The Importance of Partners and Enablers. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. The guest is Jeff Chase. Fig discusses the importance of partners and enablers in any military operation with Lt Col (Ret) Jeff Chase, an Army veteran of 11 overseas deployments. Jeff sees our partners as mission-critical oft under valued. His […]
Back to Business After Afghanistan (America Finding its Way)
How Has it Changed our Politics. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Tim Apicella and Jane Sugimura. Afghanistan sucked all the oxygen out for two weeks. Now that it’s essentially over as a news item, we need to get back to business. But how will that be. How will Joe […]
Afghanistan Withdrawal and More (The Rule of Law in the New Abnormal)
The Withdrawal: Choices and Consequences. The host for this show is Chuck Crumpton. The guest is Vernellia Randall, Jeffrey Portnoy, Benjamin Davis. Choices and consequences in the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com /playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6l97L9SHRP40PaPAEyZaWsLThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Hawaii time […]
Military Accountability: You’re Fired (Figments: On Reality)
Addressing Failure in the Armed Forces. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. In this episode, the host shares his perspectives on how military leaders can and should be held responsible – not just for conduct, but also for mission failure. He cites historical examples, personal experience and relates this to the current […]
Facets of Failure in Afghanistan Part II (Figments: On Reality)
Examining the Botched Withdrawal. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. In this special the Figments: On Reality host, Lt Gen (Ret) Dan “Fig” Leaf, follows up on his August 16th examination of the 20-year US failure in Afghanistan with a detailed discussion of the chaotic withdrawal. He discusses missteps in planning and […]
The U.S. Exit from Afghanistan (Global Connections)
Will Afghanistan Become Biden’s Legacy. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Carlos Juarez and Shannon Tangonan. Jay Fidell is joined by Carlos Juarez to discuss how and whether the Afghanistan crisis will become Biden’s legacy. The talk explores criticism of the hasty withdrawal as well as how the issue has […]
The East West Center and Afghanistan (Talk Story with John Waihee)
East West Relationships in Afghanistan. The host for this show is John Waihee. The guest is Robert Riley. We discuss the East West Center’s Historic Involvement in Afghanistan and the current status of the Center’s involvement. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6nz0VV6Nr1pYDkz6ZzUfXZV ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 10:00 am […]
The Chaos Came Long Before the Blame (America Finding its Way)
It’s Hard when the Government is in Disarray. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Tim Apicella and Winston Welch. Our panel helps us understand how the governmental environment Biden has faced since his election, the failure of a transition, Trump’s legacy, Trump’s deal with the Taliban, U.S. Intelligence, military strategy, […]
Kabul Airport Exit, Worse than Saigon (What Now America)
Exit Plan to Leave Afghanistan, a Failure. The host for this episode is Tim Apicella. The guests for this episode are Jay Fidell, Winston Welch and Cynthia Lee Sinclair. On April 29, 1975 the images of helicopters packed full of S. Vietnamese trying to escape the invading N Vietnamese army off the Saigon embassy rooftop […]
Comparing Abandonment in Syria and Afghanistan (Global Connections)
What Did we Learn from the Kurd Experience. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Fazle Chowdhury. Fazle Chowdhury helps us understand and compare Foreign Policy in Syria and Afghanistan; Did we Learn Anything Since Syria. We discuss current events in Afghanistan, and the phenomenon of abandoning those […]