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Norman Roule on the Culture at the CIA, Yemen, and Theater

2019-05-1029:01

Norman Roule (@Norman_Roule), a 34-year CIA veteran and Middle East expert, sits down with with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) to talk about the culture at the CIA, Yemen, and theater. Subscribe to the podcast: http://hvrd.me/K2K330e5mfD More about Norman Roule: https://www.belfercenter.org/person/norman-t-roule Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org

Jennifer Lerner on Decision Science, Leadership, and the Sunk Cost Bias

2019-03-1229:09

Social psychologist Jennifer Lerner, the Navy’s first Chief Decision Scientist and a Harvard Kennedy School professor, sits down with with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) to talk about decision science, leadership, and the sunk cost bias. Subscribe to the podcast: http://hvrd.me/K2K330e5mfD Read Lerner's Article on "Decision Science Meets National Security": https://www.belfercenter.org/sites/default/files/files/publication/Lerner.2019.pdf More about Jennifer Lerner: http://jenniferlerner.com Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org

Bruce Schneier on Cybersecurity, "Click Here to Kill Everybody," and the Hacker Mentality

2019-02-1028:45

Cybersecurity expert Bruce Schneier (@schneierblog), author of the “Schneier on Security” blog and a Research Fellow with the Belfer Center’s Cyber Security Project, sits down with with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) to talk about cybersecurity and tech, his book "Click Here to Kill Everybody," and the hacker mentality. Subscribe to the podcast: http://hvrd.me/K2K330e5mfD More about Bruce Schneier: https://www.belfercenter.org/person/bruce-schneier Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org

William Rapp on Civ-Mil Relations, Army Culture, and His Biggest Adjustment to Civilian Life

2019-01-1128:39

Retired Army Major General William Rapp, former Commandant of both the United States Military Academy and the U.S. Army War College, and currently the Faculty Chair of the Belfer Center’s National Security Fellows Program, sits down with with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) to talk about civilian-military relations, congressional oversight, and the biggest adjustments to civilian life. Subscribe to the podcast: http://hvrd.me/K2K330e5mfD More about William Rapp: https://www.belfercenter.org/person/william-rapp Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org

James Clapper on His Book “Facts and Fears,” Defending the Intelligence Community, and Comic Books

2018-12-1030:20

James Clapper, former Director of National Intelligence and a Senior Fellow with the Belfer Center’s Intelligence Project, sits down with with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) to talk about his book “Facts and Fears,” defending the intelligence community, and comic books. Subscribe to the podcast: http://hvrd.me/K2K330e5mfD More about James Clapper: https://www.belfercenter.org/person/james-r-clapper Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org

Robby Mook on the Lessons from the 2016 Campaign, The Defending Digital Democracy Project, and Dark Chocolate

2018-11-0532:54

Robby Mook (@RobbyMook), Hillary Clinton’s 2016 Campaign Manager and a Belfer Center Senior Fellow, sits down with with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) to talk about lessons from the 2016 campaign, the Defending Digital Democracy Project, and dark chocolate. Subscribe to the podcast: http://hvrd.me/K2K330e5mfD More about Robby Mook: https://www.belfercenter.org/person/robby-mook Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org

Calder Walton on the History of Intelligence, Russian Espionage, and His Favorite Secret

2018-10-0326:01

Calder Walton (@calder_walton), the author of Empire of Secrets: British intelligence, the Cold War, and the Twilight of Empire, sits down with with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) to talk about the history of intelligence, Russian espionage, and his favorite secret. Subscribe to the Belfer Center’s YouTube channel for a new episode of Office Hours each month! Subscribe to the podcast: http://hvrd.me/K2K330e5mfD' More about Calder Walton: https://www.belfercenter.org/person/calder-walton Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org Listen to the full interview: http://hvrd.me/jeMZ30e5mj1

James K. Sebenius on Kissinger the Negotiator, Negotiating Tactics, and Trump the Negotiator

2018-09-0444:56

James K. Sebenius, the Gordon Donaldson Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and author (with R. Nicholas Burns and Robert H. Mnookin) of Kissinger the Negotiator, talks with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) about why Kissinger was an effective negotiator, the lessons we can all learn about negotiation, and Trump’s private sector negotiations. Subscribe to the Belfer Center’s YouTube channel for a new episode of Office Hours each month! Subscribe to the podcast: http://hvrd.me/K2K330e5mfD' Kissinger the Negotiator: https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062694171/kissinger-the-negotiator/ More about James Sebenius: https://www.belfercenter.org/person/james-k-sebenius Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org Listen to the full interview: http://hvrd.me/jeMZ30e5mj1

Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook on U.S.-Europe Relations, Language Influencing Policy, and Dual Citizenship

2018-08-0137:12

Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook (@Cluverc), Executive Director of the Belfer Center’s Future of Diplomacy Project and the newly created Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship, speaks with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) about the future of the U.S.-Europe relationship, how language can influence policy, and the benefits of dual citizenship. Subscribe to the Belfer Center’s YouTube channel for a new episode of Office Hours each month! Subscribe to the podcast: http://hvrd.me/K2K330e5mfD More about Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook: https://www.belfercenter.org/person/cathryn-cluver-ashbrook Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org Listen to the full interview: http://hvrd.me/jeMZ30e5mj1

Halla Logadóttir on the Future of the Arctic Region, Sustainability in Iceland, and Icelandic Names

2018-07-0229:41

Halla Logadóttir, former director of the Iceland School of Energy at Reykjavík University and co-founder of the Belfer Center’s Arctic Initiative, speaks with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) about the future of the Arctic region, sustainability in Iceland, and how Icelanders get their names. Subscribe to the Belfer Center’s YouTube channel for a new episode of Office Hours each month! Subscribe to the podcast: http://hvrd.me/K2K330e5mfD More about Halla Logadóttir: https://www.belfercenter.org/person/halla-hrund-logadottir Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org Listen to the full interview: http://hvrd.me/jeMZ30e5mj1 Original Release Date: July 2, 2018

Radosław Sikorski on the Rise of Right-wing Nationalism, Russia, and Gastrodiplomacy

2018-06-0121:51

Radosław Sikorski (@sikorskiradek), former Foreign Minister and Defense Minister of Poland and a Fisher Family Fellow with the Future of Diplomacy Project, talks with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) about the rise of right-wing nationalism, Russia, and gastrodiplomacy. Subscribe to the Belfer Center’s YouTube channel for a new episode of Office Hours each month! Subscribe to the podcast: http://hvrd.me/K2K330e5mfD Watch highlights from this interview on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLp1QSxtgPnf5jtL09yzdIlpSuNMOijtm9 More about Radosław Sikorski: https://www.belfercenter.org/person/radoslaw-sikorski Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org Listen to the full interview: http://hvrd.me/jeMZ30e5mj1 Original Release Date: June 1, 2018

Margaret Macmillan on Good History, Dead White Man Theory and Canadian vs. U.S. Donuts

2018-05-0324:48

Margaret Macmillan, Professor of History at the University of Toronto and affiliate with the Belfer Center’s Applied History Project, talks with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) about how to identify good history, dead white man theory, and Canadian vs. U.S. donuts. Subscribe to the Belfer Center’s YouTube channel for a new episode of Office Hours each month! Subscribe to the podcast: http://hvrd.me/K2K330e5mfD More about Margaret Macmillan: http://www.margaretmacmillan.com Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org Listen to the full interview: http://hvrd.me/jeMZ30e5mj1 Original Release Date: May 3, 2018

Kendall Hoyt on Bio Defense, Outbreaks, and Anti-Vaxxers

2018-04-0223:21

Kendall Hoyt, Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Dartmouth Medical School and former fellow with the Belfer Center’s International Security Program, talks with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) about improving response time to outbreaks, a brief history of anti-vaxxers, and how she got into biodefense. Subscribe to the Belfer Center’s YouTube channel for a new episode of Office Hours each month! Subscribe to the podcast: http://hvrd.me/K2K330e5mfD More about Kendall Hoyt: https://www.belfercenter.org/person/kendall-hoyt Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org Listen to the full interview: http://hvrd.me/jeMZ30e5mj1 Original Release Date: April 2, 2018

Chuck Freilich on the Israeli National Security, U.S. Retrenchment from the Middle East and Making Aliyah

2018-03-0126:16

Chuck Freilich, former Israeli Deputy National Security Adviser, Belfer Center Senior Fellow, and Author of “Israeli National Security: A New Strategy for an Era of Change,” talks with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) about Israel’s goals for the future, its relationship with the U.S., and his personal experience making aliyah as a teenager. Subscribe to the Belfer Center’s YouTube channel for a new episode of Office Hours each month! Get the book “Israeli National Security”: https://www.belfercenter.org/publication/israeli-national-security-new-strategy-era-change Subscribe to the podcast: http://hvrd.me/K2K330e5mfD More about Chuck Freilich: https://www.belfercenter.org/person/chuck-freilich Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org Listen to the full interview: http://hvrd.me/jeMZ30e5mj1 Original Release Date: March 1, 2018

Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall on the DOE’s National Laboratories, Clean Energy, the U.S. Nuclear Arsenal, and Her Favorite Energy Bar

2018-02-0129:49

Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall (@LSRTweets), former Deputy Secretary of Energy and Belfer Center Senior Fellow, talks with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) about the mystery surrounding the Energy Department’s National Laboratories, the smart grid, the U.S. nuclear arsenal, energy sources of the future, and her favorite energy bar. Subscribe to the Belfer Center for a new episode of Office Hours each month! Watch Highlights from this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kCstR9Uf2M&index=3&list=PLp1QSxtgPnf5jtL09yzdIlpSuNMOijtm9 Listen to the full interview and subscribe to the podcast: http://hvrd.me/K2K330e5mfD More about Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall: https://www.belfercenter.org/person/elizabeth-d-sherwood-randall Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org Listen to the full interview: http://hvrd.me/jeMZ30e5mj1 Original Release Date: February 1, 2018

Ash Carter on Connecting Defense and Technology, Being in the Cabinet, and the Usefulness of Medieval History

2018-01-0320:17

Ash Carter, the 25th Secretary of Defense and the Director of the Belfer Center, talks with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) about how he connected the technology industry with the Defense Department through DIUx, the tensions between the President and his cabinet, and what lessons we can learn from medieval history. Subscribe to the Belfer Center for a new episode of Office Hours each month! Watch highlights from this interview on YouTube: http://hvrd.me/CY8d30hz4gI Listen to the full interview and subscribe to the podcast: http://hvrd.me/K2K330e5mfD More about Ash Carter: https://www.belfercenter.org/person/ash-carter Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org Listen to the full interview: http://hvrd.me/jeMZ30e5mj1 Original Release Date: January 3, 2018

Vera Mironova on ISIS’s Drinking Problem, Embedding in Conflict Zones, and the Job Market for Insurgents

2017-12-0125:50

Vera Mironova (@vera_mironov), an Associate with the Belfer Center’s International Security Program, talks with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) about ISIS’s drug and alcohol problem, her experience embedded in combat zones, and how insurgents shop around for the best job opportunities. Subscribe to the Belfer Center for a new episode of Office Hours the first of each month! Listen to the full interview and subscribe to the podcast: http://hvrd.me/K2K330e5mfD More about Vera Mironova: https://www.belfercenter.org/person/vera-mironova Vera’s Personal Website: http://vmironova.net Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org Listen to the full interview: http://hvrd.me/jeMZ30e5mj1 Original Release Date: December 1, 2017

Jake Sullivan on the Secret 2015 Iran Nuclear Negotiations, Staying Sharp on a Demanding Travel Schedule

2017-11-0122:22

Jake Sulllivan, former Director of the Policy Planning Office at the U.S. State Department and former National Security Adviser to Vice President Joe Biden, talks with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) about the secret negotiations behind the Iran nuclear deal, long-term policy planning at the State Department, and how to stay sharp on a demanding travel schedule. Subscribe to the Belfer Center for a new episode of Office Hours the first of each month! Listen to the full interview and subscribe to the podcast: http://hvrd.me/K2K330e5mfD More about Jake Sullivan: https://www.belfercenter.org/person/jake-sullivan Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org Listen to the full interview: http://hvrd.me/jeMZ30e5mj1 Original Release Date: November 1, 2017

Avril Haines on Being the First Woman No. 2 at the CIA, North Korea, and Living the Hipster Dream

2017-10-0219:13

Avril Haines, former CIA Deputy Director and former Deputy National Security Adviser to President Obama, chats with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) about being a woman at the CIA, why we don’t know much about North Korea, what it’s like inside the White House situation room, and how she went from indie bookstore owner to No. 2 at the CIA. Subscribe to the Belfer Center for a new episode of Office Hours the first of each month! Watch highlights from this interview on YouTube: http://hvrd.me/S5Iu30fzMOf Listen to the full interview and subscribe to the podcast: http://hvrd.me/K2K330e5mfD More about Avril Haines: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avril_Haines Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org Listen to the full interview: http://hvrd.me/jeMZ30e5mj1 Original Release Date: October 2, 2017

Meghan O’Sullivan on Fracking, Climate Change, Tight Oil, and Her Early Career Start

2017-09-0131:53

Meghan O’Sullivan, Jeane Kirkpatrick Professor of the Practice of International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School and author of 'Windfall: How the New Energy Abundance Upends Global Politics and Strengthens America’s Power,' talks with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) about fracking, America’s strategic petroleum reserve, energy abundance, and her early start in geopolitics. Subscribe to the Belfer Center for a new episode of Office Hours the first of each month! Listen to the full interview and subscribe to the podcast: http://hvrd.me/K2K330e5mfD Buy her book “Windfall”: http://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Windfall/Meghan-L-OSullivan/9781501107931 More about Meghan O’Sullivan: https://www.belfercenter.org/person/meghan-l-osullivan Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org Listen to the full interview: http://hvrd.me/jeMZ30e5mj1 Original Release Date: September 1, 2017

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