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Ryan McCannell of USAID discusses his paper "The Evolution of Civil Affairs and Interagency Partnerships in Sub-Saharan Africa," which won the top prize among the Civil Affairs Issue Papers presented at the 2018 Symposium at Ft. Bragg, NC.

Dr. Larry Hufford from St. Mary's Universary of San Antonio, TX, discusses the current situation in Northern Ireland, why lasting peace is so difficult, and what effect Brexit might have.   Recorded and edited by Sarah Kelly.  Music "Kowloon Park Singers" by Robert Gilks

SFC Valor Breez and CPT Jarrett Redman discuss their winning paper titled, "Beyond Hearts & Minds: Transforming the Civil Affairs Regiment to Consolidate Gains in 21st Century Warfare." The paper was published in Volume 4 of 2017-2018 Civil Affairs Issue Papers published by PKSOI. Their co-author was SFC Sean Acosta.

John Stefula, Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve, discusses the Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute (PKSOI) and the implications of their mission for Civil Affairs. He also talks about the value of company and field-grade CA members sharing their lessons learned from training and deployments. Call for Papers by the Civil Affairs Association.

Michael Schwille, Major in the U.S. Army Reserve, discusses his growth in Civil Affairs, experiences in Iraq and Djibouti, and how civilian work with the RAND Corporation relates to CA. Find Major Schwille on LinkedIn. Check out the Civil Affairs Association online for a Call for Papers and upcoming events.

Gonul Tol, founding director of the Middle East Institute's Center for Turkish Studies, discusses Turkey and Turkish relations in the region.

Roberto Carmack received his PhD in Central Asian and Russian history. He is a Specialist at the 450th Civil Affairs Batallion (Airborne), U.S. Army Reserve. Roberto discusses Russian actions and the way ahead in the region. Sponsored by the Civil Affairs Association. Produced and edited by John McElligott.

Sean Acosta, Sergeant First Class, USA, is an Instructor at the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School (SWCS). He discusses lessons learned from deployments and how his current role at the CA "schoolhouse" is helping to create the next generation of CA Soldiers. Sponsored by the Civil Affairs Association. Hosted and edited by John McElligott.

Valerie Jackson, Colonel, USMC, is Commander of the 4th Civil Affairs Group, US Marine Corps. She discusses her journey in Civil Affairs and how the Marine Corps differs from the Army approach to Civil Affairs. She closes with some helpful tips for junior Marines. Hosted and edited by John McElligott.

Episode 1 of One CA features Jon May, Research Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of Southern California. Dr. May describes his work on a DARPA-funded artificial intelligence project called Low Resource Languages for Emergent Incidents (LORELEI) and its connections with HA/DR operations for Civil Affairs. One CA is sponsored by the Civil Affairs Association. Hosted and edited by John McElligott.