In this episode, Garrison is joined by the renowned maritime security analyst, Dr. Collin Koh.  The two discuss a variety of naval topics, including: why maritime security matters; the modern challenges facing rule of law on the high seas (including EEZ's and the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea or UNCLOS); China’s growing blue water naval capabilities; the outlook of Chinese naval competition with the United States in the South China Sea, the nations of the South Pacific and beyond; the...

In this episode, Garrison is joined by Eytan Wallace, an award-winning journalist, to discuss a wide range of issues pertaining to rebuilding public trust in the American media, freedom of the press, access to unbiased information, and the future of news in the United States (and how it is informed by our respective personal and collective national histories).  Eytan closes the episode with the deeply powerful story of his grandfather's escape from Europe at the dawn of World War II and how...

In this episode, Garrison is joined by renowned British historian Andrew Roberts. They discuss portions from Roberts’ latest book “Leadership in War”, particularly Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the Falklands War; portions of Roberts’ most famous work “Churchill: Walking with Destiny” including Churchill’s use of history in overcoming the three great crises of his lifetime; how leadership lessons from these two eminent British leaders (and history broadly) are still relevant to leaders...

In this episode, Garrison is joined by Dr. Patrick Holden of the University of Plymouth to discuss Ireland's perspectives on the world today.  Surveying Irish history and applying its experiences with its border with Northern Ireland, the two delve into the topics of Brexit and potential Irish reunification, while considering the impact of COVID on the devolved U.K. governments.  They also touch on the topic of U.S-Irish relations, and the potential differences between President Trump and...

On this episode, Garrison interviews Dr. Nicholas Wright who takes listeners on a Deep Dive look at the current state of the Brexit negotiation process, including Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Internal Markets Bill, and the future of the United Kingdom's devolved governments and foreign policy post-exit from the EU.  They also touch on the topic of the upcoming German elections and the years ahead for a post-Merkel EU policy towards Britain.  Dr. Nicholas Wright is a Senior Teaching Fellow...

In this episode Garrison interviews Dr. Aparna Pande about her latest book. “Making India Great” seeks to explain the dichotomy that lies at the heart of the nation: its belief in being a great power and yet reluctance to consistently implement policies and take actions that would help it achieve those goals. Aparna Pande analyses this puzzle by examining the challenges and opportunities that India faces in the social, economic, military, foreign policy and grand strategy arenas. The New...

In this special bonus episode of The New Diplomatist, Garrison interviews Michael Sekora regarding American competitive edge in both the Cold War and the modern era, and his role in directing the Reagan administration's Project Socrates.  Mr. Sekora was the Founding Director of the project: The Socrates Project was initiated to address America's declining economic and military competitiveness. Socrates had a two-fold mission. Utilize all-source intelligence to determine the true underlying...

For this episode, Garrison interviewed Massimiliano Gobbato, Communications Director of PubAffairs Bruxelles, on the European Union.  They discuss Germany's leadership, the recent EU budget package, the impacts of Brexit, the future of Transatlantic relations, Huawei and China trade, US-EU perceptions, and much more.   Massimiliano has worked in several public affairs and communications roles in the NGOs sector, the European media industry, as well as for an international organisation and a...

This week, Garrison begins a new series of episodes that will be hosted from time to time taking a closer look at a single country, Deep Dive.  This episode is focused on Portugal: its foreign policy, how it is shaped by history and what its three main priorities are for the future in a chaotic world.  Joining Garrison as a guest is Pedro Sousa, A researcher at IPRI-NOVA: the Portuguese Institute of International Relations Research Centre.  As always, opinions of the guest are their own and...

In this episode, Garrison host's John C. Austin for a discussion of his theory of "Ally On-Shoring", a proposed method of economic and security cooperation among democracies in the face of the rising challenges of a revisionist China abroad and a resurgent protectionist and nationalist attitude at home.   John Austin serves as a Nonresident Senior Fellow with the Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institute; and the Chicago Council on Global Affairs leading efforts to support...

This episode, Garrison had the pleasure of interviewing former Indian Ambassador Vishnu Prakash on the subject of India-China border clashes, India's upcoming term at the UN Security Council, the potentially impending US withdrawal from Afghanistan, the recent Trump administration student visa restrictions, and the future of India-US relations post-November's US Presidential election.  Vishnu Prakash, has served as High Commissioner to Ottawa, Ambassador to Seoul, Official Spokesperson of...

On this episode, Garrison is joined by Dan Haverty, an editorial fellow for the prestigious Foreign Policy magazine, and an expert on the Irish peace process.  They discuss the overlapping impacts on the prospects for Irish reunification of Brexit, COVID, and the respective rises of Boris Johnson and Sinn Fein in recent elections.  Dan Haverty is an editorial fellow at Foreign Policy. He received his bachelor’s degree in political science from the College of the Holy Cross. He also holds a...

In today's interview, Garrison is joined by Dr. Todd Kent to discuss the recent push by a group of Senators to curtail legal immigration in the wake of COVID-induced job losses. They discuss the importance of international students to the US job market and STEAM innovation, whether the job market is a zero sum game, the historical parallels to the 1924 Immigration bill, and the future of globalization and job creation post-pandemic.  Dr. Todd Kent holds his PhD from Texas A&M University...

On this special episode, Garrison had the honor of interviewing former India Ambassador Rajiv Bhatia on a discussion of India's international leadership during the pandemic.  Mr. Bhatia is a Distinguished Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies Programme at the prestigious India think tank Gateway House. He is Chair of FICCI’s Core Group of Experts on BIMSTEC and its Task Force on the Blue Economy. He is a founding member of the Kalinga International Foundation.  As Director General of the Indian...

Kicking off Season 2, Garrison discusses today's headlines as well as a deep dive into the impact of COVID19 on the European Union's future governance structure.  How does the U.S. respond to the shifting geopolitical landscape in an era of transnational threats?  Listen now... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

The topics for Garrison this week are the historic ending of the INF Treaty between Russia and the United States, as well as the continual rise in Hong Kong violence.  Also he will touch briefly on the topics of Brexit and the possibility of an Afghanistan Peace Treaty. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week Garrison discusses the ongoing and evolving protests in Hong Kong and the election of Boris Johnson as the next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

M.A.D. is one of the dominant theories of foreign policy and nuclear security. But what it does it mean? In this episode we discuss it.

In this episode we examine some of the positive developments in Iraqi democracy as it pertains to American foreign policy.

This episode we break down the basics of deterrence theory in foreign-policy.