Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Unlikely Rise of MBS (w/ Karen Elliott House)
Eric and Eliot welcome Karen Elliott House, former long-time correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, President of Dow Jones International, Publish…
1 year ago
The International Order is Dead
Eric and Eliot welcome Rebecca Friedman Lissner and Mira Rapp-Hooper to Shield of the Republic to discuss their recent article in the July/August iss…
1 year ago
Is Trump Losing Control of the Pentagon?
Eric and Eliot cover the latest Pentagon dysfunction, with military aid to Ukraine stalled and mixed signals on Trump’s defense policy. They also loo…
1 year ago
Eric and Eliot's Strike Assessment
Eric and Eliot host a special Shield of the Republic episode to discuss the Iranian response to Trump's strike on Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan. They as…
1 year, 1 month ago
EMERGENCY EPISODE: The Israel-Iran War
In a special episode of Shield of the Republic, Eric and Eliot discuss the Israeli military operation against Iran. They discuss the intelligence on …
1 year, 1 month ago
What to Expect From the NATO Summit
Eric and Eliot welcome LTG (ret.) Douglas Lute, former Director of Operations for the Joint Staff, Deputy National Security Advisor for Iraq and Afgh…
1 year, 1 month ago
America's Original Protest Movement (w/ Rick Atkinson)
Eliot and Eric offer up candidates for jackassery of the week before turning to a discussion of The Fate of the Day: The War for America, Fort Ticond…
1 year, 1 month ago
What to Make of The Middle East
Eric and Eliot discuss this week's jackassery (Joni Ernst's dismissive attitude towards Medicaid cuts, Trump's obsessive posting on Truth Social and …
1 year, 1 month ago
The Return of Jackassery and Eliot's Travel Report
Eliot returns from overseas travel and brings back the jackassery of the week segment with him. He and Eric discuss the President's reliance on total…
1 year, 1 month ago
How to Practice Productive Statecraft
With Eliot still on the road, Eric welcomes Dennis Ross, Counselor and William Davidson Distinguished Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near Eas…
1 year, 2 months ago