S3E4: Aube and the Jeune Ecole: Strategy for the Weak
Admiral Arne Røksund joins Beatrice and Paul to discuss a set of French strategists collectively referred to as the Jeune Ecole, 'the young school'. The Jeune Ecole is considered the counterpoint to m...
28 Feb 202329min
S3E3: John Warden: Lord of the Five Rings with Col Dr John Andreas Olsen
John Warden III was an exceptionally influential air power strategist whose name is inextricably connected with Operation Desert Storm, the 1991 coalition campaign to free Kuwait after the Iraqi invas...
21 Feb 202331min
S3E2: C E Callwell: Small Wars and Integrated Sea-Land Operations
Historian Dr Daniel Whittingham joins Beatrice and Paul for a conversation about Major-General Sir Charles Edward Callwell (1859–1928). An unabashed British imperialist, Callwell's views are strongly ...
14 Feb 202331min
S3E1: Jomini: Selling Napoleon's System with Professor Antulio Echevarria
Antoine-Henri Jomini was the strategist who anticipated Napoleon's movements – and the general who betrayed the emperor by defecting to the Russians for a better position. He was among the most widely...
7 Feb 202331min
S2E12: A Practitioner's View: Competitive Strategy with Mick Ryan
Recently retired Major General Mick Ryan sits down with Beatrice and Paul for the Series 2 finale of Talking Strategy. Mick is an experienced strategist, having worked at high levels in this capacity ...
16 Jan 202333min
S2E11: General André Beaufre: The Two Axes of Deterrence with Brigadier General Dr Hervé Pierre
Brigadier General Dr Hervé Pierre joins Beatrice and Paul to discuss the 20th century French strategist General André Beaufre, who defined strategy as 'the art of applying force so that it makes the m...
10 Jan 202333min
S2E10: The Captain who Taught Generals: Basil Liddell Hart
Basil Liddell Hart (1895-1970) was described by President John F. Kennedy as the "captain who taught generals". Dr Bradley Potter joins Beatrice and Paul to discuss Liddell Hart, captain of the First ...
3 Jan 202330min
Bonus: Reflections on a Pedagogy for Strategy with Emilie Cleret
In this festive special, Beatrice and Paul reflect on the lessons from their meanderings across the strategic landscape over the past 20 episodes of Talking Strategy. What is very clear is that, ultim...
20 Dec 202232min
