CNA Talks: A National Security Podcast
CNA's experts understand today's complex and dynamic national security environments. On CNA Talks, you'll find analysis of globe-shaping conflicts, foreign policy and shifting alliances, regional breakdowns, pandemics and other health crises, environmental disasters, homeland security concerns, and the future of strategic competition. Follow CNA Talks to go behind the headlines and learn from data-driven, objective, discussions on the factors shaping today's national security landscape.
Episodes
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Guest Biographies
Dr. Jonathan Schroden is the Chief Research Officer within the Office of the President at the CNA Corporation. In this role, he oversees CNA's Research Office, including...
This episode discusses the benefits of drone as first responder (DFR) programs for police departments and public safety offices.
Guest Biographies
Officer J. "Matt" Rowland is a 20-year veteran of the Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) located in Fort Wayne, IN. He was a founding member of the FWPD Air Support Unit (ASU) in 2017. He spent 15 years in the Operati...
Experts discuss the Fourth Plenum of the 20th CCP Central Committee, where nine senior military officials were expelled from the Chinese Communist Party.
Guest Biographies
Michael Donmoyer is a Research Analyst with CNA's China Studies Program.
Eduaro Jaramillo is an Associate Research Analyst with CNA's China Studies Program. Read more
This episode examines a new CNA model that can help government officials optimally deploy unmanned systems, and how it overlaps with our existing tools.
Guest Biographies
Arpita Verma is an expert in optimization, modeling, and simulation in CNA's Data Science for Production Program.
John Crissman is an expert in artificial intelligence (AI), machin...
This episode features a panel of CNA's own Gayatri Gopavajhala and Lizzy Schneider, data scientists, discussing their paths to being in their roles as data scientists at CNA.
Guest Biographies
Gayatri Gopavajhala is a Data Analyst in CNA's Data Science for Sustainment Program.
Lizzy Schneider is a Research Analyst in CNA's Data Science for Production Program.
In this episode, we explore how the war in Ukraine has impacted Russian military thought on combined arms operations, naval surface warfare, and air dominance operations.
Guest Biographies
Michael Petersen is a principal research scientist in CNA's Russia Studies Program. He is an expert on Russian military strategy, operations, and net assessments of high-intensity con...
In this episode, we discuss how the war in Ukraine has not altered Moscow's threat perceptions, but amplified and reinforced them.
Guest Biographies
Gabriela Iveliz Rosa-Hernandez is an Associate Research Analyst at the CNA Russia Studies Program. Her research centers on security orders, deterrence issues, and Russia's security policy, supplemented by her signifi...
This episode explores how the PRC is developing autonomous drone swarm technology for deployment during a potential military invasion of Taiwan.
Guest Biographies
Timothy Ditter is a senior research scientist in CNA's China Studies Program. His work covers PLA amphibious warfare, China's military modernization and expansion, China's growing nuclear weapons program, and ...
This episode discusses the benefits of drone as first responder (DFR) programs for police departments and public safety offices.
Guest Biographies
Officer J. "Matt" Rowland is a 20-year veteran of the Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) located in Fort Wayne, IN. He was a founding member of the FWPD Air Support Unit (ASU) in 2017. He spent 15 years in the Operati...
This episode covers CNA's latest research into technology competition between the US and the People's Republic of China.
Guest Biographies
April Herlevi is a senior research scientist in CNA's China and Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Division.
Christopher Cairns is a research scientist in CNA's China and Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Division.
Further Reading
...This episode examines the political, military, and economic elements of the relationship between Russia and India.
Guest Biographies
Dmitry Gorenburg is a Senior Research Scientist in CNA's Russia Studies Program. He is an expert on security issues in the former Soviet Union, the Russian military, Russian foreign policy, and ethnic politics and identity.
In this episode, our experts discuss the Navy's effort to rebuild US shipbuilding and to integrate artificial intelligence and autonomous systems.
Guest Biographies
Joshua Tallis is CNA's Hybrid Fleet Research Coordinator and our scientific analyst to the Chief of Naval Operations, a position he has occupied since the end of 2023.
Steven Wills is a...
This episode explores how the Fairfax County 911 Center is using Next Generation 911 systems to better serve its jurisdiction.
Guest Biographies
Heleana Melendez is an expert in criminal justice research and policing. At CNA, Melendez supports projects focused on violence prevention, system improvement, crisis intervention and use of force for law enforcement agencies a...
This episode covers the stability of Islamic Republic of Iran in the aftermath of the 12 Day War, and how the regime will adapt to its new reality.
Guest Biographies
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We examine efforts to prevent the spread of resporitory viruses in America's jails and prisons and what practices were identified from this experience.
Guest Biographies
NhuNgoc Pham is a research scientist with CNA's Center for Public Health Preparedness and Resilience.
Jim Alexander is a senior advisor with CNA's Center for Justice Research and Innovation.
Darren...
We examine what happened in South Korea's snap election and its implications for South Korea's relations with the US, Japan, China, Russia, and North Korea.
Guest Biographies
Dr. Thomas Bickford is a principal research scientist in the CNA Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Program. His research has focused on Chinese maritime strategy, Chinese national security policy, and China's relations with ...
We cover the recent conflict between India and Pakistan, why they were able to desescalate so quickly, and what this tells us about nuclear deterrence and escalation.
Guest Biographies
Stephanie Stapleton is a Research Scientist with CNA's Strategy and Policy Analysis Program. She is an expert in nuclear policy and strategic deterrence, with a focus on strategic competition within the emergi...
Two CNA field analysts discuss their work assisting operations to ensure freedom of navigation in the Red Sea.
Guest Biographies
Dr. Keith Zirkle is a research scientist in CNA's Fleet Operations and Assessments Program. He is CNA's field representative at Naval Forces Central Command.
Kevin O'Connell is a research analyst in CNA's Fleet Operations and Assessments Program. He ...
This episode examines what DeepSeek's AI model tells us about China's AI ecosystem, military applications for this technology, and other developments in China's high-tech sector.
Guest Biographies
April Herlevi is a senior research scientist in CNA's China and Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Division.
Christopher Cairns is a research scientist in CNA's China and Indo-Pacific Secu...
Dmitry Gorenburg, winner of this year's Trustees Award, joins the show to discuss his 20-year career at CNA and how the study of Russia has changed during that time.
Guest Biography
Dmitry Gorenburg is a Senior Research Scientist in CNA's Russia Studies Program. He is an expert on security issues in the former Soviet Union, the Russian military, Russian foreign policy, and ethnic politics...
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