CIA Officer Sunny J.S., a former presidential daily briefer, sits down with with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) to talk about CIA myths, the Presidential Daily Brief, and keeping secrets.Subscribe to the podcast: http://hvrd.me/K2K330e5mfDMo

Norman Roule on the Culture at the CIA, Yemen, and Theater

May 10th, 2019 29m 1s

Norman Roule (@Norman_Roule), a 34-year CIA veteran and Middle East expert, sits down with with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) to talk about the culture at the CIA, Yemen, and theater.Subscribe to the podcast: http://hvrd.me/K2K330e5mfDMore

Jennifer Lerner on Decision Science, Leadership, and the Sunk Cost Bias

Mar 12th, 2019 29m 9s

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.Subs

Bruce Schneier on Cybersecurity, "Click Here to Kill Everybody," and the Hacker Mentality

Feb 10th, 2019 28m 45s

Cybersecurity expert Bruce Schneier (@schneierblog), author of the “Schneier on Security” blog and a Research Fellow with the Belfer Center’s Cyber Security Project, sits down with with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) to talk about cybersecurit

William Rapp on Civ-Mil Relations, Army Culture, and His Biggest Adjustment to Civilian Life

Jan 11th, 2019 28m 39s

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 A

James Clapper on His Book “Facts and Fears,” Defending the Intelligence Community, and Comic Books

Dec 10th, 2018 30m 20s

James Clapper, former Director of National Intelligence and a Senior Fellow with the Belfer Center’s Intelligence Project, sits down with with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) to talk about his book “Facts and Fears,” defending the intelligence

Robby Mook on the Lessons from the 2016 Campaign, The Defending Digital Democracy Project, and Dark Chocolate

Nov 5th, 2018 32m 54s

Robby Mook (@RobbyMook), Hillary Clinton’s 2016 Campaign Manager and a Belfer Center Senior Fellow, sits down with with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) to talk about lessons from the 2016 campaign, the Defending Digital Democracy Project, and d

Calder Walton on the History of Intelligence, Russian Espionage, and His Favorite Secret

Oct 3rd, 2018 26m 1s

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, a

James K. Sebenius on Kissinger the Negotiator, Negotiating Tactics, and Trump the Negotiator

Sep 4th, 2018 44m 56s

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

Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook on U.S.-Europe Relations, Language Influencing Policy, and Dual Citizenship

Aug 1st, 2018 37m 12s

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 o

Halla Logadóttir on the Future of the Arctic Region, Sustainability in Iceland, and Icelandic Names

Jul 2nd, 2018 29m 41s

Halla Logadóttir, former director of the Iceland School of Energy at Reykjavík University and co-founder of the Belfer Center’s Arctic Initiative, speaks with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) about the future of the Arctic region, sustainability

Radosław Sikorski on the Rise of Right-wing Nationalism, Russia, and Gastrodiplomacy

Jun 1st, 2018 21m 51s

Radosław Sikorski (@sikorskiradek), former Foreign Minister and Defense Minister of Poland and a Fisher Family Fellow with the Future of Diplomacy Project, talks with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) about the rise of right-wing nationalism, Rus

Margaret Macmillan on Good History, Dead White Man Theory and Canadian vs. U.S. Donuts

May 3rd, 2018 24m 48s

Margaret Macmillan, Professor of History at the University of Toronto and affiliate with the Belfer Center’s Applied History Project, talks with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) about how to identify good history, dead white man theory, and Cana

Kendall Hoyt on Bio Defense, Outbreaks, and Anti-Vaxxers

Apr 2nd, 2018 23m 21s

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 br

Chuck Freilich on the Israeli National Security, U.S. Retrenchment from the Middle East and Making Aliyah

Mar 1st, 2018 26m 16s

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 th

Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall on the DOE’s National Laboratories, Clean Energy, the U.S. Nuclear Arsenal, and Her Favorite Energy Bar

Feb 1st, 2018 29m 49s

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,

Ash Carter on Connecting Defense and Technology, Being in the Cabinet, and the Usefulness of Medieval History

Jan 3rd, 2018 20m 17s

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 Presid

Vera Mironova on ISIS’s Drinking Problem, Embedding in Conflict Zones, and the Job Market for Insurgents

Dec 1st, 2017 25m 50s

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 s

Jake Sullivan on the Secret 2015 Iran Nuclear Negotiations, Staying Sharp on a Demanding Travel Schedule

Nov 1st, 2017 22m 22s

Jake Sulllivan, former Director of the Policy Planning Office at the U.S. State Department and former National Security Adviser to Vice President Joe Biden, talks with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) about the secret negotiations behind the Ira

Avril Haines on Being the First Woman No. 2 at the CIA, North Korea, and Living the Hipster Dream

Oct 2nd, 2017 19m 13s

Avril Haines, former CIA Deputy Director and former Deputy National Security Adviser to President Obama, chats with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) about being a woman at the CIA, why we don’t know much about North Korea, what it’s like inside

Meghan O’Sullivan on Fracking, Climate Change, Tight Oil, and Her Early Career Start

Sep 1st, 2017 31m 53s

Meghan O’Sullivan, Jeane Kirkpatrick Professor of the Practice of International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School and author of 'Windfall: How the New Energy Abundance Upends Global Politics and Strengthens America’s Power,' talks with Aroo

Ban Ki-moon on Trump, Climate Change, the UN, and His Favorite Foods

Aug 2nd, 2017 22m 58s

Ban Ki-moon, the 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations (2007–2016), takes a moment to talk with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) about Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement, how to become UN Secretary-General, and his favorit

Graham Allison on U.S.-China, War, Thucydides, and Corgis

Jun 30th, 2017 24m 41s

Harvard Kennedy School Professor Graham Allison (@GrahamTAllison) takes a moment to talk with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) about his new book “Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides’s Trap?” Allison explains the big idea t

Mike Rogers on Leaks, the Russian Ambassador, and What Causes the Divide in Congress

Jun 1st, 2017 24m 15s

Former Chair of the House Intelligence Committee Mike Rogers (@RepMikeRogers), the U.S. Representative for the 8th district in Michigan from 2001 – 2015, and a non-resident Senior Fellow at the Belfer Center, talks with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmu

Ehud Barak on Israel, the U.S., Trump, and His Curiosity About Clocks

May 1st, 2017 23m 37s

Former Prime Minister of Israel Ehud Barak (@barak_ehud), the most decorated soldier in Israel’s history and a non-resident Senior Fellow at the Belfer Center, talks with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) about who needs to defeat ISIS, how Israe