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Chain Reaction

FPRI

Chain Reaction is the Foreign Policy Research Institute’s flagship network of podcast series examining the political, security, economic, and social trends shaping our world. Throughout the year we are talking with experts about developments in Russia’s war in Ukraine, the new European security order, defense and geopolitical issues in the Baltic States, as well as current and future national security challenges and opportunities in the technology and space sectors. Join us each month for: Bear Market Brief, Behind the Front, Baltic Ways, Report in Short, and the Ties That Bind: NATO at 75 and Beyond. fpriinsights.substack.com

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202 episodes

  1. Managing Uncertainty in the Second Nuclear Century 26:58
  2. Navigating Germany’s Defense Pivot 29:00
  3. Translating Scholarship Into Statecraft 44:21
  4. Thinking About the Second Nuclear Century 52:20
  5. The Architecture of Leadership 50:40
  6. Intelligence, Strategy, and the Reality of Modern Conflict 41:44
  7. American Grand Strategy in West Asia 39:54
  8. Understanding Germany's Defense Strategy 22:36
  9. Cyber is War 44:46
  10. The Strategy for Affordable Missiles: A Conversation with Ursa Major 23:01
  11. The Weaponized Economy 46:07
  12. Geopolitical Cycles and the Fragility of the Global Operating System 36:14
  13. A Blueprint for Deterrence with Adm. Rob Bauer and Eleonora Russell 48:01
  14. Technology, Trust, and the Accelerants of Global Crisis 37:51
  15. Understanding Berlin's Security Environment 17:35
  16. The Islamic Republic Teeters 37:10
  17. Never Again Alone | Finland in NATO 52:03
  18. Understanding Unmanned Naval Systems 26:54
  19. Windows of Opportunity | Latvia in NATO 59:45
  20. On the Coasts of Conflict | Romania in NATO 1:03:03
  21. The Multipolar, the Merrier: US Foreign Policy in a Brave New World 32:36
  22. For Our Freedom and Yours | Poland in NATO 1:01:25
  23. Continued Conversation About Collaborative Combat Aircraft 38:17
  24. Kyiv Dispatch 29:51
  25. Drones and the Future of War 36:20
  26. Whither Strong? Exploring Conceptions of Russian Power 31:38
  27. Future of Collaborative Combat Aircraft 20:47
  28. From Russia with Risk 31:24
  29. Part 2 | Surviving Two Years in Russian Captivity 51:11
  30. Part 1 | Surviving Two Years in Russian Captivity 1:07:26
  31. What E-Estonia Can Teach the US 27:13
  32. Gradually, Then Suddenly: Georgia's Slide Into Authoritarianism 34:02
  33. The War’s Impact On Russia's Regional Power Dynamics 16:58
  34. You Don't Know Until You Go | Views of the US From European Capitals 36:37
  35. The Feminists Defending Ukraine 26:47
  36. After the Collapse: Tragedy in Serbia Sparks a Movement 34:34
  37. Tariff Tiff or Trade Tragedy? 40:50
  38. Trump 2.0 and the Baltic States 48:54
  39. Rumble in the Oval: Strategy or Spectacle? 34:28
  40. NATO's Past, Present, and Very Uncertain Future 34:15
  41. An Inflection Point: The Military Situation in Ukraine 30:11
  42. Understanding Russian Narratives on the West, Ukraine, Russia, and the World 38:14
  43. Report in Short | Russian Strategic Culture and the War in Ukraine 31:18
  44. The Art of the Alliance 47:57
  45. With So Much Drama in the NSC: Trump, Russia, and the Strategic Context 35:25
  46. NATO's Future | The Philadelphia Perspective with Rep. Brendan Boyle (PA-02) 25:19
  47. Baltic Leadership in the European Commission 20:24
  48. The Precipice: The War in Ukraine Hangs in the Balance 33:44
  49. Between Oceans: NATO's Indo-Pacific Partnerships 52:50
  50. Georgia On My Mind: Election Takeaways 33:41