Key Concepts in National Security

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Drinks and Diplomacy

World Affairs Council of New Hampshire

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This ten-part fun, engaging, informative, and important episodes are about how the world works. By listening you will come away with a better understanding of key issues, players, challenges, and opportunities to engage and understand your role in global conversations. Each episode kicks off with a conversation about a different drink (some alcoholic, others not) that the hosts and guests look to tie to the topic at hand. These conversations are designed to provide everyone with the opportunity to better understand these key issues, whether you have studied international affairs or not.

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Key Concepts in National Security

Drinks and Diplomacy

38 minutes 5 seconds

1 year ago

Key Concepts in National Security

Can everything really be considered a national security threat? Should national security include things beyond just threats of war and terrorism? Does dumping your water before going through a TSA Security Checkpoint really make our National Security stronger? Join your amazing team as they discuss this and more with Dr. Melinda Negron-Gonzales of the University of New Hampshire to untangle what really constitutes National Security and who decides what that looks like.

From the National Security Council, to the President, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the National Security Agency, and others, there are a lot of hands in this pot. It is important to understand how strategies are created, where lines should be drawn, and whether this is limited to simply foreign threats. By listening to this conversation you will have a better understanding of the key decision makers, the necessity of a flexible strategy, and balancing proactive with reactive tools that can accomplish different goals. Remember, everything that your government does in the name of national security is done in your name and reflects on your country globally.

Dr. Melinda Negrón-Gonzales teaches courses on peace and conflict studies, international development, and global affairs at the University of New Hampshire. She is a Faculty Fellow in the Carsey School of Public Policy, the Chair of the Department of Security Studies, and the Founding Program Director of the Global Conflict and Human Security master's program.

Her research covers counter-terrorism and human rights, contentious politics (non-violent and violent social movements), rebel diplomacy, international norms that promote human security (especially the responsibility to protect/R2P), and Turkish and Middle East politics.

Dr. Negrón-Gonzales was a Fulbright Scholar (Turkey, 2006-7). She was the recipient of UNHM's Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award (2013), a Silver UNH Sustainability Award (2021) for developing the master's program in Global Conflict and Human Security, and UNHM's Faculty Excellence in Service Award (2023). She serves on the Board of Directors of the World Affairs Council of New Hampshire.