How will this National. Security Game Play Out. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Karla Cruz. Karla Cruz, Senior Security Analyst in the Philippines, helps us understand the current contention between the Philippines and China in the South China Sea, how and why it came about, and how it is […]
China and the US-China Tensions (Global Connections)
How Can we Tell Who’s Winning. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Baker. Carl Baker, Senior Advisor at Pacific Forum, helps us understand the developing tensions between the US and China, including the DOD’s new expansion into the Philippines, the Chinese surveillance balloon, the cancellation of Anthony Blinken’s diplomatic […]
China and the US-China Tensions (Global Connections)
How Can we Tell Who’s Winning. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Baker. Carl Baker, Senior Advisor at Pacific Forum, helps us understand the developing tensions between the US and China, including the DOD’s new expansion into the Philippines, the Chinese surveillance balloon, the cancellation of Anthony Blinken’s diplomatic […]
What Else Can America Do for Ukraine (American Issues Take Two)
What Can the Government and What Can You Do. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tim Apicella. The guests are Stephanie Dalton and Shackley Raffetto. Our panel, including retired judge Shackley Raffetto, examines what the United States has done and is doing to build the European coalition and help Ukraine defend itself; […]
China, Taiwan and the U.S. (Figments: On Reality)
What You Should Know. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. Dan “Fig” Leaf’s expertise and experience bring clarity to the complex issues between China, Taiwan and the United States. When the U.S. and the Peoples’ Republic of China normalized relations in 1979, both sides accepted the notion that Taiwan would eventually “reunify” […]
What it was like in the Pentagon on 9/11 (Community Matters)
The Perspective of Someone who was There. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. On the 20th anniversary of 9/11, we have see the picture of the hijacked plane flying into the Pentagon, and the damage it created. In this episode, we talk to Dan Fig Leaf, a […]
National Security: the Washington Problem (Figments: On Reality)
Washington DC is the Heart of the Problem. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. The failed 20-year war in Afghanistan is emblematic of repeated U.S. national security failures? What is the problem? Host, Lt Gen (Ret) Dan “Fig” Leaf gives his hypothesis in this episode. He cites the lack of diversity – […]
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, […]
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 […]
Let’s meet American Veterans Hawaii (Military In Hawaii)
They do a log for the veterans community. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guests for this episode are Monica Falo, Donovan Lazarus and Ronald Lam. Our guests will help us understand American Veterans Hawaii, what it does and how it benefits the veterans community in Hawaii. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on […]