Must the War Go On? Let's Talk About Iraq and the Kurds
The Kurds of Northern Iraq held an independence referendum, Iraqi federal forces seized Kirkuk, and the world wondered if we were on the precipice of another round of what could be described as one lo...
23 Okt 201756min
Nothing New Under the Sun? Ethics and Service in the Age of Trump
Since Donald Trump began to close in on the Republican nomination for the race for the White House, people have been debating the ethical implications of a Trump administration. And those discussions ...
11 Okt 201742min
Outlawing War: Did it Work Better Than We Thought?
Ryan Evans had the pleasure to sit down with Oona Hathaway and Scott Shapiro, authors of the new book The Internationalists: How a Radical Plan to Outlaw War Remade the World. Remember that treaty you...
2 Okt 201721min
Trump and Counter-Terrorism, Sixteen Years After 9/11
It's been 16 years since the 9/11 attacks. We thought a good way to commemorate the anniversary would be to take stock of the terrorist threats facing the United States today and to evaluate how the T...
10 Sep 201725min
Our Big Texas Launch Party: UT and WOTR Join Forces
You've read a bit about our alliance with the Texas National Security Network, brought to you by the University of Texas. Now you get to be a guest at our launch party in DC, where we ate Blue Bell i...
14 Aug 201729min
So, Does the National Security Strategy Matter?
The War on the Rocks podcast is back with a big episode and an all-star cast. Hal Brands and Alex Bick of SAIS, Will Inboden of the Clements Center at the University of Texas, Kori Schake of the Hoove...
7 Aug 201757min
In Defense of the Blob
"The blob" — an unflattering nickname for the U.S. foreign policy establishment coined by a senior Obama official — gets a bad rap these days. From Obama to Trump, Washington's foreign policy elite ar...
9 Mar 20171h 1min
Bombshell: Rage Against Alcibiades
This week, Loren, Radha, and Erin discuss the North Korean assassination (beware the perfume lady) and take questions from listeners (what is inter-service rivalry anyway?). Kori Schake joins to disse...
1 Mar 201749min
