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Vital Interests Podcast

Hosted by Karen Greenberg. Brought to you by the Center on National Security, Vital Interests Podcast was designed to help you think about security in its many dimensions, from pandemic to climate cha... Read more

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Rebroadcast: John Brennan and Ali Soufan on The U.S. and Today's Foreign Policy Challenges

Rebroadcast: John Brennan and Ali Soufan on The U.S. and Today's Foreign Policy Challenges

Host Karen J. Greenberg welcomed CNS Distinguished Fellow for Global Security and former CIA Director John Brennan and f... Read more

10 Mar 2022

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Richard Conn on Letting Go of Religion and Embracing Reality

Richard Conn on Letting Go of Religion and Embracing Reality

What will it take for the world to renounce religious dogma and discover humanity’s place in it through science and reas... Read more

22 Oct 2021

35mins

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Anthony Romero on Post-9/11 Challenges

Anthony Romero on Post-9/11 Challenges

ACLU Director Anthony Romero joins our special series on 9/11 to discuss the challenges, accomplishments and persistent ... Read more

17 Sep 2021

50mins

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The Guantanamo Docket: New York Times Journalists Carol Rosenberg and Charlie Savage on Keeping a Record of Guantanamo

The Guantanamo Docket: New York Times Journalists Carol Rosenberg and Charlie Savage on Keeping a Record of Guantanamo

Who remains at Guantanamo Bay? What’s more to be known? And can the Biden administration finally close the notorious det... Read more

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