How Militaries Camouflage Their Carbon Emissions
Militaries around the world are preparing for climate change. That’s true even in countries where politicians are indifferent to global warming.But what about the emissions being spewed by those milit...
5 Nov 202134min
Hawaii's Place at the Crossroads of Empire
Hawaii. America’s latest state is a tropical paradise, a vacation hotspot, and an important strategic military asset. If you’ve never been to Hawaii you might be shocked at how much of a presence the ...
29 Okt 202123min
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
