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The Modern War Institute Podcast, produced with the generous support of the West Point Class of 1974, is the flagship podcast of the Modern War Institute at West Point. It features discussions with guests including senior military leaders, scholars, and others on the most important issues related to modern military conflict.
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The Future Battlefield, from Europe to the Indo-Pacific
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May 01, 2025 |
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The Collapse of the Continuum of Conflict
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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DeepSeek and the US-China AI Race
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Feb 09, 2025 |
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Why Security Force Assistance Only Sometimes Works
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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How the Assad Regime Fell
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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Inside the Battle of Azovstal
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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Amateurs Talk, Professionals Write
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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Casualty Care in Tomorrow's Wars
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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The Maven Smart System and the Future of Military AI
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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October 1993
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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Pagers, Walkie-Talkies, and a Shadow War
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Sep 21, 2024 |
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The Modern Commander
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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Israeli-Iranian Rivalry and the Middle Eastern Security Landscape
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Aug 24, 2024 |
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F-16s Over Ukraine
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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Why Military Cohesion Matters
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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Competition and Conflict in Cyberspace
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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Clausewitz and the War in Ukraine
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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Defending Against Drones
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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Introducing "Ctrl Alt Army"
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May 30, 2024 |
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Russia's Pursuit of Military AI
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May 15, 2024 |
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Landpower in the Pacific
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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How Iran's Missile and Drone Attack Was Defeated
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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NATO at 75
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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Resistance and the National Defense of Small States
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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Nuclear Weapons—Past, Present, and Future
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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From Hezbollah to the Houthis—Understanding Iran's Proxy Network
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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Sanctions and Security
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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Amphibious Operations—from History to the Future Battlefield
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Dec 27, 2023 |
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Understanding Hamas: From Tactics to Strategy
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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Shusha, the Battle that Won a War
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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What Was Hamas Thinking?
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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Combined Arms in Gaza
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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The Battle of Mogadishu—Thirty Years On
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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History, Identity, and Russia's War in Ukraine
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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Sweden, Finland, and NATO
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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Securing NATO's Baltic Flank
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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The Robotic Revolution is Here
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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Inside Azovstal
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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After the Wagner Mutiny, What Next for the War in Ukraine?
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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World Order in the Drone Age
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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How is Russia Adapting its Tactics in Ukraine?
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May 31, 2023 |
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Change and Continuity: Tracing the Evolution of Turkish Statecraft
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May 17, 2023 |
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Neuroscience, Neurotechnology, and the Future of War
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May 03, 2023 |
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Command in Modern War
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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Russia and the Arctic Conundrum
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Apr 08, 2023 |
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Can Taiwan Become a Poison Frog?
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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How to Build an Effective Partner Military—and How Not To
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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Twelve Months of War
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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When Cities Become Battlefields
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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The Theory and Practice of Resistance
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Jan 25, 2023 |
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Who Innovates Wins? Drones and Adaptation in the Ukraine War
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Jan 15, 2023 |
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Introducing Social Science of War
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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What Should We Make of the Protests in Iran?
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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Data and the Battlefield
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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What Kind of Leader Will Al-Qaeda Choose Next?
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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On the Streets: Irregular Warfare in an Urban World
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Oct 21, 2022 |
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Just How Crowded Is The Space Domain?
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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Why Cohesion Matters
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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The British Army and the Post-9/11 Wars
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Aug 26, 2022 |
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Far-Right Extremism and the War in Ukraine since 2014
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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Competition, Conflict, and Cyber
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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Finding Opportunity in a Competitive Strategic Environment
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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Adapting During War
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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On War and Sanctions
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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Amphibious Operations and the Future of War
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Jun 03, 2022 |
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And Then There Were 32? Finland, Sweden, and NATO
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May 18, 2022 |
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Bayraktar (Story of a Drone)
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May 06, 2022 |
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When Frozen Conflicts Turn Hot: Learning from Nagorno-Karabakh
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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Breaking Down the Hypersonic Missile Threat
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Apr 08, 2022 |
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The Future of European Defense
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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Understanding No-Fly Zones
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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Germany, NATO, and the Ukraine Crisis
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Feb 09, 2022 |
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How Capable is Ukraine's Military?
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Jan 26, 2022 |
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The Robotic Revolution is Already Here
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Jan 14, 2022 |
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Modern War in 2021: Year in Review
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Dec 31, 2021 |
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When Security Force Assistance Works—and When it Doesn't
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Dec 16, 2021 |
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A Looming Showdown Over Ukraine?
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Dec 02, 2021 |
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Taiwan, China, and the Poison Frog Strategy
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Nov 17, 2021 |
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On Resistance
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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Global Order in the Age of the Drone
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Oct 20, 2021 |
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A Conversation with the Chief of the National Guard Bureau
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Oct 07, 2021 |
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The Iraq War in Retrospect
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Aug 04, 2021 |
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The Decisive Battle of the Nagorno-Karabakh War
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Jul 27, 2021 |
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Taking Stock of America's Pacing Threat
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Jul 16, 2021 |
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Breaking Down the NATO Summit
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Jun 23, 2021 |
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Training for Tomorrow's Battlefield
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Jun 15, 2021 |
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Mosul, Urban Destruction, and Political Instability
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May 28, 2021 |
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How Militaries Adapt
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May 13, 2021 |
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Survival at the Top of the World
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Apr 29, 2021 |
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The Future Defense of Europe
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Apr 20, 2021 |
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Special Operations Forces in the High North
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Apr 02, 2021 |
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How Science Can Help Us Meet the Cognitive Demands of War
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Mar 19, 2021 |
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The British Army in Iraq and Afghanistan
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Mar 03, 2021 |
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Why Combatives?
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Feb 18, 2021 |
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The Past, Present, and Future of Amphibious Operations
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Feb 03, 2021 |
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The US Army's Quest to be Ready for the Future
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Jan 21, 2021 |
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Security in the High Latitudes
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Jan 06, 2021 |
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Proxies and American Strategy in Africa
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Dec 23, 2020 |
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Scanning the Future Battlefield with Former Deputy SECDEF Robert Work
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Dec 11, 2020 |
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Understanding Urban Warfare
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Nov 25, 2020 |
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The Brain and the Battlefield
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Nov 12, 2020 |
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Pandemics, National Security, and Zombies
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Oct 29, 2020 |
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The Conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh is Giving Us a Glimpse into the Future of War
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Oct 14, 2020 |
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MWI Podcast: The Space Domain is Getting Crowded
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Oct 01, 2020 |
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Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, and the Modern Battlefield
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Sep 16, 2020 |
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Command on the Modern Battlefield
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Sep 02, 2020 |
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Crafting a US Strategy for the Twenty-First Century
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Aug 19, 2020 |
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The Other Foreign Fighters
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Aug 05, 2020 |
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Competition, Conflict, and the Future of Irregular Warfare
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Jul 22, 2020 |
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Security Force Assistance in an Era of Great-Power Competition
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Jul 08, 2020 |
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Is Great-Power Competition a Strategy?
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Jun 24, 2020 |
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Women in Defense and Security
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Jun 10, 2020 |
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The Robotic Revolution is Upon Us
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May 27, 2020 |
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Introducing the Irregular Warfare Podcast
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May 25, 2020 |
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How the Islamic State Happened
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May 14, 2020 |
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What's Going on in North Korea?
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Apr 29, 2020 |
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How Countries Decide to Go to War
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Apr 16, 2020 |
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Nuclear Weapons on a Shifting Strategic Landscape
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Apr 02, 2020 |
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What Can the US Military Do to Support the COVID-19 Response?
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Mar 19, 2020 |
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Special Operations Forces on the Modern Battlefield
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Mar 05, 2020 |
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Let's Talk Multi-Domain Operations
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Feb 25, 2020 |
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Why War Doesn't Go Away
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Feb 17, 2020 |
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The Future of our Army, with Gen. James McConville
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Jan 22, 2020 |
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Competition and Conflict in a Changing World
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Jan 10, 2020 |
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The Soldiers' History of America's Post-9/11 Wars
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Dec 27, 2019 |
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Ep. 92 – Conversation with the SECARMY
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Dec 12, 2019 |
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Ep. 91 – Manning a 21st-Century US Army
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Nov 26, 2019 |
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Ep. 90 – What Happens to Our Brains in Combat?
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Nov 13, 2019 |
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Ep. 89 – Syria Study Group
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Oct 30, 2019 |
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Ep. 88 – Intelligence and the Future Battlefield, with Lt. Gen. Scott Berrier
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Oct 15, 2019 |
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Ep. 86 - What is the Army Doing in Space?
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Oct 02, 2019 |
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Ep. 85 – Inside the Long, Brutal Fight to Recapture Mosul
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Sep 17, 2019 |
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Ep. 84 – The Future of Cyber Conflict, with Lt. Gen. Stephen Fogarty
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Sep 06, 2019 |
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Ep. 83 – How Sci-Fi Can Help Us Think about AI and the Future of War
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Aug 22, 2019 |
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Ep. 82 – Creating Warriors, with Matt Larsen
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Aug 13, 2019 |
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Ep. 81 – Autonomous Weapons and the Next War
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Jul 30, 2019 |
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Ep. 81 – How the Army is Preparing for the Future Battlefield
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Jul 11, 2019 |
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Ep. 80 – The Future of Warfare, with Former Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work
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Jun 26, 2019 |
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Ep. 79 – How Science Can Optimize Cognitive Performance on the Battlefield
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Jun 12, 2019 |
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Ep. 78 – Space is Getting Crowded
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May 30, 2019 |
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Ep. 77 – Can Defense Problems be "Hacked"?
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May 15, 2019 |
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Ep. 76 – China's Quest for Enhanced Military Technology
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May 01, 2019 |
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Ep. 75 – The Army's Iraq War Self-Reflection
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Apr 17, 2019 |
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Ep. 74 – Talking China with Ali Wyne
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Apr 02, 2019 |
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Ep. 73 – Women in National Security
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Mar 19, 2019 |
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Ep. 72 – The Twenty-First-Century General
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Mar 06, 2019 |
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Ep. 71 – Building Militaries in Fragile States, with Dr. Mara Karlin
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Feb 20, 2019 |
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Ep. 70 – Fighting a "Virtual War"
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Feb 07, 2019 |
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Ep. 69 – Armies of Sand? An Assessment of Arab Militaries' Battlefield Performance
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Jan 23, 2019 |
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Ep. 68 – Deterrence and Nuclear Weapons in the 21st Century, with ret. Gen. Bob Kehler
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Jan 10, 2019 |
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Ep. 67 – The World Order Under Threat
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Dec 28, 2018 |
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Ep. 66 – How Will Technology Change Future Wars?
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Dec 14, 2018 |
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Ep. 65 – Dr. Graham Allison: "Are We Destined for War with China?"
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Nov 28, 2018 |
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Ep. 64 – War Goes to the City, with David Kilcullen
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Nov 14, 2018 |
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Ep. 63 – Twitter Battles and Facebook Wars, with PW Singer
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Oct 31, 2018 |
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Ep. 62 - AI, Robots, and the Future of War
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Oct 16, 2018 |
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Ep. 61 – Iraq and Afghanistan Through the Eyes of the Men and Women That Fought There
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Oct 03, 2018 |
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Ep. 60 – The Brain and the Battlefield
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Sep 20, 2018 |
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Ep. 59 – Turning Soldiers into Warriors, with Matt Larsen
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Sep 05, 2018 |
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Ep. 58 – Syria, Ukraine, and the Danger of Forgetting Counterinsurgency, with Max Boot
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Aug 23, 2018 |
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Ep. 57 – Better Analysts, Humans or Machines?
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Aug 07, 2018 |
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Ep. 56 – War and the Human Brain, with Dr. James Giordano
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Jul 24, 2018 |
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Ep. 55 – The Future Urban Battlefield, with Dr. Russell Glenn
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Jul 05, 2018 |
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Ep. 54 – Blood, Treasure, and the Decision to Go to War
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Jun 19, 2018 |
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Ep. 53 – The Middle East, Russia, and Beyond: A Conversation with Ambassador Doug Lute
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Jun 07, 2018 |
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Ep. 52 – Human 2.0, with Dr. Amy Kruse
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May 22, 2018 |
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Ep. 51 – The Future Autonomous War, with Paul Scharre
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May 08, 2018 |
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Ep. 50 – Preparing for the Future Operating Environment, with Under Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy
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Apr 24, 2018 |
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Ep. 49 – The American Citizens Who Went to Fight Against ISIS
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Apr 11, 2018 |
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Ep. 48 – China and its Quest for Enhanced Military Technology
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Mar 29, 2018 |
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Ep. 47 – The Army's Future, with Secretary of the Army Mark Esper
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Mar 14, 2018 |
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Ep. 46 – What is Virtual War?
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Feb 28, 2018 |
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Ep. 45 – The Battle for Mosul, with Col. Pat Work
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Feb 13, 2018 |
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Ep. 44 – Technology and the Future of Warfare
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Feb 01, 2018 |
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Ep. 43 – Writing on War, with Journalist and Best-selling Author Sean Naylor
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Jan 17, 2018 |
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Ep. 42 – Sebastian Junger on Syria, Iraq, and the Rise of ISIS
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Jan 04, 2018 |
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Ep. 41 – "Are We Destined for War with China?" – Dr. Graham Allison
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Dec 20, 2017 |
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Ep. 40 – The Future Multi-Domain Battlespace, with Gen. David Perkins
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Dec 05, 2017 |
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Ep. 39 – Surveying the Threat Landscape, with Gen. David Petraeus
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Nov 21, 2017 |
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Ep. 38 – All About the F-35
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Nov 08, 2017 |
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Ep. 37 – The North Korea Challenge, with Dr. Victor Cha
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Oct 25, 2017 |
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Ep. 36 – Human Analysis in the Age of the Algorithm, with Dr. Nicholas Krohley
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Oct 11, 2017 |
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Ep. 35 – How Innovation Happens in the Military, with Professor Stephen Rosen
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Sep 28, 2017 |
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Ep. 34 – Tactical Economics, with Maj. Jon Bate
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Sep 13, 2017 |
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Ep. 33 – Russia, Global Security, and Limited War, with Dr. Jakub Grygiel
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Aug 29, 2017 |
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Ep. 31 – The Future Urban Battlefield, with Dr. Russell Glenn
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Aug 15, 2017 |
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Ep. 31 – Neuroscience and the Weapons of War, with Dr. James Giordano
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Aug 02, 2017 |
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Ep. 30 – Zombies and Global Security, with Max Brooks
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Jul 19, 2017 |
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Ep. 29 – Training to Win, with Col. Jonathan Neumann
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Jun 28, 2017 |
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Ep. 28 – A Firefight on the Edge of Sadr City
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Jun 20, 2017 |
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Ep. 27 – The Battle of Barg-e Matal
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Jun 07, 2017 |
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Ep. 26 - Capt. Natalie Mallue on Her Ranger School Experience
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May 24, 2017 |
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Ep. 25 - Opening Shock: Four Combat Jump Veterans Tell Their Stories
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May 10, 2017 |
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Ep. 24 - Physical Fitness and National Security with Lt. Gen. (Ret) Mark Hertling
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Apr 26, 2017 |
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Ep. 23 - Robots, Artificial Intelligence, and the Future of War
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Apr 11, 2017 |
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Ep. 22 - On Writing and War
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Mar 01, 2017 |
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Ep. 21 – "Tunnel Warfare, Robots, and the Future Battlefield" with IDF Brig. Gen. Nechemya Sokal
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Feb 14, 2017 |
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Ep. 20 - "Championing Creativity" with Max Brooks
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Jan 25, 2017 |
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Ep. 19 - "Leadership on Your Worst Day" with MoH Recipient SSG Sal Giunta
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Jan 11, 2017 |
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Ep. 18 - "The Autonomous Battlefield" with August Cole
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Dec 22, 2016 |
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Ep. 17 - "Catching Saddam Hussein" with Eric Maddox
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Dec 07, 2016 |
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Ep. 16 - "Achieving Tactical Overmatch" with MG (R) Robert Scales
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Nov 18, 2016 |
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Ep. 15 - "Intelligence Operations on the Modern Battlefield" with GEN (R) Michael Hayden
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Nov 02, 2016 |
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Ep. 14 - "Assessing Emerging Trends" with COL Michael Loos
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Oct 26, 2016 |
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Ep. 13 - "The American Soldier Experience" with Sebastian Junger
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Oct 04, 2016 |
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Ep. 12 - "The Modern Nature of Casualties" with Dr. Tanisha Fazal
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Sep 27, 2016 |
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Ep. 11 - "Tactical Economics" with MAJ Jon Bate
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Aug 31, 2016 |
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"West Point and the War in Iraq" with LTG Robert L. Caslen Jr.
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Aug 10, 2016 |
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Ep. 9 - "What Makes Violent Actors Tick?" with Dr. Benedetta Berti
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Aug 04, 2016 |
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Ep. 8 - "War in the Greater Middle East" with Dr. Andrew Bacevich
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Jul 14, 2016 |
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Ep. 7 - "War and Recovery with the Most Wounded Commander in the Army" with MAJ DJ Skelton
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May 27, 2016 |
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Ep. 6 - "The Story of Wanat" with SSG Ryan Pitts
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Apr 22, 2016 |
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Ep. 5 - "Zombies and Global Security" with Max Brooks
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Apr 06, 2016 |
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Ep. 4 - "The Evolving US Template to Global Security" with Eric Schmitt
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Mar 24, 2016 |
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Ep. 3 - "The Once and Future Mission" with Michael O'Hanlon
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Mar 15, 2016 |
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Ep. 2 - "A Look at Urban Warfare in the Syrian City of Aleppo" with Dr. Rodger Shanahan
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Mar 01, 2016 |
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Ep. 1 - "Are We Headed for Limited War" with Dr. Jakub Grygiel
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Feb 23, 2016 |