ICYMI: How the West Has Aided Democracy’s Decline
According to Presidents John Kennedy and Ronald Reagan, the United States is a shining “city upon a hill." It’s a beacon of democracy in a dark world full of cruel dictators and vicious despots. But h...
4 Apr 201830min
The Return of Nuclear Anxiety
Everything old is new again, including living with the constant threat of nuclear annihilation. North Korea is a nuclear power. The President of the United States has said he’d meet any aggression wit...
26 Mar 201827min
Surprise! It’s President Putin All Over Again
Mark Galeotti joins us for War College’s Russian election special. The winner, Vladimir Putin, was never in doubt, but what’s the sham election all about? And what comes next for Russia and its relati...
17 Mar 201833min
Inside the Occult Neo-Nazis Killing People in America
From the Silver Legion to the Aryan Nation, the U.S. has had its share of fascist organizations but its never had anything quite like Atomwaffen Division. Grown and organized online, the group has bee...
12 Mar 201828min
The Double Agent Who Busted a Russian Spy at Hooters
In the minds of many Russians, the Cold War never ended. When the Soviet Union collapsed, many spies never came in from the cold and the intricate game of espionage and counter-espionage has continued...
5 Mar 201830min
ICYMI: What's the Point of Nuclear Weapons?
This week we've got a blast from the past. Here's what we said back then:This week Thomas Nichols helps us understand America’s current nuclear strategy … or lack thereof.This August marked the 70th a...
27 Feb 201830min
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
