Modern War Institute

By Modern War Institute at West Point

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The Modern War Institute Podcast is the flagship podcast of the Modern War Institute at West Point, featuring discussions with guests including senior military leaders, scholars, and others on the most important issues related to modern military conflict.

Episode Date
Landpower in the Pacific
Apr 30, 2024
How Iran's Missile and Drone Attack Was Defeated
Apr 17, 2024
NATO at 75
Apr 04, 2024
Resistance and the National Defense of Small States
Mar 21, 2024
Nuclear Weapons—Past, Present, and Future
Mar 07, 2024
From Hezbollah to the Houthis—Understanding Iran's Proxy Network
Feb 06, 2024
Sanctions and Security
Jan 26, 2024
Amphibious Operations—from History to the Future Battlefield
Dec 27, 2023
Understanding Hamas: From Tactics to Strategy
Nov 14, 2023
Shusha, the Battle that Won a War
Nov 01, 2023
What Was Hamas Thinking?
Oct 23, 2023
Combined Arms in Gaza
Oct 18, 2023
The Battle of Mogadishu—Thirty Years On
Oct 03, 2023
History, Identity, and Russia's War in Ukraine
Sep 20, 2023
Sweden, Finland, and NATO
Aug 24, 2023
Securing NATO's Baltic Flank
Aug 10, 2023
The Robotic Revolution is Here
Jul 28, 2023
Inside Azovstal
Jul 18, 2023
After the Wagner Mutiny, What Next for the War in Ukraine?
Jun 29, 2023
World Order in the Drone Age
Jun 14, 2023
How is Russia Adapting its Tactics in Ukraine?
May 31, 2023
Change and Continuity: Tracing the Evolution of Turkish Statecraft
May 17, 2023
Neuroscience, Neurotechnology, and the Future of War
May 03, 2023
Command in Modern War
Apr 20, 2023
Russia and the Arctic Conundrum
Apr 08, 2023
Can Taiwan Become a Poison Frog?
Mar 23, 2023
How to Build an Effective Partner Military—and How Not To
Mar 09, 2023
Twelve Months of War
Feb 23, 2023
When Cities Become Battlefields
Feb 08, 2023
The Theory and Practice of Resistance
Jan 25, 2023
Who Innovates Wins? Drones and Adaptation in the Ukraine War
Jan 15, 2023
Introducing Social Science of War
Dec 15, 2022
What Should We Make of the Protests in Iran?
Dec 01, 2022
Data and the Battlefield
Nov 16, 2022
What Kind of Leader Will Al-Qaeda Choose Next?
Nov 02, 2022
On the Streets: Irregular Warfare in an Urban World
Oct 21, 2022
Just How Crowded Is The Space Domain?
Oct 06, 2022
Why Cohesion Matters
Sep 08, 2022
The British Army and the Post-9/11 Wars
Aug 26, 2022
Far-Right Extremism and the War in Ukraine since 2014
Aug 11, 2022
Competition, Conflict, and Cyber
Aug 01, 2022
Finding Opportunity in a Competitive Strategic Environment
Jul 14, 2022
Adapting During War
Jun 30, 2022
On War and Sanctions
Jun 15, 2022
Amphibious Operations and the Future of War
Jun 03, 2022
And Then There Were 32? Finland, Sweden, and NATO
May 18, 2022
Bayraktar (Story of a Drone)
May 06, 2022
When Frozen Conflicts Turn Hot: Learning from Nagorno-Karabakh
Apr 21, 2022
Breaking Down the Hypersonic Missile Threat
Apr 08, 2022
The Future of European Defense
Mar 23, 2022
Understanding No-Fly Zones
Mar 10, 2022
Germany, NATO, and the Ukraine Crisis
Feb 09, 2022
How Capable is Ukraine's Military?
Jan 26, 2022
The Robotic Revolution is Already Here
Jan 14, 2022
Modern War in 2021: Year in Review
Dec 31, 2021
When Security Force Assistance Works—and When it Doesn't
Dec 16, 2021
A Looming Showdown Over Ukraine?
Dec 02, 2021
Taiwan, China, and the Poison Frog Strategy
Nov 17, 2021
On Resistance
Nov 03, 2021
Global Order in the Age of the Drone
Oct 20, 2021
A Conversation with the Chief of the National Guard Bureau
Oct 07, 2021
The Iraq War in Retrospect
Aug 04, 2021
The Decisive Battle of the Nagorno-Karabakh War
Jul 27, 2021
Taking Stock of America's Pacing Threat
Jul 16, 2021
Breaking Down the NATO Summit
Jun 23, 2021
Training for Tomorrow's Battlefield
Jun 15, 2021
Mosul, Urban Destruction, and Political Instability
May 28, 2021
How Militaries Adapt
May 13, 2021
Survival at the Top of the World
Apr 29, 2021
The Future Defense of Europe
Apr 20, 2021
Special Operations Forces in the High North
Apr 02, 2021
How Science Can Help Us Meet the Cognitive Demands of War
Mar 19, 2021
The British Army in Iraq and Afghanistan
Mar 03, 2021
Why Combatives?
Feb 18, 2021
The Past, Present, and Future of Amphibious Operations
Feb 03, 2021
The US Army's Quest to be Ready for the Future
Jan 21, 2021
Security in the High Latitudes
Jan 06, 2021
Proxies and American Strategy in Africa
Dec 23, 2020
Scanning the Future Battlefield with Former Deputy SECDEF Robert Work
Dec 11, 2020
Understanding Urban Warfare
Nov 25, 2020
The Brain and the Battlefield
Nov 12, 2020
Pandemics, National Security, and Zombies
Oct 29, 2020
The Conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh is Giving Us a Glimpse into the Future of War
Oct 14, 2020
MWI Podcast: The Space Domain is Getting Crowded
Oct 01, 2020
Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, and the Modern Battlefield
Sep 16, 2020
Command on the Modern Battlefield
Sep 02, 2020
Crafting a US Strategy for the Twenty-First Century
Aug 19, 2020
The Other Foreign Fighters
Aug 05, 2020
Competition, Conflict, and the Future of Irregular Warfare
Jul 22, 2020
Security Force Assistance in an Era of Great-Power Competition
Jul 08, 2020
Is Great-Power Competition a Strategy?
Jun 24, 2020
Women in Defense and Security
Jun 10, 2020
The Robotic Revolution is Upon Us
May 27, 2020
Introducing the Irregular Warfare Podcast
May 25, 2020
How the Islamic State Happened
May 14, 2020
What's Going on in North Korea?
Apr 29, 2020
How Countries Decide to Go to War
Apr 16, 2020
Nuclear Weapons on a Shifting Strategic Landscape
Apr 02, 2020
What Can the US Military Do to Support the COVID-19 Response?
Mar 19, 2020
Special Operations Forces on the Modern Battlefield
Mar 05, 2020
Let's Talk Multi-Domain Operations
Feb 25, 2020
Why War Doesn't Go Away
Feb 17, 2020
The Future of our Army, with Gen. James McConville
Jan 22, 2020
Competition and Conflict in a Changing World
Jan 10, 2020
The Soldiers' History of America's Post-9/11 Wars
Dec 27, 2019
Ep. 92 – Conversation with the SECARMY
Dec 12, 2019
Ep. 91 – Manning a 21st-Century US Army
Nov 26, 2019
Ep. 90 – What Happens to Our Brains in Combat?
Nov 13, 2019
Ep. 89 – Syria Study Group
Oct 30, 2019
Ep. 88 – Intelligence and the Future Battlefield, with Lt. Gen. Scott Berrier
Oct 15, 2019
Ep. 86 - What is the Army Doing in Space?
Oct 02, 2019
Ep. 85 – Inside the Long, Brutal Fight to Recapture Mosul
Sep 17, 2019
Ep. 84 – The Future of Cyber Conflict, with Lt. Gen. Stephen Fogarty
Sep 06, 2019
Ep. 83 – How Sci-Fi Can Help Us Think about AI and the Future of War
Aug 22, 2019
Ep. 82 – Creating Warriors, with Matt Larsen
Aug 13, 2019
Ep. 81 – Autonomous Weapons and the Next War
Jul 30, 2019
Ep. 81 – How the Army is Preparing for the Future Battlefield
Jul 11, 2019
Ep. 80 – The Future of Warfare, with Former Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work
Jun 26, 2019
Ep. 79 – How Science Can Optimize Cognitive Performance on the Battlefield
Jun 12, 2019
Ep. 78 – Space is Getting Crowded
May 30, 2019
Ep. 77 – Can Defense Problems be "Hacked"?
May 15, 2019
Ep. 76 – China's Quest for Enhanced Military Technology
May 01, 2019
Ep. 75 – The Army's Iraq War Self-Reflection
Apr 17, 2019
Ep. 74 – Talking China with Ali Wyne
Apr 02, 2019
Ep. 73 – Women in National Security
Mar 19, 2019
Ep. 72 – The Twenty-First-Century General
Mar 06, 2019
Ep. 71 – Building Militaries in Fragile States, with Dr. Mara Karlin
Feb 20, 2019
Ep. 70 – Fighting a "Virtual War"
Feb 07, 2019
Ep. 69 – Armies of Sand? An Assessment of Arab Militaries' Battlefield Performance
Jan 23, 2019
Ep. 68 – Deterrence and Nuclear Weapons in the 21st Century, with ret. Gen. Bob Kehler
Jan 10, 2019
Ep. 67 – The World Order Under Threat
Dec 28, 2018
Ep. 66 – How Will Technology Change Future Wars?
Dec 14, 2018
Ep. 65 – Dr. Graham Allison: "Are We Destined for War with China?"
Nov 28, 2018
Ep. 64 – War Goes to the City, with David Kilcullen
Nov 14, 2018
Ep. 63 – Twitter Battles and Facebook Wars, with PW Singer
Oct 31, 2018
Ep. 62 - AI, Robots, and the Future of War
Oct 16, 2018
Ep. 61 – Iraq and Afghanistan Through the Eyes of the Men and Women That Fought There
Oct 03, 2018
Ep. 60 – The Brain and the Battlefield
Sep 20, 2018
Ep. 59 – Turning Soldiers into Warriors, with Matt Larsen
Sep 05, 2018
Ep. 58 – Syria, Ukraine, and the Danger of Forgetting Counterinsurgency, with Max Boot
Aug 23, 2018
Ep. 57 – Better Analysts, Humans or Machines?
Aug 07, 2018
Ep. 56 – War and the Human Brain, with Dr. James Giordano
Jul 24, 2018
Ep. 55 – The Future Urban Battlefield, with Dr. Russell Glenn
Jul 05, 2018
Ep. 54 – Blood, Treasure, and the Decision to Go to War
Jun 19, 2018
Ep. 53 – The Middle East, Russia, and Beyond: A Conversation with Ambassador Doug Lute
Jun 07, 2018
Ep. 52 – Human 2.0, with Dr. Amy Kruse
May 22, 2018
Ep. 51 – The Future Autonomous War, with Paul Scharre
May 08, 2018
Ep. 50 – Preparing for the Future Operating Environment, with Under Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy
Apr 24, 2018
Ep. 49 – The American Citizens Who Went to Fight Against ISIS
Apr 11, 2018
Ep. 48 – China and its Quest for Enhanced Military Technology
Mar 29, 2018
Ep. 47 – The Army's Future, with Secretary of the Army Mark Esper
Mar 14, 2018
Ep. 46 – What is Virtual War?
Feb 28, 2018
Ep. 45 – The Battle for Mosul, with Col. Pat Work
Feb 13, 2018
Ep. 44 – Technology and the Future of Warfare
Feb 01, 2018
Ep. 43 – Writing on War, with Journalist and Best-selling Author Sean Naylor
Jan 17, 2018
Ep. 42 – Sebastian Junger on Syria, Iraq, and the Rise of ISIS
Jan 04, 2018
Ep. 41 – "Are We Destined for War with China?" – Dr. Graham Allison
Dec 20, 2017
Ep. 40 – The Future Multi-Domain Battlespace, with Gen. David Perkins
Dec 05, 2017
Ep. 39 – Surveying the Threat Landscape, with Gen. David Petraeus
Nov 21, 2017
Ep. 38 – All About the F-35
Nov 08, 2017
Ep. 37 – The North Korea Challenge, with Dr. Victor Cha
Oct 25, 2017
Ep. 36 – Human Analysis in the Age of the Algorithm, with Dr. Nicholas Krohley
Oct 11, 2017
Ep. 35 – How Innovation Happens in the Military, with Professor Stephen Rosen
Sep 28, 2017
Ep. 34 – Tactical Economics, with Maj. Jon Bate
Sep 13, 2017
Ep. 33 – Russia, Global Security, and Limited War, with Dr. Jakub Grygiel
Aug 29, 2017
Ep. 31 – The Future Urban Battlefield, with Dr. Russell Glenn
Aug 15, 2017
Ep. 31 – Neuroscience and the Weapons of War, with Dr. James Giordano
Aug 02, 2017
Ep. 30 – Zombies and Global Security, with Max Brooks
Jul 19, 2017
Ep. 29 – Training to Win, with Col. Jonathan Neumann
Jun 28, 2017
Ep. 28 – A Firefight on the Edge of Sadr City
Jun 20, 2017
Ep. 27 – The Battle of Barg-e Matal
Jun 07, 2017
Ep. 26 - Capt. Natalie Mallue on Her Ranger School Experience
May 24, 2017
Ep. 25 - Opening Shock: Four Combat Jump Veterans Tell Their Stories
May 10, 2017
Ep. 24 - Physical Fitness and National Security with Lt. Gen. (Ret) Mark Hertling
Apr 26, 2017
Ep. 23 - Robots, Artificial Intelligence, and the Future of War
Apr 11, 2017
Ep. 22 - On Writing and War
Mar 01, 2017
Ep. 21 – "Tunnel Warfare, Robots, and the Future Battlefield" with IDF Brig. Gen. Nechemya Sokal
Feb 14, 2017
Ep. 20 - "Championing Creativity" with Max Brooks
Jan 25, 2017
Ep. 19 - "Leadership on Your Worst Day" with MoH Recipient SSG Sal Giunta
Jan 11, 2017
Ep. 18 - "The Autonomous Battlefield" with August Cole
Dec 22, 2016
Ep. 17 - "Catching Saddam Hussein" with Eric Maddox
Dec 07, 2016
Ep. 16 - "Achieving Tactical Overmatch" with MG (R) Robert Scales
Nov 18, 2016
Ep. 15 - "Intelligence Operations on the Modern Battlefield" with GEN (R) Michael Hayden
Nov 02, 2016
Ep. 14 - "Assessing Emerging Trends" with COL Michael Loos
Oct 26, 2016
Ep. 13 - "The American Soldier Experience" with Sebastian Junger
Oct 04, 2016
Ep. 12 - "The Modern Nature of Casualties" with Dr. Tanisha Fazal
Sep 27, 2016
Ep. 11 - "Tactical Economics" with MAJ Jon Bate
Aug 31, 2016
"West Point and the War in Iraq" with LTG Robert L. Caslen Jr.
Aug 10, 2016
Ep. 9 - "What Makes Violent Actors Tick?" with Dr. Benedetta Berti
Aug 04, 2016
Ep. 8 - "War in the Greater Middle East" with Dr. Andrew Bacevich
Jul 14, 2016
Ep. 7 - "War and Recovery with the Most Wounded Commander in the Army" with MAJ DJ Skelton
May 27, 2016
Ep. 6 - "The Story of Wanat" with SSG Ryan Pitts
Apr 22, 2016
Ep. 5 - "Zombies and Global Security" with Max Brooks
Apr 06, 2016
Ep. 4 - "The Evolving US Template to Global Security" with Eric Schmitt
Mar 24, 2016
Ep. 3 - "The Once and Future Mission" with Michael O'Hanlon
Mar 15, 2016
Ep. 2 - "A Look at Urban Warfare in the Syrian City of Aleppo" with Dr. Rodger Shanahan
Mar 01, 2016
Ep. 1 - "Are We Headed for Limited War" with Dr. Jakub Grygiel
Feb 23, 2016