The Precision-Guided Podcast

In this episode, Shawn talks to Dr. Joan Donovan, Research Director of the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard University. Dr. Donovan specializes in disinformation and media politics. Shawn and Dr. Donovan discuss current social media and the effects of disinformation campaigns in recent history. They also dive into the concept of memetic warfare to better understan...

In this episode, host Shawn Rostker talks to Dr. Elizabeth Grimm about her latest book, “Terror in Transition: Leadership and Succession in Terrorist Organizations” co-written with Dr. Tricia Bacon, and dives into the importance of leadership dynamics within terrorist organizations and its relevance to the U.S. national security community. He also catches up with current SSP student Mel Madarang a...

What is involved in developing a National Security Strategy (NSS)? How do you balance competing priorities and build consensus? Join host, Diva Joshi, and former Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategy, Dr. Nadia Schadlow, for a discussion of the 2017 NSS, the current NSS, and advice for future security professionals.

How is populism influencing politics in India? Tune in to this episode of the Precision-Guided Podcast as our hosts, Iku and Senju, give an overview of populism in India. The discussion will encompass the early roots of the Hindu-Nationalist movement in India and its connection with the BJP party. The discussion will also look at the present-day political environment, the ramifications of the part...

Join our host, Chris Bull, as he sits down with former FBI agents Michelle Taylor & Holden Triplett as they discuss contemporary threats to U.S. national security and the evolving challenges of future threats.

What does Russia's invasion of Ukraine mean for Europe's energy security? Find out in this Precision-Guided Podcast episode hosted by Olivia C. with today's guest, international energy expert Mr. Edward Chow.

The Biden administration recently released its new national security strategy outlining the top U.S. national security concerns and the U.S. planned approach. Join our host, Chris Bull, and guests Paula Mercado, Sirkar Tisyaketu and Rhett Rezendes as they discuss the 2022 National Security Strategy from the perspective of next-generation national security practitioners.

In light of the recent midterm elections in the United States, how do we assess the security and integrity of the US election system? What can the US do to deter foreign influence in the election process while identifying pressures that domestic actors are putting on the election system? What is the role of social media companies as arbiters of truth in the public square? What is the role of publi...

What does the war in Ukraine tell us about the future of air warfare? Join our host, Connor Thode, and Stimson Center Senior Fellow Dr. Kelly Grieco as they discuss what Ukraine can teach us about emerging airpower strategies. Listeners can learn more about Dr. Grieco at https://www.stimson.org/ppl/kelly-a-grieco/ and read the Atlantic Council’s series “Airpower after Ukraine: The future of air wa...

What kinds of security challenges is the Security Studies Program (SSP) seeking to prepare students for? What kinds of tangible skills are SSP events and classes hoping to impart to its students? How does the leadership of SSP hope to foster community among the Center for Security Studies (CSS)? Find out answers to these questions and more in this episode of the Precision-Guided Podcast, as host S...

Join our host, Diva Joshi, and current Georgetown professor David Fahrenkrug (and former fighter pilot) for a discussion on cyber power.

Join host Diva Joshi for a discussion on global debt and the unfolding crisis in Sri Lanka with Professor Robert Bestani.

Join Alice, the Precision-Guided Podcast host, for a discussion with Major General Arnold Punaro, USMC (Ret), to discuss United States national defense priorities and budgeting concerns. In this episode, we discuss Mr. Punaro’s eight ‘ticking timebombs’ of US national security, his recommendations to reorient defense activities to support relevant security concerns, and reflect on his time as a Se...

Join host Juan Carlos Solano for a discussion with Katie Nodjimbadem and Sofia Deak, founders of Georgetown University’s Decolonizing International Affairs student groups. In this episode, our guests discuss the group’s focus on the colonial legacy present in international affairs theory and practice and their efforts to provide a space for students interested in learning from a variety of diverse...

In this episode, hosts Stephanie Cannon and Alice Bechtol feature two SSP students: Michael Losacco and Chris DiMuro. The panel discussed topics ranging from domestic to international security challenges. 

Join host Juan Carlos Solano for a discussion with Georgetown Professor Alan Tidwell on the geopolitics of Oceanian.

Join host Stephanie Cannon for a discussion with SSP professors Kari Bingen and Stephen Kitay as they discuss the future of space policy.

Join us for a discussion with Ms. Chidi Blyden, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for African Affairs. During this episode, co-hosts Stephanie Cannon and Donald Small speak with Deputy Assistant Secretary Blyden about key security issues in Africa and her career journey. Ms. Blyden also teaches a course at the Security Studies Program called African Security Issues and Policies (SEST-570).&nbs...

Join our co-hosts Josh O’Day and Stephanie Cannon as they talk with Dr. John Arquilla about the new, emerging environment of cyber war. In this episode, Dr. Arquilla discusses his new book, Bitskrieg: The New Challenge of Cyberwarfare, and what it means for strategists to grapple with this new, fluid realm of warfare. Dr. Arquilla also discusses vulnerabilities and risk mitigation in this type of...

There’s no better way to kick off the GSSR podcast’s third season than with the Georgetown Center for Security Studies and Security Studies Program’s very own Director Dr. Keir Lieber!  In this episode he will dive into the value the Security Studies Program (SSP) places on the “inextricable link between theory and policy,” a phrase SSP students have all heard and perhaps even adopted into th...

In Episode 17, Josh O'Day is joined by co-host Josh Chang as the two take to the air to interview Colonel Michael Sullivan, Ph. D., an adjunct professor in the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University. He teaches SEST 501 - Strategy, Policy, and Military Operations, which is one of the two core courses that first year students are required to take. Colonel Sullivan is in his 27th year as...

In Episode 16, Josh Chang is joined by co-host Josh O'Day as the two take to the air to interview Donald Small, a student originally from Atlanta who is now in the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University. Donald graduated in 2014 with a BA in Biology and French from Valdosta State University. After graduation he volunteered with the Peace Corps in Guinea, West Africa as an Education Volu...

In Episode 15, Josh Chang is joined by new co-host Josh O'Day. The two take to the air to interview Amr Sayed, an SSP student from Egypt with extensive experience as a journalist. Amr has 11 years of experience as a journalist and TV reporter starting his career with the unfolding of the revolution in Egypt.  Amr currently works as a correspondent for Al Jazeera Media Networks in Washington D...

In a special episode of the PGP, Josh interviews the Honorable Matthew P. Donovan, former Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness who has also served in a wide variety of policy-making positions such as Under Secretary of the Air Force (SECAF) and Acting SECAF. The two discuss space security and U.S. military readiness in the age of COVID-19, speaking about the items such as challen...

In the third episode of Season 2, Josh discusses the declassified strategic framework for the Indo-Pacific, released in the waning days of the Trump administration, with Regan Copple, Josh's fellow co-worker at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA) and a mil ops concentrator at SSP. The two discuss their reactions to the strategy, the future contours of the Biden administration...