New Lines Institute for Strategy and Policy | Podcasts

Protecting Education and Schools from Attack

In commemoration of the International Day to Protect Education from Attack, host Carolyn Moorman sits down with Save the Children's Miriam Toure, the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack's Jerome Marston, and New Lines' Alexander Kochenburger. Their conversation examines emerging and persisting threats to education, including from non-state armed groups, and highlights best practices to safeguard education and children from these attacks.

Re-envisioning U.S.-India Relations

In the first episode of the Eurasian Connectivity podcast, New Lines Institute Senior Director Dr. Kamran Bokhari and U.S. Institute of Peace Senior Advisor Dr. Daniel Markey discuss how the U.S. can prioritize mutual strategic interests with India while not placating New Delhi's current illiberal trajectory.

All Eyes on Niger

In late July, Niger became the latest in a series of West and Central African countries to have its democratically elected government overthrown in a coup. In the latest Contours episode, host Carolyn Moorman dives into potential ramifications of this power struggle on Sahelian counterterrorism initiatives and regional stability with New Lines Senior Analysts Riley Moeder and Tammy Palacios.

Water’s Role in Turkish-Syrian Dynamics

In the latest Contours episode, Zoe Robbin and Calvin Wilder join host Carolyn Moorman to discuss the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, their importance to the Syrian and Turkish people, and their impacts on the Syrian conflict.

Caught in the Crossfire: Syria’s Humanitarian Aid

In this episode of Contours, host Carolyn Moorman sits down with experts Sasha Ghosh-Siminoff and Jesse Marks to talk about current breakthroughs and obstacles in getting aid to Syria. This includes a recent aid delivery made to a blockaded refugee camp on the Syrian-Jordanian border and the Assad regime's about-face concerning cross-border aid after a Russian veto in the U.N. Security Council.

Roamings and Reflections: MENA in Focus

In this episode of the “Roamings and Reflections” series, New Lines Senior Analyst Riley Moeder joins host Carolyn Moorman to share how her recent trip to Jordan shed light on the regional issues of migration and counterterrorism. Moeder also discusses how the Sudanese conflict's recent developments have affected Egypt and other North African countries.

The Path to Reconstructing Education in Yemen

In the latest Contours episode, host Carolyn Moorman sits down with experts Jerome Marston, Katherine Zimmerman, and Alexander Kochenburger to dive into the Yemeni civil war's effects on Yemen's education sector and if recent geopolitical developments, including a protracted cease-fire and Saudi-Iranian normalization, will allow for greater international focus on reconstruction efforts.

Russia’s War in Ukraine: The Intersection of Water, Grain, and Diplomacy

The Black Sea Grain Initiative's creation in 2022 helped to stabilize the global food chain in wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In this episode of Contours, Host Carolyn Moorman, Non-Resident Fellow Zoe Robbin, and Senior Director Eugene Chausovsky discuss what aspects of the deal's framework can be applied to the devastating affects the war has had on Ukraine's water and agricultural infrastructure.

Analyzing Wagner’s March on Moscow

Over a 24-hour period, leader of the Russian paramilitary Wagner Group Yevgeny Prigozhin urged Wagner fighters to march on Moscow, successfully captured a city in Southern Russia, and then signed an agreement to back off and retreat to Belarus. Host Carolyn Moorman, Non-Resident Fellow Jeff Hawn, and Open-Source Information Gathering Manager Aram Shabanian dive into what these events mean for Russia’s internal political dynamics and foreign policy.

5 More Years of Erdogan: What’s Next for the Turkish-Kurdish Conflict

In the newest episode of Contours, host Carolyn Moorman, New Lines Analyst Calvin Wilder, and the Kurdish Peace Institute's Director of Research Meghan Bodette dive into areas in which Ankara's policy rule book regarding the Turkish-Kurdish conflict will confirm and diverge from previous policy, given President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's re-election for another term in May's elections.