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cna talks: Polar Politics: Arctic Identities and the Great Powers

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This time on our Polar Politics occasional series, Josh Tallis sits down with Dr. Cameron Carlson of Alaska Fairbanks University and Dr. Elizabeth Wishnick of Montclair State University. They discuss the idea of Arctic identities in the Arctic states, how they compare between different nations and their impact on great power competition in the region.

cna talks: Beyond Representation: Identifying Systemic Bias in the Military

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In this episode of CNA Talks, Elizabeth Clelan, Anita Hattiangadi, Yancey Hrobowski and Amanda Kraus discuss what big data can tell us about systemic bias in the military and how this can be applied to our institutions more broadly.

cna talks: September 11, 2021

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On this episode of CNA Talks, Jonathan Schroden and Alex Powell discuss the plan to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021. They cover the logistics of the withdrawal, how the Afghan Security Forces will operate without the U.S. forces, and what the withdrawal means for the future of Afghanistan.

cna talks: Viral Extremism

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Pamela Faber and Megan McBride sit down with David Knoll to discuss their new report Viral Extremism, which examines how Violent Extremist Organizations (VEOs) are capitalizing on the COVID-19 pandemic.

cna talks: Reentering the Iran Nuclear Deal

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On this episode of CNA Talks, Dr. Michael Connell provides a primer on the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, the current negotiations attempting to bring the United States and Iran back into compliance, and how the suspected Israeli attack on the Natanz nuclear facility has impacted them.

cna talks: China as a Twenty First Century Naval Power

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Rear Admiral Mike McDevitt (ret.) sits down with Kevin Pollpeter to discuss his book, “China as a Twenty First Century Naval Power.” They cover topics including China’s military presences abroad, the dispute over the South China Sea, and how the U.S. can continue to support its allies in the region.

cna talks: Analysis in Combat: The Legacy of Desert Storm

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In recognition of the 30th anniversary of Desert Storm, CNA Talks presents Analysis in Combat. On our final episode, Admiral Arthur and Christine Fox sit down to discuss CNA’s reconstruction of Operation Desert Storm. This effort examined all the data that CNA analysts gathered during the operation, looking for lessons on how the Navy could learn from it.

cna talks: Analysis in Combat: Operation Desert Saber

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In recognition of the 30th anniversary of Desert Storm, CNA Talks presents Analysis in Combat. On this episode, you’ll hear about the story of the amphibious landing that never was. You’ll hear from Admiral Stanley Arthur who was the commander of Naval Forces Central Command during the conflict, Major General Harry Jenkins who was the commander of Marine Forces 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade and Dr. Marvin Pokrant who served as the CNA field representative assigned to Naval Forces Central Command. For more information about CNA’s analysis in Desert Storm please visit our  Analysis in Combat  page. The story in this episode's introduction was adapted from, "Desert Storm at Sea: What the Navy Really Did," by Dr. Marvin Pokrant. 

cna talks: Analysis in Combat: First to the Front

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August 2nd 1990, Iraqi troops invade Kuwait, sweep aside its army and occupy the nation. To deter further aggression, President George HW Bush deploys the Marines to Saudi Arabia. Some of the forces board amphibious ships, which will arrive in the Persian Gulf over 5 weeks later. But the 7th Marine Expeditionary Brigade deploys using a novel approach never before tested in wartime. Just 12 days later the unit’s 15,000 Marines, flanked by their tanks, helicopters and artillery are in position and ready for combat. On this episode of Analysis in Combat, Bill Morgan and Mark Geis discuss how the Maritime Prepositioning Forces made such this rapid deployment possible.

cna talks: Polar Politics: A Blue Arctic

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This week on our Polar Politics occasional series, Josh Tallis sits down with Walter Berbrick one of the lead authors of the new Department of the Navy, Arctic Strategy titled “A Blue Arctic.” Walter is an associate professor at the Naval War College.