Jonathan Stevenson, senior fellow for US Defense at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, joins this episode of Vital Interests Podcast to discuss the future of the Iran Nuclear Deal, the state of the State Department under Secretary Mike Pompeo, and the Trump administration’s use of the military in responding to nation-wide protests on racial inequality and police brutality. Vital Interests Podcast with Karen Greenberg is brought to you by the Center on National Security at F...
Sep 29, 2020•26 min•Ep 22•Transcript available on Metacast Liam Collins, the founding director of the Modern War Institute, joins this episode of the Vital Interests Podcast to discuss proxy wars, cyber security, and the future of global conflict. Vital Interests Podcast with Karen Greenberg is brought to you by the Center on National Security at Fordham Law. Dangerous Myths: How the Crisis in Ukraine Explains Future Great Power Conflict...
Sep 25, 2020•30 min•Ep 21•Transcript available on Metacast Listen to Robert Draper, writer for the New York Times Magazine & National Geographic, on his new book To Start a War, How the Bush Administration Took America into Iraq. Vital Interests Podcast with Karen Greenberg is brought to you by the Center on National Security at Fordham Law.
Sep 15, 2020•29 min•Ep 20•Transcript available on Metacast Rep. Jahana Hayes, National Teacher of the Year in 2016, joins this week’s episode of Vital Interests Podcast to discuss her continued hope in American democracy, and how the COVID-19 recovery is an opportunity for systemic and inclusive change. Vital Interests Podcast with Karen Greenberg is brought to you by the Center on National Security at Fordham Law.
Sep 01, 2020•26 min•Ep 19•Transcript available on Metacast A conversation with Rebecca Ulam Weiner about the evolution of terrorism, and the current challenges facing law enforcement and society at large. Vital Interests Podcast with Karen Greenberg is brought to you by the Center on National Security at Fordham Law.
Aug 25, 2020•43 min•Ep 18•Transcript available on Metacast Listen as Tom Parker discusses the value of understanding the conditions that give rise to terrorism and the need for a longer time frame for measuring counterterrorism strategies. Vital Interests Podcast with Karen Greenberg is brought to you by the Center on National Security at Fordham Law.
Aug 18, 2020•48 min•Ep 17•Transcript available on Metacast Join us as Peter Bergen discusses terrorism, the Iran Deal, the Taliban, a Biden presidency and America’s ever-changing national security landscape. Vital Interests Podcast with Karen Greenberg is brought to you by the Center on National Security at Fordham Law.
Aug 11, 2020•43 min•Ep 16•Transcript available on Metacast Jonathan Hafetz talks about Adham Hassoun, Enemy Combatants and today’s Department of Justice. Vital Interests Podcast with Karen Greenberg is brought to you by the Center on National Security at Fordham Law.
Aug 04, 2020•48 min•Ep 15•Transcript available on Metacast Michel Paradis discusses the legacy of 9/11, war crimes, military commissions, and his new book Last Mission to Tokyo . Vital Interests Podcast with Karen Greenberg is brought to you by the Center on National Security at Fordham Law.
Jul 28, 2020•46 min•Ep 14•Transcript available on Metacast Former California Governor Jerry Brown discusses what more states can do to respond to COVID, how we can honor the humanity in all of us, and ways to help parents in today's difficult times. Vital Interests Podcast with Karen Greenberg is brought to you by the Center on National Security at Fordham Law.
Jul 21, 2020•40 min•Ep 13•Transcript available on Metacast California's Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis discusses immigration, trade policy, women in politics and her hopes for the future with host Karen Greenberg.
Jul 14, 2020•37 min•Ep 12•Transcript available on Metacast Joining host Karen Greenberg, Carol Rosenberg discusses nearly two decades of reporting on Guantanamo’s detainees, its military commissions, and its military.
Jul 07, 2020•1 hr•Ep 11•Transcript available on Metacast Gilles Kepel joined host Karen J. Greenberg on May 20th to discuss his book: Away from Chaos: The Middle East and the Challenge to the West . The full webinar, part of our terrorism series, can be watched on our website at CenterOnNationalSecurity.org/events .
Jun 30, 2020•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast Thomas Hegghammer joined host Karen J. Greenberg on May 6th to discuss his book: The Caravan: Abdallah Azzam and the Rise of Global Jihad . The full webinar, part of our terrorism series, can be watched on our website at CenterOnNationalSecurity.org/events .
Jun 30, 2020•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast Former CIA Director and Presidential Advisor talks to host Karen Greenberg about the global landscape, protecting the upcoming elections and his hopes for the future.
Jun 23, 2020•49 min•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast David Rohde discusses his new book In Deep: The FBI, the CIA, and the Truth about America's "Deep State."
Jun 16, 2020•38 min•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast Bart Gellman discusses his new book “Dark Mirror: Edward Snowden and the American Surveillance State”
Jun 12, 2020•44 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast Jameel Jaffer, Inaugural Director of the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, joins host Karen Greenberg to discuss national security, FOIA litigation, and the dangers facing freedom of speech today.
Jun 09, 2020•39 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast Andrea Mitchell, Host of MSNBC 'Andrea Mitchell Reports', talks about the challenges, past and present, of reporting on the White House, about women in journalism, and about the many pressures facing today's journalists.
Jun 03, 2020•39 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast Peter Singer, Strategist and Senior Fellow at New America, joins host Karen Greenberg to discuss his latest book and the practical and philosophical implications of Artificial Intelligence.
May 26, 2020•51 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast Karen J. Greenberg is joined by David Ignatius, prize-winning columnist for The Washington Post , and Richard A. Clarke, CEO of Good Harbor Security Risk Management and former National Security Official, to discuss Ignatius's latest spy novel The Paladin .
May 22, 2020•53 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast Carol Dysinger, Oscar winning filmmaker and Associate Professor at the NYU Tisch School of Arts, joins Karen J. Greenberg for a discussion focusing on challenges Dysinger faced as a female documentary filmmaker since 1977 and her decision to tell the story of girls in Afghanistan through the eyes of those teaching and learning to read, write, and skateboard. Her latest film, Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If you're a Girl ) (2020), won the 2020 Oscar for a short subject documentary....
May 19, 2020•33 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast Lawrence Wright, author, screenwriter, playwright, and a staff writer for The New Yorker magazine, joins Karen J. Greenberg to discuss his prescient new novel The End of October and the parallels to the current COVID-19 pandemic. Together they discuss the vulnerabilities that have led to the current crisis.
May 15, 2020•36 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast CEO of The Soufan Group and founder of The Soufan Center, former FBI Supervisory Special Agent, and security expert, Ali Soufan speaks with Karen J. Greenberg on the global security landscape and the changing leadership challenges that face the United States during shifting global tensions and the COVID-19 crisis.
May 06, 2020•41 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast 
