What Role Does it Play in Geopolitics. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Roopmati Khandekar. Dr. Roopmati Khandekar, geopolitical strategist, helps us understand the role of national intelligence agencies and their methodologies for gathering, vetting and interpreting intelligence for strategic planning, and the dissemination and collaboration of intelligence among national […]
New Weapons Emerging in Multiple Wars (Global Connections)
How will They Change Wars in the Future. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Baker. Carl Baker, senior advisor to Pacific Forum, helps us understand the new weapons and battlefield techniques that have been used or developed in the Russia-Ukraine War and the Israel-Hamas war, and now the war […]
How Concerned Should Taiwan be About China (Global Connections)
What Can Taiwan Do to Protect Itself. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Bill Sharp. Bill Sharp, expert on Taiwan and the geopolitical considerations of its relationship with China, helps us understand how that relationship has evolved, the risks of an attack by China, the concerns of the Taiwanese about […]
New Connections with Australia and New Zealand (Global Connections)
How Important Are They in US Defense Poiicy. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Baker. Carl Baker, senior advisor to Pacific Forum, helps us understand the current and changing security connections with Australia and New Zealand and how that changes the calculus for us in the Western Pacific and […]
Africa: the Forgotten Continent (Global Connections)
Should the US Pay More Attention. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Roopmati Khandekar. Dr. Roopmati Khandekar, geopolitical analyst, help us understand what is happening in Africa and why so many leaders and countries have essentially forgotten about it. In spite of having 54 countries, why is the African element […]
Shifting Geopolitics from Germany (Global Connections)
Is it Less Interested in Ukraine and Israel. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Roopmati Khandekar. Dr. Roopmati Khandekar helps us understand the politics and geopolitics in Germany these days, including signs that Germany may not follow through on its earlier assurances of support for either Ukraine or Israel. How […]
A Transformative Experience in Okinawa (Global Connections)
What Can we Learn About Living to 100. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Alan Okinaka and Gwyen Nosse. Our panel discusses their recent trip to Tokyo and Okinawa. They just returned from a 10-day trip with 18 friends to Okinawa and Tokyo. An amazing Get Lost tour with Art […]
Let’s Take a Look at the Moscow Concert Shooting (Global Connections)
Was it ISIS, the Ukraine or Someone Else Putin Knows. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Roopmati Khandekar. Dr. Roopmati Kanekar helps us analyze the causes and effects of the March 24th attack on the Crocus concert in Moscow. Was it really ISIS, who said they did it. Was it […]
Should Schumer be Calling for Regime Change (Global Connections)
Is He Serious or Just Following Orders. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Roopmati Khandekar. Dr. Roopmati Khandekar, geopolitical strategist, helps us understand the implication and impact of Chuck Schumer’s remarks about Benjamin Netanyahu. Is it appropriate for Schumber or any American legislator, or for that matter any American official, […]
What Happens in a World Without NATO (Global Connections)
Another Important Reason Not to Vote for Trump. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Roopmati Khandekar. Donald Trump has recently said that if elected he would do what he could to terminate NATO. Our panel discusses what would happen if he did that, not only to the NATO organization and […]