Podcast Episodes

The Atlantic's Uri Friedman; Battle for Hodeida; New Special Ops gear, weapons and more.

Season 1 Episode 8

In this episode, recorded on Thursday, June 14, 2018: • The Atlantic's Uri Friedman on what lies ahead for the U.S. military on the Korean peninsula; • Then (35:27 with Meredith Stricker of the Soufa…

Published on 7 years, 3 months ago

Breakthrough in Singapore?; Q&A with Rep. Rob Wittman; D-Day special; and more.

Season 1 Episode 7

In this episode, recorded on Thursday, June 7, 2018: • Ploughshares Fund's Joe Cirincione joins us to talk about nuclear expectations and grand strategy out of Tuesday's Trump-Kim summit in Singapore…

Published on 7 years, 4 months ago

Summit scramble; Hello, Indo-PACOM; All about Russian disinfo, and more.

Season 1 Episode 6

In this episode, recorded on Thursday, May 31, 2018: • The cancelled June 12 meeting in Singapore between President Trump North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un seems to be back on; • The Pentagon cozies up…

Published on 7 years, 4 months ago

Q&A with Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson; UAE, Iran, and the war in Yemen, plus more.

Season 1 Episode 5

In this episode, recorded on Thursday, May 24, 2018: • President Trump abruptly cancelled the June 12 meeting in Singapore with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un; • The Pentagon is accelerating the sal…

Published on 7 years, 4 months ago

Trump vs. Kim; Algorithms are spreading; ISIS and the narratives of war, plus much more.

Season 1 Episode 4

In this episode, recorded on Thursday, May 10, 2018: • North Korea confirmed it’s not interested in giving up its nuclear weapons for a summit with President Trump; • U.S. Marines surged to Mideast e…

Published on 7 years, 4 months ago

Bye-bye, Iran deal; Hello, North Korea; Future of special ops in Niger and more.

Season 1 Episode 3

In this episode, recorded on Thursday, May 10, 2018, we discuss: • Bye, bye Iran Deal: Israel carried out a series of airstrikes inside Syria just two days after President Trump pulled the U.S. out o…

Published on 7 years, 5 months ago

Korean summit; Space Force?; Conversations with Eric Fanning, Paul Scharre and more.

Season 1 Episode 2

In this episode, recorded on Wednesday, May 2, 2018: • How President Trump and the White House are getting ready for the big (tentative) meeting with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un; • The Army secretary w…

Published on 7 years, 5 months ago

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Season 1 Episode 1

We're going to talk about some of the big national security stories driving the week, and leading into the week ahead. And in this episode, that includes: • An historic first is scheduled for Friday …

Published on 7 years, 5 months ago

The War In Yemen and the Making of a Chaos State

More than 1,000 days of fighting have turned Yemen into one of the most dangerous places on the planet. Aid workers, journalists, and experts explain little-appreciated realities about the war, and h…

Published on 7 years, 8 months ago

Voices from the Battle for Mosul

The battle for ISIS-held Mosul, Iraq, was the largest military operation in the world in nearly 15 years. Defense One's Ben Watson spoke with current and former US military officials to better unders…

Published on 8 years, 3 months ago