Chain Reaction is the Foreign Policy Research Institute’s flagship network of podcast series examining the political, security, economic, and social trends shaping our world. Throughout the year we are talking with experts about developments in Russia’s war in Ukraine, the new European security order, defense and geopolitical issues in the Baltic States, as well as current and future national security challenges and opportunities in the technology and space sectors. Join us each month for: Bear Market Brief, Behind the Front, Baltic Ways, Report in Short, and the Ties That Bind: NATO at 75 and Beyond. <br/><br/><a href="https://fpriinsights.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">fpriinsights.substack.com</a>
Chain Reaction
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Chain Reaction is the Foreign Policy Research Institute’s flagship network of podcast series examining the political, security, economic, and social trends shaping our world. Throughout the year we are talking with experts about developments in Russia’s war in Ukraine, the new European security order, defense and geopolitical issues in the Baltic States, as well as current and future national security challenges and opportunities in the technology and space sectors. Join us each month for: Bear Market Brief, Behind the Front, Baltic Ways, Report in Short, and the Ties That Bind: NATO at 75 and Beyond. <br/><br/><a href="https://fpriinsights.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">fpriinsights.substack.com</a>
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Recent Episodes
July 23, 2026
The Architecture of Leadership
Co-hosts Nick Gvosdev and Larry Rubin interview The Hon. John Tien, Distinguished Professor of Practice, about his leadership journey through four presidential administrations and the evolving landscape of national security.
July 2, 2026
Intelligence, Strategy, and the Reality of Modern Conflict
Nick Gvosdev and Larry Rubin interview Phil Wasielewski, a CIA veteran, about intelligence, strategy, and the realities of modern conflict, offering insights from Afghanistan and Ukraine.
June 8, 2026
American Grand Strategy in West Asia
Nick Gvosdev and Larry Rubin interview Mohammed Soliman about adapting American grand strategy to the integrated political and economic realities of "West Asia" from the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean.
199 total episodes available with 76 transcripts
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