Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchFacing One of the Largest War Machines in Human History
Eric and Eliot welcome Illia Ponomarenko, a Ukrainian journalist, formerly with the Kyiv Post and Kyiv Independent (of which he was a founder), and t…
2 years, 3 months ago
A Depressing Trip Across the Pond
Eliot returns from his travels and provides a trip report on his visit to Ukraine. He and Eric discuss the state of the fight, the challenges that th…
2 years, 3 months ago
The New Fractured World (with Hal Brands)
Eric welcomes friend of Shield of the Republic Hal Brands back to the show. Hal is the Henry A. Kissinger Distinguished Professor of Global Affairs a…
2 years, 3 months ago
What's Going on in Afghanistan?
Eric welcomes Will Selber, Military Affairs Fellow with the Bulwark and a 20 year veteran of U.S. military intelligence with multiple tours of duty i…
2 years, 3 months ago
The National Security Beat with Jim Sciutto
Eliot and Eric welcome CNN Chief National Security Correspondent Jim Sciutto to the show. The recipient of multiple awards for his journalism, includ…
2 years, 3 months ago
Nuclear Iran, NATO's Future, and America First Isolationism
Eliot grills Eric on three recent articles identifying some big problems in U.S. foreign policy. What will happen once Iran is nuclear armed? Will t…
2 years, 4 months ago
The Art of Propaganda with Peter Pomerantsev
Eric and Eliot welcome Peter Pomerantsev, British journalist, senior fellow at the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University, television produc…
2 years, 4 months ago
How Finland Escaped Stalin's Grasp
Eric welcomes Finnish Professor Kimmo Rentala, Emeritus Professor of Political History at the University of Helsinki to the show to discuss his recen…
2 years, 4 months ago
Liz Cheney on American Authoritarianism
Eric and Eliot inaugurate the first video episode of Shield of the Republic by welcoming former Representative Liz Cheney (R-WY) to discuss her New Y…
2 years, 4 months ago
What Happens if the House Fails in its Obligation
Eric and Eliot bemoan the death/murder of Alexei Navalny, Tucker Carlson's performative buffoonery in Moscow, and the irresponsibility of the Republi…
2 years, 5 months ago