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New Books in National Security

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Cold War
National Security
Vietnam War
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Security Sector Reform
China
Counterinsurgency
Ottoman Empire
Henry Kissinger
Economics Of Violence
Conflict Management
UN Operations
United States and Afghanistan Relations
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Informal Politics
Western Intervention
Simulated State Building
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The Sahel has become a focal point of international security interventions, with external actors providing extensive security force assistance (SFA) to local military, police, and paramilitary forces. Securitizing the Sahel: Analyzing External Interv... more

Special Advocates in the Adversarial System (Routledge, 2020) uncovers the little known phenomenon of Special Advocates who represent the best interests of an excluded party in closed trials. Professor John Jackson's empirical analysis draws into que... more

In this episode, Claudia Radiven and Saeed Khan spoke with Professor John Holmwood about the UK’s Prevent policy, part of the Counter Terror Strategy concerned with radicalisation. We discussed the trajectory of Prevent from its beginnings where it f... more

From the United States to China and from Brazil to India, an authoritarian approach to news is spreading across the world. Increasingly, the media is no longer a check on power or a source of objective information but a means by which governments and... more

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Recent Guests

Dr. Nina Wilén
Africa Director at the Egmont Royal Institute for International Relations and Associate Professor at Lund University
Egmont Royal Institute for International Relations
Episode: Nina Wilén, "Securitizing the Sahel: Analyzing External Interventions and Their Consequences" (Oxford UP, 2025)
Dr. Thomas Colley
Visiting Fellow at King's College London and lecturer at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst.
King's College London
Episode: Martin Moore and Thomas Colley, "Dictating Reality: The Global Battle to Control the News" (Columbia UP, 2025)
Dr. Martin Moore
Expert in political communication and director of the Centre for the Study of Media Communication and Power at King's College London.
King's College London
Episode: Martin Moore and Thomas Colley, "Dictating Reality: The Global Battle to Control the News" (Columbia UP, 2025)
Kate Epstein
Author and scholar specializing in military history and technology.
U Chicago Press
Episode: Kate Epstein on How Twentieth-Century Technology Theft Built the National-Security State" (U Chicago Press, 2024)
Nathan E. Sanders
Affiliate of the Berkman-Klein Center at Harvard University, researcher in AI and public policy.
Berkman-Klein Center at Harvard University
Episode: Nathan E. Sanders and Bruce Schneier, "Rewiring Democracy: How AI Will Transform Our Politics, Government, and Citizenship" (MIT Press, 2025)
Tyler Jost
Professor of Political Science at Brown University and author
Brown University
Episode: Tyler Jost, "Bureaucracies at War: The Institutional Origins of Miscalculation" (Cambridge UP, 2024)
Tim Weiner
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author specializing in intelligence and national security
Episode: Tim Weiner, "The Mission: The CIA in the 21st Century" (Mariner Books, 2025)
Dr. Karen Robert
Professor of Latin American and World History at St. Thomas University
St. Thomas University
Episode: Karen Robert, "Driving Terror: Labor, Violence, and Justice in Cold War Argentina" (U New Mexico Press, 2025)
Chris Millington
Reader in modern European history at Manchester Metropolitan University
Manchester Metropolitan University
Episode: Christopher Millington, "Murder in Marseille: Right-Wing Terrorism in 1930s Europe" (Manchester UP, 2025)

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Leo Bader
Host of New Books in National Security

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4.3 out of 5 stars from 57 ratings
  • National Security - the Traditional and the Holistic

    A previous reviewer criticized the “left-leaning” direction of some of the authors’ texts. Some of them are very left-leaning and do not at first come under the “traditional" topic of “National Security” - strategy, geopolitics, military history, arms and arms control, nuclear weapons, etc. written by practitioners in the discipline.

    The left leaning works are more “holistic” in nature and do not usually fit within the previously defined constructs of National Security. They are usually authore... more

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    Dan7013
    United States5 years ago
  • fake name, hard left political hatchet job.

    I listened to five podcasts all were mislabeled. Three were actually introduced as "Latino Studies" , another dealt with a High Scholl course in NY which tought police work to kids ( veridct was of course "bad" ). What all podcats had in common was a regressive left narrative and how the hard left deals with and aproaches police related matter. If you are a National Security professional, you will not recognize yourself as this is never talked about. Looks like Marxist academics took over the po... more

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    Daniel Berlin Brigade
    United States9 years ago
  • Very interesting selection of books/authors!

    Really enjoy this podcast. I like that both scholars and practitioners are interviewed for their insights.

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    5
    Susancarruth
    Canada10 years ago
  • Good podcast

    This is a informative and fascinating podcast. I highly recommend it.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    nbamendola
    United States11 years ago

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Nina Wilén, "Securitizing the Sahel: Analyzing External Interventions and Their Consequences" (Oxford UP, 2025)
Q: What effects do they produce and how do they re-structure power relations on a national, regional and international level?
The interventions prompt a civil-military imbalance, increase military budgets, and affect regional governance dynamics, including the rise of coups as frustrated military leaders look to neighboring examples.
Nina Wilén, "Securitizing the Sahel: Analyzing External Interventions and Their Consequences" (Oxford UP, 2025)
Q: Can you give us a sense of the different kinds of missions that we're talking about when we're discussing securitization in the Sahel?
There have been multilateral missions like the UN peacekeeping operation MINUSMA, bilateral missions like France's Operation Barkhane, and several other EU and regional operations focusing on security assistance.
Nina Wilén, "Securitizing the Sahel: Analyzing External Interventions and Their Consequences" (Oxford UP, 2025)
Q: Could you please introduce yourself a bit for listeners who maybe haven't heard you here before?
I'm working as the Africa Director at a think tank in Belgium called the Egmont Royal Institute for International Relations, where I focus on international relations, security, peace building, and defense issues.
John Jackson, "Special Advocates in the Adversarial System" (Routledge, 2020)
Q: Can you comment on some of their reactions?
Special Advocates feel compromised, operating in unfair proceedings but believe they can still do good in these situations.
John Jackson, "Special Advocates in the Adversarial System" (Routledge, 2020)
Q: Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and how you came to write Special Advocates in the Adversarial System?
My background really is in criminal law and procedure, which means I've been researching in this area for a long time.

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Frequently Asked Questions About New Books in National Security

What is New Books in National Security about and what kind of topics does it cover?

This podcast features in-depth discussions with scholars specializing in national security, focusing on their recently published works. A myriad of topics such as military history, international relations, and the implications of demographic shifts on warfare are explored, providing a comprehensive understanding of contemporary issues in the field. Unique insights from diverse academic backgrounds enrich the discussions, allowing listeners to engage with complex debates surrounding militarization, security policies, and geopolitical dynamics.

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