The US Army's Quest to be Ready for the Future
This episode features a conversation about innovation and the future battlefield and features two guests perfectly suited to discuss those topics. Maj. Gen. John George served as the deputy director o...
21 Jan 202130min
Security in the High Latitudes
In an era of renewed great power competition, what are the risks of that competition migrating to the Arctic region and Antarctica? How might it play out? What are states' key interests in the polar r...
6 Jan 202157min
Proxies and American Strategy in Africa
The recent decision to withdraw seven hundred US servicemembers from Somalia offers a timely opportunity to explore a few important questions: How does the US military work with partners in pursuit of...
23 Des 202056min
Scanning the Future Battlefield with Former Deputy SECDEF Robert Work
In this episode, MWI's John Amble speaks to Robert Work, former deputy secretary of defense. He describes his expectations for the future of conflict, including the role unmanned and autonomous system...
11 Des 202033min
Understanding Urban Warfare
This episode features a conversation with MWI's chair of urban warfare studies, John Spencer. In the conversation, he explores a wide range of questions. Why are cities so challenging for military for...
25 Nov 202051min
The Brain and the Battlefield
In this episode of the Modern War Institute podcast, MWI editorial director John Amble speaks to Dr. James Giordano, the Chief of the Neuroethics Studies Program at Georgetown University and Scholar-i...
12 Nov 20201h 2min
Pandemics, National Security, and Zombies
In this episode, Maj. Jake Miraldi talks to Max Brooks, bestselling author of "World War Z" and "The Zombie Survival Guide" about how he uses zombies in his books as a stand-in for the kinds of major ...
29 Okt 202016min
The Conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh is Giving Us a Glimpse into the Future of War
In this episode Dr. Jack Watling, Research Fellow for Land Warfare at the Royal United Services Institute, discusses the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan that has erupted since late September s...
14 Okt 202035min
