One CA Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Please join me in welcoming Gretchen Peters, one of the best counter-network people I know.

Gretchen came in to discuss the current challenges with targeting kingpins and criminal organizations

and how she maps and targets a network to ensure that the leaders get prosecuted and that the arrests also collapse the criminal organization.

With our adversaries using criminal networks to forward their foreign policy goals, I felt this would be a pertinent discussion on how the US should respond. This is a two-part episode, so let's get started.

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One CA is a product of the civil affairs association and brings in people who are current or former military, diplomats, development officers, and field agents to discuss their experiences on the ground with a partner nation's people and leadership.

We aim to inspire anyone interested in working in the "last three feet" of U.S. foreign relations. 

To contact the show, email us at CApodcasting@gmail.com or look us up on the Civil Affairs Association website at www civilaffairsassoc.org

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Great news!

Feedspot, the podcast industry ranking system rated One CA Podcast as one of the top 10 shows on foreign policy. Check it out at:

https://podcast.feedspot.com/foreign_policy_podcasts/

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Special Thanks to Jazz…venue for the sample of Paris Jazz Lounge. Retrieved from https://youtube.com/shorts/E2i8w6cdQR8?si=UqceqAb1c3oeElTy

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Please join me in welcoming Gretchen Peters, one of the best counter-network people I know.

Gretchen came in to discuss the current challenges with targeting kingpins and criminal organizations

and how she maps and targets a network to ensure that the leaders get prosecuted and that the arrests also collapse the criminal organization.

With our adversaries using criminal networks to forward their foreign policy goals, I felt this would be a pertinent discussion on how the US should respond. This is a two-part episode, so let's get started.

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One CA is a product of the civil affairs association and brings in people who are current or former military, diplomats, development officers, and field agents to discuss their experiences on the ground with a partner nation's people and leadership.

We aim to inspire anyone interested in working in the "last three feet" of U.S. foreign relations. 

To contact the show, email us at CApodcasting@gmail.com 

or look us up on the Civil Affairs Association website at www civilaffairsassoc.org

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Great news!

Feedspot, the podcast industry ranking system rated One CA Podcast as one of the top 10 shows on foreign policy. Check it out at:

https://podcast.feedspot.com/foreign_policy_podcasts/

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Special Thanks to Jazz…venue for the sample of Paris Jazz Lounge. Retrieved from https://youtube.com/shorts/E2i8w6cdQR8?si=UqceqAb1c3oeElTy

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This is part two of the interview with former Defense Undersecretary "Mick" (Michael Patrick) Mulroy. If you missed the first episode, check it out on the episode list or at this link:  

Links mentioned in this episode and the last show:

If you would like to come on the show or guest host, contact us at capodcasting@gmail.com 

Civil Affairs Association: https://www.civilaffairsassoc.org/

About Michael Patrick Mulroy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Patrick_Mulroy

Lobo Institute: https://www.loboinstitute.org

Case study on improving collaboration between CIA field operations and the military (MEI): https://www.mei.edu/sites/default/files/2021-08/Irregular%20Warfare%20-%20A%20Case%20Study%20in%20CIA%20and%20US%20Army%20Special%20Forces%20Operations%20in%20Northern%20Iraq%2C%202002-03.pdf

My Star in the Sky (Child Solder documentary): https://www.loboinstitute.org/my-star-in-the-sky/

ABC article on covert action: http://abcnewsradioonline.com/national-news/covert-action-and-national-security.html

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon: Daughters of Kobani: (MIlitary.com article) https://www.military.com/off-duty/books/2021/02/18/daughters-of-kobani-tells-riveting-story-of-women-combat.html

Music: Special thank you to The Cranberries

Today we welcome Michael Patrick Mulroy, former Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East. This episode is part one of two. 

"Mick" worked for Secretary Mattis, Esper, and the transition to the new administration. He is also a retired CIA Paramilitary Operations Officer and a United States Marine. Today he discusses the integration between field operations, Civil Affairs, and diplomacy. Mick Mulroy is currently running the Lobo Institute, a National Security analyst on ABC News, and an advocate to end Child Soldiering.
In part two, Mick Mulroy talks about China's competition. 

Links mentioned in the show:

If you would like to come on the show or guest host, contact us at capodcasting@gmail.com 

Civil Affairs Association: https://www.civilaffairsassoc.org/

About Michael Patrick Mulroy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Patrick_Mulroy

Lobo Institute: https://www.loboinstitute.org

Case study on improving collaboration between CIA field operations and the military (MEI): https://www.mei.edu/sites/default/files/2021-08/Irregular%20Warfare%20-%20A%20Case%20Study%20in%20CIA%20and%20US%20Army%20Special%20Forces%20Operations%20in%20Northern%20Iraq%2C%202002-03.pdf

My Star in the Sky (Child Solder documentary): https://www.loboinstitute.org/my-star-in-the-sky/

ABC article on covert action: http://abcnewsradioonline.com/national-news/covert-action-and-national-security.html

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon: Daughters of Kobani: (MIlitary.com article) https://www.military.com/off-duty/books/2021/02/18/daughters-of-kobani-tells-riveting-story-of-women-combat.html

Music: Special thank you to The Cranberries

Welcome to the One CA Podcast.
Assad Raza is your guest host and is talking with (Ret.) Col. Frank Sobchak.
Frank researched Iraqi and Afghan units that performed well against their adversaries, and what made the difference in training. He discusses the value of speaking the local languages, the ratio of trainers/advisors to troops, and the training consistency. 
Assad talks with Frank about his findings. 
So, stay tuned. 

Links
Frank Sobchak
https://www.linkedin.com/in/frank-sobchak-phd-a76b1b6/

Assad Raza
https://www.linkedin.com/in/assadraza1/

Books mentioned:
The Dictator's Army, Caitlin Talmadge, JSTOR: www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/10.7591/j.ctt20d89pv.8.pdf

Deny and Destroy, Michael Gordan, Politics and Prose: https://www.politics-prose.com/book/9780374279899

The U.S. Army and the Iraq War report, Army War College: https://publications.armywarcollege.edu/?s=The+U.S.+Army+and+the+Iraq+War+report&ct_post_type=post%3Apage%3Apublication

One CA Podcast email: capodcasting@gmail.com

One CA Podcast webpage: https://www.civilaffairsassoc.org/podcast

Civil Affairs Association: https://www.civilaffairsassoc.org/

The One CA Podcast is a production of the Civil Affairs Association. Thanks to Assad Raza for guest hosting and Frank Sobchak for coming on.
If you or someone you know would like to come on the show, or guest host, contact us at capodcasting@gmail.com.

Music: Special thanks to the Cranberries for the beats

Welcome to the One CA Podcast.
Assad Raza is your guest host and is talking with (Ret.) Col. Frank Sobchak.
Frank researched Iraqi and Afghan units that performed well against their adversaries, and what made the difference in training. He discusses the value of speaking the local languages, the ratio of trainers/advisors to troops, and the training consistency. 
Assad talks with Frank about his findings. 
So, stay tuned. 

Links
Frank Sobchak
https://www.linkedin.com/in/frank-sobchak-phd-a76b1b6/

Assad Raza
https://www.linkedin.com/in/assadraza1/

Books mentioned:
The Dictator's Army, Caitlin Talmadge, JSTOR: www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/10.7591/j.ctt20d89pv.8.pdf

Deny and Destroy, Michael Gordan, Politics and Prose: https://www.politics-prose.com/book/9780374279899

The U.S. Army and the Iraq War report, Army War College: https://publications.armywarcollege.edu/?s=The+U.S.+Army+and+the+Iraq+War+report&ct_post_type=post%3Apage%3Apublication

One CA Podcast email: capodcasting@gmail.com

One CA Podcast webpage: https://www.civilaffairsassoc.org/podcast

Civil Affairs Association: https://www.civilaffairsassoc.org/

The One CA Podcast is a production of the Civil Affairs Association. Thanks to Assad Raza for guest hosting and Frank Sobchak for coming on.
If you or someone you know would like to come on the show, or guest host, contact us at capodcasting@gmail.com.

Welcome to the One CA Podcast, 
This is Jack
Today we are bringing in a special episode from the Irregular Warfare Podcast called  SLOW BURN: HOW US SECURITY COOPERATION SHAPES OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS.

A special thanks to Benjamin Jebb for helping make this happen.
The show has an excellent discussion between retired Lieutenant General Mark Hertling, Professor Derek Reveron from the US Naval War College and the hosts Ben Jebb and Barbara Elias.

The episode is the full uncut version. 
I wanted to share it because it's relevant to our work with the last feet of foreign policy and to introduce the Irregular Warfare Podcast and its sponsor, the Modern Warfare Institute.

If you are interested in coming on the One CA Podcast or guest hosting an episode, contact us at CApodcasting@gmail.com

the Civil Affairs Association sponsors the One CA Podcast. Check them out at https://www.civilaffairsassoc.org/ 

Welcome to the One CA Podcast. 

On this episode, we have Jodi Harman for the HillVets Foundation (www.hillvets.org) 

HillVets helps service members and their families gain policy positions on Capital Hill and is an excellent resource for accessing military support and Veterans advocacy programs.

If you are interested in coming on the One CA Podcast or guest hosting, contact us at capodcasting@gmail.com.

One CA is a product of the Civil Affairs Association: https://www.civilaffairsassoc.org/. 

Welcome to the One CA Podcast.

On today's show, David Maxwell talks about grand strategy. 

Col. Retired Maxwell is currently a senior fellow at FDD. He is a 30-year veteran of the United States Army, retiring in 2011 as a Special Forces Colonel with his final assignment serving on the military faculty teaching national security strategy at the National War College.

If you are interested in coming on the One CA Podcast, contact us at capodcasting@gmail.com.

One CA is a product of the Civil Affairs Association: https://www.civilaffairsassoc.org/.