National Security This Week

 Host Jon Olson talks with Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne Bass. As the senior enlisted leader in the US Air Force, she advises the Secretary of the US Air Force, and the Chief of Staff of the US Air Force on all matters related to the 600,000 Airmen who serve the United States. 

 Host Jon Olson's guest is retired US Army Colonel Chris Costa, Executive Director of the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC. They discuss the spy museum, his career in the field of Human Intelligence, and current events. 

 Host Jon Olson talks with Dr. Marina Miron from King’s College London. They discuss the use of unmanned platforms for both domestic and international operations, and the implications of proliferation and expanded capabilities in this rapidly advancing technology area. 

 Host Jon Olson talks with Fidel Amakye Owusu live from Accra, Ghana and they discuss Salafi Jihadist terrorism in the Sahel. 

 This week, Jon Olson's guest is Professor Christopher Tounsel from the University of Washington and they discuss the ongoing crisis and civil war in Sudan. 

Host Jon Olson talks with Colonel Chad Jagmin, the Director of Wargaming at the US Army War College, and Mr. Edmund “Cliffy” Zukowski, the Director for the International Strategic Crisis Negotiation Exercise about the role - and the importance - of the United States War Colleges.

Host Jon Olson talks with Professor Brenda Shaffer of the United States Naval Postgraduate School about the US' turbulent relationship with Iran, and how that country's government relates to both the rest of the world and its own people. 

Host Jon Olson talks with Daniel Runde from the Center for Strategic and International Studies and we discuss American soft power and his new book, The American Imperative.

Host Jon Olson talks with Ambassador Karin Olofsdotter, the Swedish Ambassador to the United States, about the Swedish form of government, its culture, and the country's entry into NATO.

Host Jon Olson talks with retired US Navy Rear Admiral Tim Gallaudet, former Oceanographer of the Navy and former Acting Undersecretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere/NOAA Administrator about the role the world’s oceans play in American national security interests.

Host Jon Olson's guests are Hamdullah Baycar and Nick Hayen, who recently visited the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as part of a research program with the Middle East Policy Institute. They discuss what they saw and heard on that trip, and broader regional security topics.

Host Jon Olson's guest this week is Commander Andrea Cameron from the US Naval War College. They discuss the nexus of climate change and national security, along with the work she’s doing with America’s NATO allies.

During this special edition of National Security This Week, host Jon Olson talks with former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, John Brennan.  They take a deep dive into the CIA and discuss crises around the world.  

Host Jon Olson and Washington Post reporter Dana Priest discuss the role the press plays in holding government accountable to the American people for national security policy and actions.

Host Jon Olson talks with Humphrey School of Public Affairs professor Steve Andreasen about the US National Security Council and numerous crises around the world. 

Host Jon Olson's guests this week are FBI intelligence analysts Chris Tatarka and Jon Watson from the FBI’s Minneapolis Field Office.  They discuss the FBI’s role as a member of the US Intelligence Community.

Host Jon Olson talks with former European Union Ambassador for the Arctic and current Senior Fellow at the Egmont Institute, Marie Anne Coninsx, about the safety, economic, demographic, environmental, and security dynamics of the Arctic region.

Host Jon Olson and Professor Ryan Gingeras from the US Naval Post-Graduate School  discuss the many facets of Turkey and Greece’s fractured relationship, among other topics.

Host Jon Olson and St. Olaf College Professor Anthony Lott discuss current crises around the world.

Professor Jen Spindel and Dr. Raymond Kuo discuss the effectiveness of arms embargoes with Host Jon Olson. 

Host Jon Olson talks with Dr. Joan Johnson-Freese, a senior fellow with Women in International Security, about the role of women in conflict zones, and more broadly in peace and security

This week's guest with host Jon Olson is Jun Jie Phang from the Embassy of Singapore in Washington, DC. They discuss the politics, economy, and security challenges and opportunities for Singapore.

Host Jon Olson discusses Australia’s national security concerns and partnerships with the United States with Dr. John Blaxland from Australian National University.

Host Jon Olson is in Washington, DC and talks with Professor Michael Kimmage from Catholic University about the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Dr. David Gioe, Dr. Huw Dylan, and Elena Grossfeld (authors of "The Autocrat's Intelligence Paradox" join host Jon Olson to discuss Russian intelligence - and really Vladimir Putin's - failures in the invasion of Ukraine, as well as the future of the conflict.