So What's the Strategy? with Matthew Kroenig
Host Matthew Kroenig, vice president and senior director of the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, sits down with senior US and allied officials and leading experts to explore the strategies shaping today’s most pressing global security challenges.
Inspired by General Brent Scowcroft, who famously asked his team “So what’s the strategy?” the series dives into how leaders think about power, policy, and the decisions shaping the future of international security. Watch and listen wherever you get your podcasts.
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So, what was President Biden’s grand strategy?
Host Matthew Kroenig is joined by Rebecca Lissner, a senior fellow for US Foreign Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations, to discuss President Joe Biden’s grand strategy while in office. Did his administration have a grand strategy, and does President Donald Trump have one in his second term?...
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So what’s President Trump's strategy for Iran?
In this episode, host Matthew Kroenig is joined by Alex Gray, a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council's Scowcroft Center, to discuss the ongoing war with Iran and how to understand Washington’s strategy for victory. Alex was chief of staff at the National Security Council during the f...
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So what's the strategy for winning the tech race with China?
In this episode of "So What’s the Strategy?," host Matthew Kroenig examines whether the United States, alongside its allies, has a coherent plan to compete in a rapidly evolving technological revolution shaped by artificial intelligence, quantum computing, biotechnology, and other critical innova...
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So what’s the strategy for US nuclear deterrence?
In this episode of our ACTV original series, “So What’s the Strategy?,” host Matthew Kroenig examines whether the United States has an effective strategy to deter nuclear war in an era of renewed great-power competition. He speaks with Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the Unit...
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So what's the strategy for NATO? Part two with Gen. Christopher Cavoli
In part two of this special NATO episode of "So What’s the Strategy?", host Matthew Kroenig sits down with NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander, General Christopher Cavoli, to discuss the Alliance’s new defense strategies following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. What is NATO’s plan to defend its mem...
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So what’s the strategy for NATO? Part one with Benedetta Berti
In part one of this special episode of “So What’s the Strategy?” as host Matthew Kroenig dives into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s effectiveness and strategic posture. Featuring insights from Dr. Benedetta Berti, the Head of Policy Planning in the Office of the Secretary General at NATO...
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So what’s the strategy to confront Russia’s war in Ukraine?
In episode two of “So What’s the Strategy? with Matthew Kroenig,” we delve into the profound implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. This episode features insights and a comprehensive analysis from Assistant Secretary of Defense Celeste Wallander and former National Security Adviser Stephen...
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So what’s the strategy for China?
In the first episode of our new ACTV original series, host Matthew Kroenig delves into the critical question of whether the United States and its allies have an effective strategy to address the global challenge posed by China. The episode features perspectives from senior Biden administration of...
