The DSR Network

Yet another mass shooting has taken place in the United States and this time it was at an elementary school. Yet, the government continues to do nothing. In this special double episode, David Rothkopf and Kavita Patel talk with Laurie Garrett about the shooting in Texas as a public health crisis and then later are joined by Mary McCord of Georgetown University to talk about potential legal respons...

The United States seems at a breaking point. Election denialists, conspiracy theories, and extreme partisanship are straining the American institutions. Yascha Mounk's new book "The Great Experiment: Why Diverse Democracies Fall Apart and How They Can Endure" dives into what causes these problems and what might be done to fix it. How pessimistic should we be for the future of American democracy? W...

President Biden is in Asia to coordinate with allies in the Quad and he also may have put the end to strategic ambiguity with regards to Taiwan. In this episode, David Rothkopf is joined by Rosa Brooks of Georgetown University, Ed Luce of the financial times, and Sheila Smith of the Council on Foreign Relations breakdown the takeaways from the trip and what comes next for the U.S. in Asia. What sh...

Check out the newest podcast on The DSR Network focused on uplifting the voices of young and diverse national security and foreign policy expert as well as issues that might be off the beaten track. In this episode, Grant and Zoe were joined by Katie Howland, a Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) transparency activist. They discuss the history of UAP, why there is sudden interest from Capitol Hill...

There is a significant amount of doom and gloom in the air when it comes to Democrats chances in the midterms; inflation, baby formula shortages, the latest COVID surge, monkeypox, and the war in Ukraine to say nothing of historical trends are giving Democratic strategists nightmares. But on this episode, David Rothkopf, Kavita Patel, Simon Rosenberg of NDN, and EJ Dionne of the Washington Post pr...

Bill Browder has been on a crusade against corruption in Russia since before he was labeled a "threat to national security" by Putin's regime. In his latest book, "Freezing Order: A True Story of Russian Money Laundering, State-Sponsored Murder,and Surviving Vladimir Putin's Wrath", Bill discusses the time period after the passage of the Magnitsky act and what else needs to be done to fight corrup...

As the war continues in Ukraine, Putin is looking worse for the wear. David Rothkopf speaks with Andrea Kendall-Taylor of the Center for a New American Security, Ed Luce of the Financial Times, and Michael Weiss of New Lines Magazine. Does Vladimir Putin have cancer? What would happen if Putin left office? Is Turkey about to veto Finland and Sweden joining NATO? Find out on this informative and en...

Leaks from the Court, protests outside of the homes of Justices, and the political maelstrom generated for turning back the clock on reproductive rights has shaken the Supreme Court. David Rothkopf talks with Harry Litman of Talking Feds and Katie Barlow of SCOTUSBlog about these updates and the future of the court. Where are we headed? How turbulent are things likely to get? What are seismic chan...

In his latest book, "Overcoming Trumpery: How to Restore Ethics, the Rule of Law, and Democracy Norm Eisen", Norm Eisen lays out the unique characteristics that made up Trump's governmenance and what we can do to prevent them in the future. David Rothkopf explores these issues and how, unfortunately, the Trumpery did not end when Trump left office. What are the seven deadly sins of Trumpery? How a...

Victory Day in Russia came and went without a Russian escalation of the war in Ukraine. However, that does not mean that the war is not continuing to grind down but Russia and Ukraine. David Rothkopf speaks with Rosa Brooks of Georgetown University, Ed Luce of the Financial Times, and David Sanger of the New York Times about the latest updates from the war. What role is China playing in the confli...

On Monday, Politico released a draft version of a decision written by Justice Samuel Alito that would strike down Roe V. Wade. The leak of a draft decision is a huge break in the norms of the court as is the decision to overturn Roe. To discuss the fallout from this leak and what it means for the Supreme Court, David Rothkopf was joined by Dahlia Lithwick of Slate, Barb McQuade of the University o...

On Monday, Politico released a draft version of a decision written by Justice Samuel Alito that would strike down Roe V. Wade. This monumental step, which has yet to be finalized, would have sweeping ramifications for the reproductive rights space and the political landscape headed into the midterms. To discuss the fallout from this blockbuster leak, David Rothkopf and Dr. Kavita Patel sat down wi...

While the news may have moved on, are we stumbling towards Doomsday in Ukraine? David Rothkopf speaks with Rosa Brooks of Georgetown University, Ed Luce of the Financial Times, and Tom Nichols of The Atlantic about the present and future of the conflict. Will Putin declare war on Ukraine? How close are we to nuclear war? Is realism in international relations finally dead? Find out on this thoughtf...

Elon Musk has entered an agreement to buy Twitter and has vowed to make it more focused on freedom of speech. However, he is far from the only billionaire throwing his weight around. David Rothkopf and Kavita Patel talk with Wajahat Ali about Twitter and how billionaires are having an outsized say online and in the real world. What will Musk do with Twitter? Should the government be playing a larg...

The war in Ukraine continues to grind on, will anything change the current balance on the ground? Rosa Brooks of Georgetown University discusses with Max Boot of the Washington Post, Suzanne Nossel of PEN America, and Angela Stent of the Brookings Institution. Will a color revolution happen in Russia? What should we make of Lloyd Austin's statements following his trip to Kyiv with Antony Blinken?...

With the war in Ukraine going so poorly for Putin, could he be tempted to use nuclear weapons? David Rothkopf explores this question and how the West should respond with former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Doug Lute, David Sanger of the New York Times, Emma Belcher of the Ploughshares Fund, and Jon Wolfsthal of Global Zero. Would Putin use tactical nuclear weapons? How could the U.S. respond so that it...

The United States and our partners around the world have been turning the screws on Russia financially and Russians are doing everything they can to avoid the sanctions. David Rothkopf talks with Jay Newman, a former hedge fund portfolio manager for Elliott Management and novelist whose new book is "Undermoney: A Novel", about the methods they are using to skirt sanctions and what we can do to sto...

This week, David Rothkopf and Rosa Brooks of Georgetown University are joined by Peter W. Singer of New America and Michael Weiss of New Lines Magazine to discuss the lessons learned so far in the war in Ukraine and what that means for the future of the conflict and foreign policy more broadly. Was cyber actually not important in the conflict? What lessons is China learning from the conflict? How...

Americans may be done with COVID but COVID is not yet done with us. David Rothkopf talks with Kavita Patel, formerly of the Obama Administration, and Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Laurie Garrett America taking its guard down too early and what that means for the future of the fight against COVID. What is the impact of personalizing risk assessment? How many boosters will we need? What about th...

Democracy is in danger in the United States, could universal voting be the cure? That is the question at the root of E.J. Dionne and Miles Rapoport's new book "100% Democracy: The Case for Universal Voting". What impact would this have on campaigns? How would you overcome the current practical hurdles to implementing this new system in America? Does it need to get worse before we take this idea se...

The Russians are attempting to consolidate their gains in the eastern half of Ukraine and Sweden and Finland are heavily considering whether to join NATO. David Rothkopf talks with Rosa Brooks for Georgetown University, Ed Luce of the Financial Times, and former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder about where we are in the war in Ukraine and what potentially comes next. How quickly could Sweden an...

There have never been more ways for the world to be destroyed; nuclear warfare, pandemic, climate change, cyber attacks, and much more. Emergency Response expert and Harvard Professor, Juliette Kayyem's new book "The Devil Never Sleeps: Learning to Live in an Age of Disasters" is an extremely accessible guide to how to think about what we can do now to do better following disasters. What lessons c...

The economic outlook looks good but why do people not credit the Biden administration? David Rothkopf gets to the bottom of this issue with Norm Ornstein of the American Enterprise Institute and Felicia Wong of the Roosevelt Institute. Where has the messaging gone off track? What impact has the war in Ukraine had on inflation? What can be done to shore up the American economy moving forward? Find...

As Russia is retreating from the region around Kyiv, they are leaving nightmarish scenes in their wake. David Rothkopf speaks with Rosa Brooks of Georgetown University, Ed Luce of the Financial Times, and former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Doug Lute about the state of the conflict. What should we make of the Russian retreat? Is the UN really as ineffectual as Zelensky asserts? Will Russia use a tactic...

Ginni Thomas was texting Mark Meadows, there was a gap in the calls logs at the White House on January 6th, and a judge ruled against former President Trump. With all this news David Rothkopf turned to Dr. Kavita Patel of the Obama Administration, Norm Ornstein of the American Enterprise Institute, and David Corn of Mother Jones to understand all this news. Will we see justice for the leaders of t...