The Stubbs Society Podcast: Recent Episodes
Stubbs Society
The Stubbs Society for Defence and Foreign Affairs, founded in 1884, is Oxford University's oldest society dedicated to the study and discussion of global politics and international relations.
Join us in our new regular podcast series as we sit down with leading figures from international relations, diplomacy, intelligence, the armed forces and British and global politics.
The Stubbs society is delighted to welcome Sir Mark Lyall Grant, the former UK National Security Adviser and Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, to our summer podcast series. Sir Mark is a former senior civil servant whose career in the Foreign Office stretched across four decades. Besides his roles in the United Nations and as National Security Adviser, Grant has also served as High Commissioner to Pakistan, the Director General for Political Affairs at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and in diplomatic roles spread across the world, from Paris to Pretoria.
In this podcast, our president, Joe Davies, will be speaking to Sir Mark about his time working in the Foreign Office. They will discuss the experiences Mark had working under Theresa May and David Cameron, the National Security and terrorism threats the UK currently faces and whether reform of the United Nations is now an inevitability.
We really hope you enjoy this podcast - keep an eye out for new episodes dropping in the coming weeks and months. New episodes will be announced here on our Facebook page.
Listen to the Stubbs Society Podcast wherever you get your podcasts - we are now on Spotify and will be on Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, etc in the coming days.
Thank you for listening!
In this week's episode, Stubbs Society Development Officer Zehra Munir sat down with Catherine Lutz, the Director of the Watson Institute’s Costs of War study.
They discussed a number of pressing issues, including the ‘Costs of War’ project she is involved with, the issues with ‘feminist’ foreign intervention, the ‘language of war’ used to talk about Covid-19, and the issues of sexual exploitation in UN peacekeeping.
If you enjoyed this episode, we implore you to check out and follow our Facebook page, and consider joining the society to attend our in-person events when we return to Oxford later this year. More details of membership and upcoming events can be found on our website: www.stubbssociety.org.uk
This is going to be a regular series for at least as long as lockdown prevents us from meeting in person. We can't share details just yet but we have some very exciting guests joining us in the next few weeks and months - make sure you follow us on Facebook and subscribe to us wherever you are listening to this so you never miss an episode.
Thank you for listening!
Facebook page: www.facebook.com/StubbsSociety/?e…zRsk0AoVV7bKtEKZ
Website: www.stubbssociety.org.uk/
Credits
Host: Zehra Munir
Research: Zehra Munir
Written by: Zehra Munir
Edited and mixed by: Sofía Sanabria de Felipe
Series Producer: Sofía Sanabria de Felipe
Music: Backplate - Joseph McDade (check out Joseph's music and support them here! https://josephmcdade.com/music)
The Stubbs Society would like to extend our warmest thanks to Professor Catherine Lutz for joining us this week.
In this week's episode, Stubbs Society President Joe Davies sat down with Steve L. Hall, a former CIA Moscow Station Chief, to discuss Putin's Russia and 21st century espionage.
They discussed a number of pressing issues, including Russian meddling in the 2016 election; the GRU putting bounties on British and American soldiers in Afghanistan; the Russian nerve agent attack in Salisbury; as well as a further conversation about life in the CIA, and the role of the CIA in the world today.
If you enjoyed this episode, we implore you to check out and follow our Facebook page, and consider joining the society to attend our in-person events when we return to Oxford later this year. More details of membership and upcoming events can be found on our website: www.stubbssociety.org.uk
This is going to be a regular series for at least as long as lockdown prevents us from meeting in person. We can't share details just yet but we have some very exciting guests joining us in the next few weeks and months - make sure you follow us on Facebook and subscribe to us wherever you are listening to this so you never miss an episode.
Thank you for listening!
Facebook page: www.facebook.com/StubbsSociety/?e…zRsk0AoVV7bKtEKZ
Website: www.stubbssociety.org.uk/
Credits
Host: Joe Davies
Research: Matthew Schaffel
Written by: Joe Davies and Matthew Schaffel
Edited and mixed by: Sofía Sanabria de Felipe
Series Producer: Sofía Sanabria de Felipe
Music: Backplate - Joseph McDade (check out Joseph's music and support them here! https://josephmcdade.com/music)
The Stubbs Society would like to extend our warmest thanks to Steve L. Hall for joining us this week.
In the first episode of our new podcast series, Stubbs Society President Joe Davies sat down with Principal Deputy Assistant US Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Joey Hood to discuss US policy towards the Middle East region.
They discussed a number of pressing issues, including US support for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen; the assassination of Qasem Soleimani and withdrawal from the Iran Nuclear Deal; the murder of Jamal Khashoggi; and the campaign against Daesh in Iraq, and explored PDAS Hood's long career with the US State Department.
If you enjoyed this episode, we implore you to check out and follow our Facebook page, and consider joining the society to attend our in-person events when we return to Oxford later this year. More details of membership and upcoming events can be found on our website: www.stubbssociety.org.uk
This is going to be a regular series for at least as long as lockdown prevents us from meeting in person. We can't share details just yet but we have some very exciting guests joining us in the next few weeks and months - make sure you follow us on Facebook and subscribe to us wherever you are listening to this so you never miss an episode.
Thank you for listening!
Facebook page: www.facebook.com/StubbsSociety/?e…zRsk0AoVV7bKtEKZ
Website: www.stubbssociety.org.uk/
Credits
Host: Joe Davies
Research: Nicholas Monaco
Written by: Joe Davies and Nicholas Monaco
Edited and mixed by: Joe Davies
Series Producer: Sofía Sanabria de Felipe
Music: Backplate - Joseph McDade (check out Joseph's music and support them here! https://josephmcdade.com/music)
The Stubbs Society would like to extend our warmest thanks to PDAS Joey Hood for joining us this week; and to Hannah Brock for her kind (and patient!) technical support.