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William Rapp on Civ-Mil Relations, Army Culture, and His Biggest Adjustment to Civilian Life
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01/11/19 • 28 min
Retired Army Major General William Rapp, former Commandant of both the United States Military Academy and the U.S. Army War College, and currently the Faculty Chair of the Belfer Center’s National Security Fellows Program, sits down with with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) to talk about civilian-military relations, congressional oversight, and the biggest adjustments to civilian life.
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More about William Rapp: https://www.belfercenter.org/person/william-rapp
Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org
Calder Walton on the History of Intelligence, Russian Espionage, and His Favorite Secret
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10/03/18 • 26 min
Calder Walton (@calder_walton), the author of Empire of Secrets: British intelligence, the Cold War, and the Twilight of Empire, sits down with with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) to talk about the history of intelligence, Russian espionage, and his favorite secret.
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More about Calder Walton: https://www.belfercenter.org/person/calder-walton
Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org
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James K. Sebenius on Kissinger the Negotiator, Negotiating Tactics, and Trump the Negotiator
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09/04/18 • 44 min
James K. Sebenius, the Gordon Donaldson Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and author (with R. Nicholas Burns and Robert H. Mnookin) of Kissinger the Negotiator, talks with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) about why Kissinger was an effective negotiator, the lessons we can all learn about negotiation, and Trump’s private sector negotiations.
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Kissinger the Negotiator: https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062694171/kissinger-the-negotiator/
More about James Sebenius: https://www.belfercenter.org/person/james-k-sebenius
Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org
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Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook on U.S.-Europe Relations, Language Influencing Policy, and Dual Citizenship
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08/01/18 • 37 min
Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook (@Cluverc), Executive Director of the Belfer Center’s Future of Diplomacy Project and the newly created Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship, speaks with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) about the future of the U.S.-Europe relationship, how language can influence policy, and the benefits of dual citizenship.
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More about Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook: https://www.belfercenter.org/person/cathryn-cluver-ashbrook
Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org
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04/02/18 • 23 min
Kendall Hoyt, Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Dartmouth Medical School and former fellow with the Belfer Center’s International Security Program, talks with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) about improving response time to outbreaks, a brief history of anti-vaxxers, and how she got into biodefense.
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More about Kendall Hoyt: https://www.belfercenter.org/person/kendall-hoyt
Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org
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Original Release Date: April 2, 2018
Chuck Freilich on the Israeli National Security, U.S. Retrenchment from the Middle East and Making Aliyah
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03/01/18 • 26 min
Chuck Freilich, former Israeli Deputy National Security Adviser, Belfer Center Senior Fellow, and Author of “Israeli National Security: A New Strategy for an Era of Change,” talks with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) about Israel’s goals for the future, its relationship with the U.S., and his personal experience making aliyah as a teenager.
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Get the book “Israeli National Security”: https://www.belfercenter.org/publication/israeli-national-security-new-strategy-era-change
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More about Chuck Freilich: https://www.belfercenter.org/person/chuck-freilich
Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org
Listen to the full interview: http://hvrd.me/jeMZ30e5mj1
Original Release Date: March 1, 2018
Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall (@LSRTweets), former Deputy Secretary of Energy and Belfer Center Senior Fellow, talks with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) about the mystery surrounding the Energy Department’s National Laboratories, the smart grid, the U.S. nuclear arsenal, energy sources of the future, and her favorite energy bar.
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Watch Highlights from this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kCstR9Uf2M&index=3&list=PLp1QSxtgPnf5jtL09yzdIlpSuNMOijtm9
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More about Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall: https://www.belfercenter.org/person/elizabeth-d-sherwood-randall
Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org
Listen to the full interview: http://hvrd.me/jeMZ30e5mj1
Original Release Date: February 1, 2018
01/03/18 • 20 min
Ash Carter, the 25th Secretary of Defense and the Director of the Belfer Center, talks with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) about how he connected the technology industry with the Defense Department through DIUx, the tensions between the President and his cabinet, and what lessons we can learn from medieval history.
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More about Ash Carter: https://www.belfercenter.org/person/ash-carter
Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org
Listen to the full interview: http://hvrd.me/jeMZ30e5mj1
Original Release Date: January 3, 2018
Vera Mironova on ISIS’s Drinking Problem, Embedding in Conflict Zones, and the Job Market for Insurgents
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12/01/17 • 25 min
Vera Mironova (@vera_mironov), an Associate with the Belfer Center’s International Security Program, talks with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) about ISIS’s drug and alcohol problem, her experience embedded in combat zones, and how insurgents shop around for the best job opportunities.
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More about Vera Mironova: https://www.belfercenter.org/person/vera-mironova
Vera’s Personal Website: http://vmironova.net
Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org
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Original Release Date: December 1, 2017
03/12/19 • 29 min
Social psychologist Jennifer Lerner, the Navy’s first Chief Decision Scientist and a Harvard Kennedy School professor, sits down with with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) to talk about decision science, leadership, and the sunk cost bias.
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Read Lerner's Article on "Decision Science Meets National Security": https://www.belfercenter.org/sites/default/files/files/publication/Lerner.2019.pdf
More about Jennifer Lerner: http://jenniferlerner.com
Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org
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How many episodes does Office Hours have?
Office Hours currently has 42 episodes available.
What topics does Office Hours cover?
The podcast is about Academic, United States, Learn, Learning, Fun, Interview, Podcasts, Non-Profit, Government and Education.
What is the most popular episode on Office Hours?
The episode title 'Norman Roule on the Culture at the CIA, Yemen, and Theater' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Office Hours?
The average episode length on Office Hours is 28 minutes.
How often are episodes of Office Hours released?
Episodes of Office Hours are typically released every 29 days.
When was the first episode of Office Hours?
The first episode of Office Hours was released on Apr 24, 2017.
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