#155 - Unresolved: U.S. National Security

Open to Debate

Education, Society & Culture, News, Government, Politics

4.5 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 28 September 2018

⏱️ 53 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

The Three Motions: Is NATO No Longer Fit for Purpose? Is the Russia Threat Overblown? Is It Time to Take a Hard Line on Iran? For the United States, tensions are rising with both allies and adversaries. Rogue states are racing to master new technologies and create weapons of mass destruction. And faith in international institutions is seemingly deteriorating. What does this all mean for U.S. national security? Staged in our "unresolved" format, five esteemed foreign policy thought leaders will argue for or against a number of motions revolving around some of America’s most pressing national security issues, including: Is NATO no longer fit for purpose? Is the Russia threat overblown? And is it time to take a hard line on Iran? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	This isn't just a commute to work.
0:03.0	This is a musical odyssey.
0:05.0	The drums, the harmonies, the sound of that guy eating crisps.
0:12.0	Time for Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Pro.
0:15.0	Redactive noise canceling, the difference in sound quality is phenomenal.
0:20.0	Galaxy Buds 2 Pro.
0:22.0	Trio is to audio as it was intended.
0:25.0	Fill more, move more.
0:27.0	Set Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Pro.
0:32.0	National security.
0:34.0	This term carries a consciousness of the outside world as a potentially dangerous place.
0:39.0	How is this nation to stay secure, to stay safe?
0:42.0	Where are the threats?
0:44.0	What are the best ways to reduce them?
0:46.0	These questions don't necessarily come with clear answers.
0:49.0	Russia, is that threat exaggerated?
0:52.0	Or Iran?
0:54.0	Does getting tougher on Iran makes sense?
0:56.0	Or NATO as an alliance?
0:58.0	Does that alliance itself still makes sense?
1:01.0	Well, we think these issues are nuanced and difficult,
1:04.0	and therefore, eminently debatable.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Open to Debate, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Open to Debate and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.