One CA Podcast

One CA Podcast

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.

Episodes

July 29, 2025 25 mins

Please welcome Dan Spokojny, the founder of FP21, a research and advisory group focused on reforming the State Department's conduct of U.S. foreign policy.


Dan started on the hill, working on congressional policy, then as a diplomat for the State Department.


Since then, he formed FP21 to help the State Department improve its organization and processes.


This is part II of a two-part episode, so let's get started.

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Hey, it's Jack from the show.

Just a quick heads-up that the Civil Affairs Association's fall symposium is planned for November 13-16 in Los Angeles.

And, with the symposium, the association has acall for papers. We are asking you to write on “Redefining Civil Affairs,” based on the latest CA Roundtable Report. Papers are due by September 12th, andthe top three get a cash prize. See below:

 

Symposium:

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/c...

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Please welcome Dan Spokojny, the founder of FP21, a research and advisory group focused on reforming the State Department's conduct of U.S. foreign policy.


Dan started on the hill, working on congressional policy, then as a diplomat for the State Department.


Since then, he formed FP21 to help the State Department improve its organization and processes.


A quick note: I found that the introduction had a gap. One of the ...

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Today, Rob Boudreau hosts Tedd Lipka and Wes Aniton, both Civil Affairs Lieutenant Colonels in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves, as they discuss their experiences in Europe and Africa.

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Please welcome PatrickJenevein, founder of Point Bello and author of Dancing with the Dragon, a story about his company's journey partnering with Chinese firms, then litigating and winning in court for IP theft and fraud.

 

Patrick Jenevein:https://www.uscc.gov/sites/default/files/Jenevein_bio012617.pdf

Book: https://www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/dancing-with-the-dragon/

Pointe Bello: https://www.pointebello.com/

@pointebello

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Welcome to theONE CA Podcast. I’m LTC Brian Hancock, and I will be your host for thissession. Today, we have Lee Bratcher with us to discuss the importance ofblockchain technology and cryptocurrency.

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June 24, 2025 21 mins

Welcome,

Today, Sam Cooper interviews Adam Zivo, an independent journalist covering the protests throughout Serbia. Sam and Adam discuss how Serbia's government works through corruption and criminal networks to usurp civil society for control and personal gain, and how the widespread protests are responding.

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Welcome to the One CA Podcast. This week, Brian Hancock returns to finish his interview with Colonel James Turner about information operations and influence in strategic competition.

This is the second of a two-part episode. To hear part I, check out last week's episode.

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Welcome to the One CA Podcast. This week, Brian Hancock interviews Colonel James Turner about information operations and influence in strategic competition.

This is the first of a two-part episode. The second half will be out next week.

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Today, Danny Joseph interviewed Stephanie DeRiso about her work with cultural support teams and her transition to civil affairs.

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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...

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Please welcome Bojan Pancevski, the Wall Street Journal's chief European political correspondent, who covers European and global affairs.

This is a two-part series. I interview Bojan in Part I, and Mariah Yager from SMA interviews him in Part II.

We discuss how the Russian war in Ukraine has spilled over into clandestine operations in Europe, resulting in a shadow war of espionage and sabotage between Russia and the West.

 

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Please welcome Bojan Pancevski, the Wall Street Journal's Chief European Political Correspondent, who covers European and global affairs.

This is a two-part series. I interview Bojan in Part I, and Mariah Yager from SMA interviews him in Part II.

We discuss how the Russian war in Ukraine has spilled over into clandestine operations in Europe, resulting in a shadow war of espionage and sabotage between Russia and the West.

 

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May 13, 2025 28 mins

Today, Rob Boudreau interviews 1st CAG G-9 OIC LtCol. Chris Bridger (who recently left for a new billet) and G-9 Chief GySgt Brian Schultz discuss their experience working in Civil Affairs. Enjoy.


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Today we welcome Retired Col Jon Shaffner, now with Liberty Alliance.

I first met Jon when he was an army strategist assigned to the Army chief of public affairs as their plans chief.

Jon is working with Liberty Alliance to help expand their work in South America. 

So, let's get started.

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Welcome to ONE CA Podcast. Today, Brian Hancock hosts Giancarlo Newsome, an Army Reserve Civil Affairs officer, to explore innovation in diplomacy, including using a hybrid financial equity approach to partner-nation projects, technology acquisition, and improving civil affairs reach with partner nations. 

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Today, we welcome retired colonel Ray Powell and retired Foreign Service Officer Jim Carouso to discuss their new show, "Why Should We Care about the Indo-Pacific?" The show is on YouTube and multiple podcast platforms.

I bring them on to discuss their experiences in the Indo-Pacific and their new role in speaking and hosting on foreign policy. So, let's get started. 

To check out the show, here is the YouTube Link: https://www.youtu...

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April 15, 2025 28 mins

Welcome to One CA Podcast. This week, Assad Raza hosts John Nonemaker and Amanda Smolinski from Veterans Without Orders, a non-profit that recruits veteran Civil Affairs servicemembers to work in humanitarian assistance programs worldwide.

Information on Veterans Without Orders:

Website: https://veteranswithoutorders.org/

Contact: john@veteranswithoutorders.org

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Welcome to One CA Podcast. Today we welcome Ali Maisam Nazary, who represents the Afghan resistance forces to the United States. We talk about how the resistance is structured, updates from Afghanistan and what a post-resistance Afghanistan would look like. 

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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.

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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...

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