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coming in from the cold: The Iran-Iraq War

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Michael Connell, the head of CNA’s Iran Studies Program, joins Bill and returning guest Kasey Stricklin to discuss the Iran-Iraq war.

coming in from the cold: Covert Action and the Solidarity Movement

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In this episode, the little-known story of QRHELPFUL, a CIA operation in Poland that supported Solidarity during the dark days of Martial Law.

coming in from the cold: America’s First Female Terrorist Group

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On October 20, 1981, an infamous crime shook the New York suburb of Nanuet. The botched robbery of an armored Brink's trunk resulted in the death of two police officers and a Brink's security guard. When the police first apprehended the robbers, they simply believed them to be a group of well-armed thieves. In fact, they were members of America’s first female terrorist group, the May 19th Communist Organization, the subject of Bill Rosenau’s new book, "Tonight We Bomb the U.S. Capitol."

coming in from the cold: The UFO Phenomenon: Dealing with the Inconceivable

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In 1947 Kenneth Arnold, a salesman from Boise, Idaho, was flying over Washington State in a private plane. Sometime around 3 p.m., Arnold saw a series of bright flashing lights and a group of nine flying objects moving in formation. He said the objects moved as though “skipping on water.” The media took the image and ran with it. The term “flying saucers” was born. This was the beginning of a wave of UFO sightings. During the following month, newspapers covered more than 850 UFO cases in over 90 cities across the U.S. and Canada. These reported sightings alarmed the U.S. national security establishment. Just what was going on in the skies over North America? Guests Ken Gause and Ralph Espach join Bill to discuss this wave of UFO sightings and the response of the U.S. Government.

coming in from the cold: The Cold War at Sea

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In this episode of Coming in from the Cold, Bill welcomes Rear Admiral Mike McDevitt (Ret.) and Commander Steve Wills (Ret.) to discuss the Maritime Strategy of the 1980s. McDevitt and Wills recall some of the key players surrounding the development of the Maritime Strategy. This includes CNA analysts who used open-source data to hypothesize that the goal of the Soviet Navy was to protect their ballistic missile submarines. Additionally, they point to Secretary of the Navy John Lehman, who helped convince the Reagan administration that a 600-ship fleet was necessary to challenge the Soviet Navy. Finally, the group discusses the key role that perception played in the Maritime Strategy, enhancing deterrence by reinforcing in the Soviet mind the idea that they could not win a war with the United States.

coming in from the cold: Active Measures

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In 1983,   The Patriot , an Indian newspaper with longstanding Soviet connections, printed an anonymous letter from New York, claiming that AIDS had actually been developed by the U.S. government as a bioweapon.  At the time, the story had little impact, but by late 1985 the story took off. As AIDS spread around the world, people were desperate for an explanation of the terrifying new disease. By the end of the year the story had run in 12 other countries. And where did this pack of lies originate? It was a prime example of Soviet disinformation. Guests Michael Kofman and Kasey Stricklin join our host, Bill Rosenau, to discuss Soviet disinformation tactics and how they compare to methods used by the Russian Federation today.

justice talks: Data bias in policing

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In our previous CNA Justice Talks podcast, we discussed the impacts of case backlogs on stakeholders system-wide. In this episode, Hildy Saizow leads a discussion with Dr. Andrew Ferguson, Luther Tyus, and Amada Bond on the history of data bias in policing, how predictive policing models can disproportionately inflict harm on under-resourced communities, and important considerations for police agencies seeking to mitigate data bias and its harms.

justice talks: Case backlogs and the impacts of COVID-19 on the court system

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In our previous CNA Justice Talks podcast, we discussed data bias in the justice system. In this episode, Dr. Chip Coldren leads a discussion with Nelson Bunn and Dr. Brian Gaines about the state of case backlogs, the impact of court closures on stakeholders system-wide, and the innovative methods jurisdictions are and have adopted to address their backlogs.

justice talks: The criticality of pairing social science and algorithmic work

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In our previous CNA Justice Talks podcast, we discussed the understudied phenomenon of labor trafficking. In this episode, Hildy Saizow leads a discussion with Dr. Thema Monroe-White and Luther Tyus about the definition of data bias, how to understand data bias from a historical lens, the harms in using biased data in present day, and what can be done to mitigate harm while using algorithmic practices in the justice system.

justice talks: The understudied pathways into labor trafficking

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In our previous CNA Justice Talks podcast, we discussed the use of technology in jails. In this episode, Dr. Shelby Hickman leads a discussion with Dr. Scott Decker and Dr. Joan Reid about the victims and perpetrators of labor trafficking, how to measure and define the problem, and what can be done to comprehensively address this phenomenon.