Precision-Guided Predictions: Intelligence Risk in Prediction Markets
In this episode, we read Peter Burns' article on the intelligence risk in prediction markets. We explore how high-liquidity platforms like Polymarket democratize signal intelligence, potentially allow...
6 Mar 18min
China’s Digital Yuan and the Fight for Southeast Asia’s Financial Infrastructure
This episode analyzes China’s digital yuan as a tool for irregular warfare, exploring how Beijing’s state-controlled currency competes with Japan and South Korea’s stablecoin models for dominance over...
17 Feb 17min
What I Learned from Being a Planner in an Advisory Command: Reflections from the Security Assistance Group – Ukraine
In this episode, we explore the unique challenges and adaptations of military planning within the Security Assistance Group – Ukraine (SAG-U). From shifting mission analysis priorities to the "Four Wa...
12 Feb 10min
Northern Approaches: Finland, Sweden, and the Growing Opportunities for Allied Irregular Warfare
Finland and Sweden's accession to NATO, prompted by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, has significantly bolstered the Alliance's capabilities, adding 15 million people and doubling the NATO-Russia land bo...
10 Feb 15min
American Samoa is America’s Strategic Hub in the South Pacific
American Samoa is a strategic hub in the South Pacific, yet its importance is often overlooked in U.S. defense planning. This episode explores how Pago Pago Harbor’s unique geography, rising Chinese i...
3 Feb 13min
Schrödinger's Security Partner: The Paradox of Measuring Security Force Assistance
U.S. security force assistance is trapped in a “Schrödinger’s Cat” paradox: the very metrics used to measure partner military success distort reality and create the illusion of effectiveness. By relyi...
3 Feb 15min
NATO’s Latest Doctrine on Security Force Assistance: What’s New?
This episode explores how NATO’s updated Security Force Assistance doctrine reflects lessons from Iraq, Afghanistan, Ukraine, and the Sahel. It examines shifts from counterinsurgency to great-power co...
20 Jan 15min
The Northern Ireland Peace Process: From Armed Conflict to Brexit, by Eamonn O’Kane
This podcast episode explores the Northern Ireland peace process through a close reading of Eamonn O’Kane’s The Northern Ireland Peace Process: From Armed Conflict to Brexit. Tracing events from the G...
13 Jan 8min
