Is U.S. Support to Taiwan Substantive or Symbolic?
Melanie and Zack are joined by the RAND Corporation's Mike Mazarr for a discussion about Taiwan. They examine an article by Matt Turpin for the Aspen Institute and debate what is driving increased ten...
18 Aug 20221h 8min
Is NATO's Vision for Its Future Right?
Chris, Zack, and Melanie sit down to talk about the NATO's new 2022 Strategic Concept, the first update since 2010. A lot has changed since then. What does the new concept get right or wrong? What mis...
4 Aug 202258min
Active Denial or In Denial?
Melanie, Chris, and Zack debate the Quincy Institute's new report on U.S. defense strategy in Asia. They applaud the report for presenting a detailed plan and for highlighting the areas of both agreem...
21 Jul 20221h 7min
An Energy Strategy to Defeat Russia?
Chris, Melanie, and Zack consider the economic measures taken by the United States and Europe to punish Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, especially those pertaining to oil and natural gas. To what ...
7 Jul 20221h 7min
Is Biden's Approach to Latin America a Problem?
Chris, Melanie, and Zack take a look at the Summit of the Americas, which was held in Los Angeles at the beginning of June. By all accounts, the summit was poorly organized, and attending leaders were...
23 Jun 20221h 12min
Musings on Competition in the Pacific
On the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Midway, the crew discussed the Pacific Islands. Beijing has sought, but thus far failed, to strike a deal with 10 of the islands. Meanwhile, U.S. leaders are p...
9 Jun 20221h 3min
Debating Sweden and Finland's Entry into NATO
Chris, Melanie, and Zack consider Finland and Sweden's applications to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Is a larger NATO necessarily a more effective alliance? And what are the practical i...
27 Mai 20221h 5min
Threats From Out of This World
Zack, Chris, and Melanie get together to discuss the latest Space Threat Assessment report from the Aerospace Security Project at CSIS. People all over the world are ever-more dependent on assets in s...
12 Mai 20221h 6min
