Host Annie Aleman and Andrew Holland discuss Andrew’s tenure at ASP and a look ahead at U.S foreign policy.

Host

Annie Aleman
Follow @anniemaleman


This Week’s Guest

Andrew Holland
Follow @TheAndyHolland

Additional Resources:
https://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/ 

 

Host Andrew Holland and Peter Choharis discuss neocolonialism and Sint Maarten’s relationship with the Netherlands.

Host

Andrew Holland


This Week’s Guest

Peter Choharis

Additional Resources:
Racial reckoning in the Caribbean: Former colony confronts the Netherlands over coronavirus aid conditions

Produced by Annie Aleman
 

Host Andrew Holland and Ian Urbina discuss illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and potential solutions host countries and the U.S. government can enact.

Host

Andrew HollandFollow @ian_urbina


This Week’s Guest

Ian Urbina Follow @SimonAnholt

Additional Resources:
The Outlaw Ocean

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Host Andrew Holland and Simon Anholt discuss the Good Country Index and what each country on earth can do to contribute to the common good of humanity.

Host

Andrew HollandFollow @theandyholland


This Week’s Guest

Simon Anholt Follow @SimonAnholt

Additional Resources:
The Good Country Index

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Host Andrew Holland and Kezia McKeague discuss U.S.- Latin American relations under the Biden administration and the potential impacts on U.S.- Cuban relations.

Host

Andrew HollandFollow @theandyholland


This Week’s Guest

Kezia McKeague Follow @keziamckeague

Additional Resources:
U.S.-CUBA RELATIONS IN THE BIDEN ERA: A Case for Making Engagement Resilient as a Means of Providing Long-Term Support for the Cuban People

Produced by Annie Aleman
 

Host Andrew Holland and Fusion Industry Association’s Melanie Windridge discuss how the fusion energy sector has changed in the last decade and the balance between public labs and private companies.

Host

Andrew HollandFollow @theandyholland


This Week’s Guest

Melanie Windridge Follow @m_windridge

Additional Resources:
Learn more about Melanie’s books
Fusion Industry Assocation Website

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Host Andrew Holland discusses the USCC’s 2020 report and recommendations to Congress with Chairman Robin Cleveland, PhD and Vice Chairman Carolyn Bartholomew.

Host

Andrew HollandFollow @theandyholland


This Week’s Guests

Robin Cleveland, PhD, Chairman – 2020 Report Cycle

Carolyn Bartholomew, Vice Chairman – 2020 Report Cycle



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Host Andrew Holland and ASP President BGen Steve Cheney, USMC (Ret.), review 2020 and ASP’s work throughout the year.

Host

Andrew HollandFollow @theandyholland


This Week’s Guest

BGen Stephen Cheney, USMC (Ret.) Follow @SCheney71



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Host Andrew Holland and Kori Schake discuss American hegemony and the power balance between the U.S. and a rising China.

Host

Andrew HollandFollow @theandyholland


This Week’s Guest

Kori Schake Follow @KoriSchake



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Host Andrew Holland and Dr. Jim Golby discuss the history of civil military affairs and the ongoing politicization of the military in recent presidential administrations.

Host

Andrew HollandFollow @theandyholland


This Week’s Guest

Jim Golby Follow @jimgolby



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Host Andrew Holland and Catherine Katz, author of The Daughters of Yalta: The Churchills, Roosevelts, and Harrimans: A Story of Love and War discuss how the personal and the political can be intricately intertwined in the art of diplomacy.

Host

Andrew HollandFollow @theandyholland


This Week’s Guest

Catherine Grace Katz Follow @Catherine_Katz



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Host Andrew Holland and David Kilcullen, author of The Dragons and The Snakes: How the Rest Learned to Fight the West, discuss what the West has learned in the last quarter century of conflict and how adversaries have adapted.

Host

Andrew HollandFollow @theandyholland


This Week’s Guest

Dr. David Kilcullen



 
 

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Host Andrew Holland and Alex Hackbarth, ASP’s Director of Climate and Energy Security discuss the direct threats climate change poses to the United States domestically.

Host

Andrew HollandFollow @theandyholland
Full bio


This Week’s Guest

Alex HackbarthFollow @alexhackbarth
Full Bio



 
 

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Host Andrew Holland and Audun Halvorsen, State Secretary at the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, discuss Norway’s priorities in the Arctic, multilateral diplomacy in the region, and the U.S.’s strategic role in the Arctic.

Host

Andrew HollandFollow @theandyholland
Full bio


This Week’s Guest

Secretary Audun HalvorsenFollow @auhalvor
CV



 
 
 
Additional Resources
ASP’s Arctic Research Program
Russian Arctic Military Bases
China’s Arctic Endgame
Andrew Holland’s 2014 Testimony about the Arctic before House Foreign Affairs Committee
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Host Andrew Holland and Adam Clayton Powell III, Executive Director of USC’s Election Cybersecurity Initiative discuss election security and the current threats posed to America’s election processes.

Host

Andrew HollandFollow @theandyholland
Full bio


This Week’s Guest

Adam Clayton Powell IIIFollow @USC_TrueVote
About the Initiative



 
 
 
Additional Resources
Learn more about USC’s Election Cybersecurity Initiative
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Produced by Annie Aleman
 

Host Andrew Holland and Dr. David Rolnick discuss the impact artificial intelligence can have on the fight against climate change.

Host

Andrew HollandFollow @theandyholland
Full bio


This Week’s Guest

David RolnickTweet to @david_rolnick
Full bio



 
 
 
Additional Resources
Visit climatechange.ai for more information on the applications of AI to fight against climate change.
Paper: Tackling Climate Change with Machine Learning
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Produced by Annie Aleman
 

 
Host Andrew Holland and Anthony DePalma discuss DePalma’s recently released book, The Cubans: Ordinary Lives During Extraordinary Times, and the normalization of U.S.- Cuba relations.

Host

Andrew HollandFollow @theandyholland
Full bio


This Week’s Guest

Anthony DePalmaFollow @depalman
Full bio



 
 
 
Additional Resources
Purchase Anthony DePalma’s book, The Cubans: Ordinary Lives During Extraordinary Times
Fidel Castro, Cuban Revolutionary Who Defied U.S., Dies at 90
ASP Statement after 2017 Delegation to Cuba
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Produced by Annie Aleman
 

Host Andrew Holland reflects on the early days of ASP by delving into the archives. This episode focuses on an episode from 2011 discussing U.S. involvement in Afghanistan and the age-old question: Are We Winning?
Host

Andrew Holland
Follow @theandyholland
Full bio
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Produced by Annie Aleman
 

 
Host Andrew Holland and Matthew Wallin discuss the history of New START and the strategic importance of an arms agreement between Russia and the U.S.

Host

Andrew HollandFollow @theandyholland
Full bio


This Week’s Guest

Matthew WallinFollow @MatthewRWallin
Full bio



 
 
 
Additional Resources
The U.S. Case for Extending New START
Debating the Extension of New START
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Produced by Annie Aleman
 

 
Host Andrew Holland and NEI Senior Director of New Reactor Deployment Marc Nichol discuss the development of nuclear microreactors for the military.

Host

Andrew HollandFollow @theandyholland
Full bio


This Week’s Guest

Marc Nichol 
Full bio



 
 
 
Additional Resources
Lt. Gen. Norman Seip on Micro Nuclear Reactors in Stars and Stripes
LTG Dan Christman on Micro Nuclear Reactors in War on the Rocks
Event Recap: Battlefields of the Future: The Next Generation of Nuclear Reactors
Perspective – Micro Nuclear Reactors
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Produced by Annie Aleman
Edited by Matthew Wallin