Are we reliving the 1930s? Historian Marci Shore joins the Women Leaders Podcast to discuss Putin, America’s authoritarian turn, and the seductions of power.
Twenty-five years after 9/11, Brenda Berkman, the first woman firefighter in the New York City Fire Department and a first responder at the World Trade Center, joins Ilana Bet-El to recount the harrowing reality of that day and the months that followed, reflecting on its lasting impact on responders and the often-overlooked role of women at Ground Zero.
In our latest episode, we explore how nuclear fail-safe reviews can reduce the risk of accidental, mistaken, or unauthorised nuclear use. Experts discuss national approaches to fail-safe, the tensions between secrecy and transparency, and the role of nuclear-armed and non-nuclear-weapon states in advancing nuclear risk reduction. Hosted by the ELN’s Deputy Executive Director, Bekki Field.
The ELN’s Ok, Doomer! podcast is back. Listen in to learn how emerging technologies are reshaping nuclear weapons policy. Experts discuss the risks and benefits of artificial intelligence and other disruptive technologies, historical technological shifts, changing threat perceptions, and the importance of training military personnel to recognise AI-driven biases. Hosted by the ELN’s Deputy Executive Director, Bekki Field.
As summer unfolds across much of Europe and the US, war continues to devastate Ukraine and fuel instability across the Middle East. Former NATO Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller joins ELN Senior Associate Fellow Ilana Bet-El to unpack the narratives behind Russia’s war against Ukraine, the legacy of the Cold War, and the strategic misunderstandings that shaped today’s security landscape.
On the eve of the United States of America’s 250th anniversary, ELN Senior Associate Fellow Ilana Bet-El is joined in conversation with Laurel Rapp, Director of the US and North America Programme at Chatham House, to discuss the US experiment and how recent developments across Greenland, Venezuela and Iran – as well as domestically – have altered global perceptions of the US.