The One CA Podcast

The One CA Podcast

One CA Podcast is here to inspire anyone interested in traveling to work with a partner nation’s people and leadership to forward U.S. foreign policy. We bring in current or former military, diplomats, development officers, and field agents to discuss their experiences and give recommendations for working the ”last three feet” of foreign relations. The show is sponsored by the Civil Affairs Association.

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April 30, 2024 26 mins

Brian Hancock hosts J. David Thompson, a Civil Affairs planner out of U.S. Africa Command, to discuss

 

 

Special thanks to FeedSpot for ranking One CA Podcast as one of their top 10 foreign policy podcasts. Check it out at: https://podcasts.feedspot.com/foreign_policy_podcasts/

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Brian Hancock hosts J. David Thompson, a Civil Affairs planner out of U.S. Africa Command to discuss

 

 

Thank you FeedSpot for ranking One CA Podcast as one of their top 10 foreign policy podcasts. Check it out at: https://podcasts.feedspot.com/foreign_policy_podcasts/

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Assad Raza hosts Heather Cotter, who recently gained a direct commission into the Army and Civil Affairs. In this episode, she talks about what it's like to go through the process and her first impressions of the Army. 

 

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Recently, I partnered with SMA's Mariah Yager to talk with Professor Beatrice Houser about post-conflict stabilization. 

“In Kuwait, preparing for the Iraq invasion, I asked the leadership, ‘Could you give us a little more detail about after we get to Baghdad and topple the regime? ' [The answer] was more than inadequate.’” -David Petraeus, speaking at Carnegie.

The U.S. and the West recently suffered monumental failures in plannin...

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Recently, I partnered with SMA's Mariah Yager to talk with Professor Beatrice Houser about post-conflict stabilization. 

“In Kuwait, preparing for the Iraq invasion, I asked the leadership, ‘Could you give us a little more detail about after we get to Baghdad and topple the regime? ' [The answer] was more than inadequate.’” -David Petraeus, speaking at Carnegie.

The U.S. and the West recently suffered monumental failures in plannin...

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March 26, 2024 33 mins

Welcome to the One CA Podcast. In this episode Assad Raza hosts Henrique Garbino, Joao Mauricio Dias Lopes Valdetaro, and Jonathan Robinson as they discuss their paper and the competing concepts around civil military planning and operations. 

 

You can find "Civil Military What?" online at:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/378267976_Civil-military_what_Making_sense_of_conflicting_civil-military_concepts

 

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Today, we have a special guest episode.

Dana Lombardy of Lombardy Studios hosts talks on military history and current events. To find out more about Dana's work, check out LombardyStudios.com.

For this episode, he brings in retired Rear Admiral Michael Baker, a general surgeon who travels to Ukraine to teach combat first aid. 

It's a great story about volunteering and working in a war zone to help Ukrainians save soldiers' lives. 

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Please welcome Maria Yager and Bas Waters to One CA Podcast. 

Originally, I was cohosting the show with Mariah, but I got OBE'd (or overcome by events), so Maria covered until I arrived and helped with questions and answers. 

This is part two of a two-part episode on influence and persuasion.

FeedSpot ranked One CA Podcast as one of their top 20 foreign policy podcasts. Check it out at: https://podcasts.feedspot.com/foreign_policy_...

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Please welcome Maria Yager and Bas Waters to One CA Podcast. 

Originally, I was cohosting the show with Mariah, but I got OBE'd (or overcome by events), so Maria covered until I arrived and helped with questions and answers. 

This is part one of a two-part episode on influence and persuasion.

FeedSpot ranked One CA Podcast as one of their top 20 foreign policy podcasts. Check it out at: https://podcasts.feedspot.com/foreign_policy_...

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LTC Brian Hancock interviews CW5 Michael Gudmundson on electronic warfare (EW) and how it shapes current and future conflicts. Gudmundson spent four years at I Corps and then transferred to the U.S. Army in Europe and Africa to plan and advise on EW.

FeedSpot ranked One CA Podcast as one of their top 20 foreign policy podcasts. Check it out at: https://podcasts.feedspot.com/foreign_policy_podcasts/

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With the death of Alexei Navalny, I called Ilya Zaslavsky, A Russian anti-Putin activist, and asked him to come on the show to give some perspective on what happened and its ramifications.

This show was a quick turnaround, so I apologize for the editing. I wanted to get it out to you as soon as possible. 

Also, a quick heads-up: FeedSpot just ranked One CA Podcast as one of their top 20 foreign policy podcasts. Check it out at:

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Today, Courtney Mulhern interviews Dan Joseph, Author of the Combat Psych website and the book Backpack to Rucksack: Insight Into Leadership and Resilience From Military Experts. 

His articles and tools are to help soldiers and families build mental fitness and overcome past trauma so that they can live healthier / happier lives. 

As you know from Courtney Mulhern's episode, she is a practicing therapist and a terrific interviewer,...

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Today, Courtney Mulhern interviews Dan Joseph, Author of the Combat Psych website and the book Backpack to Rucksack: Insight Into Leadership and Resilience From Military Experts. 

His articles and tools are to help soldiers and families build mental fitness and overcome past trauma so that they can live healthier / happier lives. 

As you know from Courtney Mulhern's episode, she is a practicing therapist and a terrific interviewer,...

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Today, we welcome Sam Cooper, an author and journalist based in Ottawa.

He came in to talk about his reporting on PRC political and economic warfare, its impact on Canada and the United States, and how those tools are being used worldwide, including Taiwan, to undermine the rule of law and each nation's sovereignty.

This episode goes fast and has a lot of great information on how China sets conditions for winning without fighting. 

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January 23, 2024 19 mins

This week, Rob Boudreau hosts Joel Searl, who created and runs the U.S. Marine, 1st CAG, podcast "The Human Dimension," their social media and public outreach programs.

The original is located at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpdSA_Z7pAs

One CA is a product of the civil affairs association 

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Today, we welcome back Curtis Fox, author of Hybrid Warfare: The Russian Approach to Strategic Competition & Conventional Military Conflict, which is now hot off the presses and in stores. 

We discuss the book's concepts and how they apply to current events. This is part one of two, so sit back, enjoy and come back next week for part two. 

Link to Biography: https://www.linkedin.com/in/curtis-fox-mba-pmp-59b74223/

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Today, we welcome Curtis Fox, author of Hybrid Warfare: The Russian Approach to Strategic Competition & Conventional Military Conflict, which is hot off the presses and in stores now. 

We discuss the book's concepts and how they apply to current events. This is part one of two, so sit back, enjoy and come back next week for part two. 

Link to Biography: https://www.linkedin.com/in/curtis-fox-mba-pmp-59b74223/

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January 2, 2024 36 mins

Today we welcome Albert Augustine, the G9 at V Corps.

Albert came on the show to discuss the changes in army training in Europe and how they impact civil affairs. 

Additionally, we discuss how CA members can get a tour and how to prepare for a gig at V Corps or in Europe. 

One CA Podcast aims to inspire people interested in working on-ground to forward U.S. foreign policy. 

We bring in people...

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Welcome to the One CA Podcast.

This week, we introduce the USMC 1st CAG Human Dimension Podcast.

This is the first pilot episode 1st and hosted by Major Searls, with guests including Major Antonov, Captain Johnson, and Staff Sergeant Camos. The Marines discussed their experiences at Operation BRIGHT STAR 2023.

The original is located at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpdSA_Z7pAs.

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Today, we welcome back to the second half of the interview with retired Col. Robert Curris, who drafted the opinion piece, "The Army needs to invest in Psychological Operations and not cut them." in the November first edition of the Military Times: https://www.militarytimes.com/opinion/2023/11/01/the-army-needs-to-invest-in-psychological-operations-not-cut-them/

This is the first time I have had the honor of bringing in an expert ...

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