Material Support with Ashleigh Subramanian-Montgomery
Tue Feb 03 2026
On this week's episode of Security Dilemma, A.J. Manuzzi and John Allen Gay are joined by Ashleigh Subramanian-Montgomery, the Senior Director for Policy and Advocacy of the Charity & Security Network, a resource and advocacy center for nonprofit organizations to protect their ability to carry out effective programs that support peace and human rights, aid civilians in areas of disaster and armed conflict, and build democratic governance. Ashleigh’s work supports protecting civil society from the harmful impacts of counter-terrorism measures worldwide. In this episode, we discussed U.S. sanctions, how counter-threat finance laws impact NGOs, and more.
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AMA- John Gay and A.J. ManuzziJQAS Discusses the Marcellus PapersIran Update with Rose KelanicWhat Realism’s Critics Get Wrong with Patrick PorterHow to Revitalize Arms Control with Ariel Petrovics
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On this week's episode of Security Dilemma, A.J. Manuzzi and John Allen Gay are joined by Ashleigh Subramanian-Montgomery, the Senior Director for Policy and Advocacy of the Charity & Security Network, a resource and advocacy center for nonprofit organizations to protect their ability to carry out effective programs that support peace and human rights, aid civilians in areas of disaster and armed conflict, and build democratic governance. Ashleigh’s work supports protecting civil society from the harmful impacts of counter-terrorism measures worldwide. In this episode, we discussed U.S. sanctions, how counter-threat finance laws impact NGOs, and more. Listener Questions: We are opening up Security Dilemma to listener-submitted questions. Submit questions you'd like us to ask future guests here, or at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ouD8WAp0g_HhqLtGm4kOmqTGsJpDbaKT7CSUN3ogFrk/edit. Please specify the episode pertaining to the question in your response. Upcoming recordings include: AMA- John Gay and A.J. ManuzziJQAS Discusses the Marcellus PapersIran Update with Rose KelanicWhat Realism’s Critics Get Wrong with Patrick PorterHow to Revitalize Arms Control with Ariel Petrovics