New Lines Institute for Strategy and Policy | Podcasts

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.

Gendering Geopolitics with Emily Prey: Esther Dingemans

Gendering Geopolitics with Emily Prey: Esther Dingemans, Director of the Mukwege Foundation and the Global Survivors Fund, will discuss conflict-related sexual violence faced by women in Ukraine and strategies for prevention.

Gendering Geopolitics with Emily Prey: Huma Abedin

On this #GenderingGeopolitics with Emily Prey: Huma Abedin, NYT best-selling author & Chief of Staff to Hillary Clinton, discusses her new book Both/And, key lessons learned in her career, & the importance of having conversations about mental health.

‘Revenge for the Two Sheikhs’: ISIS Renews Itself in the Syrian Desert

A string of attacks that the Islamic State called the “Raid of Revenge for the Two Sheikhs” in recent months shows that the group has strengthened – at least in Syria, though it languishes in Iraq, its former stronghold. U.S. policy failures in Syria left the country open for the Islamic State to regroup and carry out operations. In this episode, author Abdullah al-Ghadawi shares why the United States needs to rethink its strategy and recognize the threat that ISIS poses.

Brazil’s Next Elections Bring the Risk of Social Unrest

In this episode, Claudia Gago Ostos explores what the months leading up to Brazil’s Oct. 2 general elections may look like — similar to the social unrest and political instability experienced during the the Jan. 6, 2021 storming of the U.S. Capitol. The election results are likely to be close, and whichever of the frontrunners – current President Jair Bolsonaro or former President Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva – wins, the Biden administration will need to consider how to respond to potential instability in Brazil and how to reset Washington’s relationship with Brasília.

Lessons From Morocco: Strengthening Transitional Justice Measures in Authoritarian States

In this episode, Alexander Kochenburger explains why states exposed to authoritarian environments need further support from U.S. policymakers. Although several authoritarian states in the Maghreb have implemented transitional justice measures to investigate state-sponsored human rights abuses, these often do not lead to true and lasting reforms.

The Limits of Northeast Syria’s Talks with the Assad Regime

In this episode, Calvin Wilder details the current state of military cooperation between the SDF and the regime and shows how this security partnership will not necessarily translate to a political understanding between AANES and the regime. Turkey is intensifying its artillery and drone strikes against military and civilian targets in regions of Syria controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and their civilian counterpart, the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES). With the United States remaining muted in its response to this pressure, the SDF is increasingly relying on the Assad regime for security support.

Reassessing The Extremist Threat in Southeast Asia

In this episode, Munira Mustaffa analyzes militant groups in Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines and details the organizational weaknesses that have marked their recent ineffectiveness. The dissolution of the Islamic State’s caliphate in Iraq and Syria have prompted fears that transnational militant groups would use Southeast Asia to regroup. However, these militants have failed to galvanize local militant groups – each with its own goals and grievances – to adopt a transnational cause.

Ukraine’s “Marshall Plan” Should Come with Transparency

In this episode, Ariel Cohen and Wesley A. Hill lay out a strategy for intelligent, limited, and targeted reconstruction aid.As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues, policymakers in the United States and elsewhere are already considering how to win the peace, offering hundreds of billions of dollars in aid for reconstruction. However, far from helping Ukraine’s post-war economic, political, and social situation, simply throwing money at the problem could in fact make things worse.

A Global Energy Connectivity Strategy: From Weaponization to Convergence

Despite the zero-sum approach that energy importers and exporters have taken, in this episode, Eugene Chausovsky shares why cooperation and collective action are crucial to staving off a potential global economic recession and fighting climate change. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, major players in the global energy sphere have adopted competing energy strategies in order to secure energy flows. Politics, security, and economics all play a role in this struggle.