It’s Time to Retire the Term ‘Proxy War’
One of the persistent themes of Angry Planet has been that smaller countries in the spheres of influence of great powers have far greater control over their destinies than it would appear. If the rece...
29 Feb 202458min
Can You Fight a Moral War in a Tight Space?
Retired Colonel John Spencer, who is a combat veteran who now teaches at West Point, joins Matthew and Jason for a second time. This time we're not talking about how to carry out urban warfare, but we...
15 Feb 20241h
Ore Is the New Oil
Oil makes the world go ‘round, for now. But rare earth minerals such as lithium are increasingly in demand and, as a result, the source of conflict. With us on the show today is Reuters journalist Ern...
30 Jan 202449min
How Ukraine Wins
Joining your faithful Angry Planet crew this week are Rose Gottemoeller and Michael Ryan, both national security experts and both with a strong view that the war in Ukraine can still be won. And they'...
25 Jan 202456min
One Year Reporting in Russia
Vice News reporter Any Hayward spent the better part of the last year in Russia reporting on the domestic situation there. His work has appeared in various segments on Vice’s website, but he’s got a n...
16 Jan 202457min
A Throw of the Dice: Games the Pentagon Plays
Welcome to the new year at Angry Planet.For the last 100 years, American defense policy has been aided by elaborate war games. SIGMA, the Cold War Game, and the Millenium Challenge are just some of th...
9 Jan 202457min
What, Exactly, Is the Military Industrial Complex?
When President Dwight David Eisenhower left the stage as president of the United States in 1961, he warned of the military-industrial complex he was leaving behind. Sounds ominous, right? And that com...
15 Des 202338min
The Movie That Scared Ronald Reagan Into Nuclear Détente
Forty years ago, a made for TV movie aired on ABC that changed the world. It was called The Day After, and it depicted life in Kansas and Missouri after a nuclear exchange with the Soviet Union. More ...
4 Des 20231h 5min
