Karla Jones
Co-Host of Across the States
Karla Jones is the Senior Director of the ALEC Task Force on International Relations as well as the Task Force on Federalism – two very different policy areas that work well together because they are fueled by ideas that attract members interested in looking beyond strictly state-based policy.
Karla Jones has hosted 11 Episodes.
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Identifying Bad Actors in Our Supply Chains: An ALEC Women’s Leadership Episode
April 22nd, 2025 | 18 mins 56 secs
ai, international relations, supply chains
Last month, as part of ALEC’s Women’s Leadership series, Brooklyn Roberts and I spoke with national security expert Dr. Meg Reiss about how states can defend themselves and the nation from People’s Republic of China (PRC) influence, interference, and infiltration. Dr. Reiss served as former US Senator Mitt Romney’s national security policy advisor and is a nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, as well as a fellow at the National Security Institution at George Mason University. Dr. Reiss is also the founder and CEO of SolidIntel, a company that uses generative AI to derisk supply chains.
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Germany’s Political Shift: An ALEC Women’s Leadership Episode
March 24th, 2025 | 22 mins 43 secs
elections, germany, leadership, women's history month
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Lost Children of Ukraine: Featuring Gillian Huebner, Karla Jones & Brooklyn Roberts
July 1st, 2024 | 14 mins 21 secs
alec, gillian huebner, global children's issues, refugees, ukraine
Gillian Huebner, Executive Director of the Collaborative on Global Children's Issues at Georgetown University, spoke with Karla Jones & Brooklyn Roberts about the children who have been kidnapped and disappeared during Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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The Threat to Property Rights & Title Insurance
June 5th, 2024 | 13 mins 46 secs
alec, american land title association, brooklyn roberts, elizabeth blosser, karla jones, land, property rights, title insurance, women leaders
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Tackling The Fentanyl Crisis & Supporting Families
May 30th, 2024 | 28 mins 37 secs
alec, brooklyn roberts, fentanyl, karla jones, leadership, opioid crisis
As part of ALEC’s Women Leadership Series, ALEC Federalism & International Relations Task Force Senior Director Karla Jones and ALEC Health & Human Services Task Force Senior Director Brooklyn Roberts recently interviewed Deena Loudon, Ambassador at Shatterproof and Mother of Matthew Loudon, and Tina Marie Bell, Mother of Brandon Bell, about dealing with the loss of loved ones to the ongoing fentanyl crisis and emphasizing the need for a comprehensive approach to address the crisis.
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Supporting Ukraine in Its Fight for Democracy
May 1st, 2024 | 35 mins 35 secs
alec, brooklyn roberts, dinara gabibullaeva, karla jones, ukraine
In this episode of ALEC's Women Leadership Series, Karla Jones, ALEC Federalism & International Relations Task Force Senior Director, and Brooklyn Roberts, ALEC Health & Human Services Task Force Senior Director, interview Dinara Gabibullaeva, Kiev City Council Member, Chairwoman of Solidarna Molod, and President of the European Democracy Network. Their conversation touched the ongoing challenges impacting Ukraine after the Russian invasion and how the Western world can help support Ukraine maintain its sovereignty.
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Tackling Human Trafficking & Supporting Survivors For Women's History Month
March 14th, 2024 | 27 mins 30 secs
alec, awareness, brooklyn roberts, carrie barth, human trafficking, kansas, karla jones, rebecca schmoe, survivors
Senior Director of ALEC's Health and Human Services Task Force Brooklyn Roberts & Senior Director of Federalism, Homeland Security and International Relations Karla Jones speak with Kansas State Representatives Carrie Barth and Rebecca Schmoe about Kansas' attempts to prevent and assist the victims of human smuggling.
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How the Jones Act Impacts Maritime Commerce and National Security
July 17th, 2023 | 30 mins
alec, cato institute, colin grabow, defense, jones act, karla jones, national security, trade
ALEC Federalism, Homeland Security & International Relations Task Force Senior Director Karla Jones sat down with Colin Grabow, Research Fellow at the CATO Institute Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies, to discuss The Jones Act and its implications on maritime commerce and national security.
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His Excellency Marek Magierowski, Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to the US on the Ukraine War.
June 28th, 2023 | 27 mins 47 secs
alec, global cooperation, international relations, karla jones, marek magierowski, poland, ukraine
ALEC's Karla Jones speaks with His Excellency Marek Magierowski, Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to the United States.
We are honored to share Karla Jones' thought-provoking conversation with His Excellency Marek Magierowski, the Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to the United States. Their conversation centers on the ongoing war in Ukraine, examining its impact from both a European and, more specifically, a Polish perspective.
Poland's historical and geographical proximity to Ukraine has positioned it as a significant stakeholder in the region's stability. This conversation offered an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the challenges faced by Poland and its perspective on the situation.
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135: America’s Continuing Baby Formula Crisis
April 12th, 2023 | 29 mins 58 secs
alec, baby formula shortage, cato, free markets, free trade, gabriella beaumont smith, karla jones, trade policy
As part of Women’s History Month, ALEC Senior Task Force Director Karla Jones sits down with one of the nation’s foremost experts on international trade Gabriella Beaumont‐Smith of the Cato Institute’s Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies. They look at the international trade aspects of the ongoing baby formula crisis in the United States.
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134: America's Fentanyl Overdose Epidemic
March 24th, 2023 | 24 mins 12 secs
brooklyn roberts, epidemic, fentanyl, karla jones, overdose
A personal story about the Fentanyl crisis here in America.