Caught in a draft: Where military service can last forever
This week on War College, we’re talking about a secretive nation where everyone serves in the military – and not just for a year or two. In fact, once you get pulled into service in Eritrea, you could...
17 Maalis 201633min
Snipers: Battlefield saviors or sinners?
Snipers play a key role in the world’s armies. They target commanders on the opposing side and other targets with an outsize impact. Working by themselves, they can pin down a group, creating fear and...
10 Maalis 201627min
Can NATO still put up a fight against Russia?
With Vladimir Putin and the United States staring at each other like the gunfighters in the final scene in the "Good, the Bad and the Ugly," War College takes a fresh look at NATO. We wanted to know w...
3 Maalis 201632min
Why closing Gitmo isn't an open-and-shut case
President Barack Obama laid out a plan to close the notorious Guantanamo Bay prison this week. Even if it were to close by the time Obama leaves office, it will have been open for 15 years. So, why is...
25 Helmi 201628min
Is the Syrian war partly an ad for Russian arms sales?
Russia is pulling out all the stops in showing off new weaponry — especially in Syria. Nick de Larrinaga, an expert at Jane’s Defense Weekly, joins the show and explains that the display of force is a...
18 Helmi 201628min
How Garry Kasparov sees the chess match between Russia and the West
Garry Kasparov, a Russian opposition leader who was ranked as the world's best chess player for most of 20 years, has a problem with the West’s response to Vladimir Putin’s Russia and warns of the dan...
9 Helmi 201616min
Surprising changes underway for Israel’s army
Israel’s defense forces are among the world’s elite. Their training methods are widely copied, actions taken by their soldiers and pilots are legendary. The Raid on Entebbe, the Six Day War, the 1981 ...
4 Helmi 201630min
How hot will the Saudi-Iran conflict get?
Saudi Arabia executes a cleric who is a member of the Saudi Shi’ite minority. Iran’s government, which sees itself as the leader of the Shi’ite world, doesn’t work very hard to stop an attack on the S...
28 Tammi 201625min
