Tag: National Security
In episode 77 of the podcast “The General and the Ambassador: A Conversation,” host Ambassador (Ret.) Deborah McCarthy is joined by Mississippi Adjutant General, General Janson Boyles, and former U.S. Ambassador to Uzbekistan, Pamela Spratlen. The three discuss the role of the U.S. national guard overseas, focusing on the State Partnership Program between the Mississippi […]
... Read MoreIn the February 2023 episode of the podcast “The General and the Ambassador: A Conversation,” host Ambassador (Ret.) Deborah McCarthy is joined by Admiral Michael Franken and Ambassador Geeta Pasi. McCarthy and her guests talk about shifting U.S. strategic interests in Africa, the key role of the U.S. base in Djibouti, the challenge of regional […]
... Read MoreIn July 2022, the White House published the “United States Government Women, Peace, and Security Report to Congress.” The “Women, Peace, and Security” report is the second report to Congress evaluating the progress of the U.S. government in advancing the goals of 2019 U.S. Women Peace and Security Strategy, and focuses on the progress made across […]
... Read MoreIn the latest episode of “The General and the Ambassador: A Conversation” podcast host Ambassador (Ret.) Deborah McCarthy discusses the diplomacy in Russia with Ambassador Jon Huntsman and Admiral David Manero. McCarthy’s guests examine the effects of the large expulsion of U.S. diplomats from Russia during a period of heightened tensions, their ground game to […]
... Read MoreIn the latest episode of “The General and the Ambassador: A Conversation” podcast host Ambassador (Ret.) Deborah McCarthy discusses the front lines in Syria with Ambassador William Roebuck and Brigadier General Jasper Jeffers. Together, they examine how the U.S. diplomatic team in northeastern Syria was embedded and partnered with U.S. Special Forces, and the pushback […]
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