<![CDATA[Bunker's Cable ]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/bunkers-cable RSS.com 2026.401.141116 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:49:57 GMT en 5bd7bf58-31e1-5e63-8700-6e3468b2aec6 https://media.rss.com/bunkers-cable/20220308_020312_1fd83c38805de9c1d920e74fc1eb8d36.jpg Bunker's Cable https://rss.com/podcasts/bunkers-cable yes Ridgway Center 2022 Ridgway Scholars Ridgway Scholars false episodic podcast <![CDATA[An Inside look at Diplomacy: Is it an Undervalued or Mismanaged Tool?]]> In this episode we talk to former US diplomat , Elizabeth Shackleford about her experiences working for the state department until she resigned in 2017. We discuss her book, “The Dissent Channel,” diplomacy as a foreign policy tool, and accountability in foreign affairs. Tune in to this episode to hear how Shackelford ties these themes to current events like Russia’s war on Ukraine and the Iran Nuclear Deal negotiations.

Guest:

Elizabeth Shackelford

Senior Fellow on US Foreign Policy at Chicago Council on Global Affairs

Background Reading:

2020 Douglas Dillon Book Award Winner - The Dissent Channel: American Diplomacy in a Dishonest Age

Author: Elizabeth Shackelford

For more information on the Matthew B. Ridgway Center for International Security Studies please visit https://www.ridgway.pitt.edu.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/bunkers-cable/437857 86102fe4-0dc6-46c9-9d93-60dc3594ffaa 2385 full 1 1 2 2 false Wed, 30 Mar 2022 14:51:49 GMT <![CDATA[Violent Extremism: To Persist or Disengage? ]]> Join us for the first episode of Bunker’s Cable as we talk to Dr. Michael Kenney and Dr. Julie Chernov-Hwang about their innovative research on why salafi-jihadi extremists choose to disengage as well as persist. Their research findings are based on individual interviews conducted with current and former members of Al-Muhajiroun and Jemaah Islamiyah. Listen to this episode to hear their key finding that could help people leave a life of extremism.

Guests:

Dr. Michael Kenney

Wesley W. Posvar Chair in International Security Studies, Director of the Matthew B. Ridgway Center, and Professor of International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh

Dr. Julie Chernov-Hwang

Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Goucher College

Background Reading:

Should I Stay or Should I Go? Understanding How British and Indonesian Extremists Disengage and Why They Don't

Authors: Michael Kenney, Julie Chernov Hwang

For more information on the Matthew B. Ridgway Center for International Security Studies please visit https://www.ridgway.pitt.edu.

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