Foreign Policy Provcast

Olivia Enos—a policy analyst at the Heritage Foundation who traveled to Hanoi, Vietnam, for President Trump’s second summit with Kim Jong-un—reviews the current economic and human rights situation in North Korea, what happened at the summit, Trump canceling military exercises, and Kim continuing his missile program. She also gives her advice for what the US should do next.

Eric Farnsworth Vice President of the Council of Americas sits down with Managing Editor Drew Griffin to discuss Juan Guaido, Maduro, and the Future of Venezuela (Link here to Senate Testimony https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4784991/eric-farnsworth-senate-testimony-venezuela)

Providence Deputy Editor Mark Melton and Managing Editor Drew Griffin discuss the North Korean Summit, India and Pakistan and the week that was.

Providence Managing Editor Drew Griffin sits down with Matthew Kroenig — author, professor and fellow at the Atlantic Council to discuss Trump’s State of the Union Address, Russia, North Korea, and the potential changes in US policy regarding each. He also discusses his new book: The Logic of American Nuclear Strategy.

Providence Managing Editor Drew Griffin sits down with Faysal Itani, Resident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council to discuss the US withdrawal from Syria, the future of Syria, and the next steps for the Assad Regime.

In Providence's latest Dark Ops podcast, Executive Editor Marc LiVecche sits down with Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology Nigel Biggar to discuss "The Thin Red Line," a 1998 war film. In Paradisum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=765902Tra6M Jisus yu holem hand blong mi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NRw3gdJJcc

After the Saudi Arabia and the Jamal Khashoggi affair, should we sound the alarm or call for sobriety? Drew Griffin sits down with Sohrab Ahmari to discuss US-Saudi Arabia relations.

October marked the centennial of the start of the Meuse-Argonne campaign, the last great battle of World War I. Last month, Providence Executive Editor Marc LiVecche toured the battlefields of the Argonne with Col. Doug Mastriano, US Army (Ret.). They followed the movements of Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. Alvin York, whose extraordinary valor on October 8, 1918, helped turn the tide of the battle, and thereby the war. They discuss the battle and wider campaign, York's transition from pacifist to combat hero, and Doug's work researching and building the Sgt. York Commemorative Trail in France. Doug also wrote an article in our Summer 2017 issue of the print edition about Sgt. York, “Serving God or Caesar: Sergeant York and the Morality of War,” which you can read at https://providencemag.com/2018/01/serving-god-caesar-sergeant-alvin-york-morality-war/

Faysal Itani, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, sits down with Providence Managing Editor Drew Griffin to discuss the latest news with Saudi Arabia, Jamal Khashoggi, and Syria.

Dr. Joshua Walker of the Eurasia Group sits down with Providence's managing editor Drew Griffin to discuss Japan, China and North Korea, as well as the precarious state of US relations with Turkey.

What is “kleptocracy,” and what role does the United States play in it? Is the US a kleptocracy? What role do anonymous shell companies play? In this episode that we recorded late last summer, Ted Moorman answers these questions and more. Moorman has also written a brief primer on kleptocracy and America’s role in it, which can be found at https://providencemag.com/2016/12/quick-primer-us-role-foreign-kleptocracy-corruption/. Those who would like to learn more about this topic, the Hudson Institute’s Kleptocracy Initiative has several good papers and events. If you enjoy the podcast, please share our episodes on Twitter and Facebook, and we appreciate reviews on Apple Podcasts. On our website (https://providencemag.com/), we will publish an extended version of this conversation as a subscriber-only podcast. We also offer subscriber-only videos from our events. Subscriptions, which include our print edition, start as low as $12 a year and can be purchased here: https://providencemag.com/product/providenc

Marc LiVecche hosts our first Im-ProvCast, an offshoot of Providence’s regular Foreign Policy ProvCast where our managing editor interviews distinguished guests. This episode was recorded before a conference about the anniversary of the Tet Offensive at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington, DC. Bing West speaks about his writing, the civil-military divide in America, the Tet Offensive, and the Burns-Novick The Vietnam War series on PBS. A longer version of this conversation will be published at ProvidenceMag.com as a subscriber-only podcast. To access, visit https://providencemag.com/podcast/ and log in, or subscribe for as little as $12 a year.

Will Christianity survive in the Middle East? Dr. Kent Hill, Executive Director of the Religious Freedom Institute and former President of the Institute on Religion & Democracy, discusses this question with Providence Magazine's Depute Editor Mark Melton. Hill shares about the threats facing Christians in the Middle East and argues why it is so important to preserve the presence of Christians in the region. Read Kent Hill's article from the print edition of Providence, now available in full online: https://providencemag.com/2017/06/will-christianity-survive-in-the-middle-east-a-christian-perspective/

In this episode, Matt Gobush talks about his article on Latvia, Russia, and NATO. He focuses in on Russian-speaking residents in Latvia and makes the case for why Americans should be concerned about this issue. Moreover, he offers both hard power and soft power foreign policy recommendations. This topic is especially relevant now because last week Russia launched its massive Zapad 2017 military exercise in Belarus and Russia. While we recorded this episode a couple months ago, Matt speaks briefly about this exercise and why it is relevant for Latvia and the United States. To read this article or subscribe to Providence, please visit ProvidenceMag.com.

Providence Managing Editor Marc LiVecche, Deputy Editor Mark Melton, and naval historian Tommy Sheppard review Christopher Noland's new film "Dunkirk" about the monumental WWII battle.

In this episode we will speak with Mark Royce about the church’s role in the European integration project that has developed into the European Union. As part of his doctoral dissertation, Royce examined how the historic influence of the Roman Catholic Church and various Protestant denominations in Europe helped some countries accept integration while others resisted. Mark Royce currently teaches political science at George Mason University and NVCC Annandale. He has written previously for Providence as well as for The European Legacy, International & Comparative Law Quarterly, and the Journal of Church & State. When we first recorded this podcast late last summer, Palgrave Macmillan was considering Royce’s dissertation for publication. I am happy to report that it was accepted and will be released in June of this year under the title The Political Theology of European Integration: Comparing the Influence of Religious Histories on European Policies. You can preorder at Amazon now, and we will provide a link

Providence Deputy Editor Mark Melton speaks with Matt Gobush about the Obama doctrine and a concept he calls “Moral Multilateralism". In the Spring 2016 issue of Providence’s print edition, Gobush wrote about this idea and what implications it would have for America’s foreign policy. A link to this article is provided on the podcast page, which can be found at ProvidenceMag.com/podcast. There is also a link to an article from the same issue by Providence’s managing editor Marc LiVecche, who is more critical of Obama’s foreign policy than Gobush.

In this episode we will speak with Olivia Enos from the Heritage Foundation about different North Korea human rights issues—including North Koreans being trafficked through China, religious persecution, and other violations. We’ll also talk about the implications of North and South Korea reuniting, and what the United States can do to prepare for this possibility. Olivia is a research associate in the Asian Studies Center at The Heritage Foundation who specializes in human rights and transnational criminal issues—including human and drug trafficking, religious freedom, and other social and humanitarian challenges in Asia. Previously, she has written in Providence about Syrian refugees in Lebanon, and how Lebanese Christians have helped them there. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast, whether through iTunes, SoundCloud, or elsewhere. If there’s a particular podcast service you enjoy that we currently don’t publish on, let us know by tweeting us @ProvMagazine. Again, I’d like to give special thanks to Joseph

Providence Magazine Deputy Editor Mark J. Melton continues his conversation with Philos Project Executive Director Robert Nicholson about challenges faced by minorities in the Middle East and what Donald J. Trump can do to help as U.S. president.

Providence Magazine Deputy Editor Mark J. Melton talks to Philos Project Executive Director Robert Nicholson about challenges faced by minorities in the Middle East and what Donald J. Trump can do to help as U.S. president.