The Fletcher Forum Podcast
Founded in 1975 and published biannually, The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs is the student-managed foreign policy journal at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. The publication provides a broad, interdisciplinary platform for analysis of legal, political, economic, environmental, and diplomatic issues in international affairs. The Fletcher Forum podcast will serve as another avenue for The Fletcher Forum and will feature interviews, roundtable discussions, and debates centered around the latest in international affairs.
- Update frequency
- every 20 days
- Average duration
- 34 minutes
- Episodes
- 63
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
PublicTech and the Pandemic: Part 1 - Contact Tracing Apps
Hydropower for Whom
Zubair Torwali is a community activist, linguist and educator based in Bahrain, Pakistan who has sought to preserve and promote Pakistan's Dardic cultures and languages. He has authored and supervise…
Integrating Social Norms into Anti-Corruption Strategy
Jonathan Regnier interviews Cheyanne Scharbatke-Church and Diana Chigas, the co-directors of Corruption Justice and Legitimacy Program (CJL) to discuss why anti-corruption programming needs to engage…
Dr. Courtney Fung on China's Interventions in the UN Security Council
Dr. Courtney J. Fung is an assistant professor of International Relations in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at the University of Hong Kong, and holds a PhD in International Rela…
Deloitte's Paul Magill on Firms' Preparedness for Organic Growth
As a Managing Director at Deloitte Consulting, Paul Magill is an expert in growth strategy, marketing, and digital transformation. He recently came by Fletcher to discuss their latest research on org…
Interview with Sam Dagher, Author of "Assad or We Burn the Country"
Following his talk at Fletcher, Sam Dagher spoke with Elizabeth Dykstra McCarthy to dive deeper into his book, "Assad or We Burn the Country: How One Family's Lust for Power Destroyed Syria." The dis…
The Future of Fletcher: An Interview with Dean Rachel Kyte
Want to know what Fletcher’s new Dean thinks about the school’s future? Well, listen to her in-depth and wide-ranging conversation with Shawn Ghuman exploring her vision for this important institutio…
SNEAK PEEK: Democracy in the Age of Disinformation Conference
The Fletcher Forum's Shawn Ghuman sat down with Carla Martinez and Ellysse Dick to discuss the Edward R. Murrow Center’s first annual conference on new media and democracy, "The Future of Democracy i…
Rocking with Kaiser Kuo: A Conversation on Podcasts, Media Control, and U.S.-Chinese Relations
Shawn Ghuman sat down with Kaiser Kuo, Co-Founder of the Sinica Podcast, Editor-at-Large of SupChina, and was a founder of China’s first heavy metal band, Tang Dynasty, during his time in town for a …
Changes in the World of Political Risk with Meredith Sumpter
Senior Web Editor for the Fletcher Forum Markian Kuzmowycz has a conversation with Meredith Sumpter, Research, Strategy, and Operations Head at Eurasia Group and Zoltan Feher, co-chair of the Fletche…
Robin Chase on Transportation, the Platform Economy, and Peers Inc.
In this edition of the Fletcher Forum podcast, Matt Weinmann chats with Robin Chase, co-founder and former CEO of Zipcar, about her new book Peers Inc which describes how our modern, collaborative ec…
Dr. Michael Beckley on Why China is Far From Becoming the World’s Superpower
Fletcher Forum Podcast Editor Mark Benedetti sits down with Professor Michael Beckley to discuss the complicated geopolitical situation between the United States and China. Author of the recently pub…
Lessons from the Iraq War: A Conversation with Colonel Frank Sobchak
In the latest Fletcher Forum podcast, Editor in Chief Elissa Miller and Senior Podcast Editor Maria Ory sit down with retired Colonel and Fletcher PhD candidate Frank Sobchak to discuss the recently …
On Counterintelligence and AI: A Conversation with former FBI General Counsel James Baker
In the latest episode of the Fletcher Forum podcast, Editor-in-Chief Elissa Miller and Senior Web Editor Chloe Logan sit down with former FBI General Counsel James Baker to discuss the latest develop…
Winning the War of Ideas: A Conversation with Farah Pandith
In the latest episode of the Fletcher Forum podcast, Elissa Miller, Courtney Hulse, and Maria Ory sit down with Fletcher alumna and former first-ever Special Representative to Muslim Communities at t…
Reflections on 100 Years Since World War I: What Has Changed?
In this year’s first Fletcher Forum podcast, Professor Sulmaan Khan sits down with Fletcher students Sarah Davis, Karst Brandsma, and Kacie Yearout to reflect on the origins of World War I and the ce…
A Doctor and a Diplomat Walk into a Crisis: A Conversation with Ambassador Sinead Walsh and Dr. Oliver Johnson
In this episode of the Fletcher Forum Podcast, podcast editor Alexander Thomas sits down with Ambassador Sinead Walsh and Dr. Oliver Johnson to talk about their new book Getting to Zero: A Doctor and…
Telling the Right Story In the Digital Age: A Conversation with Thom Shanker
In the latest episode of the Fletcher Forum podcast, Forum staff members Lexi Kriss and Siobhan Heekin-Canedy sit down with Assistant Washington Editor of the New York Times and Fletcher alum Thom Sh…
The Current State of Iraq: A Conversation with Expert Nussaibah Younis
In this latest episode of the Fletcher Forum podcast, editor-in-chief Elissa Miller and senior podcast editor Maria Ory sit down with Dr. Nussaibah Younis, an expert on the politics, foreign policy, …
Migration, Diplomacy, and Challenges Ahead for Venezuela with Ambassador Diego Arria
In this episode of the Fletcher Forum Podcast, podcast editor Alexander Thomas sits down with Ambassador Diego Arria, former President of the UN Security Council and a prominent member of the Venezue…