Security Dilemma

On this week's episode of Security Dilemma, co-hosts John Gay and A.J. Manuzzi spoke with Fulton Armstrong, a longtime analyst of Latin American affairs in government and academia. Fulton is a writer, analyst and adjunct professor at Syracuse University's Maxwell School Program in Washington, D.C. and a Fellow at the Center for Latin American and Latino Studies at American University. Previously, he followed Latin American affairs for almost 30 years in a number of U.S. government positions, serving as senior professional staff member responsible for Latin America affairs on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, National Intelligence Officer for Latin America, chief of staff of the Director of Central Intelligence’s Crime and Narcotics Center, Director for Inter-American Affairs at the National Security Council, and as a staffer in the U.S. House of Representatives. In this conversation, we discussed Trump’s Latin America policy and the latest on Venezuela, Cuba, and other hot spots throughout the region.

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JQAS Discusses the Marcellus Papers
Cyber Deterrence with Jon Lindsay
Realism and Nuclear Weapons with Jasen Castillo and John Schuessler
Russia-China Maritime Cooperation with Lyle Goldstein

On this week's episode of Security Dilemma, co-hosts A.J. Manuzzi and John Gay spoke with Dr. Michael Neagle about his book Chasing Bandits: America's Long War on Terror (https://uncpress.org/9781469691046/chasing-bandits/) and why America's 21st century "bandit wars" resemble previous bouts of American war and expansionism. Dr. Neagle is a Professor of History at Nichols College. In addition to Chasing Bandits, he is the author of America’s Forgotten Colony: Cuba’s Isle of Pines. In this episode, we discussed Chasing Bandits and the ways in which U.S. policymakers and politicians have leveraged popular understandings of so-called “bandits” to mobilize public support for war abroad.
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JQAS Discusses the Marcellus Papers
The Donroe Doctrine with Fulton Armstrong
Cyber Deterrence with Jon Lindsay
Realism and Nuclear Weapons with Jasen Castillo and John Schuessler
Russia-China Maritime Cooperation with Lyle Goldstein

On this week's episode of Security Dilemma, co-hosts A.J. Manuzzi and John Gay spoke with Dr. Albert Wolf. Dr. Wolf is Research Fellow at Habib University in Karachi. His research focuses on security studies, with particular attention to the Middle East, the relationship between domestic political survival and international relations, as well as nuclear proliferation.  He has served as a foreign policy advisor to several presidential campaigns, as well as a foreign affairs staffer on Capitol Hill. In this episode, we discussed why America’s Iran strategy is proving counterproductive and the politics of diplomacy within Iran.Apply for our Summer Conference!
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Upcoming recordings include:
JQAS Discusses the Marcellus Papers
Chasing Bandits: A History of American Wars with Non-State Actors with Michael Neagle
The Donroe Doctrine with Fulton Armstrong
Cyber Deterrence with Jon Lindsay
Russia-China Maritime Cooperation with Lyle Goldstein
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On this week's episode of Security Dilemma, co-hosts A.J. Manuzzi and John Gay invited Curt Mills, Executive Director of The American Conservative, back on the show to discuss the Iran War's reception in Trumpworld and on the Hill.
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Upcoming recordings include:
JQAS Discusses the Marcellus Papers
Chasing Bandits: A History of American Wars with Non-State Actors with Michael Neagle
The Iran Ceasefire with Albert Wolf
The Donroe Doctrine with Fulton Armstrong
Russia-China Maritime Cooperation with Lyle Goldstein
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On this episode of Security Dilemma, co-hosts A.J. Manuzzi and John Gay are joined again by Jennifer Kavanagh. Jennifer is a Senior Fellow & Director of Military Analysis at Defense Priorities. Her research focuses on U.S. military strategy, force structure and defense budgeting, the defense industrial base, and military interventions and alliances in Asia and the Middle East. She is also the former director of RAND’s Army Strategy program and an alum of the Society’s Strategic Leaders Fellowship. In this episode, we discussed the impact of the Iran War on U.S. defense readiness. 
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JQAS Discusses the Marcellus Papers
Chasing Bandits: A History of American Wars with Non-State Actors with Michael Neagle
The Politics of the Iran War on the Right with Curt Mills
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