At The Boundary

Text the ATB Team! We'd love to hear from you! Following her appearance at GNSI Tampa Summit 3: The Future and Ethics of Uncrewed and Autonomous Warfare, Dr. Jennifer McArdle, Senior Director of the Futures Program, CAE USA, spoke with us about how artificial intelligence and virtual training environments are expanding the capabilities of our military and defense forces. CAE USA is a high-technology company devoted to the idea of bringing the digital and physical worlds closer together. She spoke at length with Dr. Tad Schnauffer, II, GNSI Strategy and Research Manager, about her journey through the national security industry: from playing strategy games with toys as a child, as well as the journey that took her from those games to a PhD from Kings College in London, becoming a CMSP – a Certified Modeling and Simulation Profession – to working on a congressional staff. She’s also an official “Mad Scientist,” as named by the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command. This episode was recorded from the GNSI video series "GNSI Speaker Series."We hope you enjoy the episode.At the Boundary from the Global and National Security Institute at the University of South Florida, features global and national security issues we’ve found to be insightful, intriguing, fascinating, maybe controversial, but overall just worth talking about.A "boundary" is a place, either literal or figurative, where two forces exist in close proximity to each other. Sometimes that boundary is in a state of harmony. More often than not, that boundary has a bit of chaos baked in. The Global and National Security Institute will live on the boundary of security policy and technology and that's where this podcast will focus. The mission of GNSI is to provide actionable solutions to 21st-century security challenges for decision-makers at the local, state, national and global levels. We hope you enjoy At the Boundary.Look for our other publications and products on our website publications page.

Text the ATB Team! We'd love to hear from you! GNSI introduces its first Fellows Program with special guest,  Academic Director, David Oakley, PhD. The Non-Resident Senior Fellows include:Andrew Borene, Robert Burrell, PhD, Carolyne Davidson, Dr. Michael Goodman, Dr. Mark Grzegorzewski, Andrew Hammond, PhD, Chris Hunter, Richard Kerbaj, Martijn Kitzen, Dr. Thomas Marks, Christopher Marsh, Jennifer McArdle, PhD, Celestino Perez, Jr. PhD, Dr. Susan McCall Perlman, Jeff Rogg, PhD, Frank Sobchak, David Ucko PhD,  Diane Zorri, PhDThe Faculty Senior Fellows include:Manish Agrawayl, PhD, Norma Alcantar, PhD, Golfo Alexopoulos, PhD, Randy Borum, PhD, George Burruss, PhD, Adib Farhadi, PhD, John Licato, PhD, Anthony Masys, CD, PhD, Amber Mehmood, MBBAt the Boundary from the Global and National Security Institute at the University of South Florida, features global and national security issues we’ve found to be insightful, intriguing, fascinating, maybe controversial, but overall just worth talking about.A "boundary" is a place, either literal or figurative, where two forces exist in close proximity to each other. Sometimes that boundary is in a state of harmony. More often than not, that boundary has a bit of chaos baked in. The Global and National Security Institute will live on the boundary of security policy and technology and that's where this podcast will focus. The mission of GNSI is to provide actionable solutions to 21st-century security challenges for decision-makers at the local, state, national and global levels. We hope you enjoy At the Boundary.Look for our other publications and products on our website publications page.

Text the ATB Team! We'd love to hear from you! One of the central tenets of GNSI is the elevation of "non-traditional" issues of global and national security. Issues like energy and water security, human trafficking, climate change, disinformation, violent extremism and, in this episode, the weaponization of hunger.  Dr. Chase Sova, Senior Director of Policy and Research at the United Nation's World Food Program USA, was a key speaker at our first Policy Dialogues event: Hunger as a Weapon. Sova spoke extensively about the WFP's watershed report, "Dangerously Hungry: The Link Between Food Insecurity and Conflict." Sova was the lead author of that report, which links 70% of the world's hunger to violence and conflict.   We hope you enjoy the episode.  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -At the Boundary from the Global and National Security Institute at the University of South Florida, features global and national security issues we’ve found to be insightful, intriguing, fascinating, maybe controversial, but overall just worth talking about.A "boundary" is a place, either literal or figurative, where two forces exist in close proximity to each other. Sometimes that boundary is in a state of harmony. More often than not, that boundary has a bit of chaos baked in. The Global and National Security Institute will live on the boundary of security policy and technology and that's where this podcast will focus. The mission of GNSI is to provide actionable solutions to 21st-century security challenges for decision-makers at the local, state, national and global levels. We hope you enjoy At the Boundary.Look for our other publications and products on our website publications page.

Text the ATB Team! We'd love to hear from you! This episode of At the Boundary features a discussion with retired U.S. Air Force Major General Charles Dunlap, Jr. He's currently the Director of the Center for Law, Ethics and National Security at the Duke University School of Law.Dunlap had a 34-year career in the Air Force, culminating as the Air Force's Deputy Judge Advocate General. Dunlap. He joined the faculty of Duke Law and has been focused on national security, law of armed conflict, the use of force under international law, cyberwar and military justice.We hope you enjoy Episode 6 of At the Boundary.At the Boundary from the Global and National Security Institute at the University of South Florida, features global and national security issues we’ve found to be insightful, intriguing, fascinating, maybe controversial, but overall just worth talking about.A "boundary" is a place, either literal or figurative, where two forces exist in close proximity to each other. Sometimes that boundary is in a state of harmony. More often than not, that boundary has a bit of chaos baked in. The Global and National Security Institute will live on the boundary of security policy and technology and that's where this podcast will focus. The mission of GNSI is to provide actionable solutions to 21st-century security challenges for decision-makers at the local, state, national and global levels. We hope you enjoy At the Boundary.Look for our other publications and products on our website publications page.

Text the ATB Team! We'd love to hear from you! In this episode of At the Boundary,  we sit in on a discussion between Dr. Golfo Alexopoulos and James Coker II, the former Ukraine Desk Officer for the United States Department of State.  As the very first video of the GNSI Speaker Series (play list here), Alexopoulos (professor in the USF School of Interdisciplinary  Global Studies and Director of the Institute for Russian, European and Eurasian Studies) spoke extensively with Coker about the many ways the United States, as well as the rest of Ukraine's allies, can help that country recover - and rebuild - after this war is over.  We recorded this interview nearly one year ago, but many of the circumstances and questions are still pertinent today.Of note: Coker's role with the State Department has changed. He's now the J3 Foreign Affairs Advisor (POLAD) for the U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM)We hope you enjoy today's episode.-----------------------------------------------At the Boundary from the Global and National Security Institute at the University of South Florida, features global and national security issues we’ve found to be insightful, intriguing, fascinating, maybe controversial, but overall just worth talking about.A "boundary" is a place, either literal or figurative, where two forces exist in close proximity to each other. Sometimes that boundary is in a state of harmony. More often than not, that boundary has a bit of chaos baked in. The Global and National Security Institute will live on the boundary of security policy and technology and that's where this podcast will focus. The mission of GNSI is to provide actionable solutions to 21st-century security challenges for decision-makers at the local, state, national and global levels. We hope you enjoy At the Boundary.Look for our other publications and products on our website publications page.

Text the ATB Team! We'd love to hear from you! In this episode of At the Boundary, former Ambassador and Special Presidential Envoy, Marshall Billingslea, argues passionately that the United States' support of Ukraine should continue. Billingslea spoke at the 6th Great Power Competition Conference nearly one year ago, but his comments seem prescient even today. He argues that supporting Ukraine in its fight for independence from an unwarranted invasion is the "quintessential American thing to do."You can watch the entire GPC6, titled "The Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Implications for the Central Region," on our YouTube channel.At the Boundary from the Global and National Security Institute at the University of South Florida, features global and national security issues we’ve found to be insightful, intriguing, fascinating, maybe controversial, but overall just worth talking about.A "boundary" is a place, either literal or figurative, where two forces exist in close proximity to each other. Sometimes that boundary is in a state of harmony. More often than not, that boundary has a bit of chaos baked in. The Global and National Security Institute will live on the boundary of security policy and technology and that's where this podcast will focus. The mission of GNSI is to provide actionable solutions to 21st-century security challenges for decision-makers at the local, state, national and global levels. We hope you enjoy At the Boundary.Look for our other publications and products on our website publications page.

Text the ATB Team! We'd love to hear from you! In this episode of At the Boundary, we listen to the opening remarks from a panel discussion that took place at the first GNSI Tampa Summit. This panel discussion was part of the Great Power Competition Conference, the nation's leading, ongoing conference dedicated to studying the Great Power Competition between the USA, Russia, China and other players around the globe.You can see the entire panel discussion on our YouTube channel.This episode features the opening remarks from the panel: China’s Shaping of International Norms and Regional Security Environment. • Matthew McInnis, Senior Fellow, Institute for the Study of War• Peter Mattis, Director of Intelligence, Special Competitive Studies Project• Emily de la Bruyere, Senior Fellow, Foundation for Defending Democractices• Dean Cheng, Senior Advisor, China Program, United States Institute of Peace• Daniel Tobin, Associate (Non-Resident) Freeman Chair, CSISWe hope you enjoy today's episode.At the Boundary from the Global and National Security Institute at the University of South Florida, features global and national security issues we’ve found to be insightful, intriguing, fascinating, maybe controversial, but overall just worth talking about.A "boundary" is a place, either literal or figurative, where two forces exist in close proximity to each other. Sometimes that boundary is in a state of harmony. More often than not, that boundary has a bit of chaos baked in. The Global and National Security Institute will live on the boundary of security policy and technology and that's where this podcast will focus. The mission of GNSI is to provide actionable solutions to 21st-century security challenges for decision-makers at the local, state, national and global levels. We hope you enjoy At the Boundary.Look for our other publications and products on our website publications page.

Text the ATB Team! We'd love to hear from you! In Episode 2 of "At the Boundary," we’re featuring keynote remarks from Dr. Stefanie Tompkins, Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).She spoke at GNSI Tampa Summit 2, September 27-28:  The Future and Ethics of Uncrewed and Autonomous Warfare held on the Tampa campus of the University of South Florida. As the  Director of DARPA, Tompkins is responsible for the $4 billion agency's mission of finding nascent discoveries and ideas and turning them into breakthrough technologies for national security through funding and research.  Tompkins talks about the history of DARPA, why it was started (short answer: the Sputnik Satellite from the USSR) and how the agency's work has ultimately resulted in not only game-changing military capabilities such as precision weapons and stealth technology but also icons of modern civilian society such as the Internet, automated voice recognition and language translation, and GPS. She also discusses a relatively new initiative - DARPAConnect - the agency is using to broaden DARPA’S reach and stimulate growth and collaboration with small businesses and education institutions new to the national security space.With a focus on underrepresented, diverse, and nontraditional performers, DARPAConnect aims to break down barriers of entry to find the next groundbreaking solutions.We hope you enjoy today's episode. ----------------------------------------------At the Boundary from the Global and National Security Institute at the University of South Florida, features global and national security issues we’ve found to be insightful, intriguing, fascinating, maybe controversial, but overall just worth talking about.A "boundary" is a place, either literal or figurative, where two forces exist in close proximity to each other. Sometimes that boundary is in a state of harmony. More often than not, that boundary has a bit of chaos baked in. The Global and National Security Institute will live on the boundary of security policy and technology and that's where this podcast will focus. The mission of GNSI is to provide actionable solutions to 21st-century security challenges for decision-makers at the local, state, national and global levels. We hope you enjoy At the Boundary.Look for our other publications and products on our website publications page.

Text the ATB Team! We'd love to hear from you! Today, in the kickoff episode of At the Boundary, we’re featuring keynote remarks from General McKenzie at the first GNSI Policy Dialogues, with the theme Hunger as a Weapon. As the Executive Director of GNSI, retired Marine Corps General Frank McKenzie has made it a priority for our team to expand the national security conversation beyond the issues that have commonly been associated with it, and include those non-traditional challenges that are too frequently being overlooked. We'll also introduce you to the Global and National Security Institute, the relatively new institute at the University of South Florida, designed to place USF and the state of Florida at the front of the global and national security conversation. We hope you enjoy today's episode. At the Boundary from the Global and National Security Institute at the University of South Florida, features global and national security issues we’ve found to be insightful, intriguing, fascinating, maybe controversial, but overall just worth talking about.A "boundary" is a place, either literal or figurative, where two forces exist in close proximity to each other. Sometimes that boundary is in a state of harmony. More often than not, that boundary has a bit of chaos baked in. The Global and National Security Institute will live on the boundary of security policy and technology and that's where this podcast will focus. The mission of GNSI is to provide actionable solutions to 21st-century security challenges for decision-makers at the local, state, national and global levels. We hope you enjoy At the Boundary.Look for our other publications and products on our website publications page.