The Fletcher Forum Podcast

Following his talk at Fletcher, Sam Dagher spoke with Elizabeth Dykstra McCarthy to dive deeper into his book, "Assad or We Burn the Country: How One Family's Lust for Power Destroyed Syria." The discussion covers the makings of the Assad family as well as their intrigues and their inner workings. Dagher was a senior correspondent focused on Syria, Iraq, and Iran, and has worked in the Middle East...

Want to know what Fletcher's new Dean thinks about the school's future? Well, listen to her in-depth and wide-ranging conversation with Shawn Ghuman exploring her vision for this important institution. In this podcast, you'll hear why she decided to make Fletcher a part of her career story and what changes she hopes to bring to the school in the coming years.

The Fletcher Forum's Shawn Ghuman sat down with Carla Martinez and Ellysse Dick to discuss the Edward R. Murrow Center's first annual conference on new media and democracy, "The Future of Democracy in the Age of Disinformation: Innovating Policy Solutions for a Networked World."  The upcoming event will explore the shifting landscape of public diplomacy, cybersecurity and civic engagement in the d...

Shawn Ghuman sat down with Kaiser Kuo, Co-Founder of the  Sinica Podcast , Editor-at-Large of SupChina, and was a founder of China's first heavy metal band, Tang Dynasty, during his time in town for a panel on "The Digital Silk Road: Spreading the Chinese Internet Control Model." In this podcast, we discuss with Kaiser how he went from being a rock musician to being a preeminent pundit on U.S.-Chi...

Senior Web Editor for the Fletcher Forum Markian Kuzmowycz has a conversation with Meredith Sumpter, Research, Strategy, and Operations Head at Eurasia Group and Zoltan Feher, co-chair of the Fletcher Political Risk Group. Sumpter was the keynote speaker at the Fletcher Political Risk Conference in March 2019, discussing the changes in political power dynamics. Her experience of fifteen years has...

In this edition of the Fletcher Forum podcast, Matt Weinmann chats with Robin Chase, co-founder and former CEO of Zipcar, about her new book  Peers Inc  which describes how our modern, collaborative economy can tackle some of the world's biggest challenges and change the very nature of capitalism. In this discussion, we learn how excess capacity can transform business and how Peers Inc can spur in...

Fletcher Forum Podcast Editor Mark Benedetti sits down with Professor Michael Beckley to discuss the complicated geopolitical situation between the United States and China. Author of the recently published book,  Unrivaled: Why America will Remain the World's Sole Superpower,  Beckley argues that although China poses threats to American security and economic interests, it is still very far behind...

In the latest  Fletcher Forum  podcast, Editor in Chief Elissa Miller and Senior Podcast Editor Maria Ory sit down with retired Colonel and Fletcher PhD candidate Frank Sobchak to discuss the recently published two-part volume on the history of the  U.S. Army in the Iraq War  from 2003-2011. The nearly 1,500 page report, according to Sobhack, one of the lead authors, aims to provide a comprehensiv...

In the latest episode of the  Fletcher Forum  podcast, Editor-in-Chief Elissa Miller and Senior Web Editor Chloe Logan sit down with former FBI General Counsel James Baker to discuss the latest developments in counterintelligence and artificial intelligence. Baker reflects on his time as a public servant at the FBI, gives listeners an inside glance into the world of technology and cybersecurity, a...