Security Dilemma

The John Quincy Adams Society
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U.S. foreign policy for the future. Security Dilemma brings you conversations with the experts, policymakers, and thinkers charting new paths forward from the wreckage of recent decades and toward a national security and defense policy guided by prudence and restraint. Cohosts John Allen Gay and A.J. Manuzzi bring you the information you need to shape a wiser approach. Security Dilemma is a podcast of the John Quincy Adams Society, an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing a new generation of foreign policy leaders.

  1. 2D AGO

    Realism Roundtable with Jasen Castillo and John Schuessler

    On this week's episode of Security Dilemma, co-hosts John Gay and A.J. Manuzzi interviewed Dr. Jasen Castillo and Dr. John Schuessler, both Associate Professors and Co-Directors of the Albritton Center for Grand Strategy at Texas A&M University, about U.S. grand strategy and their current projects on extended deterrence and whether the United States can learn to live with rival regional hegemons.  Prior to joining A&M, Dr. Castillo worked in the Office of the Secretary of Defense’s Strategy and Plans Office, as well as at the RAND Corporation. Currently, he is working on a book project exploring the military requirements of deterrence and U.S. nuclear weapons policy. Dr. Schuessler, meanwhile, previously taught at the Air War College, was chair of the Foreign Policy Section of the American Political Science Association, and wrote the book Deceit on the Road to War: Presidents, Politics, and American Democracy. Learn more about the Bush School here! Apply for our ⁠⁠⁠Summer Conference⁠⁠⁠! https://jqas.org/2026-summer-conference/ Listener Questions: We are opening up SD to listener-submitted questions! Submit questions you'd like to ask future guests ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Please specify the episode pertaining to the question in your response. Upcoming recordings include: JQAS Discusses the Marcellus PapersCyber Deterrence with Jon LindsayRussia-China Maritime Cooperation with Lyle GoldsteinThe Foreign Influence Fight for War with Iran with Nick Cleveland-StoutWorld Order After the Iran War with Danny Bessner

    52 min

  2. MAY 8

    The Donroe Doctrine with Fulton Armstrong

    On this week's episode of Security Dilemma, co-hosts John Gay and A.J. Manuzzi spoke with Fulton Armstrong, a longtime analyst of Latin American affairs in government and academia. Fulton is a writer, analyst and adjunct professor at Syracuse University's Maxwell School Program in Washington, D.C. and a Fellow at the Center for Latin American and Latino Studies at American University. Previously, he followed Latin American affairs for almost 30 years in a number of U.S. government positions, serving as senior professional staff member responsible for Latin America affairs on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, National Intelligence Officer for Latin America, chief of staff of the Director of Central Intelligence’s Crime and Narcotics Center, Director for Inter-American Affairs at the National Security Council, and as a staffer in the U.S. House of Representatives. In this conversation, we discussed Trump’s Latin America policy and the latest on Venezuela, Cuba, and other hot spots throughout the region. Apply for our ⁠⁠Summer Conference⁠⁠! https://jqas.org/2026-summer-conference/ Listener Questions: We are opening up SD to listener-submitted questions! Submit questions you'd like to ask future guests ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Please specify the episode pertaining to the question in your response. Upcoming recordings include: JQAS Discusses the Marcellus PapersCyber Deterrence with Jon LindsayRealism and Nuclear Weapons with Jasen Castillo and John SchuesslerRussia-China Maritime Cooperation with Lyle Goldstein

    1h 3m

  3. APR 28

    Chasing Bandits: America's Long War on Terror with Michael Neagle

    On this week's episode of Security Dilemma, co-hosts A.J. Manuzzi and John Gay spoke with Dr. Michael Neagle about his book Chasing Bandits: America's Long War on Terror (https://uncpress.org/9781469691046/chasing-bandits/) and why America's 21st century "bandit wars" resemble previous bouts of American war and expansionism. Dr. Neagle is a Professor of History at Nichols College. In addition to Chasing Bandits, he is the author of America’s Forgotten Colony: Cuba’s Isle of Pines. In this episode, we discussed Chasing Bandits and the ways in which U.S. policymakers and politicians have leveraged popular understandings of so-called “bandits” to mobilize public support for war abroad. Apply for our ⁠Summer Conference⁠! https://jqas.org/2026-summer-conference/ Listener Questions: We are opening up SD to listener-submitted questions! Submit questions you'd like to ask future guests ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Please specify the episode pertaining to the question in your response. Upcoming recordings include: JQAS Discusses the Marcellus PapersThe Donroe Doctrine with Fulton ArmstrongCyber Deterrence with Jon LindsayRealism and Nuclear Weapons with Jasen Castillo and John SchuesslerRussia-China Maritime Cooperation with Lyle Goldstein

    1 hr

  4. APR 21

    Iran Negotiations and Trump's Middle East Strategy with Albert Wolf

    On this week's episode of Security Dilemma, co-hosts A.J. Manuzzi and John Gay spoke with Dr. Albert Wolf. Dr. Wolf is Research Fellow at Habib University in Karachi. His research focuses on security studies, with particular attention to the Middle East, the relationship between domestic political survival and international relations, as well as nuclear proliferation.  He has served as a foreign policy advisor to several presidential campaigns, as well as a foreign affairs staffer on Capitol Hill. In this episode, we discussed why America’s Iran strategy is proving counterproductive and the politics of diplomacy within Iran.Apply for our Summer Conference! https://jqas.org/2026-summer-conference/ Listener Questions: We are opening up SD to listener-submitted questions! Submit questions you'd like to ask future guests ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Please specify the episode pertaining to the question in your response. Upcoming recordings include: JQAS Discusses the Marcellus PapersChasing Bandits: A History of American Wars with Non-State Actors with Michael NeagleThe Donroe Doctrine with Fulton ArmstrongCyber Deterrence with Jon LindsayRussia-China Maritime Cooperation with Lyle Goldstein⁠⁠⁠

    56 min

  5. APR 14

    Trump, Iran, and the Future of America First with Curt Mills

    On this week's episode of Security Dilemma, co-hosts A.J. Manuzzi and John Gay invited Curt Mills, Executive Director of The American Conservative, back on the show to discuss the Iran War's reception in Trumpworld and on the Hill. Listener Questions: We are opening up SD to listener-submitted questions! Submit questions you'd like to ask future guests ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠. Please specify the episode pertaining to the question in your response. Upcoming recordings include: JQAS Discusses the Marcellus PapersChasing Bandits: A History of American Wars with Non-State Actors with Michael NeagleThe Iran Ceasefire with Albert WolfThe Donroe Doctrine with Fulton ArmstrongRussia-China Maritime Cooperation with Lyle Goldstein⁠

    45 min

  6. APR 8

    The Iran War's Impact on US Military Readiness with Jennifer Kavanagh

    On this episode of Security Dilemma, co-hosts A.J. Manuzzi and John Gay are joined again by Jennifer Kavanagh. Jennifer is a Senior Fellow & Director of Military Analysis at Defense Priorities. Her research focuses on U.S. military strategy, force structure and defense budgeting, the defense industrial base, and military interventions and alliances in Asia and the Middle East. She is also the former director of RAND’s Army Strategy program and an alum of the Society’s Strategic Leaders Fellowship. In this episode, we discussed the impact of the Iran War on U.S. defense readiness.  Listener Questions: We are opening up SD to listener-submitted questions! Submit questions you'd like to ask future guests ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. Please specify the episode pertaining to the question in your response. Upcoming recordings include: JQAS Discusses the Marcellus PapersChasing Bandits: A History of American Wars with Non-State Actors with Michael NeagleThe Politics of the Iran War on the Right with Curt Mills⁠

    48 min

  7. MAR 31

    Boots on the Ground in Iran? with John Byrnes

    On this week's special, quick-hit edition of Security Dilemma, co-hosts A.J. Manuzzi and John Gay spoke with John Byrnes, Strategic Director of Concerned Veterans for America about the risk of American ground forces entering the war in Iran. Mr. Byrnes joined the Marine Corps in 1991 out of high school and served four years, deployed to Somalia in 1993. He joined the New York National Guard, serving at Ground Zero after the September 11th terrorist attacks and was deployed to both Iraq and Afghanistan before retiring from the National Guard in 2018.  Listener Questions: We are opening up SD to listener-submitted questions! Submit questions you'd like to ask future guests ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. Please specify the episode pertaining to the question in your response. Upcoming recordings include: JQAS Discusses the Marcellus PapersThe Iran War's Impact on US Military Readiness with Jennifer KavanaghChasing Bandits: A History of American Wars with Non-State Actors with Michael NeagleThe Politics of the Iran War on the Right with Curt Mills

    38 min

  8. MAR 13

    New Supreme Leader and the Iranian Voices America Isn’t Hearing with Sina Toossi

    On this episode of Security Dilemma, co-hosts A.J. Manuzzi and John Gay are joined by Sina Toossi, a senior non-resident fellow at the Center for International Policy, as they have a conversation about the ongoing U.S.-Iran war and the new Supreme Leader of Iran, Mojtaba Khamenei. Sina has a professional background in producing research and analysis on U.S.-Iran relations, U.S. foreign policy towards the Middle East, and nuclear policy issues. He was also previously a senior research analyst at the National Iranian American Council. You can check out his recent article in The Nation here: https://www.thenation.com/article/world/iran-massacre-bombing-protests/ Listener Questions: We are opening up SD to listener-submitted questions! Submit questions you'd like to ask future guests ⁠here⁠. Please specify the episode pertaining to the question in your response. Upcoming recordings include: JQAS Discusses the Marcellus Papers

    50 min
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U.S. foreign policy for the future. Security Dilemma brings you conversations with the experts, policymakers, and thinkers charting new paths forward from the wreckage of recent decades and toward a national security and defense policy guided by prudence and restraint. Cohosts John Allen Gay and A.J. Manuzzi bring you the information you need to shape a wiser approach. Security Dilemma is a podcast of the John Quincy Adams Society, an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing a new generation of foreign policy leaders.

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  • Creator
    The John Quincy Adams Society
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    163
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