<![CDATA[The Kitchen Sync: Kitchen Sync Conversations]]>https://www.thekitchensync.tech/s/kitchen-sync-conversationshttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!K7lp!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4a5e18da-b391-43b3-8db4-c5cab0426e9a_256x256.pngThe Kitchen Sync: Kitchen Sync Conversationshttps://www.thekitchensync.tech/s/kitchen-sync-conversationsSubstackWed, 08 Apr 2026 01:10:21 GMT<![CDATA[Private Call with DC's "China Guy"]]>https://www.thekitchensync.tech/p/private-call-with-dcs-china-guyhttps://www.thekitchensync.tech/p/private-call-with-dcs-china-guyMon, 24 Jan 2022 20:19:26 GMTHello!

As a paid subscriber to The Kitchen Sync, you have access to monthly Zoom calls with some of the most influential and interesting people working at the nexus of technology and national security.

On Monday, January 31st at 7pm, our conversation will be with Eric Sayers, one of the most influential “hidden hands” of American policy in Asia. I’m confi…

Read more

]]><![CDATA[Cyber at the Center of Power]]>https://www.thekitchensync.tech/p/cyber-at-the-center-of-powerhttps://www.thekitchensync.tech/p/cyber-at-the-center-of-powerThu, 13 Jan 2022 11:00:52 GMTDavid E. Sanger is a White House and national security correspondent, and a senior writer. In a 38-year reporting career for The New York Times, he has been on three teams that have won Pulitzer Prizes, most recently in 2017 for international reporting. His newest book, “The Perfect Weapon: War, Sabotage and Fear in the Cyber Age,’’ and an HBO documentary by the same title, examine the emergence of cyber conflict and its role in changing the nature of global power.

In our conversation, we discuss his return to covering the White House, his latest reporting on U.S. negotiations with Russia over Ukraine and NATO, what China is thinking, and how cyber operations are now a core feature of every major military strategy.

It is a great conversation and I hope you enjoy it!

Klon

]]><![CDATA[Should We Have "Expert" Twitter?]]>https://www.thekitchensync.tech/p/should-we-have-expert-twitterhttps://www.thekitchensync.tech/p/should-we-have-expert-twitterThu, 16 Dec 2021 11:00:52 GMTYuval Levin is the director of Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). He also holds the Beth and Ravenel Curry Chair in Public Policy. The founding and current editor of National Affairs, he is also a senior editor of The New Atlantis and a contributing editor to National Review.

Source: AEI

Dr. Levin and scholars in the Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies research division study the foundations of self-government and the future of law, regulation, and constitutionalism. They also explore the state of American social, political, and civic life, while focusing on the preconditions necessary for family, community, and country to flourish.

Dr. Levin served as a member of the White House domestic policy staff under President George W. Bush. He was also executive director of the President’s Council on Bioethics and a congressional staffer at the member, committee, and leadership levels.

He joined me recently for a fascinating chat about technology, society, and our nation’s future.

I hope you enjoy the conversation!

Klon

]]><![CDATA[Two Swamp Creatures Walk Into a Bar]]>https://www.thekitchensync.tech/p/two-swamp-creatures-walk-into-a-barhttps://www.thekitchensync.tech/p/two-swamp-creatures-walk-into-a-barWed, 24 Nov 2021 11:00:32 GMTMichael R. Strain is the director of Economic Policy Studies, and the Arthur F. Burns Scholar in Political Economy at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), where he oversees the Institute’s work in economic policy, financial markets, international trade and finance, tax and budget policy, welfare economics, health care policy, and related areas.

Dr. M…

Read more

]]><![CDATA[Allies, Alliances & AI]]>https://www.thekitchensync.tech/p/allies-alliances-and-aihttps://www.thekitchensync.tech/p/allies-alliances-and-aiWed, 03 Nov 2021 10:00:24 GMTZack Cooper is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where he studies US strategy in Asia, including alliance dynamics and US-China competition. He also teaches at Georgetown University and Princeton University, codirects the Alliance for Securing Democracy, and cohosts the “Net Assessment” podcast. Dr. Cooper is currently writing a book…

Read more

]]><![CDATA[Finding A Way Forward]]>https://www.thekitchensync.tech/p/finding-a-way-forwardhttps://www.thekitchensync.tech/p/finding-a-way-forwardWed, 20 Oct 2021 10:00:17 GMTMartijn Rasser is a Senior Fellow and Director of the Technology and National Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS).

Source: Center for a New American Security

His commentary and research have appeared in leading publications including Foreign Policy, Lawfare, San Francisco Chronicle, and Scientific American, and he is regularl…

Read more

]]><![CDATA[Putting The Pieces Together]]>https://www.thekitchensync.tech/p/putting-the-pieces-togetherhttps://www.thekitchensync.tech/p/putting-the-pieces-togetherThu, 07 Oct 2021 10:00:27 GMTHow can the US level the playing field in its tech competition with China? What role does the private sector need to play, and what is Google’s Jigsaw up to? Is public discourse as polarized in America as it seems?

Jigsaw Founder and CEO Jared Cohen (source: FastCompany)

I discusses these questions and more in a wide-ranging conversation with Jared Cohen, founder and CEO of Google’s Jigsaw, and Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. Building off of the ground breaking work of the “China Strategy Group” led by Jared and Eric Schmidt, we consider practical solutions to America’s greatest challenges in tackling China’s technological threat.

This podcast is being made available for all listeners, so please share it with your friends and followers.

Share

Thanks for subscribing,

Klon

]]><![CDATA[Preview: Putting The Pieces Together]]>https://www.thekitchensync.tech/p/preview-putting-the-pieces-togetherhttps://www.thekitchensync.tech/p/preview-putting-the-pieces-togetherWed, 06 Oct 2021 10:00:37 GMTComing Tomorrow

How can the US level the playing field in its tech competition with China? What role does the private sector need to play, and what is Google’s Jigsaw up to? Is public discourse as polarized in America as it seems?

Jigsaw Founder and CEO Jared Cohen (source: FastCompany)

I discusses these questions and more in a wide-ranging conversation with Jared Cohen, founder and CEO of Google’s Jigsaw, and Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. Building off of the ground breaking work of the “China Strategy Group” led by Jared and Eric Schmidt, we consider practical solutions to America’s greatest challenges in tackling China’s technological threat.

This podcast is being made available for all listeners, so please share it with your friends and followers.

Share

Thanks for subscribing,

Klon

]]><![CDATA[Cyber Letters of Marque & Other Awesome Ideas]]>https://www.thekitchensync.tech/p/cyber-letters-of-marque-and-otherhttps://www.thekitchensync.tech/p/cyber-letters-of-marque-and-otherWed, 22 Sep 2021 10:00:31 GMTWhat is the state of cybersecurity? What are the key challenges of securing the U.S. homeland and what, if any role, do private companies play in this mission? What about enlisting private actors to conduct cyberwar — is that a necessary requirement or a very, very bad idea?

Jamil Jaffer, SVP Strategy, Partnerships, & Corporate Development at IronNet Cyb…

Read more

]]><![CDATA[Preview: Cyber Letters of Marque & Other Awesome Ideas]]>https://www.thekitchensync.tech/p/preview-cyber-letters-of-marque-andhttps://www.thekitchensync.tech/p/preview-cyber-letters-of-marque-andMon, 20 Sep 2021 10:00:03 GMTComing This Wednesday

What is the state of cybersecurity? What are the key challenges of securing the U.S. homeland and what, if any role, do private companies play in this mission? What about enlisting private actors to conduct cyberwar — is that a necessary requirement or a very, very bad idea?

Jamil Jaffer, SVP Strategy, Partnerships, & Corporate Development at IronNet Cybersecurity

Jamil Jaffer has engaged these and related issues while working at the White House, the Department of Justice, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the academy, and the private sector. He joined me recently for an in-depth chat about cyber trends and I think you’ll find our conversation to be enlightening, challenging, and enjoyable.

Those with a paid subscription will receive this full podcast on Wednesday morning.

Those with a free subscription will need to subscribe below to get access to this podcast and lots of other great content, including the full Kitchen Sync archive.

Subscribe now

Have a great week,

Klon

]]><![CDATA[The "Jack Whisperer"]]>https://www.thekitchensync.tech/p/the-jack-whispererhttps://www.thekitchensync.tech/p/the-jack-whispererThu, 09 Sep 2021 10:00:20 GMTWhat is Twitter trying to do globally? Will the company allow the Taliban to operate freely on its platform? Why is China allowed to spread misinformation and why don’t users trust social media companies?

Vijaya Gadde – Twitter’s Legal, Policy, and Trust & Safety Lead – joins me to discuss these and other issues in a frank and wide-ranging conversation about free discourse, social well-being, and national security.

Vijaya Gadde, Legal, Policy and Trust & Safety Lead at Twitter

Subscribe below to access all of my conversations with other technology and national security leaders, as well as all of the other great content at The Kitchen Sync!

Subscribe now

Thanks for listening,

Klon

]]><![CDATA[Podcast: Is China Logical?]]>https://www.thekitchensync.tech/p/podcast-is-china-logicalhttps://www.thekitchensync.tech/p/podcast-is-china-logicalWed, 01 Sep 2021 10:00:33 GMTDr. Oriana Skylar Mastro is a nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where she focuses on Chinese military and security policy in the Asia-Pacific and rising power challenges to the international order. We connected recently to discuss how Chinese government leaders think, where science and technology fall within Chinese strateg…

Read more

]]><![CDATA[Podcast Preview: Is China Logical?]]>https://www.thekitchensync.tech/p/podcast-preview-is-china-logicalhttps://www.thekitchensync.tech/p/podcast-preview-is-china-logicalMon, 30 Aug 2021 10:00:38 GMTComing this Wednesday

I recently sat down (virtually) with China expert and AEI Nonresident Senior Fellow Dr. Oriana Skylar Mastro. We had a fascinating conversation about how Chinese government leaders think, where science and technology fall within Chinese strategic planning, and the possibility of war breaking out over Taiwan.

You can hear a preview of our chat by clicking the audio above.

I’m planning to publish these conversations with technology, national security, and other leaders twice a month. Those with a paid subscription will receive this full podcast on Wednesday morning.

Those with a free subscription will need to subscribe below to get access to these podcasts and lots of other great content, including the full Kitchen Sync archive.

Subscribe now

Have a great week,

Klon

]]>