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At The BoundaryPreparing for Tomorrow’s Wars: Resilience, Resistance in the 21st CenturyText the ATB Team! We'd love to hear from you! In this episode of the “At the Boundary” podcast, GNSI’s Jim Cardoso speaks with Dr. Rob Burrell, Senior Research Fellow at the Global and National Security Institute at the University of South Florida, about GNSI’s new research initiative on the Future of Warfare. Dr. Burrell also introduces his upcoming book, Resilience and Resistance, and outlines a fresh analytical framework for understanding irregular warfare in the 21st century.The conversation explores how resistance movements evolve—from nonviolent protest to full-scale civil war—and how emerg...2025-07-2836 min
At The BoundaryWhat's Next for Afghanistan: U.S. Interests or Compromise with the Taliban?Text the ATB Team! We'd love to hear from you! What’s the U.S. endgame in Afghanistan now—and what role does the Taliban really play?In this episode of At the Boundary, host Jim Cardoso speaks with Dr. Jonathan Schroden, a non-resident fellow at the Global and National Security Institute (GNSI), to explore how U.S. foreign policy toward Afghanistan has evolved under the the most recent presidential administrations.Schroden examines the administration’s transactional relationship with the Taliban, which prioritizes counterterrorism cooperation and human rights advoca...2025-07-1444 min
At The BoundaryPolitical Polarization Feels Unstoppable. Will it Destroy Democracy?Text the ATB Team! We'd love to hear from you! Polarization Feels Unstoppable. Will it Destroy Democracy? In this episode of At the Boundary, we explore how America’s deepening divides are shaking the very foundations of democracy. Dr. Josh Scacco—USF’s first-ever Carnegie Fellow and founding director of the Center for Sustainable Democracy—joins us to dissect the troubling link between political polarization, public trust, and national security. From social media echo chambers and disinformation to local political violence and eroding public health consensus, Scacco explains why polarization feels so relentless—and what it co...2025-07-0747 min
At The BoundaryThe History of American Intelligence — Jeff Rogg on The Spy and the StateText the ATB Team! We'd love to hear from you! In this episode of At the Boundary, GNSI Senior Director Jim Cardoso speaks with Dr. Jeff Rogg, Senior Research Fellow at the Global and National Security Institute, about his new book The Spy in the State: The History of American Intelligence. Drawing on both history and current events, they explore the enduring coordination struggles in the U.S. intelligence community, tensions between executive and legislative oversight, and how the balance between liberty and security continues to evolve.Dr. Rogg explains why U.S. intelligence has...2025-06-3041 min
Dairy Focus PaperCastNutrition strategies for improved health, production & fertility in the transition period (1/3)In the first episode of the Dairy Focus Lab's new "PaperCast" series, Dr. Jim Drackley and Dr. Phil Cardoso of the University of Illinois discuss a symposium review on nutrition strategies for improved health, production, and fertility during the transition period.Links to papers mentioned in this episodeSymposium review: Nutrition strategies for improved health, production, and fertility during the transition period. FREE version until July 02, 2020 (Note: if the link doesn't work, try turning off ad blocking):https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1b3IT50bFT94%7ECardoso 2013, Prepartum nutritional...2025-06-1613 minDairy Focus PaperCastNutrition strategies for improved health, production & fertility in the transition period (2/3)In the second episode of the Dairy Focus Lab's new "PaperCast" series, Dr. Jim Drackley and Dr. Phil Cardoso of the University of Illinois continue their discussion of a symposium review on nutrition strategies for improved health, production, and fertility during the transition period.Links to papers mentioned in this episodeSymposium review: Nutrition strategies for improved health, production, and fertility during the transition period. FREE version until July 02, 2020 (Note: if the link doesn't work, try turning off ad blocking):https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1b3IT50bFT94%7EPart 1...2025-06-1618 minDairy Focus PaperCastNutrition strategies for improved health, production & fertility in the transition period (3/3)In the last of three episodes that make up the first installment of the Dairy Focus Lab's new "PaperCast" series, Dr. Jim Drackley and Dr. Phil Cardoso of the University of Illinois continue their discussion of a symposium review on nutrition strategies for improved health, production, and fertility during the transition period.Links to papers mentioned in this episodeFREE version review until July 02, 2020: Symposium review: Nutrition strategies for improved health, production, and fertility during the transition periodhttps://authors.elsevier.com/a/1b3IT50bFT94%7EPart 1 of the...2025-06-1613 minDairy Focus PaperCastComparison of diet strategies for multiparous and primiparous cowsDr. Phil Cardoso and Dr. Jim Drackley of the University of Illinois and Dr. Bruce Richards of Delaware Valley University discuss their recent paper comparing prepartum low-energy or high-energy diets with a 2-diet far-off and close-up strategy for multiparous and primiparous cows.Links to papers mentioned in this episodeRichards et al. 2020, Comparison of prepartum low-energy or high-energy diets with a 2-diet far-off and close-up strategy for multiparous and primiparous cows.DOI: 10.3168/jds.2020-18603https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32828502/Douglas et al. 2006, Prepartal plane of nutrition, regardless of...2025-06-1636 min
Why Should We Care About the Indo-Pacific?Chinese Aggression Fuels Indo-Pacific Gray Zone Wars: Bonus Crossover EpisodeIn this illuminating bonus crossover episode, co-hosts Ray Powell and Jim Carouso joined the "At the Boundary" podcast from the Global and National Security Institute to discuss the critical importance of the Indo-Pacific region for global security and implications for the second term of the Trump administration.Explore key issues, including China's territorial ambitions, the strategic importance of the Indo-Pacific, and how these dynamics influence U.S. foreign policy and global stability - because China’s approach in the South China Sea is only becoming more aggressive."At the Boundary" with Jim Cardoso and Tad Sc...2025-06-0337 min
At The BoundaryFrom Deep Sea to Deep Policy: What's Fueling the Modern Energy Race?Text the ATB Team! We'd love to hear from you! In this episode of At the Boundary, Dr. Andrew Whiskeyman sits down with Milo McBride of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace to explore one of the most consequential issues in global security today: the race for critical minerals and the future of energy transition.From solar and battery innovation to deep sea mining and friendshoring strategies, this conversation breaks down how access to rare earth elements, lithium, and other essential materials is reshaping geopolitics, military readiness, and climate ambitions. McBride shares why China’s do...2025-06-0237 min
At The BoundaryThe Coalition You’ve Never Heard Of—But Can’t Afford to IgnoreText the ATB Team! We'd love to hear from you! In this Memorial Day edition of At the Boundary, host Jim Cardoso sits down with Colonel Allan Peterson, the Danish senior national representative to U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) and the new chairman of its 35-nation military coalition. Based in Tampa, Florida, this enduring coalition was born out of the post-9/11 fight against terrorism—but its mission has since evolved dramatically.Colonel Peterson offers a rare insider’s look at how partner nations are collaborating on today’s most pressing security challenges, from freedo...2025-05-2636 min