Move beyond the headlines with fast & focused expert analysis on breaking news and big stories in foreign policy & national security. We help you understand the context and policy implications of the stories you see every day from around the world. In each episode, we sit down with an expert to break down a developing global news story—what's happening, why it matters, and how the United States should respond. For more information on the Vandenberg Coalition, visit our website: www.vandenber ...
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Ep. 31 | Anatomy of a Hurricane Response
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Brian Cavanaugh, former Senior Director for Resilience Policy on the National Security Council (NSC), current Senior Vice President at American Global Strategies, and Vandenberg Coalition Advisory Board member joins Flash Focus. In the aftermath of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, Brian and Vandenberg Executive Director Carrie Filipetti discuss the pr…
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Ep. 28 | One Year Since October 7th: Lessons for Israeli and American Security
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Elliott Abrams, Chairman of the Vandenberg Coalition, Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, and former Special Representative for Iran and Venezuela, joins Vandenberg Executive Director Carrie Filipetti for the first of three special Flash Focus episodes marking the one-year anniversary of Hamas' brutal terrorist attack against Israel …
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Ep. 29 | One Year Since October 7th: Iran’s Destabilization Campaign
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Gabriel Noronha, Executive Director of POLARIS National Security, Fellow at the Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA), and former Special Advisor for the Iran Action Group, joins for the second of three Flash Focus episodes dedicated to the aftermath of the October 7th attack one year later. Alongside Vandenberg Coalition Execut…
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Ep. 30 | One Year Since October 7th: Antisemitism in America
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Bonnie Glick, Advisory Board Member of the Vandenberg Coalition, Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), and former Deputy Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), joins Vandenberg Executive Director Carrie Filipetti for the final of three special Flash Focus episodes reflecting on t…
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Ep. 27 | Recess is Over: Keeping the CCP out of the Classroom
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Michele Perez Exner, Director of Federal Affairs for Parents Defending Education, joins us for another special “China Week” edition of Flash Focus. Michele joined Vandenberg’s Executive Director Carrie Filipetti to discuss how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has infiltrated the American education system to manipulate Americans’ thinking and sprea…
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Ep. 26 | Theft and Espionage: Defending Against the CCP’s Economic Warfare
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Brian Cavanaugh, former Senior Director for Resilience Policy on the National Security Council (NSC), current Senior Vice President at American Global Strategies, and Vandenberg Coalition Advisory Board member joins for a special “China Week” edition of Flash Focus. Brian joined Executive Director Carrie Filipetti to discuss a central aspect of Chi…
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Ep. 25 | Cracking Kursk: Dissecting Ukraine’s Surprise Offensive
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Mick Mulroy, former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, co-founder of the Lobo Institute, and Vandenberg Coalition Advisory Board member joins Flash Focus to discuss Ukraine’s recent surprise offensive into Kursk. Ukraine’s sudden incursion into Russia has injected dynamism into a war previously considered a stalemate, sparking renewed disc…
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Ep. 24 | American Strength: Exploring the NDS Commission’s Findings
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In our latest episode of Vandenberg Flash Focus, we discuss the newly released report from the National Defense Strategy Commission, which was mandated by Congress to assess the Biden administration’s National Defense Strategy. Vandenberg Advisory Board member Roger Zakheim, who currently serves as the Washington Director of the Ronald Reagan Presi…
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Ep. 23 | “For Us This is Life:” Venezuela’s Future After Fraud
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In this episode of Flash Focus Vandenberg Executive Director Carrie Filipetti is joined by the Chairman of the Vandenberg Coalition, Elliott Abrams, who currently serves as a Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and was the U.S.'s former Special Representative for Iran and Venezuela, as well as Miguel Pizarro, Commissioner to the Unite…
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Ep. 22 | Brewing Conflict at Second Thomas Shoal
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Zack Cooper, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, lecturer at Princeton University, and a member of the Vandenberg Coalition Advisory Board joins Flash Focus to discuss recent actions by Chinese Coast Guard forces that forcibly intercepted a resupply mission to a Filipino ship grounded at Second Thomas Shoal, which put the South Chin…
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Ep. 21 | Protecting the Future of NATO
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Ambassador Paula J. Dobriansky, Vice Chair of the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy & Security, former Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs, and Vandenberg Coalition Governance Board member joins Flash Focus to discuss this week’s NATO summit in Washington, D.C. marking the 75th anniversary of the transatlantic Alliance. Again…
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Ep. 20 | Convergence of Dictatorships: Putin and Kim’s Burgeoning Alliance
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Dr. Victor Cha, senior vice president for Asia and Korea at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and a distinguished university professor of government at Georgetown University, and a member of the Vandenberg Coalition advisory board, joins Flash Focus to discuss the recent meeting between Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Kore…
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Emilio Gonzalez, former Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) under President George W. Bush and a member of the Vandenberg Coalition advisory board, joins Flash Focus to discuss the record-breaking surge of illegal immigration under President Biden, an overwhelmed Americ…
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Special Episode: Lost Decade with Richard Fontaine & Robert Blackwill
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Vandenberg is joined by authors Richard Fontaine and Robert Blackwill to discuss their new book, Lost Decade: The US Pivot to Asia and the Rise of Chinese Power moderated by Vandenberg Director of Strategic Partnerships Sydney Novak. U.S. policymakers often discuss a need to “pivot to Asia,” but what does that mean exactly? Lost Decade authors Rich…
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Special Episode: 80 Years Later: Lessons from D-Day for Today’s World
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Garrett Exner, an adjunct fellow at Hudson Institute, executive director of the Public Interest Fellowship, board member of Veterans on Duty, and Marine Corps veteran joins Vandenberg Coalition Executive Director Carrie Filipetti to discuss the significance of the 80th anniversary of D-Day, the largest amphibious invasion in history in which Allied…
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Ep. 18 | Turning Point? Mexico’s Elections and the U.S.-Mexico Relationship
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Connor Pfeiffer, Director of Congressional Relations at FDD Action and senior advisor and former executive director of the Forum for American Leadership joins Flash Focus to discuss Mexico's elections this past weekend, the significance of Claudia Sheinbaum's presidential election victory for politics in Mexico, the future of U.S.-Mexican cooperati…
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Ep. 17 | High Stakes in Africa
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Ambassador J. Peter Pham, distinguished fellow at the Atlantic Council, served as the U.S.'s first-ever U.S. Special Envoy for the Sahel Region during the Trump administration, and a member of the Vandenberg Coalition advisory board, joins Flash Focus to discuss the recent coups across the Sahel regions, where in countries Mali, Burkina Faso, and N…
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Ep. 16 | Xi & Putin: Power Play in Eurasia
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Dr. Matthew Kroenig, Vice President and Senior Director at the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security and a member of the Vandenberg Coalition advisory board, joins Flash Focus to discuss the recent summit between Russia’s President Putin and China’s President Xi in which the two autocrats signed a joint statement on a “new e…
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Ep. 15 | Tehran’s Turmoil & Israel Under ICC Fire
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Bonnie Glick, Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Senior Adviser with the Project on Prosperity and Development at CSIS, and Advisory Board member of the Vandenberg Coalition, joins Flash Focus to discuss the Middle East’s most recent developments—the crash of a helicopter carrying Iran’s President and Foreign Minister on bo…
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Ep. 14 | Biden’s Betrayal of Israel
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Secretary Robert Wilkie joins Flash Focus to discuss the Biden Administration's unprecedented move to threaten an arms embargo of Israel, a vital U.S. partner in the Middle East currently embroiled in war. In order to defeat Hamas in Gaza, it is imperative that the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) eliminate Hamas's final brigade in Rafah. Efforts by th…
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On this episode, we are joined by Carine Hajjar—an opinion and editorial writer at The Boston Globe—to discuss her recent coverage of American college campuses embroiled in anti-Israeli protests and encampments. A recent graduate of Harvard, Carine returned to her alma mater, along with the campuses of NYU, Columbia, and MIT, to gain an understandi…
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Special Episode: Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart on the Future of Conservative Foreign Policy
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Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL) joins TVC Executive Director Carrie Filipetti to discuss his role on the House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense, and his role as Chairman of the Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs at a time of global uncertainty in the strength of American leadership aboard. This special…
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Ep. 12 | Mr. Kishida Goes to Washington
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Zack Cooper joins Flash Focus to discuss Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's state visit to Washington this week. What are the top-takeaways and how should policymakers think about our relationship with the country that is arguably our most important ally? Japan is central to America's alliance network in the Indo-Pacific and the Administration…
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Special Episode: We Win, They Lose with Matthew Kroenig & Dan Negrea
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Vandenberg is joined by authors Matthew Kroenig & Dan Negrea to discuss their new book, We Win, They Lose: Republican Foreign Policy and the New Cold War. Many argue that today's Republican Party is divided, but this book argues that the outline of a GOP foreign policy consensus is emerging just beneath the surface. We call this emerging Republican…
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Ep. 11 | Breaking Down Haiti’s Continued Chaos
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Juan Cruz and Ana Quintana join Flash Focus guest host Carrie Filipetti to dissect the unfolding crisis in the Caribbean island nation. For months, unrest has been growing and violence has escalated in the streets. Meanwhile, Haiti's prime minister is trapped in Puerto Rico, Kenya has promised to send a security force to the island, and the United …
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Ep. 10 | Two Years at War: Ukraine from the Battlefield to the Debate in Congress
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Richard Fontaine joins Flash Focus to discuss the war in Ukraine on the eve of the second anniversary of Russia's invasion (Feb. 24th). Since 2022, Ukraine has held the line against Russia and maintained its independence, but not without great cost. Congress is now debating whether or not to approve another aid package to the embattled country. Ric…
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Ep. 9 | On the Ground in Ukraine
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As Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine approaches its second anniversary, the U.S. Congress is debating whether to continue providing military aid to Kyiv. Lost in the noise, however, is what is actually happening on the ground. Flash Focus welcomes Heather Nauert, former spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State, to discuss her recent v…
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Ep. 8 | Elections in Taiwan: Democracy & Diplomacy Deep Dive
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On Saturday (1/13), voters in Taiwan elected incumbent vice president Lai Ching-te to serve as president, the first time an incumbent party has won a third successive presidential election. What was the PRC's reaction and what does Lai's election mean for cross-strait relations and the U.S.-Taiwan relationship? Flash Focus welcomes Russell Hsiao, e…
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Ep. 7 | Breaking the Red Sea Blockade: U.S. & U.K. Strike Houthis in Yemen
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For weeks, Iran-backed Houthi terrorists have attacked civilian shipping as well as U.S. & allied warships in an attempt to blockade the southern approach to the Suez Canal through the Red Sea. Last night (Jan. 11) after weeks of defensive convoy operations by a multinational naval coalition, the U.S. and U.K. launched missile and airstrikes to tak…
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Ep. 6 | All Roads Lead to Iran: The Israel-Hamas War in Regional Context
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Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis—across the Middle East, chaos and violence can be traced back to the Islamic Republic of Iran through its terrorist proxy groups. Vandenberg Coalition founder & chairman Elliott Abrams joins us to discuss the state of the Israel-Hamas War and how it relates to the broader Middle East. 00:01:00 Update on the situation in Is…
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Special Episode: Rep. Ashley Hinson on the Future of Conservative Foreign Policy
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The Vandenberg Coalition's Executive Director, Carrie Filipetti, sat down with Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (R-IA) to discuss her role on the House Select Committee on the CCP, securing the national defense at a time of fiscal uncertainty, the importance of American leadership, and more. This special episode is part of the Vandenberg Coalition's Fut…
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Ep. 5 | Crisis in the Caribbean: Kenya’s Security Mission in Haiti
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We are joined by Vandenberg's Ana Quintana & former U.S. Special Envoy to the Great Lakes Region of Africa, Amb. J. Peter Pham, to discuss the collapse of governance in Haiti and why Kenya has taken the lead of the UN-sanctioned multinational security force being sent to the island country. 00:01:25 Situation in Haiti and why the UN approved an out…
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Ep. 4 | The Future of U.S. Aid to Ukraine
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We sit down with the Hudson Institute's Luke Coffey to discuss the current state of the war in Ukraine, the fight brewing in Congress over additional U.S. military aid, and the course of the war as it enters its second year. Mentioned in the Episode: The Fourteen Facts About U.S. Aid to Ukraine The Decisive Moment for Ukraine: A Conversation with A…
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Ep. 3 | Elections in Venezuela
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Vandenberg's own Carrie Filipetti joins Flash Focus to unpack this week's opposition presidential primary in Venezuela, how the Maduro regime maintains its grip on power, and how political change in Venezuela would affect U.S. interests in the Western Hemisphere.De către The Vandenberg Coalition
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Ep. 2 | Biden Visits Jerusalem & Israel Update
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We sit down with Richard Goldberg—a senior advisor at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies & Vandenberg Coalition Advisory Board member—to discuss President Biden's trip to Israel yesterday, the IDF's ongoing campaign against Hamas, and the still-unfolding ramifications of Hamas' brutal terrorist attack on Israel almost two weeks ago. This epi…
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We sit down with Joe Truzman from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies to discuss the ongoing Hamas attack on Israel, Israel's likely responses, and implications for the United States. Early on the morning of Saturday, October 7th, Hamas launched a massive attack from Gaza into Israel on the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War. Fighting is …
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Employment Law Tips for SMEs: What can Disney's Cinderella teach us about working with family?
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Cinderella acted for years as an employed housekeeper without pay. Would she be covered by the Fair Work Act?Are you underpaid for your work in the family business? This podcast takes a fun look at working with family, using Disney's Cinderella as a jumping off point. Enjoy! Please follow us to hear more on other Disney classics soon!…
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An Introduction to Australian Labour Law for Business
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Introduction to Australia’s Labour LawHere’s a great podcast for SME’s. Our host Susan Blain speaks to Kirsty Easdale from Meyer Vandenberg about some basic employment facts for SMEs, new employers such as start-ups, companies that have just started operations in Australia; and Embassies. In this podcast: Find out just how many pieces of employment…
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MV Talks Podcast Sale Of Business
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It's tax planning season and EOFY is fast approaching. This MV Talks business podcast is full of tips to assist you buying and selling, merging or restructuring your business. Our Commercial and Leasing team cover off on due diligence, leasing, securities, employees and regulatory compliance.De către Meyer Vandenberg Lawyers Podcast Studio - MV Talks
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MV Talks Podcast Changing Structures A Guide For Not For Profits
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If you are on a board of a not-for-profit that needs to change its structure in order to get government funding, or if you are planning to expand your NFP to other jurisdictions as part of growth, you need to listen to this podcast.It's not "all too hard" but you'll need to see our specialist NFP lawyers, but listen to this podcast first. What a gr…
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Don't sign the most important and binding contract in your business (your lease) without first listening to our leasing experts as they examine how to avoid hidden costs in your lease and protect your interests. Our host Christine Murray, Managing Partner of Meyer Vandenberg Lawyers in Canberra, speaks to Leasing specialist Jennifer Jaeschke, and D…
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Retail Leasing Act - changes in legislation from 1 July 2017
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Amendments to the Retail Leases Act 1994 (NSW), will commence on 1 July 2017. Our leasing team run through the pertinent changes including: • removal of the minimum 5 year term • amendments to the definition of retail shop• expansion of the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal’s jurisdiction • amendments to the provisions regarding outgoings and d…
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Setting Up A Will For A Blended Family
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Setting up a Will in the ACT and NSW can be complicated - especially when you have a blended family. A podcast by lawyers at Meyer Vandenberg's Wills and Estate Team.De către Meyer Vandenberg Lawyers Podcast Studio - MV Talks
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