The Burn Bag – National Security and Foreign Policy Redefined
Hosted by A'ndre and A’ndre and A’ndre Gonawela · Burn Bag Media
4.9from 63 ratings
- 373
- Episodes
- 17
- Transcribed
- 63
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
About The Burn Bag – National Security and Foreign Policy Redefined
We’re here to redefine how scholars and policymakers approach national security and foreign policy. Join us, as we make sense of a world in crisis.
- Publisher
- Burn Bag Media
- Category
- government · news · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 29 Jul 2020
- Latest episode
- 20 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
17 of 373 episodes have a transcript.
20 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Fmr. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta on Iran, Failed Wars, and Washington’s Fatal Mistakes
13 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Amb. Wendy Sherman: The Iran Nuclear Deal, Trump’s War & What’s Next
6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Amb. John Bolton on Trump, the Iran War, China & America’s Alliances
Inside a recent episode
Fmr. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta on Iran, Failed Wars, and Washington’s Fatal Mistakes
Published 20 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] We tried that in Vietnam, didn't work. We tried that in Iraq, didn't work. Tried it in Afghanistan, didn't work. And it's not going to work in Iran. We're just not very good at nation building. What we've really failed to understand is that if you figure military action alone and bombing a country and going to war with a country is going to ultimately create stable government, it doesn't work that way. What we should learn are the lessons after World War II. how we dealt with Japan, how we provided a Marshall Plan in Germany, how we work with those countries to ultimately establish democracy, and then establish economic security, and then ultimately establish security on their own. […]
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- Leon Panetta
- Wendy Sherman
- John Bolton
- Sarah Kreps
- Malcolm Turnbull
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 46 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 17 ratings
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- 87
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 90
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Who hosts The Burn Bag – National Security and Foreign Policy Redefined?
A'ndre and A’ndre and A’ndre Gonawela host the show. Published by Burn Bag Media.
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