Conversation between Donald JENSEN & Claudia FLISI
Second pilot episode of the new English-language podcast series on foreign policy and international affairs, produced by the US-Italy Forum in collaboration with Johns Hopkins SAIS Europe.The aim of the series is to discuss the most important developments in foreign policy from a transatlantic perspective.
Guest of this episode: Professor Donald Jensen
Interviewed by Forum journalist Claudia Flisi.
WATCH NOW on Professor Cecini’s YouTube channel.
Dr. Donald Jensen is a fellow at the Center for Transatlantic Relations. From 2002-2008 he was Director of Research and Analysis at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, where he oversaw that international news organization’s analytical publications, including the daily RFE/RL Newsline. He also managed the organization’s extensive program of conferences and briefings. Dr. Jensen writes extensively on Russian domestic politics, foreign policy, security and energy issues, especially the politics of Russian business. Dr. Jensen received his B.A. from Columbia University and Master’s and Ph.D. in government from Harvard.
Mrs. Claudia Flisi is a bicultural freelance writer based in Washington DC. Her stories have appeared in the International New York Times, Newsweek, Variety, Fortune, The Economist Intelligence Unit, airline magazines, and many others. She headed the Johns Hopkins alumni association in Milan for a decade, and has been active in SAIS alumni affairs. She has visited more than 100 countries, fallen off horses on six continents, and trained dogs in three languages.
In the first episode, released on May 17, we welcomed Professor Michael Plummer, a renowned economist and holder of the ENI Chair at Johns Hopkins University’s SAIS Europe campus in Bologna.
WATCH THE FIRST PODCAST: “Who Won the Trump–Xi Challenge? And What About Us?”

