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The General and the Ambassador: A Conversation

Leadership and National Security: Unique conversations between senior US military and defense officials and US Ambassadors on their partnership in global crises.

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NATO: How US Military & US Diplomats Partnered on Russia/Ukraine & Disinformation. General Philip Breedlove & Ambassador Victoria Nuland. 2/24/18

NATO: How US Military & US Diplomats Partnered on Russia/Ukraine & Disinformation. General Philip Breedlove & Ambassador Victoria Nuland. 2/24/18

General Philip Breedlove and Ambassador Victoria Nuland: Former SACEUR and EUCOM Commander Breedlove and former Assistan... Read more

24 Feb 2018

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The Stand-Up of the US Africa Command

The Stand-Up of the US Africa Command

The hard work of setting up the new US Military Command for AFRICA: General Kip Ward and Ambassador Mary Yates discuss h... Read more

27 Jun 2018

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Standing with Japan Part I: General Wright & Ambassador Schieffer on US military and diplomatic engagement with Japan and the US response to North Korean missile attacks.

Standing with Japan Part I: General Wright & Ambassador Schieffer on US military and diplomatic engagement with Japan and the US response to North Korean missile attacks.

Former Ambassador to Japan Tom Schieffer & Former Commander US Forces Japan General Bruce “Orville” Wright discuss t... Read more

4 Dec 2018

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Europe: The European Command & the Bang for the Buck of US Military Training in Europe. General Jack Gardner & Ambassador Kate Canavan. 2/16/18

Europe: The European Command & the Bang for the Buck of US Military Training in Europe. General Jack Gardner & Ambassador Kate Canavan. 2/16/18

General Jack Gardner and Ambassador Kate Canavan on US military and diplomatic work at the US European Command in German... Read more

16 Feb 2018

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Tending the Garden: US Interests in the Mediterranean. Admiral Michelle Howard and Ambassador David Pearce on Greece/Turkey, the 2015 Migrant Crisis, US Naval Operations and the Challenge of Russia

Tending the Garden: US Interests in the Mediterranean. Admiral Michelle Howard and Ambassador David Pearce on Greece/Turkey, the 2015 Migrant Crisis, US Naval Operations and the Challenge of Russia

Admiral Michelle Howard, former US Naval Forces Europe & Africa, and former Ambassador to Greece David Pearce, discu... Read more

23 Sep 2018

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Afghanistan: The US Pivot, Sharing Danger and the Importance of Cultural Intelligence Part II

Afghanistan: The US Pivot, Sharing Danger and the Importance of Cultural Intelligence Part II

General Allen and Ambassador Cunningham on grief and loss, current settlement negotiations and the importance of cultura... Read more

4 Mar 2019

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What are effective public affairs strategies and tactics for our military and our diplomats? A conversation with former senior spokespersons Rear Admiral John Kirby and Ambassador Michael Hammer

What are effective public affairs strategies and tactics for our military and our diplomats? A conversation with former senior spokespersons Rear Admiral John Kirby and Ambassador Michael Hammer

Former White House/Defense/State Department spokespersons Rear Admiral John Kirby & Ambassador Michael Hammer on med... Read more

31 May 2018

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Iraq: The Diplomatic and Military Fight Against ISIS with General Sean MacFarland and Ambassador Stu Jones Part I

Iraq: The Diplomatic and Military Fight Against ISIS with General Sean MacFarland and Ambassador Stu Jones Part I

General Sean MacFarland and Ambassador Stu Jones discuss their partnership in building Iraq’s ability to fight ISIS, neg... Read more

12 Apr 2019

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Libya and The Responsibility to Protect: General Ham and Ambassador Cretz on US actions to protect the Libyan population from Gaddafi.

Libya and The Responsibility to Protect: General Ham and Ambassador Cretz on US actions to protect the Libyan population from Gaddafi.

Former AFRICOM Commander General Ham and former Ambassador to Libya Cretz on the 2011 revolt in Libya, the decision to u... Read more

19 Oct 2018

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A lesson in results: The US military/diplomatic partnership in Qatar with General David Goldfein and Ambassador Susan Ziadeh

A lesson in results: The US military/diplomatic partnership in Qatar with General David Goldfein and Ambassador Susan Ziadeh

General Goldfein and Ambassador Susan Ziadeh discuss the value of integrated diplomatic/military training, their partner... Read more

22 Feb 2019

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US Army in Eastern Europe: Making 30,000 look like 300,000

US Army in Eastern Europe: Making 30,000 look like 300,000

Former US Army Europe Commander Gen. Ben Hodges and Former US Ambassador to Poland, Amb. Steve Mull discuss their partne... Read more

10 Oct 2018

31mins

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Cyber Security: Foreign Attacks and U.S. Cyber Policy with General Keith Alexander and Cyber Coordinator Chris Painter

Cyber Security: Foreign Attacks and U.S. Cyber Policy with General Keith Alexander and Cyber Coordinator Chris Painter

General Alexander and Coordinator Painter discuss U.S. responses to cyber attacks from Russia, Iran and China, the urgen... Read more

10 May 2019

29mins

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Iraq: The Diplomatic And Military Fight Against ISIS With General Sean MacFarland And Ambassador Stu Jones Part II

Iraq: The Diplomatic And Military Fight Against ISIS With General Sean MacFarland And Ambassador Stu Jones Part II

General Sean MacFarland and Ambassador Stu Jones discuss their partnership in building Iraq’s ability to fight ISIS, neg... Read more

12 Apr 2019

28mins

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Ambassador McCarthy interview with SIRIUS POTUS Eric Ham

Ambassador McCarthy interview with SIRIUS POTUS Eric Ham

Ambassador Deborah McCarthy discusses the purpose and content of the General and Ambassador series with Eric Ham on Siri... Read more

21 Jun 2018

26mins

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Georgia: Building Resilience on the Frontlines with Ambassador Ian Kelly and Brigadier General Garrick Harmon

Georgia: Building Resilience on the Frontlines with Ambassador Ian Kelly and Brigadier General Garrick Harmon

Ambassador Ian Kelly & Defense Attaché Brigadier General Harmon discuss US efforts to build deterrence against Russi... Read more

15 Apr 2019

31mins

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Iraq: Behind the scenes in Baghdad working in a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) with General William Hickman and Ambassador John Bennett

Iraq: Behind the scenes in Baghdad working in a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) with General William Hickman and Ambassador John Bennett

Hosted by Ambassador (ret) Deborah McCarthy, this conversation with General Hickman and Ambassador Bennett gives an insi... Read more

8 Aug 2019

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US warriors & diplomats in Iraq & Afghanistan: Part I - NDU panel with Gen Odierno, Gen Austin, Amb. Crocker and Amb. Liberi

US warriors & diplomats in Iraq & Afghanistan: Part I - NDU panel with Gen Odierno, Gen Austin, Amb. Crocker and Amb. Liberi

Panel at National Defense University on civilian/military relations: Gen. Odierno, Gen. Austin, Amb. Crocker, Amb. Liber... Read more

21 Dec 2018

26mins

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Pakistan-US Relations: Striking a Balance

Pakistan-US Relations: Striking a Balance

Former CENTCOM Commander Lloyd Austin and former US Ambassador to Pakistan Richard Olson talk about the importance of tr... Read more

25 Nov 2019

33mins

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Fighting Terrorism is a Team Effort with General Francis Taylor and Ambassador Tina Kaidanow Part I

Fighting Terrorism is a Team Effort with General Francis Taylor and Ambassador Tina Kaidanow Part I

In this conversation, General Taylor and Ambassador Kaidanow talk about their joint work to prevent ISIS recruitment eff... Read more

18 Sep 2019

18mins

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US warriors & diplomats in Iraq & Afghanistan: Part II- NDU panel with Gen Odierno, Gen Austin, Amb. Crocker and Amb. Liberi.

US warriors & diplomats in Iraq & Afghanistan: Part II- NDU panel with Gen Odierno, Gen Austin, Amb. Crocker and Amb. Liberi.

Generals Austin and Odierno & Ambassadors Crocker and Liberi on media relations, trust, briefing the President &... Read more

4 Jan 2019

24mins

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