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The Battle in Rafah, the War with Tehran
As Israel's defensive war in Gaza enters its fifth month, host Cliff May is joined by FDD experts retired Major General Amir Eshel and retired Rear A…
2 years, 5 months ago
A moment of decision for Americans
The U.S. is in a decisive moment. Harried by turmoil and challenges at home, many Americans look overseas and see a world on fire.
Ukrainians are figh…
2 years, 6 months ago
Three Faces of Jew-Hatred
Jeffrey Herf has a new and timely volume on the current moment. It’s title: “Three Faces of Antisemitism: Right, Left and Islamist.” He joins host Cl…
2 years, 6 months ago
Colonel Richard Kemp on Israel's Long War
Colonel Richard Kemp has spent three decades fighting terrorists and insurgents around the world, including as commander of British forces in Afghani…
2 years, 6 months ago
Pacific Deterrence: An Update from Admiral John Aquilino
Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and Senator Roger Wicker (R-MI) are the chairman and ranking member, respectively, of the Senate Armed Services Committee. O…
2 years, 6 months ago
Everything You Wanted to Know About Qatar But Were Afraid to Ask
Host Cliff May is joined by FDD experts Jonathan Schanzer and Richard Goldberg to discuss Qatar donning the facade of ‘mediator’ and ‘peacemaker.’ Th…
2 years, 7 months ago
Strait Talk on the Houthis
The October 7 attack against Israel was carried out by Hamas with support from the Islamic Republic of Iran. Other Tehran proxies include Lebanon-bas…
2 years, 7 months ago
Schadlow’s Strategies
Dr. Nadia Schadlow previously served as the U.S. national security advisor for strategy, and she led the drafting and publication of the 2017 Nationa…
2 years, 7 months ago
How Warfare Evolves
General David Petraeus joins the show to discuss his new book (co-authored by Andrew Roberts, our recent episode with him here), Conflict: The Evolut…
2 years, 7 months ago
Dan Senor Calls Me Back
Podcast host and author Dan Senor joins Cliff to discuss his new book, The Genius of Israel: The Surprising Resilience of a Divided Nation in a Turbu…
2 years, 8 months ago