The Precision-Guided Podcast

In Episode 12, Josh discusses the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War between Armenia and Azerbaijan with Noah Ringler (SSP '21), an SSP student with extensive travel and research experience in the Caucasus region. The two cover the history of the enmity between both countries, Russia and Turkey's regional policies in the Caucasus, and Turkish foreign policy under Erdogan.

In the first episode of the second season of PGP, Josh interviews Lexee Brill, an SSP student, programming director for Georgetown University's Wargaming Society, and wargamer for the Air Force's Warfighting Integration Capability (AFWIC). The two discuss the utility of wargaming in national security analysis, the challenges of "red-teaming" in wargaming, and the methodology of wargaming. 

Josh discusses Latin American security issues as a whole with Casey Wetherbee and Becky Twaalfhoven, two SSP 5-year students with a deep interest in the Western Hemisphere. The three Latin Americanists discuss topics like US-Latin American relations, corruption & governance, environmental and pandemic security, Chinese influence in the region, and institution-building. 

In Episode 9, Josh interviews special guest Dr. Ryan C. Berg, Latin America Research Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and previous guest contributor to the Georgetown Security Studies Review. The two discuss the ongoing political crisis in Nicaragua, examining the historical origins of the crisis, the ways in which democracy has eroded in the country, and policy recommendations fo...

In the eighth episode of the Precision-Guided Podcast, Josh interviews SSP student Emma Jouenne and SSP adjunct faculty member Professor Kyleanne Hunter on their paper regarding the weaponization of online misogyny as a form of information warfare. The three discuss gender norms in national security, online radicalization, and security within the digital space. 

In the seventh of episode of PGP, Josh and Alex Lenser (SSP '21), a former air force officer specializing in nukes/missile defense, discuss U.S. nuclear force modernization, counterproliferation policy with regards to North Korea and Iran, and the difficulties of missile defense.

Josh and Daniel Harris (SSP '21) carry the conversation into the Western Hemisphere to discuss a key national security and humanitarian issue in the form of Venezuela's ongoing political and economic crisis. The two discuss the country's modern political history, the Maduro regime's illicit revenue flows, and the upcoming Biden administration's approach to the crisis. 

In the fifth episode, Josh interviews Ido Levy, an alumnus of Georgetown's McCourt School of Public Policy and an associate fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.  The two discuss ISIS's global network, U.S. counterterrorism operations, and the difficulty of foreign internal defense in countries affected by jihadist insurgencies. 

On the fourth episode of the Precision-Guided Podcast, Josh and Caitlyn Leong (SSP '21), the president of Georgetown University's Wargaming Society, delve into all things wargaming, including its utility in the national security sphere, the best ingredients for a solid wargame, and ways to break into this under-explored, but growing field within defense studies. 

In the heat of election day, Josh and Kamakshi Bhargava (SSP '20) discuss cybersecurity and South Asian security issues. The two cover the disputed Jammu and Kashmir territory, India's fight with COVID-19, the region's relationship with China and the United States, and the nature of the cyber domain, including its weaponization and its implications for national security.

In the second episode of the PGP, Josh is joined by Bilva Chandra (SSP '21) and Jimmy Hodges (SSP '21), technology concentrators within Georgetown's Security Studies Program. In the midst of Halloween week, the three discuss the scary topics of Chinese digital authoritarianism, the role of AI in national security, biotechnology, Russian disinformation, and more!

In the first official pilot episode of the Precision-Guided Podcast, host Josh Chang interviews Sam Seitz (SSP '20), former editor-in-chief of the Georgetown Security Studies Review and a doctoral candidate at the University of Oxford. Josh and Sam discuss a wide array of topics ranging from the NATO alliance, European policy towards China, US-European friction over Iran policy, and nuclear diplom...