Podcasts from the international think tank and media groups at the World Security Institute. World Security Institute Podcasts from the World Security Institute's projects, including: Azimuth Media, the Center for Defense Information, the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, International Media, and International Programs in Moscow, China, Brussels and Cairo. Podcasts from the World Security Institute's projects, including: Azimuth Media, the Center for Defense Information, the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, International Media, and International Programs in Moscow, China, Brussels and Cairo. Look for our Podcast in the iTunes Music Store. Administrator info@worldsecurityinstitute.org http://www.worldsecurityinstitute.org Podcasts from the World Security Institute's projects, including: Azimuth Media, the Center for Defense Information, the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, International Media, and International Programs in Moscow, China, Brussels and Cairo. My Text Editor http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en-us This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License - Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ info@worldsecurityinstitute.org info@worldsecurityinstitute.org Tue, 13 Feb 2007 18:17:37 -0800 Tue, 13 Feb 2007 18:17:37 -0800 Politics 720 http://www.cdi.org/news/PodCast/wsipodcastlogo.jpg http://www.worldsecurityinstitute.org 144 122 http://www.cdi.org/news/PodCast/audiofiles/Rachel Stohl on Small Arms.mp3 The United States has regained its position as the world's leading supplier of arms to the developing world, according to a recent report by the Congressional Research Service. The Bush administration, as part of its "Global War on Terror" has created new accounts for the supply of weapons to developing countries that have questionable records regarding democratic government and human rights. CDI Senior Analyst Rachel Stohl explored this development on NPR's Kojo Nnamdi Show on Oct. 3. info@worldsecurityinstitute.org Wed., 03 Oct 2007 15:10:32 -0800 Center for Defense Information World Security Institute Podcast 13: Rachel Stohl talks about the U.S. as the leading arms exporter to developing countries on NPR's The Kojo Nnamdi Show The United States has regained its position as the world's leading supplier of arms to the developing world, according to a recent report by the Congressional Research Service. The Bush administration, as part of its "Global War on Terror" has created new accounts for the supply of weapons to developing countries that have questionable records regarding democratic government and human rights. CDI Senior Analyst Rachel Stohl explored this development on NPR's Kojo Nnamdi Show on Oct. 3. http://www.cdi.org/news/PodCast/audiofiles/Rachel stohl on Small Arms.mp3 0:30:00 arms, arms exports, weapons, Global War on Terror http://www.whyy.org/podcast/100207_100630.mp3 CDI Advisor Lee Gaillard, author of V-22 Osprey: Wonder Weapon or Widow Maker?, comments on NPR concerning the controversial aircraft that has been deployed to Iraq despite warnings from aviation and defense weapons experts about its numerous glitches that could cost U.S. lives. Other guests on the show include Mark Thompson, author of "A Flying Shame," the recent TIME magazine article featuring the Osprey and Rep. Joe Sestak, D-Pa., an avid supporter of the aircraft. info@worldsecurityinstitute.org Tues., 02 Oct 2007 15:10:32 -0800 Center for Defense Information World Security Institute CDI Advisor Lee Gaillard on the V-22 Osprey CDI Advisor Lee Gaillard, author of V-22 Osprey: Wonder Weapon or Widow Maker?, comments on NPR concerning the controversial aircraft that has been deployed to Iraq despite warnings from aviation and defense weapons experts about its numerous glitches that could cost U.S. lives. Other guests on the show include Mark Thompson, author of "A Flying Shame," the recent TIME magazine article featuring the Osprey and Rep. Joe Sestak, D-Pa., an avid supporter of the aircraft. http://www.whyy.org/podcast/100207_100630.mp3 1:00 V-22 Osprey, Marine Corps, defense aircraft, Center for Defense Information, helicopter http://www.cdi.org/news/PodCast/audiofiles/mouth_piece.mp3 Journalists from diverse perspectives address one of the most important issues facing the media today, in a panel discussion that took place Saturday Aug. 11 at the annual meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. The participants include Jon Sawyer, director of the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, Marvin Kalb, senior fellow at the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy, Abderrahim Foukara, Washington Bureau Chief for al Jazeera, Amit R. Paley of the Washington Post, William Freivogel, director of the school of journalism at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, and Philip Seib, professor of international journalism, University of Southern California. info@worldsecurityinstitute.org Mon, 13 Aug 2007 15:10:32 -0800 Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting World Security Institute Pulitzer Center Director Jon Sawyer joins a panel of journalists debating the media's successes and failures in covering conflicts http://www.cdi.org/news/PodCast/audiofiles/mouth_piece.mp3 1:29:48 Pulitzer Center http://media28a.libsyn.com/podcasts/7ef1b2f66c2e5e1adacf6e13acad01dd/467ff46c/bicyclemark/bm210_070622.mp3 CDI Analyst Victoria Samson discusses missile defense basics with Citizen Reporter info@worldsecurityinstitute.org Thurs, 22 June 2007 15:10:32 -0800 CDI World Security Institute CDI Analyst Victoria Samson discusses missile defense basics with Citizen Reporter CDI Analyst Victoria Samson discusses missile defense basics with Citizen Reporter. Other guests on the show include Jane Vaynman of Armscontrolwonk.com. Visit Citizenreporter.org for more podcasts on related issues. http://media28a.libsyn.com/podcasts/7ef1b2f66c2e5e1adacf6e13acad01dd/467ff46c/bicyclemark/bm210_070622.mp3 Thurs, 22 June 2007 0:55:00 missile defense, Russia, international security http://audio.aworldofpossibilities.com/audio/dolman_hitchens24kb0417.mp3 CDI Director Theresa Hitchens discusses weapons in the heavens on "Seizing the Ultimate High Ground: The Dubious Drive to Dominate Space," on the radio program A World of Possibilities info@worldsecurityinstitute.org Tues, 17 April 2007 15:10:32 -0800 CDI World Security Institute CDI Director Theresa Hitchens discusses weapons in the heavens on "Seizing the Ultimate High Ground: The Dubious Drive to Dominate Space," on the radio program A World of Possibilities Seems like most video games are space-based shoot'em ups. The Pentagon itself, caught up in the fever, envisions what it calls,'Rods from God.'But, just as some in the military plan for extending U.S. dominance by basing weapons in space, others say it would be counterproductive and too costly. CDI Director Theresa Hitchens joins the discussion on the premise that cooperation in space, rather that competition, is not only possible, but highly preferable. Other guests on the show include Roald Sagdeyev, Space Scientist, East-West Science and Technology Center, Former Adviser to Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev, Gregory Kulacki, China Specialist at the Union of Concerned Scientists, Everett Dolman, U.S. Air Force School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, and General Charles Horner (USAF Ret.), Former Head of U.S. Space Command http://audio.aworldofpossibilities.com/audio/dolman_hitchens24kb0417.mp3 Tues, 17 April 2007 08:00:00 GMT 0:55:00 space weapons, missile defense, space security http://www.cdi.org/news/PodCast/audiofiles/smallarms.mp3 Talk to America host Erin Brummet speaks with CDI Senior Analyst Rachel Stohl about the international efforts to monitor and combat the illegal small arms trade. Among other issues, Stohl discusses the lack of an international treaty that addresses and governs the transfer of small arms and light weapons and how the lack of oversight has negative and fatal consequences for innocent civilians. info@worldsecurityinstitute.org Tues, 29 Mar 2007 15:10:32 -0800 CDI World Security Institute CDI's Rachel Stohl talks about the small arms trade on VOA's Talk to America Talk to America host Erin Brummet speaks with CDI Senior Analyst Rachel Stohl about the international efforts to monitor and combat the illegal small arms trade. Among other issues, Stohl discusses the lack of an international treaty that addresses and governs the transfer of small arms and light weapons and how the lack of oversight has negative and fatal consequences for innocent civilians. http://www.cdi.org/news/PodCast/audiofiles/smallarms.mp3 Tues, 29 Mar 2007 08:00:00 GMT 0:57:00 small arms trade, weapons http://www.cdi.org/news/PodCast/audiofiles/iw.spk.sampson.mp3 Radio Agonist Managing Editor Ian Welsh and Editor Sean-Paul Kelley discussed AIPAC, Iran, and currencies in this show, and had a fascinating discussion with Victoria Samson of CDI on space-based weapons, the future of nukes and Pentagon black projects. info@worldsecurityinstitute.org Wed, 21 Mar 2007 15:10:32 -0800 CDI World Security Institute CDI Research Analyst Victoria Samson talks on space-based weapons, the future of nuckes and Pentagon black projects. Radio Agonist Managing Editor Ian Welsh and Editor Sean-Paul Kelley discussed AIPAC, Iran, and currencies in this show, and had a fascinating discussion with Victoria Sampson of CDI on space-based weapons, the future of nukes and Pentagon black projects. http://www.cdi.org/news/PodCast/audiofiles/iw.spk.sampson.mp3 Wed, 21 Mar 2007 08:00:00 GMT 0:59:00 defense budget, military, space weapons http://www.electricpolitics.com/media/mp3/CDI2007.03.05.mp3 The Feb. 28 debate sponsored by CDI's Straus Military Reform Project and Electric Politics featured Ted Galen Carpenter from the Cato Institute, Helle Dale from the Heritage Foundation, retired Col. Doug Macgregor of the Straus Project, Frank Gaffney of the Center for Security Policy, and Frank Anderson who is a retired CIA area specialist. (More biographical data is available at ElectricPolitics.com) Some of the talkers were extraordinarily articulate representatives of their point of view. Listeners who would prefer a short version of the two hour debate are encouraged to listen to the first 50 minutes that contains quite concise initial presentations from each speaker. At the end of the debate there are two other extremely interesting statements: one by Frank Gaffney is a three minute precis of the neo-conservative creed; it is also a bit harrowing for non-believers; the other is a wonderfully articulate statement by the debate's moderator, Alton Frye of the Council on Foreign Relations. Frye stepped out of his role of moderator and made a statement that any American concerned about our current national security problems should listen to. info@worldsecurityinstitute.org Tue, 06 Mar 2007 15:10:32 -0800 CDI World Security Institute Five Panelists Express their Views in a CDI Straus Military Reform Project Event The Feb. 28 debate sponsored by CDI's Straus Military Reform Project and Electric Politics featured Ted Galen Carpenter from the Cato Institute, Helle Dale from the Heritage Foundation, retired Col. Doug Macgregor of the Straus Project, Frank Gaffney of the Center for Security Policy, and Frank Anderson who is a retired CIA area specialist. (More biographical data is available at ElectricPolitics.com) Some of the talkers were extraordinarily articulate representatives of their point of view. Listeners who would prefer a short version of the two hour debate are encouraged to listen to the first 50 minutes that contains quite concise initial presentations from each speaker. At the end of the debate there are two other extremely interesting statements: one by Frank Gaffney is a three minute precis of the neo-conservative creed; it is also a bit harrowing for non-believers; the other is a wonderfully articulate statement by the debate's moderator, Alton Frye of the Council on Foreign Relations. Frye stepped out of his role of moderator and made a statement that any American concerned about our current national security problems should listen to. http://www.electricpolitics.com/media/mp3/CDI2007.03.05.mp3 Wed, 06 Mar 2007 08:00:00 GMT 1:56:00 defense budget, military, winslow wheeler http://images.military.com/Audio/FTED52.mp3 The new and mammoth 2008 defense budget request is now entering the torturous process of congressional consideration. In a podcast interview with the editor of Military.com, Ward Carroll, CDI's Winslow Wheeler gives his perspective on the size of the defense budget and the tender mercies of Congress' consideration of it. Listen in as defense expert Winslow Wheeler gives his usual sage analysis on "The Editor's Desk" podcast regarding the proposed 2008 defense budget. It's a "must hear" for those in the acquisitions mix or hardworking Americans interested in what $481.4 billion buys these days. info@worldsecurityinstitute.org Tue, 13 Feb 2007 18:17:32 -0800 CDI World Security Institute An Interview with Ward Carroll of Military.com The new and mammoth 2008 defense budget request is now entering the torturous process of congressional consideration. In a podcast interview with the editor of Military.com, Ward Carroll, CDI's Winslow Wheeler gives his perspective on the size of the defense budget and the tender mercies of Congress' consideration of it. Listen in as defense expert Winslow Wheeler gives his usual sage analysis on "The Editor's Desk" podcast regarding the proposed 2008 defense budget. It's a "must hear" for those in the acquisitions mix or hardworking Americans interested in what $481.4 billion buys these days. http://images.military.com/Audio/FTED52.mp3 Wed, 13 Feb 2007 08:00:00 GMT 3:59 defense budget, military, winslow wheeler http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/ros/open_source_070205.mp3 On Jan. 23, the legendary Polish journalist Ryszard Kapuscinski died. The next day The Boston Globe closed its last three foreign bureaus. Kapuscinski was the inspiration to a generation of foreign correspondents, Poland's only reporter outside its own borders during the Cold War who, since he couldn't cover everything, had the latitude to report at length what he found interesting. The Globe, like The Baltimore Sun and other smaller-city papers, was forced to reduce its foreign coverage to save editorial jobs closer to home. info@worldsecurityinstitute.org 5 Feb 2007 18:17:32 -0800 Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting World Security Institute From the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting On Jan. 23, the legendary Polish journalist Ryszard Kapuscinski died. The next day The Boston Globe closed its last three foreign bureaus. Kapuscinski was the inspiration to a generation of foreign correspondents, Poland's only reporter outside its own borders during the Cold War who, since he couldn't cover everything, had the latitude to report at length what he found interesting. The Globe, like The Baltimore Sun and other smaller-city papers, was forced to reduce its foreign coverage to save editorial jobs closer to home. http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/ros/open_source_070205.mp3 51:58 pulitzer, journalism http://www.electricpolitics.com/media/mp3/CDI2007.01.18a.mp3 George Kenny of ElectricPolitics.com recorded the Jan. 18 Straus Military Reform Project briefing on the V-22 Osprey, based on a study written by Lee Gaillard. The advocates of the V-22 at Bell-Boeing responded to our study by asserting that it is "out-of-date information - or disinformation." The Marine Corps' V-22 spokes-person asserted "There's nothing new in there that's valid or correct." In listening to the podcast and considering these criticisms, individuals are invited to focus on three issues: 1) the absence of defensive armament; 2) the constraints of the difficult-to-repair composite skinned cargo compartment for the 24 combat-loaded Marines inside, and 3) most importantly, the fundamental aerodynamic dilemma the V-22 faces when it attempts to descend vertically into a landing zone against enemy fire. The first two issues remain completely unaddressed; the third is papered over with software changes and warning systems that V-22 pilots will ignore at the peril of themselves and their human cargo. info@worldsecurityinstitute.org 18 Jan 2007 18:17:32 -0800 CDI World Security Institute From CDI's Straus Military Reform Project George Kenny of ElectricPolitics.com recorded the Jan. 18 Straus Military Reform Project briefing on the V-22 Osprey, based on a study written by Lee Gaillard. The advocates of the V-22 at Bell-Boeing responded to our study by asserting that it is "out-of-date information - or disinformation." The Marine Corps' V-22 spokes-person asserted "There's nothing new in there that's valid or correct." In listening to the podcast and considering these criticisms, individuals are invited to focus on three issues: 1) the absence of defensive armament; 2) the constraints of the difficult-to-repair composite skinned cargo compartment for the 24 combat-loaded Marines inside, and 3) most importantly, the fundamental aerodynamic dilemma the V-22 faces when it attempts to descend vertically into a landing zone against enemy fire. The first two issues remain completely unaddressed; the third is papered over with software changes and warning systems that V-22 pilots will ignore at the peril of themselves and their human cargo. http://www.electricpolitics.com/media/mp3/CDI2007.01.18a.mp3 1:17:52 v22, v-22, osprey http://www.electricpolitics.com/media/mp3/EP2006.12.15.mp3 Franklin C. (Chuck) Spinney is the author of several studies, both published and unpublished, that are fundamental to understanding what is wrong in our national defenses: why our weapons don't perform as promised, why and how we purchase a shrinking, aging, less ready military force at increasing cost, why our national security decision-makers can't make properly informed decisions, and why we lose wars to enemies with forces and a budget smaller than the Rhode Island National Guard. He also addresses how to fix it. A complete compendium of Spinney's work can be found at the Defense and the National Interest website at www.d-n-i.net. Spinney's 90 minute (but fast moving) interview with former FSO and podcaster George Kenney can be found at http://www.electricpolitics.com/podcast/2006/12/tis_but_a_scratch.html. Those with delicate ears should be forewarned; there is a small smattering of salty language when Spinney describes some of his adventures in the Pentagon. info@worldsecurityinstitute.org 5 Jan 2007 18:17:32 -0800 CDI World Security Institute From CDI's Straus Military Reform Project Franklin C. (Chuck) Spinney is the author of several studies, both published and unpublished, that are fundamental to understanding what is wrong in our national defenses: why our weapons don't perform as promised, why and how we purchase a shrinking, aging, less ready military force at increasing cost, why our national security decision-makers can't make properly informed decisions, and why we lose wars to enemies with forces and a budget smaller than the Rhode Island National Guard. He also addresses how to fix it. A complete compendium of Spinney's work can be found at the Defense and the National Interest website at www.d-n-i.net. Spinney's 90 minute (but fast moving) interview with former FSO and podcaster George Kenney can be found at http://www.electricpolitics.com/podcast/2006/12/tis_but_a_scratch.html. Those with delicate ears should be forewarned; there is a small smattering of salty language when Spinney describes some of his adventures in the Pentagon. http://www.electricpolitics.com/media/mp3/EP2006.12.15.mp3 1:33:01 national security, national guard, spinney, spinny http://www.cdi.org/news/PodCast/audiofiles/188.m3u Award winning journalist and director of the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, Jon Sawyer, recently returned from Darfur where he spent a week traveling with African Union troops. He discusses patrols with the African Union, the attacks near the Chad border, the capabilities, limitations, and morale of the troops, and the mission of the newly founded Pulitzer Center. Source: Voices on Genocide Prevention. info@worldsecurityinstitute.org 30 Mar 2006 18:17:32 -0800 Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting World Security Institute From the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting Award winning journalist and director of the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, Jon Sawyer, recently returned from Darfur where he spent a week traveling with African Union troops. He discusses patrols with the African Union, the attacks near the Chad border, the capabilities, limitations, and morale of the troops, and the mission of the newly founded Pulitzer Center. Source: Voices on Genocide Prevention. http://www.cdi.org/news/PodCast/audiofiles/188.m3u 26:31 pulitzer, journalism, sudan, chad