Inside the Invasion – Iraqi Freedom. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. 20 years ago, host Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf was a two-star Air Force general deployed as the senior Airman with the ground forces invading Iraq. As the Director of the Air Component Coordination Element (ACCE), he and his hand-picked team were […]
What is Putin Doing West of Ukraine (Global Connections)
He’s Busy in Eastern Europe and Elsewhere. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Ackerman. In this hybrid war, Putin is connecting with and supporting Belarus, Hungary, Kalniningrad in Eastern Europe, the UK and Nicaragua and other countries in Latin America. How effective are his moves, and what to they […]
Imagine the Ghost of Kyiv (Figments: The Power of Imagination)
Flying the Su-27 Flanker. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. The guest is Howard ‘Dallas’ Thompson. Su-27 Flanker and MiG-29 Fulcrum fighters have done battle for both sides over Ukraine since the Russian invasion. Wonder what is like to fly one of the warplanes? Tune in as Fig hosts Maj Gen (Ret) […]
Jan 6 Insurrection Hearings (The Rule of Law in the New Abnormal)
Issues and Perspectives to Consider. The host for this show is Chuck Crumpton. The guests are Benjamin Davis, Vernellia Randall and Doug Chin. Issues, perspectives, and importance of the insurrection hearings for our directions and choices. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6l97L9SHRP40PaPAEyZaWsL Please visit our ThinkTech website at https://thinktechhawaii.com and see our […]
How Putin’s War Affects European Politics (History is Here to Help)
How Does it Play in Europe’s Rising Populism. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Peter Hoffenberg. The guest is Manfred Henningsen. Our panel, history professor Peter Hoffenberg and political science professor emeritus Manfred Henningsen of UH Manoa, examines the populism of the right and the impact Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is having […]
Evolving Implications of Putin’s War (Global Connections)
Emergence of the Historical Effect of the War. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Ackerman. Historian Carl Ackerman helps us understand the changes that are being revealed by the invasion of Ukraine, including the rise of Russia and of blatant autocracy, the resurgence of the cold war, the fragmentation […]
International Law Claims Against Putin and Russia (Global Connections)
The Proceedings Are Only Now Just Beginning. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Alexander H.E. Morawa. Law professor Alexander Morawa helps us understand the ICC Prosecutor’s investigation of Putin and Russia (now pending before a pretrial chamber); several sets of provisional measures issued by the European Court of Human Rights; […]
How we Have Strayed from the Liberal World Order (History is Here to Help)
What Can we Do to Get Back to it. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Peter Hoffenberg. Historian Peter Hoffenberg helps us understand how things have changed since 1945 and how we have strayed from the days of the Marshall Plan and the creation of the United Nations and the liberal world […]
How Do You Build Ukraine Back from Rubble (Community Matters)
Where Do You Start Rebuilding. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Song Choi. Song Choi, Associate Dean of the School of Engineering at UH Manoa, helps us understand the engineering that will be necessary to rebuild Ukraine, which is now being reduced to rubble, after the invasion is over. What […]
The 2013-2014 Maidan Protests in Ukraine (The Movie Show)
The Winter on Fire Documentary Tells the Story. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and George Casen. Our panel discuss the remarkable Winter on Fire documentary made by Ukrainian filmmakers to document the Maidan Protests and the Ukrainian Revolution of 2013-2014. It debuted on Netflix in 2015, received widespread praise, was nominated for […]