Two weeks ago we released a podcast episode featuring Larry Goodson sharing his thoughts on what the future holds beyond Afghanistan. This week Larry is back with Thomas Johnson...
How do "sunk costs" influence wartime decisions? JP Clark interviews Brian Groves on his book, "When Presidents Fight the Last War."
Twelve years ago last week, on May 2, 2011, the U.S. military conducted a raid in Abbottabad, Pakistan that killed Usama bin Laden. Once the mission was accomplished, the...
As the Army prepares for large-scale combat, authors Greg Gharst and Rose Padmanabhan warn disease can cripple a force before the enemy strikes. Preventive medicine must deploy alongside combat...
How did an ordinary businessman get tied to Al-Qaeda's post-9/11 plans? Former war crimes prosecutor Michael Lebowitz joins host Ron Granieri to discuss his book, “Second Wave”, detailing this...
AI is turning John Boyd’s OODA loop into a straight line: Predict-Act. Sam White warns that automated decisions risk deception and runaway crises. To stay in control, military commanders...
Host Jadwiga Biskupska sits down with Ukrainian Army COL Oleksandr, an International Fellow in the AY26 class at the U.S. Army War College, for a real-time perspective on modern...
The U.S. Army War College is moving past a one-size-fits-all curriculum. Patrick Lysaght describes how Assessment Based Tailored Education enables students to customize learning to better prepare them for...
How does the DIA maintain its competitive edge? Host Tom Spahr asks Major General Robert Kinney, DIA's Chief AI Officer. They explore how AI accelerates human decision-making and manages...
Clayton Manning and his team transformed a 148-bed Army field hospital into a mobile 12-bed unit fitting in 4 shipping containers. To survive future conflicts, we cannot rely on...
In modern warfare, the front line no longer begins where supply trucks stop. It begins wherever a drone can see. When a blue force commander says during an after-action...
Is maneuver warfare truly dead in modern combat? Tom Galvin sits down with Carlisle Scholars Kevin Krupski, Michael Moore, and Erick Buckner to tackle the growing belief that defense...
What can early 20th-century German war plans teach us about today's global conflicts? Thomas Bruscino explores Holger Herwig’s "Politics of Frustration" to show great power competition is a profound...
As open-source intelligence dominates national security, how do analysts navigate deceptive "AI slop"? Kelly Ihme and Michael Moore join host Tom Spahr to discuss why a focused human mind...
What will the U.S.-Europe security relationship look like in ten years? Josh Yarbrough argues that forecasting models mapping four alliance scenarios help leaders test policy choices, highlight key trade-offs,...
Hiding military tools too well can weaken deterrence. Aaron Brown, Justin Bierens and Gerald Bowman join host Tom Galvin to discuss why the military must adopt a "share unless...
Building SOF coalitions on the fly is over. Oscar Garzon, Rachel Bowers and Gerald Bowman explain why future conflicts demand predictive, data-driven frameworks to measure allied readiness across human,...
Why does WWII still captivate our imagination? Host Darrell Driver and military historian Doug Douds discuss how the conflict shapes modern geopolitics, unpacking pivotal moments, unsung advisors, and intriguing...
Is there an Eastern "way of war"? Henry Kissinger argued yes, but Loris Lepri says strategy is driven by necessity, not culture. From Sun Tzu to George Washington, the...
On today’s high-tech battlefield, "safe" rear areas no longer exist. Combat units are bogged down dragging broken gear because the military lacks a middle tier for complex repairs. Octavia...