The Entire History of Russia in One Hour
If there’s one thing that’s always changing, it’s history. And no, we’re not talking about the Confederacy today. We’re back to one of our favorite subjects: Russia.Under the Soviet regime, history wa...
29 Juli 202053min
On the Frontlines of the Battle of Portland
This episode is a special double feature. We here at War College think that the deployment of Federal officers to American cities is one of the most important stories of 2020 and we booked two differe...
24 Juli 20201h 47min
Saying Goodbye to Afghanistan
Afghanistan. U.S. troops have been leaving for years, fast, then slowly, then fast again. There is some kind of peace deal between the United States and the Taliban, but it doesn’t involve peace. The ...
22 Juli 202036min
Fake Journalists Are the Latest Disinformation Twist
Last week The Daily Beast broke some bizarre news. Several news outlets, including The Washington Examiner, RealClear Markets, and The National Interest, had been running op-eds of journalists that di...
15 Juli 202057min
How Cocaine Fuels America’s Longest War
Cocaine is the second most popular illicit drug in the world and it’s controlled by a black market regulated by violence. As America’s drug war edges close to its fiftieth birthday, there is no end in...
8 Juli 20201h 7min
The Robot Revolution Is Already Here
This week we’re joined by P.W. Singer, co-author of Burn-In: A Novel of the Real Robotic Revolution.The future is here, it's just not evenly distributed.Stray thoughts on the Bonus Army.The future of ...
3 Juli 20201h 1min
European Policing From the Carabinieri to the Stasi
Elisabeth Braw is a Senior Research Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies in London. RUSI is the oldest defense think tank in the world and Braw leads its Mod...
26 Juni 20201h 2min
The Difference Between Obedience and Deference
Our guest this week is Pauline Kaurin. Kaurin is the Stockdale Chair in Professional Military Ethics at the US Naval War College and the author of the new book On Obedience: Contrasting Philosophies f...
18 Juni 20201h 3min
