Strategic Voices brings together three scholars—Professors James Minnich, Shyam Tekwani, and Lami Kim—for candid, faculty-driven debate on today’s most pressing security issues. Each biweekly episode spotlights a key article or report shaping Indo-Pacific strategy. The hosts unpack its strengths, weaknesses, and blind spots before connecting the discussion to broader themes such as deterrence, multipolarity, and the gray zone. Episodes close with Wins & Woes, where the hosts spotlight what deserves recognition and call out what demands concern. Three perspectives, one lively debate — grounded in the Indo-Pacific.
Episodes
Strategic Voices Episode 2 - South Korea's Nuclear-Powered Submarine Plans - Capability, Signal, or Both
Strategic Voices examines whether South Korea’s interest in nuclear-powered submarines strengthens deterrence or exposes the limits of alliance and nonproliferation governance. The episode argues that absent disciplined integration with U.S. partnership frameworks and realistic industrial timelines, SSNs risk amplifying uncertainty and arms-race dynamics rather than delivering the strategic stability their advocates promise.
01/15/2026
Strategic Voices Episode 1 - India's Grand Vision - Can Strategy Match Ambition
India’s long-standing commitment to strategic autonomy is being tested in a world where partners increasingly value predictability and presence over ambiguity. In Episode 1 of Strategic Voices, Professors James Minnich, Shyam Tekwani, and Lami Kim examine whether India’s autonomy still delivers influence—or whether it is increasingly read as aloofness, with tangible downstream costs.
