Random CSIS Podcasts

Everywhere you look these days terrorism and violent extremism dominate the headlines. Whether you follow what is happening in Afghanistan or Iraq, or in the West writ large, we are inundated with news of attacks by groups and individuals fighting for a ’cause’.In a world of multiple voices and opinions it can be very hard to know where to turn. One choice is to look to those who actually worked in counterterrorism in the national security world. In these half-hour podcasts 30-year Canadian intelligence veteran Phil Gurski is joined by a fascinating array of individuals with something meaningful to say about these issues as they provide insight into what they mean and what we need to do about them.

Categories: News, Religion & Spirituality

Tags: counter-terrorism, CSIS, espionage, intelligence community, national security, radicalisation, religious extremism, violent extremism

The world’s top leaders and thinkers come to CSIS to discuss pressing global challenges. Each week, “Curated Conference” culls the most critical of these discussions. For more on CSIS events, visit www.csis.org/events.

Categories: Uncategorised

Tags: and, Center, CSIS, DC, defense, events, for, foreign, international, policy, Strategic, Studies, washington

Moonstruck is a podcast about humans in space. Hear from astronauts, engineers, politicians, and space decision-makers as they tell their stories from the history of human spaceflight, sharing how their time at the edge of human understanding taught them about themselves and the rest of us on the ground.

Categories: History, Science

Tags: astronauts, CSIS, History, science, smithsonian, Space, spaceflight

Many of us have questions about global issues and not a lot of places to turn to for reliable and thoughtful answers. In The Truth of the Matter, hosts Bob Schieffer and Andrew Schwartz breakdown complex policy issues of the day. No Spin, No Bombast, No finger pointing. Just informed discussion.

Categories: Uncategorised

Tags: CSIS, foreign, international, iraq, News, policy, Politics, Syria

Trade experts Scott Miller and Bill Reinsch break down the buzz around trade, how it affects policy, and how it impacts your day-to-day. The Trade Guys is hosted every week by H. Andrew Schwartz at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a nonpartisan think tank in Washington, D.C. Email your questions to TradeGuys@csis.org.

Categories: Business, Government

Tags: CSIS, economics, free, international, nafta, negotiations, sanctions, tariffs, tpp, trade