Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchDebating the National Defense Strategy
Is the National Defense Strategy actually a strategy? Melanie, Chris, and Zack debate the Biden administration's recently released National Defense Strategy. Do integrated deterrence, campaign, and e…
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago
Assessing the National Security Strategy
Chris, Zack, and Melanie sit down to talk about the recently-released Biden-Harris National Security Strategy. Several months delayed, the document recognizes that the United States is in an intense …
Published on 3 years, 2 months ago
Searching for the Elusive Rules-Based Order
Chris, Zack, and special guest host Rachel Hoff of the Ronald Reagan Institute, explore the recent article by Dani Rodrik and Stephen Walt "How to Build a Better Order: Limiting Great Power Rivalry i…
Published on 3 years, 2 months ago
Military Lessons from the War in Ukraine
The Net Assessment crew discusses possible military lessons from the war in Ukraine. It is too early to take away any definitive lessons from the war, but it is possible to start identifying and aski…
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago
Galvanizing America's Defense Industrial Policy
This week, Chris, Zack, and Melanie talk about a new report, "Rebuild: Toolkit for a New American Industrial Policy," from the Center for a New American Security. The United States government has a n…
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago
Not Their Plane to Land: Generals Thwarting the Chain of Command?
Chris, Melanie, and Zack discuss Doyle Hodges' recent article scrutinizing Gen. Mark Milley's behavior in the waning months of the Trump administration. Journalists have rendered a relatively favorab…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Is U.S. Support to Taiwan Substantive or Symbolic?
Melanie and Zack are joined by the RAND Corporation's Mike Mazarr for a discussion about Taiwan. They examine an article by Matt Turpin for the Aspen Institute and debate what is driving increased te…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Is NATO's Vision for Its Future Right?
Chris, Zack, and Melanie sit down to talk about the NATO's new 2022 Strategic Concept, the first update since 2010. A lot has changed since then. What does the new concept get right or wrong? What mi…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Active Denial or In Denial?
Melanie, Chris, and Zack debate the Quincy Institute's new report on U.S. defense strategy in Asia. They applaud the report for presenting a detailed plan and for highlighting the areas of both agree…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
An Energy Strategy to Defeat Russia?
Chris, Melanie, and Zack consider the economic measures taken by the United States and Europe to punish Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, especially those pertaining to oil and natural gas. To what…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago