Geopulse: Guns - Gadgets - Genes - Germs
Geopulse explores the geopolitics of flesh, steel and code—where human and machine intelligence co-engineer the future of global power. Each episode delves into the 3Cs: Cooperation, Competition, and Conflict across defense, biotech, AI, cyber and surveillance domains. With expert guests and panelists from around the world, we decode how guns - gadgets - genes and germs are reshaping alliances, strategy and security in the 21st century.
Episodes
9 episodes
Episode 8. Atomic Backfires in a New Nuclear Age: Dr. Stephen Herzog on a Crumbling Nuclear Order, Missile Shields, New Wars and Old Bombs
Eighty years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the nuclear order stands at a crossroads. Treaties strain, rivalries deepen and emerging technologies challenge decades of strategic balance. What happens when nuclear policies fail—and the safeguards ...
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Episode 7. Firewalls and Frontiers: Dr. Edward Lemon on his book and Eurasia’s Rebellion Against Chinese Authoritarian Tech and Subtle Algorithmic Rule
In this episode of Geopulse, host Tamim Asey sits down with Professor Edward Lemon — one of the world’s leading experts on authoritarianism, security, and geopolitics in Central Asia and beyond. Currently a Research Assistant Professor at Texas...
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Episode 6. The Empire Report: Yaroslav Trofimov on Ukraine, the Middle East, Books authored and the Grand Arc of History
In this riveting episode of Geopulse, award-winning journalist and bestselling author Yaroslav Trofimov joins host Tamim Asey for an extraordinary journey through the frontlines of history, empire and global upheaval.From the trenches o...
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Episode 5. Echoes from the Steppe: Bruce Pannier on Central Asia’s Cartographic Curse, Water Wars and Quest for Geopolitical Identity
Few voices have captured the pulse of Central Asia with the clarity, depth and integrity of Bruce Pannier. As a widely respected journalist and veteran analyst, Bruce has long served as a trusted chronicler of the region—offering grounded, unbi...
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Episode 4. Between Legacy and Liberation: Dr. Anna Jordanova on Central Asia’s Geometry to Pivot from Imperial Shadows
In this episode of Geopulse, host Tamim Asey is joined by Dr. Anna Jordanova — a rising voice on Central Asian geopolitics, Associate Fellow at the Association of International Affairs (AMO), and PhD candidate at Charles University in Prague — ...
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Episode 3. Power, Paranoia and Proxy Wars: Michael Kugelman Maps the Strategic Storms of South Asia
In this explosive episode of Geopulse, host Tamim Asey sits down with Michael Kugelman, former Director of the South Asia Institute at the Wilson Center, to dissect the geopolitical powder keg that is modern South Asia.The conversation ...
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Episode 3
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Episode 2. A World in Flux: Ambassador Ronald Neumann on Conflict, Diplomacy and the Future of Power
In this episode of Geopulse, the host Tamim Asey sits down with Ambassador Ronald Neumann—former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, Algeria and Bahrain, and currently the President of the American Academy of Diplomacy—to explore some of the most u...
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Episode 1. The War You Don’t See: Kathy Gannon on Conflict, Power and Truth
In this inaugural episode of Geopulse, host Tamim Asey sits down with legendary journalist Kathy Gannon, whose decades of fearless reporting from Afghanistan, Pakistan and across the region have shaped how the world understands war, resilience ...
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