Stranded in Iraq During a Pandemic
This week on War College, producer Kevin Knodell is back in the states after an extended stay in Iraq. He walks us through his journey and the impact of the pandemic on the Middle East.You can listen ...
30 Apr 202059min
What Gold Plated AK-47s Tell Us About War
As I keep saying, war has changed. It’s the recent theme of War College. And it’s not just conflict, but the way people cover conflict. Increasingly, journalists and researchers are using open source ...
13 Apr 202055min
Turkey Is Turning Off Syria's Water During a Pandemic
War is about logistics. “An army marches on its stomach,” the idiom goes. Well, a populace can’t survive without water. One water station in Northeast Syria is the heart of a growing conflict between ...
28 Mars 202029min
Dealing With Our COVID Fear and Panic
This week we're taking a moment to work through our fear, panic, and axiety.You can listen to War College on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or follow our RSS directly. Our website is warcollegepodcast....
21 Mars 202056min
A Military History of Metal Gear Solid
War. War never changes.Except … that’s not exactly true is it? I’d argue that war has changed demonstrably in the past two decades. It’s gotten longer, somehow less deadly, and far weirder. Also. Desp...
13 Mars 202047min
Space Force Is Boring
Space Force. It’s here. It’s the newest branch of the U.S. military and it’s got it’s own uniforms and a snazzy new patch that looks a lot like the emblem for the United Federation of Planets. But it’...
4 Mars 202040min
When the Allies Burned a German City to Cinders
In the closing days of World War II, the British Royal Air Force and United States Army Air Force dropped more than 3,900 tons of high explosives and fire bombs on the city of Dresden. It was not, str...
21 Feb 202043min
America’s Low Yield Nukes and the New Atomic Scare
From the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty to, probably, New START, all the old treaties are failing. Nuclear weapons are back in the public consciousness in a big way and old Cold War ideas th...
14 Feb 202034min
