Iran’s Red State Revolt
Iran is at war beyond its borders in Syria, Afghanistan, and other places, too. It’s a bit weird to hear it, but our guest, Amir Handjani, explains that one reason they’re fighting is a very similar p...
19 Feb 201826min
On the Frontlines of Turkey’s Invasion of Syria
NATO’s second largest army has invaded Syria. Turkey is conducting military operations in Afrin—a Kurdish city on Syria’s north western border. Russia and the U.S. wait on the edges as the world’s mos...
12 Feb 201837min
The Most Important Middle Eastern Country You’ve Never Heard Of
Yemen. Saudi Arabia. Iran. Syria. These are the countries that cross most of our minds when we think of the Middle East, but there’s an important actor in the region that we almost never hear about--O...
6 Feb 201826min
How Modern China Got That Way
Xi Jinping’s China tends to look at itself as a historical victim, an underdog fighting to roll back indignities of the past and prove its strength. Author and journalist Paul French has been chronicl...
29 Jan 201837min
DARPA Is the Disney of the Defense Department
Without America’s Defense Advanced Research Project Agency there would be no internet, no GPS, no M16, and no Agent Orange. The mysterious group of scientists and soldiers created much of today’s mili...
22 Jan 201841min
Prestige Weapons Systems are Busting the Pentagon’s Budget
The Pentagon always wants more money and it usually gets its way. Between sequestration and the War on Terror, America’s military often feels like it’s stretched thin. The Navy says it needs more sail...
16 Jan 201838min
Will the B-21 Bomber Break the Mold, or the Budget?
It’s been a while since the Air Force built a new bomber. In fact, it’s still flying an aircraft that’s 60 years old, the B-52. The more recent B-1 and B-2 bombers were beset by problems during their ...
8 Jan 201829min
The Military Reality Behind Star Wars
It's a blast from the past this week and Jason and Matthew get ready for 2018. Here's what we said back then:From Star Wars to Battlestar Galactica, few battlefields are as fought over in pop-culture ...
2 Jan 201834min
