Defense 2020 Podcast
1) The Transition, Part 2: DoD Lame Duck Developments and Biden Challenges Ahead
Guest host Beverly Kirk hosts a discussion on recent developments in the Department of Defense and early national security challenges the Biden administration will face after taking office. She is joi...Show More
The Transition, Part 2: DoD Lame Duck Developments and Biden Challenges Ahead
37:24 | Dec 14th, 2020
2) The Transition, Part 1: Process and Implications for National Security
Guest host Beverly Kirk discusses the process and timeline of the presidential transition and its implications for national security under the incoming administration of President-elect Joe Biden with...Show More
3) Meanwhile, Back at the Pentagon: Innovation in DoD
Kathleen Hicks hosts a discussion on innovation in the Department of Defense. She is joined by Todd Harrison, director of Defense Budget Analysis and the Aerospace Security Project at CSIS; Morgan Dwy...Show More
4) National Security Topics in the 2020 Election
Kathleen Hicks hosts a discussion on national security and defense issues in the 2020 election cycle and debates. She is joined by Sam Brannen, director of the Risk and Foresight Group and senior fell...Show More
5) National Security Issues in the Party Conventions and Platforms
Kathleen Hicks hosts a discussion on national security issues in the 2020 Democratic and Republican party conventions and platforms. She is joined by Tom Karako, director of the Missile Defense Projec...Show More
6) An Interview with HASC Vice Chair Anthony Brown
Kathleen Hicks hosts a conversation with Congressman Anthony Brown (D-MD), Vice Chair of the House Armed Services Committee, on building diversity and combating prejudice in the U.S. military. The dis...Show More
7) An Interview with HASC Ranking Member Mac Thornberry
Kathleen Hicks hosts a conversation with Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-TX), ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, on the FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act and his career shapi...Show More
8) The FY 2021 NDAA: Consensus, Debates, and Predictions
Kathleen Hicks hosts a discussion on the status of the FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in Congress. She is joined by Tommy Ross, senior associate with the International Security Prog...Show More
9) Civil-Military Relations, Part 2: What Lies Ahead?
Kathleen Hicks hosts a discussion on the state of civil-military relations today and moving forward into the future. She is joined by Alice Hunt Friend, senior fellow in the International Security Pro...Show More
10) Civil-Military Relations, Part 1: The 2020 Legacy
Kathleen Hicks hosts a discussion on civil-military relations in the context of recent Black Lives Matter protests and the government’s response to them. She is joined by Alice Hunt Friend, senior fel...Show More