Reaganism

On this episode of Reaganism, Reagan Institute Director Roger Zakheim sits down with the 28th Governor of the State of Oklahoma J. Kevin Stitt. They discuss Gov. Stitt’s administrative priorities in Oklahoma, his leadership position as Policy Chair within the Republican Governor’s Association, the pressing national security issues like Ukraine and Israel, and what lessons Republicans can learn from President Reagan’s leadership.

On this episode of Reaganism, Reagan Institute Director Roger Zakheim sits down with Matthew Steckman who is the Chief Revenue Officer at Anduril Industries. They discuss Anduril’s new projects and initiatives like their new autonomous naval system and partnership with HD Hyundai. They also discussed the war in the Middle East, Iran, and Ukraine.

On this episode of Reaganism, Reagan Institute Director Roger Zakheim sits down with Yaakov Katz who is the former Editor-in-Chief of The Jerusalem Post and now serves as a Senior Fellow at The Jewish People Policy Institute . They discuss the Iranian attack on Israel this weekend and where Israel and its response goes from here.

On this episode of Reaganism, Reagan Institute Director Roger Zakheim sits down with Doug Cameron a reporter who covers the global aerospace and defense industry as well as the airline sector in The Wall Street Journal’s Chicago bureau. They discuss Collaborative Combat Aircraft, the National Defense Industrial Strategy, emerging technologies, and the future of warfare.

On this episode of Reaganism, Reagan Institute Director Roger Zakheim sits down with Dr. Matthew Kroenig who serves as the Vice President and Senior Director of the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security at the Atlantic Council and with Dan Negrea who serves as the Senior Director of the Freedom and Prosperity Center at the Atlantic Council. They discuss Dr. Kroenig and Mr. Nagrea’s new book entitled, “We Win, They Lose: Republican Foreign Policy and the New Cold War.” This book provides a blueprint for Republican policy makers to engage with and win the great power competition with Communist China.

On this episode of Reaganism, Reagan Institute Director Roger Zakheim sits down with Gavin Wilde who serves as a Senior Fellow in the Technology and International Affairs Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. They discuss Russian interference in U.S. elections, continued Russian cyber espionage and attacks on American institutions of democracy, and the outlook on the 2024 election and its security.

On this episode of Reaganism, Reagan Institute Director Roger Zakheim sits down with former Member of Congress, the Honorable David Dreier who now serves as the Chairman of the Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation. They discuss former Rep. Dreier’s work in founding and leading the new Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation which seeks to construct a permanent memorial on the National Mall to honor fallen journalists. They also look back on Rep. Dreier’s time serving in Congress, in particular, during the Reagan Administration, and what it was like working directly with President Reagan.

On this episode of Reaganism, Reagan Institute Director Roger Zakheim sits down with Dr. Edward Keefer who is a Historian in the Historical Office of the U.S. Secretary of Defense. They discuss Dr. Keefer’s newest volume, in a 10-part series documenting America’s Secretaries of Defense, which focuses on Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger who played a pivotal role in the military buildup during the Reagan Administration.

On this episode of Reaganism, Reagan Institute Director Roger Zakheim sits down with Robert Greenway who serves as the Director of the Allison Center for National Security at the Heritage Foundation. They discuss the Heritage Foundation’s 2024 Index of U.S. Military Strength and the findings’ implications on U.S. foreign policy, defense spending and military readiness.

On this episode of Reaganism, Reagan Institute Director Roger Zakheim sits down with Congressman Carlos A. Giménez who represents Florida’s 28th district in the U.S. House of Representatives. They discuss his origins as a firefighter in South Florida, his pathway to public service in Congress and how the U.S. House is approaching the most pressing national security and foreign affairs challenges facing American today.

On this episode of Reaganism, Reagan Institute Director Roger Zakheim sits down with the 33rd Under Secretary of the Navy, and former Acting Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Thomas Modly. They discuss the overall U.S. naval force structure including the 355 ship fleet, and what we need for today’s challenges. They also touch on Modly’s career in the navy and his new book entitled, “Vectors: Heroes, Villains, and Heartbreak on the Bridge of the U.S. Navy.”

On this episode of Reaganism, Reagan Institute Policy Director Rachel Hoff sits down with Pro-Democracy Hong Kong dissident Frances Hui who serves as the Policy and Advocacy Coordinator at The Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation. Frances discusses her democracy activism which she has been involved in since her teenage years and what the ongoing fight for freedom and democracy in Hong Kong entails.

On this episode of Reaganism, Reagan Institute Policy Director Rachel Hoff sits down with Dr. Rana Siu Inboden who is a senior fellow with the Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law at The University of Texas at Austin. They discuss China and its human rights abuses, and China’s attempt to co-opt US liberal international human rights regimes and institutions to promote its illiberal human rights agenda.

On this episode of Reaganism, Reagan Institute Director Roger Zakheim sits down with with Senator Ted Budd who represents North Carolina in the U.S. Senate. They discuss the Israel-Hamas War and Congress’s leadership role in national security.

On this episode of Reaganism, Reagan Institute Policy Director Rachel Hoff sits down with Venezuelan democracy activist and dissident Leopoldo López who serves as the National Coordinator for Voluntad Popular. They discuss the autocratic Maduro regime in Venezuela, the global network that helps support dictatorial regimes around the world, and the ongoing fight for freedom and democracy in Venezuela.

On this episode of Reaganism, Reagan Institute Director Roger Zakheim sits down with Congressman Seth Moulton who represents Massachusetts’s 6th district in the U.S. House of Representatives. They discuss the Israel-Hamas War and other national defense and security challenges facing the United States.

On this episode of Reaganism, Reagan Institute Director Roger Zakheim sits down with Yonah Jeremy Bob who serves as the senior military correspondent, intelligence analyst and Literary Editor for The Jerusalem Post. They discuss the the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, Iran-Israel competition in the Middle East, and Iran’s ongoing nuclear aspirations.

On this episode of Reaganism, Reagan Institute Director Roger Zakheim sits down with Matthew Waxman who serves as an Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. They discuss the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, the rise of antisemitism on America’s college campuses, and the impact of social media on the national conversation surrounding antisemitism and the war against Hamas.

On this episode of Reaganism, Reagan Institute Director Roger Zakheim sits down with Dr. Jerry Hendrix who serves as a Senior Fellow at the Sagamore Institute. They discuss the current state of America’s naval supremacy in the Indo-Pacific in contrast to the mounting challenges posed by Communist China.

On this episode of Reaganism, Reagan Institute Director Roger Zakheim sits down with Kate Odell who is a member of the Editorial Board of The Wall Street Journal. They discuss the changing environment on the political right including substantive policy shifts happening at the Heritage Foundation and other centers of political thought and advocacy.