Patrolling the Seven Seas Isn't Cheap
Sea power was the secret of the Phoenicians, the Greeks - even the landlubber Romans when they took the upper hand against Carthage. More recently - which isn’t hard - the British Empire was won on th...
25 Okt 202139min
How 9/11 Led to a 'Reign of Terror'
The Forever War. It may be gone from Afghanistan but it’s not gone from our hearts. Our minds. Our souls. The body politic is riddled with the consequences of the last twenty years of conflict. The De...
15 Okt 202139min
ISIS-K Is Coming For the Taliban
The idea of terrorism as a franchise isn’t new, maybe, but nobody’s done it better than Islamic State. Most Americans thought the fight against ISIS was over with the fall of Raqqa. But on August 26, ...
8 Okt 202138min
Is North Korea a Hypersonic Threat?
North Korea is back in the headlines, and as usual, it’s not because they’ve invented a new soft drink. No, Kim Jong Un’s fiefdom has once again launched missiles into the sea, claims to have invented...
1 Okt 202140min
Why Criminals Post Evidence on Instagram
Instagram is a world of influencers, models, bizarre ads and aspirational living. It’s a place where artists share their work and people go to see and be seen. It’s also the epicenter of gang violence...
24 Sep 202131min
UNLOCKED: The Drones of the Vietnam War
A special production of Angry Planet and David Axe explores how a group of scruffy contractors pioneered the use of drones during the Vietnam War.Axe’s book, Drone War Vietnam, is out now.Support this...
17 Sep 202136min
America's Liaison to the Taliban on What Went Wrong
The facts on the ground are undeniable. The U.S. is out, the Taliban is back in.The end was ugly and there were plenty of ugly spots along the way.Since we’re all doing what ifs, here’s ours: what wou...
10 Sep 202132min
Space: Final Frontier or Billionaire's Playground?
Space… Is it still the final frontier? And does anyone really care about it anymore, aside from a few billionaires and maybe a millionaire or two?Does NASA have any mojo left? And are any of us alive ...
3 Sep 202134min
