Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHow Russia Could Beat NATO, War of Attrition over Taiwan, and How Ukraine Turned the Tide
Episode 80
Franz-Stefan Gady just played the Russian Chief of General Staff in a German war game — and won. He joins Dmitri Alperovitch to explain how he manufa…
6 hours ago
How to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz
Episode 79
Three weeks into the US-Israel war with Iran, the Strait of Hormuz remains closed — and reopening it may be far harder and slower than many may reali…
3 months ago
What Happens if the Supreme Court Kills Trump’s Tariffs?
Episode 78
Dmitri Alperovitch and Silverado trade experts Sarah Stewart and John Corrigan examine the implications of the upcoming Supreme Court ruling on Trump…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Why The China Trade Truce Is Unlikely to Last
Episode 77
Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Sarah Stewart, CEO at Silverado and former senior US trade negotiator, about the Trump-Xi meeting in South Korea. They …
7 months, 4 weeks ago
Keeping Russian Economy Afloat: Kremlin's Economic High Wire Act
Episode 76
Is Russia close to an economic collapse? Dmitri Alperovitch sits down with Chris Weafer, an expert on the Russian economy, to assess how long the Kre…
8 months ago
Why Drones Can’t Replace Traditional Firepower
Episode 75
Dmitri Alperovitch talks to air power expert Justin Bronk about why it's a bad idea for Western militaries to follow Ukraine's lead and overly invest…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Why America's Nuclear Deterrence Strategy Needs to Change
Episode 74
Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Vipin Narang, a former Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy, a portfolio which includes U.S nuclear w…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Assessing the Damage to Iran’s Nuclear Program
Episode 73
Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Dr. Jeffrey Lewis, a nuclear nonproliferation expert, to assess the damage that has been inflicted upon the Iranian nuc…
1 year ago
The Israel-Iran War: Possibilities and the Dangers of Overreach
Season 1 Episode 72
Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Israeli Gen Amos Yadlin (Ret.), perhaps the world's only person who has participated in the destruction of three Middle…
1 year ago
Why North Korea Is Planning a Second Korean War and How to Stop It
Season 1 Episode 71
Dmitri Alperovitch sits down with Andrei Lankov, one of the west’s foremost experts on North Korea, and Sergey Radchenko, a leading Cold War historia…
1 year, 4 months ago