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Vienna Coffee House Conversations with Ivan VejvodaEpisode 41: Europe Under Trump: Strategic Challenges and Opportunities with Rosa BalfourDiscussion Highlights:Europe’s preparedness—or lack thereof—for the second Trump presidency.Challenges to EU strategic autonomy and transatlantic relations.The role of defense contracts and energy dependencies in shaping Europe’s policies.The EU's internal struggles: technocracy vs. democracy and stalled institutional reforms.Enlargement opportunities in the Western Balkans and Eastern Europe as a pathway to rejuvenating the EU’s geopolitical clout.Balancing hope and trepidation in the face of rising global instability.Dr. Rosa Balfour is the director of Carnegie Europe, specializing in European politics, institutions, and foreign and security policy. Her current research examines t...2024-11-2747 min
WIIS Brussels VoicesWomen Leaders: Short Cuts #4Exactly one month after the Hamas attack on Israel, global disorder continues apace. To gain a broad perspective on the cascade of news and events, Ilana Bet El is joined by Oksana Antonenko, Visiting Fellow at the Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies in Florence and long-standing expert and advisor on geopolitics, crisis and risk.This is a lively discussion covering the latest moves of the US, the big picture on Russia’s posture and interests in the Israel / Hamas confrontation and the broader Middle East as well as its real perspective on Ukraine and the west. Ir...2023-11-0535 min
WIIS Brussels VoicesWomen Leaders: Everyday is Women’s DayInternational Women’s Day is on 8 March, but for women every day is Women’s Day: work and home, success and failure, families and friends, battles for equality and rights — they may come into focus once a year, but women live them every day.In this episode of Women Leaders Ilana Bet-El talks to Arancha Gonzalez Laya, who knows much about the rights of women as well as the deliberations of government. Former Foreign Minister of Spain and Assistant Secretary General of the UN, she is currently Dean of the Paris School of International Affairs, a member...2023-03-0831 min
WIIS Brussels VoicesWomen Leaders: China All AroundChina is frequently in the news. In fact, it sometimes seems as if it is always in the news – from surveillance balloons over America to international supply chains, and from world governance to world trade, it is always a central issue. Yet in truth, China remains an enigma, or simply unknown, to many.At the turn of the century and for some years after, China was seen in the west as a potential partner in both economic and governance terms. No more. For the US, it is now the biggest threat to the international system and th...2023-02-0948 min
WIIS Brussels VoicesWomen & Leadership: War in the NeighbourhoodIt isn’t possible to evade or even ignore the war in Ukraine: from energy and food prices to the instability of global governance, the fallout is immense, and increasing. The people of Ukraine are suffering the harshest effects, but the surrounding states also feel the war strongly, and in a variety of ways. From waves of Ukrainian immigrants caused by Russia’s aggression to waves of Russians fleeing Putin’s grasp, those living next to the war are far more exposed to its realities than those living further afield. Ilana Bet-El is joined by two great parliam...2022-10-2137 min
WIIS Brussels VoicesWomen and Leadership: A historic 2022 International Women's Day8 March 1917 was the first day of the Russian Revolution: it was started by women marching for their rights. 8 March 2022 is day thirteen of the Russian war against Ukraine, with women protecting their families, their lives, their rights. Upon this historic background, Ilana Bet-El welcomes Rose Gottemoller, former NATO Deputy Secretary General and Steven C. Házy Lecturer at Stanford University Center for International Security and Cooperation. Weaving history with policy and experience, their conversation sheds light on how the West ended up in this situation with Russia, which historical narratives are used by Putin to justify his...2022-03-0838 min
Show of ForceThe Thin Line Between Entertainment and WarWIIS West without question condemns the action of Vladimir Putin, the Russian State Duma, and any of the benefactors of his unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.This episode was recorded one week ago and addresses the grandiose nature of Putin's type of leadership and how, reflexively, it creates an environment of drama that bleeds into being interpreted as entertainment. Dr. Myrton Running Wolf is our guest in this unique conversation.2022-02-2400 minShow of ForceTriangulating TruthBorderline/Feels like I'm going to loose my mind! No, we're not quoting 1980s Madonna for fun: we are expressing our frustration at the mottled mess that is the news coming daily from the Russian/Ukrainian conflict. Entering in a Show of Force today is Summer Gary, scholar of all things Russian. Please come with us as we pour this situation on the floor and try to pick out the individual molecules. 2022-02-1735 minShow of ForceTag Team, Back AgainCheck it to wreak it; let's begin!Lisa Berkley is back, and she's a Dr. now. Not only that, she's a president again! Lisa and Lila will be co-Presidenting WIIS West and are giving you a lengthy teaser trailer of what that means for the organization and what's to come, not the least of which is a partnership with Crown College at UC-Santa Cruz. So brew your favorite warm beverage and hang with us for a few. 2022-01-3135 minShow of ForceDifficulty Against All ApathyCan you believe we're finally back?! Happy MLK Day! This shorter episode is just with our President Lila Green, bringing you briefly into what to expect in 2022, while also briefly discussing why were were largely MIA during 2021. Please join us and expect us around every 2 weeks going forward.2022-01-1723 minShow of ForceEp. 9 - Year of the Boomerang: WargamesCaitlin Jamison of the National Defense University is back and ready to wax on effective solutions for a better capitol defense regime following the stark realities of the Capitol Insurrection on January 6th.
Youtube Channel: Georgetown University Wargaming Society Webinar Series https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLO2OjZ8Nq5u18DanJ8s74wwDYpXuFR082021-01-2035 minShow of ForceYear of the Boomerang: WargamesCaitlin Jamison of the National Defense University is back and ready to wax on effective solutions for a better capitol defense regime following the stark realities of the Capitol Insurrection on January 6th. Youtube Channel: Georgetown University Wargaming Society Webinar Series https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLO2OjZ8Nq5u18DanJ8s74wwDYpXuFR082021-01-2035 minShow of ForceVery Powerful ButtonHasta la Pasta, 2020! Taylor and Lila toast the end of an era in a discussion of Biden's cabinet picks, which includes musings on the positive potential of the future. Happy New Year!2020-12-311h 08Show of ForceVery Powerful ButtonHasta la Pasta, 2020! Taylor and Lila toast the end of an era in a discussion of Biden's cabinet picks, which includes musings on the positive potential of the future. Happy New Year!2020-12-311h 08Show of ForceNailed ItIn a WIIS West first, we are being officially lead by a co-Presidency! This episode introduces our new co-President, Taylor Hadnot, as we discuss the critical importance and need for female leadership in the security sector.2020-10-2954 minShow of ForceNailed ItIn a WIIS West first, we are being officially lead by a co-Presidency! This episode introduces our new co-President, Taylor Hadnot, as we discuss the critical importance and need for female leadership in the security sector.2020-10-2954 minShow of ForceThe Year of the Boomerang (Essential Workers)Ep. - 6 The Year of the Boomerang (Essential Workers)2020-10-0200 minShow of ForceIt's Been a Long, Lonely TimeIn our first boomerang episode, we've brought back Eli Green to discuss Northern California essential worker current-state, which has become more acutely effected by the fires, and what this continues to mean for our security.2020-10-0100 minShow of ForceEp. 5 - There are More Things in Heaven and Earth than are Dreamt of in Your PhilosophyToday we talk about grief: how we deal with our own, how we deal with others, and how the right leadership is fundamental to coping and working through. We are joined by Dr. Lisa Berkley, founder and president of the Institute for Inner Economy and Chairperson of the Board for WIIS West.
Main URL of IIE: http://innereconomy.com/
Dr. Berkley's email: lisa@innereconomy.com
Fmr. Secretary of Defense James Mattis' keynote at the URI Conference 2019, held at the Hoover Institution: https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=nwt32p83yIg...2020-08-0800 minShow of ForceThere are More Things in Heaven and Earth than are Dreamt of in Your PhilosophyToday we talk about grief: how we deal with our own, how we deal with others, and how the right leadership is fundamental to coping and working through. We are joined by Dr. Lisa Berkley, founder and president of the Institute for Inner Economy and Chairperson of the Board for WIIS West.
Main URL of IIE: http://innereconomy.com/
Dr. Berkley's email: lisa@innereconomy.com
Fmr. Secretary of Defense James Mattis' keynote at the URI Conference 2019, held at the Hoover Institution: https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=nwt32p83yIg2020-08-0857 minShow of ForceEp. 4 - Nerds Unite!"Shall.We.Play.A.Game?" Wargames is not just a rad movie from the 1980's anymore! It is a profession that is alive and well and, YES - there are women that do it. Caitlin Jamison is a Wargame Designer at the National Defense University in Virginia, and she joins us today to talk about the value of wargames, where they stand today, and why it's fundamental that we get more women into this niche line of work.
Caitlin recommends these links if you would like to learn more about the WoW (no, not World of Warcraft, y...2020-07-0800 minShow of ForceNerds Unite!"Shall.We.Play.A.Game?" Wargames is not just a rad movie from the 1980's anymore! It is a profession that is alive and well and, YES - there are women that do it. Caitlin Jamison is a Wargame Designer at the National Defense University in Virginia, and she joins us today to talk about the value of wargames, where they stand today, and why it's fundamental that we get more women into this niche line of work.
Caitlin recommends these links if you would like to learn more about the WoW (no, not World of Warcraft, you nerds...)
Connections...2020-07-0846 minShow of ForceWCAPS West Coast Best CoastToday we are joined by the co-Founders and co-Directors of the inaugural West Coast branch of Women of Color Advancing Peace and Security (WCAPS), Jasmine Sturdifen and Nomsa Ndongwe.
Instagram & Twitter handle: @wcapswestcoast, LinkedIn - group and a page
Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-launch-women-of-color-advancing-peace-and-security-west-coast-tickets-109435482474 OR https://bit.ly/30OJtWT
Email: wcapswestcoast@gmail.com (Please contact WCAPS West Coast if you want to join their leadership team!)2020-06-2456 minShow of ForceEp. 3 - WCAPS West Coast Best CoastToday we are joined by the co-Founders and co-Directors of the inaugural West Coast branch of Women of Color Advancing Peace and Security (WCAPS), Jasmine Sturdifen and Nomsa Ndongwe.
Instagram & Twitter handle: @wcapswestcoast, LinkedIn - group and a page
Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-launch-women-of-color-advancing-peace-and-security-west-coast-tickets-109435482474 OR https://bit.ly/30OJtWT
Email: wcapswestcoast@gmail.com (Please contact WCAPS West Coast if you want to join their leadership team!)2020-06-2400 minShow of ForceEp. 2 - Or Does It Explode?WIIS West Director of Professional Development Brianna Hartley and I discuss systemic racism as a national security threat.
Music by The Hominoids from their latest album Monster of Meekong
Cover by C. Goodwin2020-06-1000 minShow of ForceIt's a Family Domestic Affair(s)We are finally here! In episode one, Lila talks to her brother, Eli Green, Navy veteran, intellectual, and essential worker in the time of COVID-19. Join us for a jovial time with some heavy subject matter. Pull up your brain and stay a spell.
Music by The Hominoids from their latest album Monster of Meekong
Cover by C. Goodwin2020-05-2559 minShow of ForceIt's a Family Domestic Affair(s)We are finally here! In episode one, Lila talks to her brother, Eli Green, Navy veteran, intellectual, and essential worker in the time of COVID-19. Join us for a jovial time with some heavy subject matter. Pull up your brain and stay a spell.
Music by The Hominoids from their latest album Monster of Meekong
Cover by C. Goodwin2020-05-2500 min
The National Security PodcastWomen in National Security – episode 4Hosted by the ANU National Security College, the Women in National Security Conference is a forum on the participation of women in Australia’s future national security policy and practice – and the National Security Podcast is here to bring you the highlights.On this fourth episode of the series, Chris Farnham hears from Assistant Minister for Home Affairs Linda Reynolds about her career in the national security community, chats to Lydia Khalil about the fall of ISIS and the future of the Caliphate, and catches up with some participants of the conference including Professor Rory Medcalf and ANU Vice...2018-10-2647 min