The One CA Podcast

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One CA Podcast is here to inspire anyone interested in traveling to work with a partner nation’s people and leadership to forward U.S. foreign policy. ​ We bring in current or former military, diplomats, development officers, and field agents to discuss their experiences and give recommendations for working the ”last three feet” of foreign relations. The show is sponsored by the Civil Affairs Association.

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175: Part I interview with J. David Thompson

Apr 22 2024 22 mins  
Brian Hancock hosts J. David Thompson, a Civil Affairs planner out of U.S. Africa Command to discuss Thank you FeedSpot for ranking One CA Podcast as one of their top 10 foreign policy podcasts. Check it out at: https://podcasts.feedspot.com/foreign_policy_podcasts/ One CA is a product of the civil affairs association and brings in people who are current or former military, diploma

174: Direct Commissions with Heater Cotter

Apr 15 2024 29 mins  
Assad Raza hosts Heather Cotter, who recently gained a direct commission into the Army and Civil Affairs. In this episode, she talks about what it's like to go through the process and her first impressions of the Army. Thank you FeedSpot for ranking One CA Podcast as one of their top 10 foreign policy podcasts. Check it out at: https://podcasts.feedspot.com/foreign_policy_podcasts/

173: Achieving post conflict stabilization with Prof. Beatrice Heuser (Pt.2)

Apr 08 2024 23 mins  
Recently, I partnered with SMA's Mariah Yager to talk with Professor Beatrice Houser about post-conflict stabilization. “In Kuwait, preparing for the Iraq invasion, I asked the leadership, ‘Could you give us a little more detail about after we get to Baghdad and topple the regime? ' [The answer] was more than inadequate.’” -David Petraeus, speaking at Carnegie. The U.S. and

172: Achieving post conflict stabilization with Prof. Beatrice Heuser (Pt.1)

Apr 01 2024 24 mins  
Recently, I partnered with SMA's Mariah Yager to talk with Professor Beatrice Houser about post-conflict stabilization. “In Kuwait, preparing for the Iraq invasion, I asked the leadership, ‘Could you give us a little more detail about after we get to Baghdad and topple the regime? ' [The answer] was more than inadequate.’” -David Petraeus, speaking at Carnegie. The U.S. and

171 Civil Military What?

Mar 25 2024 33 mins  
Welcome to the One CA Podcast. In this episode Assad Raza hosts Henrique Garbino, Joao Mauricio Dias Lopes Valdetaro, and Jonathan Robinson as they discuss their paper and the competing concepts around civil military planning and operations. You can find "Civil Military What?" online at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/378267976_Civil-military_what_Making_sense_of_conflict

170: Combat First Aid in Ukraine by Michael Baker

Mar 18 2024 24 mins  
Today, we have a special guest episode. Dana Lombardy of Lombardy Studios hosts talks on military history and current events. To find out more about Dana's work, check out LombardyStudios.com. For this episode, he brings in retired Rear Admiral Michael Baker, a general surgeon who travels to Ukraine to teach combat first aid. It's a great story about volunteering and working in a w

169: Part II, Bas Wouters on Influence and Persuasion

Mar 11 2024 28 mins  
Please welcome Maria Yager and Bas Waters to One CA Podcast. Originally, I was cohosting the show with Mariah, but I got OBE'd (or overcome by events), so Maria covered until I arrived and helped with questions and answers. This is part two of a two-part episode on influence and persuasion. FeedSpot ranked One CA Podcast as one of their top 20 foreign policy podcasts. Check it out

168: Part I, Bas Wouters on Influence and Persuasion

Mar 04 2024 22 mins  
Please welcome Maria Yager and Bas Waters to One CA Podcast. Originally, I was cohosting the show with Mariah, but I got OBE'd (or overcome by events), so Maria covered until I arrived and helped with questions and answers. This is part one of a two-part episode on influence and persuasion. FeedSpot ranked One CA Podcast as one of their top 20 foreign policy podcasts. Check it out

167: Electronic Warfare with Michael Gudmundson

Feb 26 2024 39 mins  
LTC Brian Hancock interviews CW5 Michael Gudmundson on electronic warfare (EW) and how it shapes current and future conflicts. Gudmundson spent four years at I Corps and then transferred to the U.S. Army in Europe and Africa to plan and advise on EW. FeedSpot ranked One CA Podcast as one of their top 20 foreign policy podcasts. Check it out at: https://podcasts.feedspot.com/foreign

166: On Alexei Navalny and Political Dissent

Feb 19 2024 33 mins  
With the death of Alexei Navalny, I called Ilya Zaslavsky, A Russian anti-Putin activist, and asked him to come on the show to give some perspective on what happened and its ramifications. This show was a quick turnaround, so I apologize for the editing. I wanted to get it out to you as soon as possible. Also, a quick heads-up: FeedSpot just ranked One CA Podcast as one of their to