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One CA Podcast is here to inspire anyone interested in traveling to work with a partner nation’s people and leadership to forward U.S. foreign policy. ​ We bring in current or former military, diplomats, development officers, and field agents to discuss their experiences and give recommendations for working the ”last three feet” of foreign relations. The show is sponsored by the Civil Affairs Association.

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263: Frank Vogl on Criminal Finance and Foreign Policy

Please welcome Frank Vogl, co-founder of Transparency International and author of the book Enablers, which examines people who help autocrats and international criminal organizations hide money. Frank has more than 50 years of experience in economics and security, so I brought him on today to discuss how adversaries and multinational criminal organizations use economics to degrade US foreign…

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262: Conan Higgins on recovering from diplomatic disasters

Please welcome Conan Higgins, a former Special Forces TACP operator who is now an international law attorney travelling globally to advise companies and national leaders on international relations and crisis response. --- One CA is a product of the Civil Affairs Association andbrings in people who are current or former military, diplomats, development officers and field agents to discuss their…

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261: Mapping Beijing’s United Front: Cheryl Yu on PRC Influence Networks in the U.S. and Canada

One CA Podcast—ranked among Feedspot’s Top 10 Foreign Policy podcasts—returns with investigative journalist Sam Cooper interviewing Cheryl Yu of the Jamestown Foundation. Yu shares her groundbreaking research mapping more than 2,000 PRC United Front organizations operating across the United States, Canada, and other democratic nations. Her data-driven work reveals how the Chinese Communist Party…

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260: Iran's revolt against the regime with Zolal Habibi

Please welcome back Zolal Habibi, one of the leaders of theresistance to the Iranian regime. I asked her to come on, at the last second, to give an update onthe resistance forces since the start of the US strikes. This is a newsinterview, so no editing. --- One CA is a product of the Civil Affairs Association andbrings in people who are current or former military, diplomats, developmentofficers,…

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219: Nick Dubaz, Civil Affairs in Africa

Please welcome Lieutenant Nick Dubaz, the G39 Director of the Southern European Task Force, Africa. Nick oversees Civil Affairs teams working across the continent to help U.S. Embassies build positive relations with partner nations' people and leaders. --- One CA is a product of the civil affairs association and brings in people who are current or former military, diplomats, development officers,…

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259: Christine Balling on working with Civil Affairs in Columbia

Welcome to the One CA Podcast. Today, DJ brings in ChristineBalling, the Senior Vice President for Professional Affiliations, IWP; Founderof Fundación ECCO; Former Advisor to the US SOCSOUTH Commander, to discuss herwork with Civil Affairs in Colombia. --- One CA is a product of the Civil Affairs Association andbrings in people who are current or former military, diplomats, developmentofficers,…

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Report: Patrick Alley on Global Influence (Part II)

Today we welcome Patrick Alley, co-founder of Global Witness. Patrick Alley and his team at Global Witness are credited with countering multiple autocrats and kleptocrats worldwide. The most notable is collapsing the Khmer Rouge by exposing the illegal timber trade that was bankrolling the rebels. They created the Blood Diamond campaign to counter the De Beers diamond cartel and multiple rebel…

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Repost Patrick Alley on Global Influence (Part I)

Today we welcome Patrick Alley, co-founder of Global Witness. Patrick Alley and his team at Global Witness are credited with countering multiple autocrats and kleptocrats worldwide. The most notable is collapsing the Khmer Rouge by exposing the illegal timber trade that was bankrolling the rebels. They created the Blood Diamond campaign to counter the De Beers diamond cartel and multiple rebel…

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258: Inside the Fight Against Violent Extremism with Michael Duffin

In this episode of the One CA Podcast, we welcome Michael Duffin, former senior policy advisor in the Bureau for Counterterrorism. With a career focused on identifying and mitigating violent extremism, Michael shares his experiences working in the complex human terrain globally. From policy rooms to field operations, his insights shed light on how Civil Affairs professionals operate in the “last…

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257: Iran Protests and Democratic Future with Zolal Habibi (Part II)

Welcome to the One CA Podcast , a product of the Civil Affairs Association. In today’s episode, Building Iran’s Democratic Future with Zolal Habibi , we speak with a member of the National Council of Resistance of Iran. Habibi discusses the organized opposition to the Islamic Republic, the NCRI’s 10‑point plan for transition, and how Iranians are working to enact real change. This conversation…

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