An interview with Dr. James McAdams by Zoe Desch Summary: This podcast will be about the destabilizing effect lies (or the lack of truth) from politicians and public figures can have on a country. A well educated citizenry is important to the democratic process and with the advent of social media information and misinformation are quickly and easily disseminated to the public. This information divides and confuses the electorate such that the truth becomes difficult to find. Dr. McAdams' class on Truth and Politics addresses the danger of losing sight of the truth and the dangers presented by misinformation to liberal democracies. Biography: Dr. McAdams is a faculty member in the Department of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame, where he holds the William M. Scholl Endowed Chair in International Affairs. His primary fields of research and teaching are in comparative politics, international relations, and political history. Between 2002 and 2018, he was Director of the Nanovic Institute for European Studies, an interdisciplinary institute dedicated to the study of contemporary Europe, in the broadest sense of the term. He is also a fellow of the Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies and the Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies. All of these institutes are affiliates of Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs. He also has a passion for political philosophy.

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Students Talk Security | Tell me a Whopper: The Implications for Lies in Politics

Title: America's First Failed War on Terror: Understanding the Failure of Reconstruction Speaker: Dan Byman Host: Eugene Gholz Recorded: September 22, 2020

America's First Failed War on Terror: Understanding the Failure of Reconstruction

An Interview with Major Mike Murrell by Matthew Carranza **Any opinions that Maj. Murrell expresses are completely his own and do not reflect those of the US Army.** Summary: In this episode of ‘Students Talk Security’, Matthew Carranza focuses on the military aspect of international relations given Major Murrell’s background. Matthew is interested in his past experiences, his thoughts on how overall missions work on the ground level, and what he has seen while deployed in foreign nations. Matthew believes Major Murrell’s perspective on US military relations with other nations will be particularly insightful, and will give us a closer look to what actually happens as a result of our national defense policies. Biography: Major Mike Murrell enlisted in the Army in 2003. After 4 years of service, he attended Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning where he was commissioned as a Military Intelligence Officer in 2008. He has served in several leadership roles including Battalion S2 for the 95th Military Police Battalion in Mannheim, Germany, was the Company Commander with Division West, First Army, and was a Strategic Planner for J2 at US Southern Command. His awards and decorations include, but are not limited to, the Meritorious Service Medal, Joint Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal with 2 bronze oak leaf, and Army Achievement Medal with bronze oak leaf. He has a bachelor’s degree in history from Excelsior College and a master’s degree in Military Arts and Science from the Air University. He is currently in his second year as an Assistant Professor of Military Science in Notre Dame’s Army ROTC program.

Students Talk Security | What Role Should the U.S. Military Have in Settling International Disputes?

An Interview with Dr. Ernesto Verdeja by Lauren Pizzella Summary: In this episode of ‘Students Talk Security’, Associate Professor of Political Science and Peace Studies at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, Ernesto Verdeja, will provide a brief summary of what mass atrocities are, what are their causes, and what we can do to prevent them. It will discuss current international events that pertain to mass atrocities and human rights including the Myanmar ethnic cleansing, the rise of the far-right in the US, US sanctions on ICC officials, and COVID-19. Lastly, it will allow Professor Verdeja about his experiences working with governments and some of the challenges he has faced during peacebuilding. Biography: Professor Verdeja is an associate Professor of Political Science and Peace Studies at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame. Professor Verdeja’s research has focused on large-scale political violence (genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity), transitional justice, forgiveness and reconciliation, and trials, truth commissions, apologies, and reparations. He is the author of “Unchopping a Tree: Reconciliation in the Aftermath of Political Violence” and is co-editor of volumes on peacebuilding and social movements, the field of genocide studies, and the international politics of genocide. Professor Verdeja received his Ph.D. and M.A. in political science from the New School for Social Research in New York City. He has worked on human rights at the International Center for Transitional Justice and the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights (now Human Rights First) and also served on the Advisory Board of the International Association of Genocide Scholars and the United States Institute of Peace's RESOLVE Research Advisory Group. He is currently working on a book project on comparative genocide as well as co-directing a project mapping state security force structures around the world and working as the Executive Director of the Institute for the Study of Genocide (a non-profit organization founded in 1982 to promote research and policy analysis on the causes and prevention of genocide and political violence.) Professor Verdeja also regularly consults with the U.S. government, foreign governments, and human rights organizations on genocide and mass atrocity prevention, and on justice and reconciliation efforts.

Students Talk Security | Mass Atrocities, Myanmar, and the Rise of the Far-Right

Title: The Theoretical Case for Taking American Exceptionalism Seriously Speaker: Hilde Restad Host: Eugene Gholz Recorded: September 1, 2020

The Theoretical Case for Taking American Exceptionalism Seriously

Recorded: April 21, 2020 Hosted by: Dan Lindley Chaplain (Colonel) Larry Dabeck is the 2019-2020 US Army War College Fellow, studying and writing for the Army on developing senior strategic leadership. He has three combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, and was awarded the Bronze Star for, “selfless and dignified service in caring for the spiritual needs of wounded and deceased enemy soldiers….” He served for three years as the graduate instructor for ethics at the US Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC), helping to found the GEN Hugh Shelton Chair in Ethics. He presented his research on Virtuous Combatants at the 2012 CGSC Annual Army Ethics Symposium. He most recently served as a senior religious affairs advisor for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Joint Staff, and Combatant Commands. Chaplain Dabeck serves as a US Army Chief of Chaplains senior leader and a senior ethicist for the Army Chaplain Corps.

Virtuous Combatants with Chaplain Col. Dabeck

Title: Small Arms: Children and Terrorism Speaker: Mia Bloom Host: Dan Lindley Recorded: April 30, 2019

Mia Bloom - Small Arms: Children and Terrorism

Title: The North Korean Nuclear Crisis Speaker: Vipin Narang Host: Dan Lindley Recorded: April 16, 2019

Vipin Narang - The North Korean Nuclear Crisis

Title: Power: A Temporal View Speaker: Daniel Drezner Host: Dan Lindley Recorded: April 2, 2019

Daniel Drezner - Power: A Temporal View

Title: Dispelling the Terrorist Safe Haven Myth: Why Americans are Safer than They Think Speaker: Risa Brooks Host: Dan Lindley Recorded: February 26, 2019

Risa Brooks - Dispelling the Terrorist Safe Haven Myth: Why Americans are Safer than They Think

An interview with Assistant Professor Joseph Parent by Andrew Jarocki Summary: Can America retrench? In this edition of Students Talk Security, student Andrew Jarocki sits down with international relations expert Joseph Parent to discuss if recent headline news from various hotspots around the world should cause a change in American grand strategy. From Saudi Arabia to Venezuela, Professor Parent and Andrew discuss (and sometimes argue) over where and when America should still be involved. Biography: Joseph Parent is a well-regarded writer and lecturer on international affairs, Parent received his Ph.D. from Columbia University. Professor Parent, who came to Notre Dame after teaching at Miami, is currently Associate Professor of Political Science and Associate Director of the Notre Dame International Security Center. He teaches international relations theory, security studies, grand strategy, and foreign policy. Some Parent Trivia: A Notre Dame fan since way back when, he attended the football game against Boston College during which the final scene from the movie Rudy was filmed! He is the published author or co-author of American Conspiracy Theories, Uniting States, and most recently, Twilight of the Titans

Students Talk Security | Is Retrenchment Realistic?

An interview with Professor Felipe Fernandez-Armesto by Joseph Simone Summary: In this episode of ‘Student Talk Security’, Prof. Felipe Fernandez-Armesto will compare U.S. foreign policy of the past and present, discuss security threats today and other times in history, and explain how current U.S. policy is affecting the Hispanic community. Biography: Felipe Fernandez-Armesto is an esteemed member of the University of Notre Dame History Department. Born in London to a Spanish father and an English mother, Prof. Fernandez-Armesto completed his undergraduate and doctoral education at the University of Oxford. He joined the Notre Dame faculty in 2009 after previously holding positions at the University of Oxford and Tufts University. Prof. Fernandez-Armesto has authored over twenty books, contributed numerous times to news sources such as the New York Times and BBC, and has received many awards including the Grand Cross of the Order of Alfonso X the Wise.

Students Talk Security | The Effects of U.S. Foreign Policy, Past and Present

Recorded November 10, 2018 Adm. Christopher Grady is a native of Newport, Rhode Island. He is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and was commissioned an ensign through the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps program. Grady is a distinguished graduate of Georgetown University where he earned a Master of Arts in National Security Studies while concurrently participating as a fellow in Foreign Service at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. He is also a distinguished graduate of the National War College earning a Master of Science in National Security Affairs. He assumed command of U.S. Fleet Forces Command/U.S. Naval Forces Northern Command on May 4, 2018. In his most recent assignment, he was the commander, U.S. 6th Fleet and the commander, Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO, while simultaneously serving as the deputy commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe and U.S. Naval Forces Africa. Additional flag assignments include director of the Maritime Operations Center (N2/3/5/7), Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet; commander, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1/Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group where he deployed for nearly 10 months to the Western Pacific and the Arabian Gulf conducting combat operations in support of Operation Inherent Resolve; and commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic. At sea, Grady’s initial tour was aboard USS Moosbrugger (DD 980) as combat information center officer and antisubmarine warfare officer. As a department head, he served as weapons control officer and combat systems officer aboard USS Princeton (CG 59). He was commanding officer of Mine Countermeasures Rotational Crew Echo aboard USS Chief (MCM 14), and deployed to the Arabian Gulf in command of USS Ardent (MCM 12). Grady then commanded USS Cole (DDG 67), deploying as part of NATO’s Standing Naval Forces Mediterranean. As commander, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 22, he deployed to the Arabian Gulf as sea combat commander for the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. Ashore, Grady first served on the staff of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and then as naval aide to the chief of naval operations. He also served on the staff of the chief of naval operations as assistant branch head, Europe and Eurasia Politico-Military Affairs Branch (OPNAV N524). He then served as executive assistant to the Navy’s Chief of Legislative Affairs. Next, he served as the deputy executive secretary of the National Security Council in the White House. He then went on to serve as the executive assistant to the chief of naval operations. His personal awards include the Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit with four gold stars, Meritorious Service Medal with four gold stars, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with three gold stars, and the Combat "V", and Joint Service Achievement Medal. Grady is a joint specialty officer.

Admiral Christopher Grady '84 - Global Challenges to Sea Control

Title: The Insular Advantage: Geography and the Durability of American Alliances Speaker: Josh Shifrinson Host: Rose Kelanic Recorded: November 6, 2018

Josh Shifrinson - The Insular Advantage: Geography and the Durability of American Alliances

America's Longest War: Prospects of Peace in Afghanistan An interview with Ambassador David Robinson by Fabiola Shipley Summary: In this episode of ‘Student Talk Security’, Ambassador David Robinson will discuss recent developments in Afghanistan, the politics of the upcoming peace talks and the potential for lasting peace in the wake of America’s longest war. Biography: Ambassador Robinson was sworn in as the Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations and Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization on January 4, 2016. He is a career member of the Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor. Throughout his Foreign Service career, Ambassador Robinson has worked in conflict zones and unstable environments, specializing in refugee and migration issues. Previously, Ambassador Robinson served as the Principal Deputy High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina where he was responsible for implementing the Dayton Peace Agreement. Prior to that, he was the Assistant Chief of Mission at the United States Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan from 2013 to 2014, the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration from 2009 to 2013, and the Special Coordinator for Venezuela in the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs from 2008 to 2009. Ambassador Robinson also served as the United States Ambassador to Guyana from 2006 to 2008, as Deputy Chief of Mission in the United States Embassy in La Paz, Bolivia and in Asunción, Paraguay at different times. Earlier he had assignments in posts in El Salvador, the Dominican Republic, and Iceland. Ambassador Robinson received a B.A. from the University of Notre Dame, an M.S. from the National War College, and a Master of Divinity from Christ the King Seminary.

Students Talk Security | America's Longest War: Prospects of Peace in Afghanistan

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