Episode 12: Chaos in the Caucasus

In Episode 12, Josh discusses the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War between Armenia and Azerbaijan with Noah Ringler (SSP ’21), an SSP student with extensive travel and research experience in the Caucasus region. The two cover the history of the enmity between both countries, Russia and Turkey’s regional policies in the Caucasus, and Turkish foreign policy under Erdogan.

About the Guest

Noah Ringler is an experienced solution architect and policymaker with a demonstrated history of developing and deploying cutting-edge and high-impact cyber, AI, and data fusion systems at scale. He has more than eight years of experience leading national security and emerging technology programs and transformation for mission-driven organizations, and is focused on tackling hard problems and making positive change.

He attended Georgetown’s flagship artificial intelligence and national security course series in School of Foreign Service, launched a venture-backed AI startup and executed a product development and growth strategy that led to a successful seed funding round while a student, before stepping down to pursue public service. Building AI expertise, fostering a safe and secure AI ecosystem, and shipping mission-driven AI products will transform the US government and the world.

Views expressed are personal and do not represent the views of GSSR or any other entity.