Why the F-35 may not stink
This week on War College we're diving into the weeds on how weapons systems come into existence. Andrea Shalal, Reuters’ longtime aerospace correspondent, takes us through the steps. She also gives a ...
7 Apr 201630min
He had bin Laden in his sights, but no trigger to pull
Just months before the Sept. 11 attacks, Scott Swanson was piloting an early version of the Predator drone over Afghanistan. Swanson and his team were looking for Osama bin Laden and it looked like th...
29 Mars 201634min
Caught in a draft: Where military service can last forever
This week on War College, we’re talking about a secretive nation where everyone serves in the military – and not just for a year or two. In fact, once you get pulled into service in Eritrea, you could...
17 Mars 201633min
Snipers: Battlefield saviors or sinners?
Snipers play a key role in the world’s armies. They target commanders on the opposing side and other targets with an outsize impact. Working by themselves, they can pin down a group, creating fear and...
10 Mars 201627min
Can NATO still put up a fight against Russia?
With Vladimir Putin and the United States staring at each other like the gunfighters in the final scene in the "Good, the Bad and the Ugly," War College takes a fresh look at NATO. We wanted to know w...
3 Mars 201632min
Why closing Gitmo isn't an open-and-shut case
President Barack Obama laid out a plan to close the notorious Guantanamo Bay prison this week. Even if it were to close by the time Obama leaves office, it will have been open for 15 years. So, why is...
25 Feb 201628min
Is the Syrian war partly an ad for Russian arms sales?
Russia is pulling out all the stops in showing off new weaponry — especially in Syria. Nick de Larrinaga, an expert at Jane’s Defense Weekly, joins the show and explains that the display of force is a...
18 Feb 201628min
How Garry Kasparov sees the chess match between Russia and the West
Garry Kasparov, a Russian opposition leader who was ranked as the world's best chess player for most of 20 years, has a problem with the West’s response to Vladimir Putin’s Russia and warns of the dan...
9 Feb 201616min
