- 172
- Episodes
- 11
- Transcribed
- 33
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
- 129K
- YouTube views
About CNA Talks: A National Security Podcast
CNA's experts understand today's complex and dynamic national security environments. On CNA Talks, you'll find analysis of globe-shaping conflicts, foreign policy and shifting alliances, regional breakdowns, pandemics and other health crises, environmental disasters, homeland security concerns, and the future of strategic competition. Follow CNA Talks to go behind the headlines and learn from data-driven, objective, discussions on the factors shaping today's national security landscape.
- Publisher
- CNA
- Category
- news · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 24 Jun 2020
- Latest episode
- 21 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
11 of 172 episodes have a transcript.
21 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Drone as First Responder Programs: Do They Work?
7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Sino–Russian Military Cooperation
23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Russia's Shadow Fleet
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Drone as First Responder Programs: Do They Work?
Published 21 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Through prior research on drones more broadly, we became interested in DFR programs, but noticed that there was very little research focused specifically on how these programs affect police operations. So we wanted to understand from the perspective of people operating and supporting these types of programs, what they saw as the most meaningful effects. So we developed our five research questions, which included questions about how DFR programs impacted situational awareness, cost efficiency, call outcomes, and evidence collections. And then the fifth research question was about lessons that these early DFR agencies learned in implementing their program. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on CNA Talks: A National Security Podcast
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Thomas Christoff
- Heleana Melendez
- Elizabeth Wishnick
- Dmitry Gorenburg
- Cornell Overfield
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 129,065
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 26 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 7 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 66 / 100
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- Quality
- 77
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 51
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