PODCASTS & EVENTS

Selected Podcasts and Events


The actual video or audio files for Dr. Ford’s many speaking events are often available directly from the organizers.  Here, however, are some selections that you might find of interest.


U.S. Outbound Investment Screening in China.”  The video recording of the event at the American Enterprise Institute’s February 13, 2024, event on this topic is available on AEI's website here.  (You can also read the text of Dr. Ford’s remarks here.)


Reducing Nuclear Risk in a Complex Environment.”  A recording of Dr. Ford’s discussion with the Stimson Center’s Debra Decker for a Society for Risk Analysis roundtable on December 13, 2023, can be found here.


Chris Ford on how the US Can Reduce Vulnerabilities in Semiconductor Supply Chains.”  A discussion with Dr. Ford’s Hoover Institution colleague Kharis Templeman about Hoover’s recent “Silicon Triangle” report on semiconductors.  You can find this podcast here


Wanted: The Worlds Most Dangerous Arms Dealer.”  Dr. Ford was featured in a German documentary on the notorious Chinese missile technology proliferator Li Fangwei (a.k.a. Karl Lee) and U.S. Government efforts to put him out of business.  You can find it  here.


Due Diligence in Cyberspace?” (March 14, 2023): Dr. Ford moderated a cybersecurity panel discussion sponsored by the Washington Foreign Law Society and the Stimson Center. You can find the recording here.


Cyberattack Attribution: The Technical Characteristics of Attribution: How Do You Know Who Did It?’” (November 17, 2022): Dr. Ford moderated a cybersecurity panel discussion sponsored by the Washington Foreign Law Society and the Stimson Center. You can find the recording here.


Ten Percent Happier: The Elephant in the Meditation Room” (February 21, 2022): Dr. Ford’s discussion with Dan Harris on the “Ten Percent Happier” podcast, about Ford’s thoughts on Buddhism and political conservatism. You can find the recording here.


Fault Lines -- Episode 99: Ford v. Harman: A NatSec Debate” (September 29, 2021): a debate and discussion hosted by the National Security Institute at George Mason University’s Scalia Law School between Dr. Ford and former U.S. Representative Jane Harman on the topic of Ford’s paper “Principled Conservatism in America's Foreign Affairs and National Security Policy.”  You can find the recording here.


Nuclear Deterrence Forum: Dr. Chris Ford and Dr. Susan Koch” (May 25, 2021): Dr. Ford’s participation in a discussion with the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies. You can find the recording here.


Remarks to the 20th Nuclear Triad Symposium” (December 10, 2020): Dr. Ford’s remarks as U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation (also performing the duties of the Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security) and discussion with Peter Huessy at the 20th Nuclear Triad Symposium, on the topic of arms control and nonproliferation issues to watch during the Biden Administration. You can find the recording here.


Interview on PBS News Hour” (March 11, 2020): Nick Schifrin’s interview with Assistant Secretary Ford on United States arms control policy.  You can find the recording  here.


Foreign Press Center Briefing on the ‘50th Anniversary of the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty’” (March 11, 2020): Dr. Ford’s remarks as U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation (also performing the duties of the Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security) at the Foreign Press Center.  You can find the recording here.


A Conversation with Dr. Chris Ford, Assistant Secretary of State” (December 2, 2019): Dr. Ford’s remarks on nuclear security as U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation (also performing the duties of the Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security) at the Stimson Center in Washington, D.C..  You can find the recording here.


Remarks at INSS” (November 11, 2019): Dr. Ford’s remarks as U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation (also performing the duties of the Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security) at the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv, Israel, on the topic of “grievance ideologies” in Russia, China, and Iran. You can find the recording here.


“A Conversation with Assistant Secretary Christopher Ford” (August 2, 2019): Dr. Ford’s remarks as U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies on the issue of a Middle East Weapons of Mass Destruction Free Zone.  You can find the recording here.


A Conversation with Dr. Chris Ford, Assistant Secretary of State (September 25, 2018): Dr. Ford’s remarks at the Stimson Center in Washington, D.C., as U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation, on the topic of nonproliferation capacity-building assistanc. You can find the recording here.


Morning Keynote with NSC Senior Director Christopher Ford” (March 21, 2017): Dr. Ford’s remarks at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, D.C., when serving as Special Assistant to the President and NSC Senior Director for WMD and Counterproliferation.  You can find the recording here.




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