Product Types: Podcast Episode

Podcast Episode

A Strategy of Prioritization?

The Net Assessment crew discusses the challenges of implementing a strategy of prioritization.
August 21, 2025
Podcast Episode

Dmitry Suslov: Russia’s Take on Alaska Talks

Dmitry Suslov, Deputy Director of the Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies at the Higher School of Economics in Moscow, joins
August 21, 2025
Podcast Episode

Victoria Panova: Russia and BRICS

Victoria Panova, Vice Rector of HSE and Head of Russia’s BRICS Expert Council, joins us to discuss the history of BRICS, Russia’s
August 15, 2025
Podcast Episode

What’s the Plan for AI?

Chris, Zack, and Melanie sit down to chat about the recently-released White House AI Action Plan.
August 7, 2025
Podcast Episode

Curtis Yarvin (Part 2): The Empire of Love

Curtis Yarvin returns to discuss the logic of the “empire of love” and the possibilities of an American “perestroika.” He calls on
August 4, 2025
Podcast Episode

Xiang Lanxin: Is Trump Good for China?

Xiang Lanxin, Distinguished Fellow at the Stimson Center, joins us to discuss Trumpian “kayfabe,” the possibility of a grand bargain over Taiwan,
July 25, 2025
Podcast Episode

Combating Mexican Drug Cartels: Is There a Military Solution?

Chris, Melanie, and Zack consider the different military options being considered to combat Mexican drug cartels.
July 24, 2025
Podcast Episode

Sunjoy Joshi: The View from India

Sunjoy Joshi, Chairman of India’s Observer Research Foundation, joins us to discuss Indian philosophy, subtleties of the subcontinent, and India’s relations with
July 18, 2025
Podcast Episode

Curtis Yarvin: The Empire of Love

Curtis Yarvin joins us to discuss the Anglo-American “empire of love,” the bohemian libertines of the ancien regime, Putin’s relative weakness, Xi’s
July 14, 2025
Podcast Episode

A New Nuclear Age: The Sum of All Fears?

Chris, Melanie, and Zack discuss the “nuclear hurricane” sweeping the world.
July 10, 2025
Podcast Episode

Trump Hammers Iran. What Comes Next?

Chris, Zack, and Melanie get together to discuss the very rapidly-moving events in the Middle East following the execution of Operation Midnight
June 26, 2025
Podcast Episode

Samuel Charap: Russia Policy in Retrospect

Samuel Charap, Distinguished Chair in Russia and Eurasia Policy at RAND, joins us to discuss US policy toward Russia since 2008, the
June 20, 2025