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Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University
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Mar 28, 2017 • 47min

Space Junk: The Security Threat You've Never Thought Of

STRATCOM commander Gen. John Hyten describes the threat to American security from space. It's not what you think. If you like what you hear, you can get additional content from scholars at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies by following us on X, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, and by subscribing to our newsletters and updates.
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Mar 22, 2017 • 36min

Ambassador Karl Eikenberry on U.S. Military in Asia

Gen. Karl Eikenberry, former US ambassador to Afghanistan, offers recommendations for our military presence in Asia. If you like what you hear, you can get additional content from scholars at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies by following us on X, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, and by subscribing to our newsletters and updates.
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Mar 13, 2017 • 1h 36min

Ben Rhodes on Opening the U.S. to Cuba

Ben Rhodes, former Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications in the Obama White House, speaks to FSI about re-establishing U.S. diplomatic relations with Cuba. If you like what you hear, you can get additional content from scholars at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies by following us on X, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, and by subscribing to our newsletters and updates.
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Mar 7, 2017 • 22min

Your Child Needs Medicaid

If you're an American parent, your child needs Medicaid - no matter your income. FSI's Paul Wise and Lisa Chamberlain explain. If you like what you hear, you can get additional content from scholars at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies by following us on X, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, and by subscribing to our newsletters and updates.
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Feb 21, 2017 • 45min

Don't Overreact: Countering Terrorism

How governments should respond to terror attacks: FSI senior fellow Martha Crenshaw and University of Maryland professor Gary LaFree discuss their new book, "Countering Terrorism." If you like what you hear, you can get additional content from scholars at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies by following us on X, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, and by subscribing to our newsletters and updates.
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Feb 14, 2017 • 41min

The European Crisis

Princeton professor Andrew Moravchik speaks at FSI's Europe Center on the latest shock waves of world events across Europe. If you like what you hear, you can get additional content from scholars at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies by following us on X, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, and by subscribing to our newsletters and updates.
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Feb 7, 2017 • 1h 22min

Can India Ever Become a Great Power?

What does India's rise look like in today's Asia? Carnegie Fellow Ashley J. Tellis speaks at FSI's Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, as part of a seminar series co-sponsored by Stanford's Center on South Asia. If you like what you hear, you can get additional content from scholars at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies by following us on X, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, and by subscribing to our newsletters and updates.
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Jan 30, 2017 • 22min

What Will Happen When the Wall Goes Up?

FSI senior fellow Alberto Diaz-Cayeros, director of Stanford's Center on Latin American Studies, discusses the diplomatic and economic issues around President Trump's order to build a border wall. If you like what you hear, you can get additional content from scholars at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies by following us on X, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, and by subscribing to our newsletters and updates.
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Jan 20, 2017 • 1h 20min

The Election from Both Sides of the Border

What will Donald Trump's administration mean on the US's southern border? LatinX scholars, students, and staff at Stanford discussed their response to the election in November. If you like what you hear, you can get additional content from scholars at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies by following us on X, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, and by subscribing to our newsletters and updates.
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Jan 11, 2017 • 1h 28min

Ethics in War

Are nukes ever OK to use? How can you fight insurgency without fighting civilians? FSI scholars Scott Sagan, Joe Felter and Paul Wise discuss new ethical models for new kinds of conflict. If you like what you hear, you can get additional content from scholars at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies by following us on X, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, and by subscribing to our newsletters and updates.

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