Shifting Ground

Episode 9 | Thinking About the Second Nuclear Century

In this episode of Shifting Ground, hosts Nikolas Gvosdev and Larry Rubin are joined by Dr. Austin Long, Senior Nuclear Fellow at MIT, and Dr. Rachel Whitlark, Associate

Episode 8 | The Architecture of Leadership

What prepares a leader for the high-pressure environment of the US government? In this episode of Shifting Ground, co-hosts Nick Gvosdev and Larry Rubin sit down with The

Episode 7 | Intelligence, Strategy, and the Reality of Modern Conflict

In this episode of Shifting Ground, Nick Gvosdev and Larry Rubin are joined by Phil Wasielewski, a Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. A veteran of th

Episode 6 | American Grand Strategy in West Asia

In this episode of Shifting Ground, Nick Gvosdev and Larry Rubin are joined by Mohammed Soliman, Senior Fellow at the Middle East Institute and author of West Asia: A New

Episode 5 | Cyber is War

In this episode of Shifting Ground, hosts Larry Rubin and Nick Gvosdev are joined by Dmitri Alperovitch, Chairman of Silverado Policy Accelerator, co-founder of CrowdStri

Episode 4 | The Weaponized Economy

Geo-economic and country risk expert Rachel Ziemba joins Nick and Larry to discuss the intersection of government policy and global commerce. This episode explores how so

Episode 3 | Technology and the Governance Gap

On this episode of Shifting Ground, Daniel Byman joins Nick and Larry to discuss the core challenge governments face in trying to regulate or shape emerging technologies

Episode 2 | Geopolitical Cycles and the Fragility of the Global Operating System

On this episode of Shifting Ground, Admiral James "Sandy" Winnefeld introduces his concept of the "global operating system" (GOS)—which includes the rules-based internati

Episode 1 : Technology, Trust, and the Accelerants of Global Crisis

Stacey Dixon joins Nick Gvosdev and Larry Rubin to discuss the U.S. government's challenge of balancing national security interests by restricting sensitive technology ex