Breaking Down Complex Conflict Between India and Pakistan
On February 14, a 20-year old man drove a car packed with explosives into a bus full of Indian Central Reserve Police Forces. 40 of the police officers died in the attack. This happened in an Indian c...
1 Mars 201952min
The Secret History of the Pentagon's Hollywood Studio
At the end of World War II and deep into the Cold War, the American Military operated a strange building deep in the Hollywood Hills. It was the 1352nd Photographic Group of the United States Air Forc...
22 Feb 201932min
The Kurds are In a "Double Colonial Bind"
The Kurds are a people without a country. They occupy large swaths of land in Iraq, Syria, Turkey, and Iran but have no central government. Kurdish fighters have been constant allies in America’s figh...
15 Feb 201950min
This Is (Not) Sparta!
When you hear the word Sparta, there’s an immediate association with war and the military. Of the Greek City States, it’s the one most associated with battle. Spartan men were expected to be warriors ...
9 Feb 201946min
What Cigarettes Tell Us About the Military-Industrial Complex
Drugs and the battlefield go together like peanut butter and jelly. The Third Reich’s soldier ran on methamphetamine and American soldiers smoked like chimneys. The picture of the US GI with a burning...
1 Feb 201939min
The Syrian Revolution Is Over, but the War Rages On
This week on War College, Syrian journalist Loubna Mrie walks us through life in the early days of the Syrian revolution, how it turned into a nightmarish Civil War, and the consequences of US Withdr...
25 Jan 201935min
A Green Beret Cyber Ninja, The Avengers of Terrorism, and the Missile Defense Review
New voices and new topics. It’s War College 3.0. The music is staying the same, but some of the voices are changing. Former Green Beret and current cyber ninja, Derek Gannon comes on the show to co-ho...
19 Jan 201940min
The Unsung Heroes of the National Guard
The National Guard gets a bad rap, but they’re an important part of the military that’s little understood.This week on War College we try to change that.You can listen to War College on iTunes, Stitch...
18 Jan 201930min
