The Kremlin in Command, Part II: Syria and the First Assault on Ukraine
Lawrence Freedman and Michael Kofman walk us through the post-Cold War history of the Kremlin as commander. In the second episode of this multi-part series, they focus on Russia's intervention in the ...
28 Sep 202227min
Russia's Plan to Stay in the War
After Ukraine's stunning Kharkiv counter-offensive, Vladimir Putin has doubled down on his war against Ukraine, announcing a large military mobilization, threatening nuclear use, and pressing ahead wi...
26 Sep 202235min
The Kremlin in Command, Part I: The Chechen Wars and Georgia
Vladimir Putin's role as supreme commander has been center stage, offering a floundering and frightful performance. To understand the present, we reach back to the past. In the first of a multi-part s...
21 Sep 202218min
Ukraine's Kharkhiv Operation and the Russian Military's Black Week
On a foggy morning in August 1918, Allied forces commenced the Battle of Amiens and the Hundred Days Offensive that ended the Great War. A German general later called it "the black day of the German A...
12 Sep 202242min
Into the Breach: Ukraine's Counter-Offensive Begins
Join us for another discussion with Michael Kofman on the war in Ukraine. The main focus of this episode is the southern counter-offensive launched by Ukrainian forces early this week. Mike explains w...
1 Sep 202231min
Awaiting a Ukrainian Counter-Offensive
Mike Kofman joins Ryan once again to update us all on the war in Ukraine. The big thing that everyone is watching for is evidence of an impending Ukrainian counter-offensive. Mike explains that we don...
20 Aug 202220min
Troubled Waters Around Taiwan
Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit was met with fury and condemnation in Beijing, as well as new Chinese military exercises in the seas surrounding Taiwan. In the aftermath of the visit, Ryan invited three ...
17 Aug 202248min
The Task Force at the Bleeding Edge of the Marine Corps
Maj. Gen. Frank Donovan of the U.S. Marine Corps sat down with Ryan to discuss the recent mission and exercises of Task Force 61/2, from Greece and Turkey to the Baltic Sea. Aside from playing an impo...
11 Aug 202225min
