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Back to SearchSPECIAL EPISODE: Trump Preaches Insanity to The General Officers
On a special edition of Shield of the Republic, Eric and Eliot break down Secretary of Defense Hegseth and President Donald Trump's speeches to the G…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
The Hack Is Coming From Inside the House
Eliot and Eric welcome Anne Neuberger, former Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber Affairs and currently the Payne Lecturer at Stanford's Freem…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
Russia is Openly Attacking NATO
Eric and Eliot discuss the perilous moment for the American Republic in which we find ourselves after the assassination of Charlie Kirk. They discuss…
10 months ago
How Does Israel Adapt After Failure?
Eric and Eliot welcome Yaakov Katz, former Editor-in-Chief of the Jerusalem Post and co-author of While Israel Slept: How Hamas Surprised the Most Po…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
The Man Who Enlarged NATO
With Eliot traveling, Eric welcomes Stephan Kieninger, author of Securing Peace in Europe: Strobe Talbott, NATO and Russia After the Cold War. They d…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
How Do You Fight in a City?
Eliot and Eric welcome John Spencer, Chair of Urban Warfare Studies with the Madison Policy Forum and Co-Director of the Urban Warfare Project and au…
10 months, 4 weeks ago
Colombia's Challenging Path Forward
Eliot and Eric are joined by Juan Carlos Pinzón, former Colombian Minister of Defense and two-time Ambassador to the U.S. They discuss the success of…
11 months ago
Trump’s Amateur Diplomacy Tests U.S. Allies
Eric and Eliot discuss Secretary Hegseth's restoration of the '"Reunion" memorial at Arlington National Cemetery, the President's nationalizing of th…
11 months, 1 week ago
Putin's Growing Body Count
Eliot and Eric welcome Fred Starr, former President of Oberlin University and current Chairman of the Central Asia and Caucasus Institute (CACI). The…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
What is Israel's Plan?
Eric and Eliot address the latest buffoonery emanating from the Pentagon before turning to a discussion about Trump's evolving position on Russia. Th…
11 months, 3 weeks ago