How America's Refugee Policy Hurts its War Effort
Refugees. People from countries in crisis fleeing oppression and death. America was once a beacon to the world’s tired, poor, huddled masses yearning to breathe free. But things have changed. In the l...
20 Nov 201931min
How the AK-74 Became a Fashion Statement
If there’s been a recent throughline or theme on this season of War College, it’s that war has changed. And it’s not just conflict, but the way we cover conflict. Increasingly, people are using open s...
11 Nov 201926min
This Is (Probably) How the World Ends
It’s the end of the world as we know it and I’m fine. It’s fine. It’s fine. Stop asking.Between the climate Apocalypse, tensions in the Middle East, the dissolution of decades old nuclear treaties, ar...
1 Nov 201943min
Why People Defend Dictators Online
There’s anti-government protests in Hong Kong, Venezuela, and Russia. The civil war in Syria rages on and, thanks to Twitter, VK, Facebook, anyone can share their opinion about world events. Elements ...
22 Okt 201948min
ICYMI: Syria, the Kurds, and Civil War
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 Withdra...
16 Okt 20191h 26min
US SpecOps Is Training to Fight Russian Tanks and Memes
There’s war all over these days, but it’s different. War has, in fact changed, and the operators of the future are preparing for different challenges in different theaters. The bulk of US involved con...
9 Okt 201932min
Houthi Drones in Saudia Arabia Prove Pseudowar Has Come to the Middle East
On September 14, explosions rocked oil infrastructure in Saudia Arabia. Houthi rebels in Yemen claimed responsibility for the attack and the early headlines stated that the rebel group had attacked th...
1 Okt 201935min
ICYMI : How Commercial Drones Changed War
For the past decade, unmanned aerial vehicles have been a cornerstone of America’s campaign against Islamic insurgents in the Greater Middle East. Predator and Reaper drones crisscross the globe firin...
25 Sep 201923min
