, Image, and Likeness money has wrought to the college sports landscape, including the increasing internationalization of sports finance.

In the next installment of their independent study series, Ben Trammell and Sam Dantzler sit down with Erin Miller, a 2018 Patterson graduate who studied international development and recently wrapped up a role in sales with Austin FC. They discuss Erin’s career journey, how her background as an athlete has shaped her success in sales and the professional world, and the ways Patterson prepared her...

On the latest episode of Patterson Perspectives, current Patterson students Ben Trammell and Sam Dantzler introduce their semester-long independent study exploring how the United States can leverage sports as a tool of soft power and how American sports leagues have successfully expanded into global markets. Their first guest, Devin Moss, is a leading voice in sports diplomacy, with a career bridg...

On the latest episode of Patterson Perspectives, Elijah McKay speaks with Dr. Megan Brand of the John Jay Institute about the evolution of immigration and refugee policy since World War II, with emphasis on changes in the last year.

On the latest episode of Patterson Perspectives, we offer the second half of Elijah McKay's interview with Dr. Lyle Goldstein, Director of the China Initiative and Visiting Professor at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University. Mr. McKay and Dr. Goldstein talk the geopolitics of the Western Pacific, concentrating on how America's interests are served (or not se...

On the latest episode of Patterson Perspectives, our own Elijah McKay speaks with Dr. Lyle Goldstein, Director of the China Initiative and Visiting Professor at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University.  Mr. McKay and Dr. Goldstein talk the geopolitics of the Western Pacific, concentrating on how America's interests are served (or not served) by alliance commit...

On the latest Patterson Perspectives we welcome Dr. Christopher Burkett of Ashland University. Dr. Burkett speaks with Patterson student Elijah McKay about the nature of foreign policy and international law in the Early Republic. Burkett traces the evolution of ideas about the proper governance of international society into the modern era, discussing how concepts of rule of law came to color both...

On the latest episode of Patterson Perspectives, Elijah McKay speaks with Michael Sobolik, Senior Fellow in Indo-Pacific Studies at the American Foreign Policy Council. Elijah and Michael delve into the details of the US-China relationship, with a focus on how the domestic politics of each country are shaping the nature of the competition. Elijah and Michael conclude with a set of lessons for futu...

On the latest episode of Patterson Perspectives, Elijah McKay speaks with Dr. Chuck Freilich, former deputy national security adviser in Israel and current Senior Fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies. Mr. McKay and Dr. Freilich discussed Israel's current security situation, the long-term prospects for a peaceful settlement in the region, and the origins of the Israeli-Palestinian...

In the first episode of the 2024-25 season of Patterson Perspectives, the podcast of the Patterson School of Diplomacy and international Commerce, first year student Elijah McKay interview Visiting Professor Jonathan Powell regarding Dr. Powell's work on military coups. Mr. McKay and Dr. Powell talk through some of the most relevant issues associated with the study of coups, including how differen...

On the latest Patterson Perspectives podcast Dr. Farley down with Dr. Gregg Hall and talk about his latest book, Examining US-China-Russia Foreign Relations . Farley and Hall talk through Neoclassical Realism, the relationships that undergird the Russia-China-US axes, the nature of the relationships between this triangle and the Global South, how to write a book about foreign relations in the era...

Camden Hanley and Surya Nallapati talk with Lt. Colonel Amy McGrath (USMC Ret.) about fighter jets and modern air warfare. The conversation covers suppression of enemy air defenses, no fly zones, F-16s and MiG-29s, training for fighter pilots, modern air-to-air combat, and more. 

Osetemega Iribiri and Dalton Goble interview Dr. Igbinedion about the recent coup d'etats in West Africa. Dr. Igbinedion is a senior lecturer at the University of Lagos, Nigeria and joins us in a discussion about why West Africa is experiencing a surge in military coups, and offers potential solutions.

Camden Hanley and Osetemega Iribiri speak with Ambassador Carey Cavanaugh about the long term implications of the ongoing war in Ukraine. The conversation covers the origins of the war, the goals of the combatants, the impact of sanctions on the Russian economy, Russia's relationship with China, and more. 

On the latest episode of Patterson Perspectives, Suryakiran Nallapati and Camden Hanley spoke with Dr Trita Parsi, an expert on US-Iran relations, about the Iran nuclear deal. In the wake of President Trump’s unilateral withdrawal from Iran’s nuclear deal in 2018, the Biden administration and European powers are engaged in intense diplomatic negotiations with Iran to revive the deal Joint Comprehe...

Camden Hanley and Dalton Goble sit down with Former Ambassador to Kazakhstan George Krol to discuss the recent protests in Kazakhstan. The conversation covers what happened, why it happened, who the main actors were, and what implications there are going forward for Kazakhstan, Russia, and the US. 

On the latest episode of Patterson Perspectives, Dr. Robert Farley interviews LTC Amy McGrath (USMC, Ret.) about her career in the military, her return to Kentucky, and her transition to teaching in a civilian institution. Caution: There is discussion of the consumption of a rabbit's eyeball.

On the latest episode of Patterson Perspectives, Dr. Farley speaks with Ed "Cliffy" Zukowski, leader of the Army War College's International Strategic Crisis Negotiation Exercise (ISCNE). Farley and Zukowski discuss the history and purpose of the simulation, the growing interest of colleges and universities in participating in the sim, and a few of the most surprising things that have happened in...

On the latest episode of Patterson Perspectives, Dr. Kathleen Montgomery interview Ambassador Anupam Ray of the Indian Foreign Service. Dr. Montgomery and Ambassador Ray discuss career paths, the impact of education in the foreign affairs, and the challenges currently facing Indian foreign policy.

On the latest episode of Patterson Perspectives, Dr. Robert Farley interviews Ryan Quarles, Commissioner of Agriculture for the Commonwealth of Kentucky.  Farley and Quarles discuss the intersections between foreign policy and agriculture, specifically with respect to farm and food policy in Kentucky. They further discuss how agriculture in Kentucky weathered the pandemic, and the long term change...

On this episode of Patterson Perspective, Dr. Robert Farley interviews Austin Anderson, a graduate of the Patterson School who now works in the cyber security industry.  Farley and Anderson discuss the existing cyber-security environment, talk about the problem of ransomware, and contemplate the elements of a modern cyber-security education.

On the latest episode of Patterson Perspectives, Ambassador Carey Cavanaugh speaks with Patterson School graduate John T. Ice, Deputy Spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State.  Cavanaugh and Ice discuss the elements of a successful career in the Foreign Service, and especially of the role of education at the beginning of that career.

On the latest Patterson Perspectives, two students discuss the most recent developments in the Myanmar situation, and provide context on the conditions under which the coup was undertaken.

On the latest episode of Patterson Perspectives, Dr. Robert Farley speaks with Larissa Caton about her work on Operation Warp Speed.  Ms. Caton's work began shifting from traditional defense security work to Operation Warp Speed in June, when she began to focus on creating a secure environment for companies to work with government on developing and distributing vaccines.