Why a troop surge in Afghanistan is a terrible idea
How many soldiers does America need to turn the tide in Afghanistan? The Taliban controls half the country and continues to gain ground. The Pentagon and generals in the field want U.S. President Dona...
31 Maj 201730min
From loathed to loved – the deadly history of the submarine
Submarines are an accepted part of a strong navy and the cornerstone vessel of a superpower. But these stealth-killers of the ocean were once as derided and feared as the drone is now. This week on Wa...
24 Maj 201731min
ICYMI: Russia's interests in the North Pole
Russia's aircraft carrier may be creaky, but its submarines are among the best in the business and they ply the currents beneath the Arctic at will - though not unchallenged. So, who's challenging Rus...
17 Maj 201726min
Stretching the special forces thin
America is at war with the Islamic State. Typically, citizens think this war comes in the form of drone strikes, signals intelligence and cooperation with regional partners. But that’s only part of th...
10 Maj 201730min
The psychics with top secret security clearance
Even if you think a government program to fund research into extra sensory perception, remote viewing and mind reading is crazy, U.S. taxpayers have paid for it. This week on War College, Pulitzer-pri...
3 Maj 201729min
What North Korea wants
Pyongyang launches missile test after missile test. A carrier strike group moves through the Pacific with its sights set on the peninsula. U.S. President Donald Trump has called the entirety of the U....
26 Apr 201731min
On the front lines during the last days of Standing Rock
After a year of protests, Standing Rock began to die down in late winter this year. But to one observer, the standoff stood out for how much it resembled a war zone. Marty Skovlund Jr. is a U.S. Army ...
19 Apr 201730min
The Baby Boomers weren’t heroes
My father had a low draft number and always told me he couldn’t see himself trudging through the jungle with a machete. It was the early ‘70s and Vietnam would be over soon, but young Americans were s...
13 Apr 201732min
