Join Kathleen Hicks, senior vice president, Henry A. Kissinger Chair, and director of the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, as she speaks with experts on the most important defense debates in the 2020 U.S. election cycle.
30 Available Episodes (30 Total)Average duration: 00:30:13
Dec 14, 2020
The Transition, Part 2: DoD Lame Duck Developments and Biden Challenges Ahead
00:37:24
Guest host Beverly Kirk hosts a discussion on recent developments in the Department of Defense and early national security challenges the Biden administration will face after taking office. She is joined by Seth Jones, director of the Transnational Threats Project and Harold Brown Chair at CSIS; Todd Harrison, director of Defense Budget Analysis and the Aerospace Security Project at CSIS; and Kori Schake, director of foreign and defense policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute.
Nov 23, 2020
The Transition, Part 1: Process and Implications for National Security
00:20:15
Guest host Beverly Kirk discusses the process and timeline of the presidential transition and its implications for national security under the incoming administration of President-elect Joe Biden with David Marchick, director of the Center for Presidential Transition at the Partnership for Public Service.
Oct 26, 2020
Meanwhile, Back at the Pentagon: Innovation in DoD
00:39:58
Kathleen Hicks hosts a discussion on innovation in the Department of Defense. She is joined by Todd Harrison, director of Defense Budget Analysis and the Aerospace Security Project at CSIS; Morgan Dwyer, deputy director for policy analysis in the Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group at CSIS; and Lindsey Sheppard, a fellow in the CSIS International Security Program.
Oct 13, 2020
National Security Topics in the 2020 Election
00:30:07
Kathleen Hicks hosts a discussion on national security and defense issues in the 2020 election cycle and debates. She is joined by Sam Brannen, director of the Risk and Foresight Group and senior fellow in the International Security Program at CSIS, and Mackenzie Eaglen, resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.
Sep 14, 2020
National Security Issues in the Party Conventions and Platforms
00:25:31
Kathleen Hicks hosts a discussion on national security issues in the 2020 Democratic and Republican party conventions and platforms. She is joined by Tom Karako, director of the Missile Defense Project and senior fellow in the International Security Project at CSIS, and Loren DeJonge Schulman, adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security.
Aug 31, 2020
An Interview with HASC Vice Chair Anthony Brown
00:30:09
Kathleen Hicks hosts a conversation with Congressman Anthony Brown (D-MD), Vice Chair of the House Armed Services Committee, on building diversity and combating prejudice in the U.S. military. The discussion was previously recorded during a CSIS event held in July 2020.
Aug 17, 2020
An Interview with HASC Ranking Member Mac Thornberry
00:31:42
Kathleen Hicks hosts a conversation with Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-TX), ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, on the FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act and his career shaping U.S. defense policy.
Aug 03, 2020
The FY 2021 NDAA: Consensus, Debates, and Predictions
00:29:10
Kathleen Hicks hosts a discussion on the status of the FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in Congress. She is joined by Tommy Ross, senior associate with the International Security Program at CSIS; Roger Zakheim, the director of the Ronald Reagan Institute in Washington, D.C.; and Lara Seligman, a reporter covering the Department of Defense for POLITICO.
Jul 20, 2020
Civil-Military Relations, Part 2: What Lies Ahead?
00:30:47
Kathleen Hicks hosts a discussion on the state of civil-military relations today and moving forward into the future. She is joined by Alice Hunt Friend, senior fellow in the International Security Program at CSIS and a visiting research professor at the U.S. Army War College’s Strategic Studies Institute; Phillip Carter, adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law Center; and Major General (Ret.) Charles Dunlap, director of the Center on Law, Ethics, and National Security at Duke Law School.
Jul 07, 2020
Civil-Military Relations, Part 1: The 2020 Legacy
00:35:07
Kathleen Hicks hosts a discussion on civil-military relations in the context of recent Black Lives Matter protests and the government’s response to them. She is joined by Alice Hunt Friend, senior fellow in the International Security Program at CSIS and a visiting research professor at the U.S. Army War College’s Strategic Studies Institute; Phillip Carter, adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law Center; and Major General (Ret.) Charles Dunlap, director of the Center on Law, Ethics, and National Security at Duke Law School.
Dec 14 | 00:37:24
The Transition, Part 2: DoD Lame Duck Developments and Biden Challenges Ahead
Nov 23 | 00:20:15
The Transition, Part 1: Process and Implications for National Security
Oct 26 | 00:39:58
Meanwhile, Back at the Pentagon: Innovation in DoD
Oct 13 | 00:30:07
National Security Topics in the 2020 Election
Sep 14 | 00:25:31
National Security Issues in the Party Conventions and Platforms
Aug 31 | 00:30:09
An Interview with HASC Vice Chair Anthony Brown
Aug 17 | 00:31:42
An Interview with HASC Ranking Member Mac Thornberry
Aug 03 | 00:29:10
The FY 2021 NDAA: Consensus, Debates, and Predictions
Jul 20 | 00:30:47
Civil-Military Relations, Part 2: What Lies Ahead?
Jul 07 | 00:35:07
Civil-Military Relations, Part 1: The 2020 Legacy
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