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cna talks: The Collapse of the Afghan Security Forces (Part 1)

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In this episode, CNA counterterrorism experts Alex Powell and Jon Schroden sit down with James Cunningham the lead author for two comprehensive lessons learned reports published by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR). They discuss the collapse of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) in the face of the Taliban offensive, how the Taliban were able to take territory with so little resistance and problems with how the U.S. military trained the ANDSF.

cna talks: 4 Types of Innovation

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Ariel Klein and Kaia Haney join John Stimpson to discuss their new framework for the four types of innovation: sustaining, breakthrough, disruptive, and comprehensive. They explain how the Navy and other organizations can use the framework to identify what types of innovation they want and how they can organize to achieve it.

cna talks: A Belt and Road Through Afghanistan?

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The collapse of the Afghan government to Taliban fighters has prompted the U.S. and its allies to evacuate their citizens from the country. However, China has bucked the trend by leaving its embassy in Kabul open and suggesting that it is interested in a cooperative relationship with the Taliban. CNA analyst Brian Waidelich joins John Stimpson, to discuss how China has a history of playing both sides when it comes to Afghanistan and how they might leverage their existing relationship with the Taliban to further their interests in the region.

cna talks: The U.S. Departs Afghanistan

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On this episode of CNA Talks, Jonathan Schroden and Carter Malkasian join Elizabeth Cutler to discuss the ongoing U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.

cna talks: China and Iran's Pact

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In this episode of CNA Talks, we are covering the Strategic Cooperation Agreement between Iran and China which was signed on March 27, 2021. CNA analysts Mike Connell and Jeffrey Becker discuss the provisions of this deal, what both sides hope to get out of it, and what it means for the United States.

cna talks: Resiliency in the Age of CyberAttacks

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On this episode of CNA Talks, Jamie Biglow and Lars Hanson from CNA welcome Shawn Talmadge, Deputy Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security for Virginia. Together the three of them discuss how states can protect their critical infrastructure in the age of cyberattacks.

cna talks: Crisis Como Siempre (Crisis as Always)

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On this episode of CNA Talks, Ralph Espach welcomes Joseph Tulchin of the WWICS Group and Roman Román Ortiz of the National Defense University. Together they discuss the current security situation in Latin America, including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the rise of China in the region.

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.