The Today’s Battlegrounds podcast provides a needed forum for leaders from key countries to share their assessment of problem sets and opportunities that have implications for U.S. foreign policy and national security strategy.
Each podcast episode features Hoover Institution Senior Fellow, H.R. McMaster, in a one-on-one conversation with a senior foreign government leader to allow Americans and partners abroad to understand how the past produced the present and how we might work together to secure a peaceful and prosperous future. “Listening and learning from those who have deep knowledge of our most crucial challenges is the first step in crafting the policies we need to secure peace and prosperity for future generations.”
Featured Episodes
Greece’s Comeback: Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis On Economy, Security, And Governance
H.R. McMaster is the Fouad and Michelle Ajami Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution. At Stanford, he is also the Bernard and Susan Liautaud Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute and lecturer at the Graduate School of Business. McMaster was assistant to the US president for national security affairs and served as a commissioned officer in the US Army for thirty-four years.
The Fight to Defend the Free World is an 8-part investigation into the most critical foreign policy and security challenges faced by the United States. H.R. McMaster, a retired lieutenant general and former national security advisor, examines battlegrounds around the world through the lens of strategic empathy.
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Through the ideals and principles enshrined in the preamble to the United States Constitution, eight dedicated service members share what inspired them to serve their country. Drawing from their distinct backgrounds and experiences, each service member offers a unique perspective on the values that unite us as Americans. These personal stories underscore the profound and positive impact that service to others – whether to family, community, or country – can have.