Horns of a Dilemma

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Brought to you by the Texas National Security Review, this podcast features lectures, interviews, and panel discussions at The University of Texas at Austin.

Dual Use Deception: How Technology Shapes Cooperation in International Relations
Jan 15, 2025 – 25:45
Machine Failing: The Linkage Between Software Development Flaws and Military Accidents
Jan 10, 2025 – 27:04
Davy Crockett and the Boy Scouts: The Korean War and Mismanaging Protracted Conflict
Jan 3, 2025 – 26:18
Soviet-India Relations: Cold War Contest and Cooperation
Dec 20, 2024 – 23:40
Australian and New Zealand Views on the U.S. Relationship
Dec 13, 2024 – 24:09
The War of Words Between FDR and Charles Lindbergh
Dec 6, 2024 – 33:08
Hunting for Submarines in the Warming Ocean
Nov 29, 2024 – 24:53
Drones, AI, and the Changing Nature of Warfare
Nov 15, 2024 – 31:18
How China Uses Economic Sanctions
Nov 1, 2024 – 30:18
Access Denied? Non-Aligned State Decisions to Grant Access During War
Oct 25, 2024 – 22:13
The Political Thought of Xi Jinping
Oct 18, 2024 – 37:09
Combatant Command and the Intersection of Policy and Military Execution
Oct 11, 2024 – 58:23
Russia, Central Asia, and the U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan
Oct 4, 2024 – 21:27
Wisdom for a World in Turmoil
Sep 27, 2024 – 49:41
Placing Iraq's Invasion of Kuwait in the Context of the End of the Cold War
Sep 20, 2024 – 41:49
Sport and War: Martin Pengelly on his book "Brotherhood"
Sep 13, 2024 – 31:51
The Debate Over Why the United States Invaded Iraq in 2003
Sep 6, 2024 – 28:25
Great-Power Expectations in Europe
Aug 30, 2024 – 27:35
Estimating China's Defense Spending: How to Get It Wrong (and Right)
Aug 23, 2024 – 43:05
History and Perspective in Statecraft and War
Aug 16, 2024 – 29:37
Introducing our new editor-in-chief, Sheena Chestnut Greitens
Aug 9, 2024 – 34:06
Mitigating Risks in a Volatile World: A Conversation with Philip Zelikow
Jul 26, 2024 – 38:48
Why the United States Failed to Retrench from Europe during the Early Cold War
Jul 19, 2024 – 25:08
Salami Tactics in the Shadow of Major War
Jul 12, 2024 – 27:26
Joseph Nye on Scholarship and Practice in International Relations
Jun 28, 2024 – 45:22
The Difficult Balance of Constitutional Statesmanship During Times of War
Jun 21, 2024 – 32:05
The Pivot to Asia Remains Incomplete
Jun 14, 2024 – 45:55
Sweden, Finland, and the Meaning of Alliance Membership
Jun 7, 2024 – 27:45
From Panic to Policy: The Limits of Foreign Propaganda and the Foundations of an Effective Response
May 28, 2024 – 28:19
Why the Humanities Still Matter in Higher Education
May 14, 2024 – 28:55
The Evolution of China's Navy
May 3, 2024 – 41:45
The Multiple Collisions Involved in the War in Ukraine
Apr 26, 2024 – 31:40
Leadership Lessons From Our Top Presidents
Apr 19, 2024 – 37:53
South Korea's Grand Strategy
Apr 12, 2024 – 35:37
Fighting in Iraq's Triangle of Death
Apr 5, 2024 – 40:40
Understanding the Defense Department's Industrial Base Problems
Mar 23, 2024 – 45:37
George Shultz and the End of the Cold War
Mar 15, 2024 – 37:11
AI and Making the Supply Chain More Robust
Mar 8, 2024 – 30:28
America's Effort to Shield Itself
Mar 5, 2024 – 44:53
The United States and Afghanistan Before the Soviet Invasion
Feb 23, 2024 – 42:59
European Security and the Russo-Ukrainian War
Feb 9, 2024 – 41:31
Foreign Policy In the Johnson Years
Jan 11, 2024 – 01:01:40
China's Digital Data Trafficking
Jan 5, 2024 – 31:09
Government Historians and Engagement with Classified Information
Jan 2, 2024 – 36:01
The Media, Secrecy and Transparency
Dec 29, 2023 – 46:11
A Conversation with Sen. John Cornyn
Dec 22, 2023 – 33:02
The Future of Presidential Libraries
Dec 19, 2023 – 38:21
Using Technology to Solve the Declassification Problem
Dec 15, 2023 – 45:43
Classification and Scholarship
Dec 12, 2023 – 46:01
Counter-Terrorism and U.S. Foreign Policy Priorities
Dec 8, 2023 – 38:11

Recent Reviews

J_____N

Meh…

Not very nuanced. It would be nice to have guest contributors’ viewpoints and opinions challenged, or at least elaborated on. Without that, it sounds like a series of politically-biased talking points strung together for a majority of each episode.
Elpasoid

Very informative

I enjoy listening, as I learn a great deal from each episode. Thank you.
Ravin.teen.titans.go

“Woke” Strategy

I have tried repeatedly to listen to this over the last year. After 12 months, I have only found one or two episodes that reflected centrist positions that we’re both critical and well thought out. This is a podcast for the “Woke” strategist to feel good about themselves within their own bubble of self reflection.
D.C. analysis

Good topics, bad audio

This podcast is interesting with good topics, but they really need to figure out their audio. It’s so hard to understand anyone due to the poor audio quality that I stop listening to the episode.
Micro Chasm

Korea

Helpful details from Brooks; lots of vague platitudes from the other speaker who even cut Brooks off during his opening remarks to speak—or that was bad podcast editing. Failed to substantiate the ROK alliance value beyond the Korean Peninsula beyond referring to metaphors of past policy documents’ terms of “keystone” alliance and such.
WonkazWillie

Left Craving More! But great content

Dear Producer, The speakers are enchanting with their knowledge and eloquent presentations. But in several podcasts the mediator mentions Q&A sessions with the key note individuals. I wast left with a need unfulfilled when these sessions were not included. Is there anyway to include these later on?!? Overall I love the podcast! Keep it coming. Hook Em! 🤘🏽
notmine

With guests like these, how could it be bad?

Given the guests that’ll likely appear on this podcast, it’s hard to imagine future episodes won’t be as insightful or full of wisdom as the first two episodes. Looking forward to it! If you like [one of the like fifty good national security / policy podcasts], I bet you’ll like this one too. Definitely listen to the first episode while you’re at it — should age well, and I particularly enjoyed hearing perspectives on leadership in public office from former agency leaders.