Can America Jaw-Jaw its Way Out of Afghanistan?
Devour this deep dive into the dash to drop America's drawn-out duel in the domain of the Durrani (and different dynasties): Afghanistan. To help us understand what's transpired and the meaning of the...
9 Mars 202059min
A Military Straining Against Civilian Control?
In front of a live audience and with red wine in hand, the War on the Rocks podcast closed out an important conference on civil-military affairs hosted by the Strategic Studies shop over at the School...
24 Feb 202035min
The Fleet, the Fight, and the Future
Is the U.S. military built and positioned to stop or — if necessary — win the next big war? What should the Navy and Marine Corps of the future look like? What's standing in the way? How can the Unite...
17 Feb 202055min
Who Needs Landmines?
The Trump administration made big news recently — and it wasn't about impeachment. On Jan. 31, the White House announced that it was cancelling the policy that prohibited using anti-personnel landmin...
11 Feb 202040min
The Method (or Madness) of Counting the Seconds to Doomsday
Many of you have heard of the Doomsday Clock — a decades-old analogue clock meant to symbolize how close we are to nuclear catastrophe. However far we are from midnight, we are told, is how close we a...
3 Feb 202049min
No, Man: It's an Island
Islands have taken on a greater prominence when we talk about the risk of war, especially in Asia. In the Indo-Pacific, islands, reefs, and rocky outcroppings are increasingly an organizing principle ...
13 Jan 202047min
Fission in Hamburg
As the world changes, is the nuclear strategy landscape changing or staying remarkably consistent? We had a nice chat about such in lovely Hamburg, courtesy of the Nuclear Studies Research Initiative ...
30 Dec 201947min
Veterans in Congress Come Together 'For Country'
Have you heard of the 'For Country' caucus? In a political moment defined by acrimony above all else, this caucus brings together members of Congress who have served in the military — Democrats and Re...
23 Dec 201921min
