Oct 19, 202627 min
In this episode of Shifting Ground, host Larry Rubin and guest editor Rachel Whitlark are joined by Dr. Amy Nelson, Director of the Future Security Scenarios Lab at New America . Drawing from Dr. Nelson's recent...
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Shifting Ground
Hosted by Foreign Policy Research Institute · science · EN-US
About this Podcast:
The flagship podcast of the Orbis Journal of World Affairs, produced by the Foreign Policy Research Institute and the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). The podcast features bimonthly discussions with journal contributors on foreign policy, national security, and geopolitics, with a particular focus on how emerging technologies are reshaping these fields.
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What is Shifting Ground about?
The flagship podcast of the Orbis Journal of World Affairs, produced by the Foreign Policy Research Institute and the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). The podcast features bimonthly discussions with journal contributors on foreign policy, national security, and geopolitics, with a particular focus on how emerging technologies are reshaping these fields.
Who hosts Shifting Ground?
Shifting Ground is hosted by Foreign Policy Research Institute. The show has published 11 episodes to date.
What has Shifting Ground covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Episode 11 | Managing Uncertainty in the Second Nuclear Century" (19 October 2026, 27 minutes), "Episode 10 | Translating Scholarship Into Statecraft" (2 October 2026, 44 minutes), and "Episode 9 | Thinking About the Second Nuclear Century" (16 September 2026, 52 minutes).
How often does Shifting Ground publish?
Shifting Ground publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 41 minutes across 11 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Shifting Ground?
Booking probability for Shifting Ground is 28%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Shifting Ground requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Shifting Ground's contact route on record: verified email.
Who should pitch Shifting Ground?
The strongest fits for Shifting Ground are Defense & International Affairs. Shifting Ground has a science audience.
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Foreign Policy Research Institute hosts Shifting Ground, a science podcast with 11 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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- Oct 2, 202644 minS1
How can political science scholarship effectively inform real-world foreign policy during moments of global crisis? In this episode of Shifting Ground , co-hosts Larry Rubin and Rachel Whitlark sit down with Dr. Tamara...
- Sep 16, 202652 minS1
In this episode of Shifting Ground , hosts Nikolas Gvosdev and Larry Rubin are joined by Dr. Austin Long, Senior Nuclear Fellow at MIT, and Dr. Rachel Whitlark, Associate Professor at Georgia Tech and Associate Editor...
- Jul 22, 202651 minS1
What prepares a leader for the high-pressure environment of the US government? In this episode of Shifting Ground , co-hosts Nick Gvosdev and Larry Rubin sit down with The Hon. John Tien, Distinguished Professor of...
- Jun 30, 202642 minS1
In this episode of Shifting Ground, Nick Gvosdev and Larry Rubin are joined by Phil Wasielewski, a Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. A veteran of the CIA’s Directorate of Operations and the US...
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- Jun 3, 202640 minS1
In this episode of Shifting Ground , Nick Gvosdev and Larry Rubin are joined by Mohammed Soliman, Senior Fellow at the Middle East Institute and author of West Asia: A New American Grand Strategy in the Middle East...
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Episode 5 | Cyber is War
May 19, 202645 minIn this episode of Shifting Ground , hosts Larry Rubin and Nick Gvosdev are joined by Dmitri Alperovitch, Chairman of Silverado Policy Accelerator, co-founder of CrowdStrike, and author of World on the Brink: How...
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Episode 4 | The Weaponized Economy
May 5, 202646 minS1Geo-economic and country risk expert Rachel Ziemba joins Nick and Larry to discuss the intersection of government policy and global commerce. This episode explores how sovereign balance sheets and coercive tools like...
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Episode 3 | Technology and the Governance Gap
Apr 22, 202631 minOn this episode of Shifting Ground, Daniel Byman joins Nick and Larry to discuss the core challenge governments face in trying to regulate or shape emerging technologies today. The three discuss the national security...
- Mar 21, 202636 minS1
On this episode of Shifting Ground, Admiral James "Sandy" Winnefeld introduces his concept of the "global operating system" (GOS)—which includes the rules-based international order and the global economy—explaining that...
- Mar 19, 202638 minS1
Stacey Dixon joins Nick Gvosdev and Larry Rubin to discuss the U.S. government's challenge of balancing national security interests by restricting sensitive technology exports with the need for American companies to...
Recent guests
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Amy Nelson
Technical Staff Member, Software Engineering and Distinguished Engineer, All Good Things, the Viewscreen, and Union Federation
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Tamara Cofman Wittes
President, National Democratic Institute
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Austin Long
Vice Deputy Director for Strategic Stability in the Joint Staff J5, U.S. Department of Defense
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Mohammed Soliman
director of the strategic technologies and cyber security programme, Middle East Institute
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