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Talking With the Military Ethics Professor Who Resigned in Protest
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Pauline Shanks Kaurin PhD. was, until recently, the Stockdale Chair for Professional Military Ethics at the U.S. Naval War College.…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
The Iran Strikes Beg the Question: What Is Airpower For?
You can’t win a war with airpower alone, despite what the U.S. Air Force will tell you. For more than 100 years, the masters of the air have promised that military and political objectives can be ach…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Libya, China, and the Outlaw Ocean
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The ocean is vast, beautiful, and lawless. Thousands of miles from any coast, power belongs to those who seize it.
On this episode o…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
Silicon Valley Wants ‘More Everything Forever’
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The futures of the past have curdled into the nightmares of the present. The richest and most powerful people the world has ever kn…
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
America’s Favorite Gunfighters and the Birth of the Old West
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America loves the Western. Stories about frontier towns, outlaws and lawmen, and—most of all—killing. How did the myth and legend o…
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
The Horror of AI Generals Making Command Decisions
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Palantir, Anduril and a suite of other Tolkien-inspired tech nightmares want to integrate artificial intelligence into every aspect…
Published on 5 months ago
America’s Pivot to the Pacific
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The Pentagon has been trying to pivot to the Pacific for years now. Under President Donald Trump 2.0, who is focused on China, it j…
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago
India and Pakistan: Nuclear Neighbors on the Brink
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Recorded 5/7/25
India and Pakistan have been unhappy neighbors since 1947 and Britain’s decolonization of the subcontinent. They’ve …
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Donald Trump Wants to Divide Up the World With His ‘Friends’
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Great power competition has gotten old for President Donald Trump—never one for a fair fight. He’s looking for a little great power…
Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago
Why An Empire Eats
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Conquest is back baby! Eastern Europe, Taiwan, Greenland, Canada? It’s all on the table—and maybe up for grabs. Here to help us sor…
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago