New Lines Institute for Strategy and Policy | Podcasts

Gendering Geopolitics with Emily Prey: Iuliia Mendel

Gendering Geopolitics with Emily Prey: Iuliia Mendel, former Spokesperson to President Zelenskyy, discusses her book The Fight for Our Lives & how women must have a seat at the table during the #Ukraine #Russia war & in any post-war talks.

Austin Tice: Ten Years Later

In this episode, The New Lines institute proudly presents a new offering, Practitioner’s Perspective, where thought leaders with distinguished careers in foreign policy impart their wisdom from years of experience in the field. In the inaugural entry, former Ambassador Frederic Hof focuses on the ten-year-old case of Austin Tice, an American journalist kidnapped in Syria. Hof details “the enormous difficulty this or any administration faces in trying to free Austin Tice from the clutches of people unencumbered by ethics, morality, or decency.”

Why Are Refugees Returning to Ukraine?

In this episode, learn more about why nearly a third of Ukrainian refugees are returning home, choosing to live in danger in Ukraine rather than live with the uncertainties of being a refugee. These Ukrainians are returning home for a variety of reasons – to reunite with family, to find a way to make money, and because of perceived safety in parts of Ukraine. However, better support for these refugees in host countries – childcare, employment opportunities, more freedom of movement – would make premature repatriation less likely, Alice Hickson writes in this Terrain Analysis.

Hindutva Is Turning India into an Autocracy. It Can Get Worse

In this episode, as Syed Mohammad Ali explains, India, the world’s largest democracy, which traditionally maintained a non-aligned stance, should be a natural partner. The U.S. has pursued a closer relationship with India since the Clinton administration, and for good reason. This is especially true as great-power competition grows and Washington seeks to counter Beijing in the Indo-Pacific. However, if the steady rise of Hindu nationalism is not halted, the theocratic India that emerges will destabilize the entire region. Within its borders, it may become ripe for genocide. For the United States, it will be no partner at all.

Gendering Geopolitics With Emily Prey: Lucy Kassa

In this Gendering Geopolitics episode, host Emily Prey invites Ethiopian journalist Lucy Kassa to learn more about how the war in #Ethiopia has affected Kassa's reporting capabilities, sexual & gender based violence in the region, and the importance of the political agenda to all groups party to the conflict.

Gendering Geopolitics With Emily Prey: Mia Brett

On this Gendering Geopolitics with Emily Prey, Dr. Mia Brett discusses Roe v. Wade, the leaked SCOTUS draft, and what the future looks like for women in America.

Gendering Geopolitics With Emily Prey: Nusrat Ghani

On this Gendering Geopolitics with Emily Prey: MP Nusrat Ghani, on what the world can do to address the Uyghur Genocide and bring justice and accountability for the crimes against the Uyghurs.

Gendering Geopolitics With Emily Prey: Sana Safi

On this Gendering Geopolitics with Emily Prey the BBC's Sana Safi discusses Biden's decision to unfreeze Afghan funds for in-country relief and 9/11 families, the risks facing the Hazara, and the situation for Afghan Women.

Gendering Geopolitics With Emily Prey Leisa Vasylenko

In this Gendering Geopolitics episode, host Emily Prey invites Ethiopian journalist Lucy Kassa to learn more about how the war in Ethiopia has affected Kassa's reporting capabilities, sexual & gender based violence in the region, and the importance of the political agenda to all groups party to the conflict.

Gendering Geopolitics with Emily Prey: Inna Sovsun

On this Gendering Geopolitics with Emily Prey, Ukrainian MP Inna Sovsun on the human cost of the war in Ukraine, and what US and European leaders can do to help.