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The At the Water’s Edge Podcast explores national security and geopolitics from an insider’s perspective, looking at how national power, industrial policy, diplomacy, and military might shape our world and America’s place in it.
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Why an IRANIAN INVASION Would BACKFIRE | Robert Pape
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Oct 23, 2026 |
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The Iran War Could Push Africa Toward Collapse | Fidel Amakye Owusu
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Oct 20, 2026 |
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Saudi Arabia's Nightmare: The Reality of the Houthi Missile Threat
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Oct 16, 2026 |
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France, Iran, and the Road to World War III: The Real Risk | Robert Pape
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Oct 15, 2026 |
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U.S. Brigades Last 24 Hours Against Ukraine’s Drones | MG Duane Miller
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Oct 13, 2026 |
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The Rise of the Mecca Alliance: Turkey, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia's Game Plan
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Oct 09, 2026 |
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The Most Dangerous Weeks of the Iran War Are Here | Robert Pape
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Oct 08, 2026 |
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The Truth About Veteran Support Systems and How to Fix Them
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Oct 04, 2026 |
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Is Iran's War Spreading? Three Incidents, One Dangerous Pattern
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Oct 02, 2026 |
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Trump needs a "LAST CHAPTER" in Iran | Trita Parsi
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Sep 29, 2026 |
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Trump is TRAPPED in Iran's "DIPLOMACY" | Robert Pape
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Sep 28, 2026 |
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Why Our Special Forces Are Losing the Silent Battle
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Sep 27, 2026 |
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The Real Reason Saudi Arabia Is Buying 48 F-35s
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Sep 25, 2026 |
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When the Military is Pulled into Politics | Robert Pape
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Sep 24, 2026 |
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The Invisible War: How Gray Zone Attacks Work | fmr. NSC director F. David Diaz
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Sep 24, 2026 |
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She Didn't Look Like a Veteran in Crisis. That Was the Problem.
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Sep 22, 2026 |
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What Happens If the US Uses a Nuclear Weapon on Iran | Robert Pape
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Sep 21, 2026 |
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The Houthis Just Dragged Europe Into the Iran War
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Sep 18, 2026 |
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The Neuroscience of Suicidal Ideation: Why the Brain Can't See a Way Out
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Sep 17, 2026 |
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October 7 Was “A Reenactment,” Not a Rupture | Robert Malley
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Sep 14, 2026 |
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Iran Now Controls the Red Sea's Only Oil Bypass | Robert Pape
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Sep 13, 2026 |
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Bin Laden Lost the War. America is Still Paying the Price
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Sep 11, 2026 |
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He Wanted to Die. Surviving Changed Everything
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Sep 10, 2026 |
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The Iran War Exposed America’s Real Weakness | Sean O’Keefe
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Sep 08, 2026 |
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A Culture of Silence: The Real Crisis Behind the Army Secretary’s Exit
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Sep 04, 2026 |
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Iran Has Put America in a No-Win Scenario | Robert Pape
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Sep 01, 2026 |
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The 82nd Airborne Just Revealed How Long This War Could Last
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Aug 31, 2026 |
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Trump's Trade War Could Starve His Own War Machine
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Aug 28, 2026 |
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Trump’s Economic D-Day Will Backfire | Robert Pape
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Aug 24, 2026 |
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Washington Is Watching. Iran Is Moving. | Robert Pape
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Aug 10, 2026 |
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"This Is Strategic Paralysis" | Robert Pape on the Power Vacuum in the Persian Gulf
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Aug 03, 2026 |
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Former Acting Chairman of the Joint Chiefs: “The Colossus Is Awake”
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Jul 30, 2026 |
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You Can’t Bomb Iran Into Surrender | Robert Pape
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Jul 29, 2026 |
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This Should Be Illegal. It's Not
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Jul 23, 2026 |
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The War Is Spiraling | Robert Pape on Iran and the Escalation Trap
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Jul 21, 2026 |
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"Iran's Supreme Leader Just Called for Attacks on Americans Worldwide" | Robert Pape
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Jul 13, 2026 |
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Joe Kent: 'Israel Drove This Decision, Not Us'
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Jul 09, 2026 |
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Iran's Funeral Just Changed the War | Robert Pape's Warning to Washington
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Jul 06, 2026 |
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Iran Is Not Deterred | Robert Pape on the Escalation Trap
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Jun 29, 2026 |
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The Future of PTSD Treatment Is Already Here. Why Can’t Veterans Access It?
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Jun 25, 2026 |
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The Deal Is Signed. The War Isn’t Over. | Robert Pape on Iran
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Jun 22, 2026 |
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Why Veterans Are Going Overseas for Psychedelics | PTSD Part 2
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Jun 17, 2026 |
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A Deal Doesn’t End This War | Robert Pape on Iran
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Jun 15, 2026 |
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Surviving War Was Only the Beginning | PTSD Part 1
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Jun 11, 2026 |
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Iran Is No Longer Just Surviving | Robert Pape on the Escalation Trap
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Jun 08, 2026 |
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Trump Thought Iran Would Collapse. He Was Wrong. | Trita Parsi
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Jun 05, 2026 |
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Bombing and Talking at the Same Time | Robert Pape on Iran and the Escalation Trap
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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Former NASA Chief: America Has Lost the Meaning of Power | Iran, Artemis II & U.S. Decline
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May 21, 2026 |
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The War That Ends American Dominance | Robert Pape on Iran
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May 19, 2026 |
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The Danger Zone Is Here | Robert Pape on Iran, Nuclear Weapons, and the Escalation Trap
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May 12, 2026 |
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Former NSC Official: The Iran War Exposed America’s Broken Strategy | Negah Angha
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May 07, 2026 |
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The U.S. Is Losing Control | Robert Pape on Iran, China, and the Escalation Trap
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May 05, 2026 |
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Are We Already in World War III? Ukraine, Iran, and the New Global Conflict | Paul Poast
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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“NATO Is Dead” — Robert Pape on Iran and the New Power Map
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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Special Forces Aren’t Ready for Drone Warfare | John Kowalski
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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This Isn’t a Negotiation | Robert Pape on the Iran War
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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What Happens If Iran Loses Control of Its Terror Network? | Dr. Colin P. Clarke
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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No Way Out of the Escalation Trap | Robert Pape on Iran
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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Why Iran’s Regime Isn’t About to Fall (And What Everyone Gets Wrong) | Arash Azizi
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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The Short War Illusion Is Over | Robert Pape on Iran Escalation
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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AI for Warfighters: What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong | Tyler Saltsman
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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We’re Nearing Stage 3 — And It May Be Irreversible | Robert Pape
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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The Drone Threat Is Already Here
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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The Escalation Trap
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Mar 22, 2026 |
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Coups, Wagner, and Jihadists: The Battle for the Sahel
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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The Transparent Battlefield: Lessons From the War in Ukraine | Samuel Bendett
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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Can Veterans Fix Congress? | with Richard Ojeda
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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War Is the Easy Part. What Happens After Iran’s Regime?
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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Air Dominance Was Our Advantage. It May Also Be Our Blind Spot with Ethan Brown
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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Protests, Resistance Units, and the Future of the Iranian Regime
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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America Can Fight for a Week with Jahara "Franky" Matisek (PhD)
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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Earned, Not Given: A PhD in the Human Condition with MG (ret) Matt Smith
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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The A-10 Isn’t Obsolete — Our Thinking About War Is
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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Bringing Them Home with LTG (ret.) Walt Piatt, CEO Wounded Warrior Project
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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The Wild World of Global Trade with Wendy Cutler
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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Going Viral on TikTok and meeting the Jonas Brothers
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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Drones Are Evolving, Can We Protect Ourselves?
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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Is America's Financial Flu Fatal? Guest Douglas Holtz-Eakin (PhD)
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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The Shanghai Cooperation Organization: A New Era
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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#28 AI and Government's Data Dilemma with Jake Dyal, CEO of Certus Core
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Jul 19, 2025 |
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#27 Foreign Policy Polling Insights with Alex Tarascio
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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#26 Trump's National Security Strategy with Jahara Matisek (PhD)
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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#25 Avoiding Nuclear War between Pakistan and India with Pakistani Senator Bushra Anjum
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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#24 The Evolution of Close Air Support from WWII to GWOT with Dr. Steve Call
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May 16, 2025 |
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#23 Next Generation Strike UAVs with Ethan Thornton, CEO Mach Industries
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Mar 29, 2025 |
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E22 Trump's Foreign Policy with Jamie Miller
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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E21 How Space is Changing Everything with Dr. John Klein
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Jan 03, 2025 |
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E20 How Air Force TACPs Shaped the Global War on Terror with Ethan Brown
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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E19 The Ukraine War with Tim Mak
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Jul 06, 2024 |
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E18 Afghanistan, Why We Failed with David Kilcullen (PhD)
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May 30, 2024 |
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E17 The Army's Readiness Crisis with Michael Linick
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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E16 The Problem with American Innovation and National Security with Leo Blanken (PhD)
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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E15 Winning Irregular Warfare in Space with John Klein (PhD)
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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E14 How to Win Against China with Liza Tobin
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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E13 South Africa's Genocide Case Against Israel
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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E12 Jahara Matisek (PhD) Does American assistance cause coups in Africa?
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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E11 Sean O'Keefe, fmr. Secretary of the Navy and NASA Administrator
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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E10 Ethan Brown and the Ghost of GWOT
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Jan 19, 2024 |
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E9 General Kurt Sonntag and Special Operations in Great Power Competition
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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E8: Matt Stoller, Why America is Out of Ammunition
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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E7 Judge James Baker, Int'l Law and the Ukraine War
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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E6 Jon Pelson, author of Wireless Wars
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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E5 America's Support for Democracy Abroad
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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E4 Bob Curris and Army Psychological Operations
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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E3: Josh Paul, former Director at U.S. Department of State
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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E2: The rise of BRICS and threat of de-dollarization
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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Episode 1: Israel and the Invasion of Gaza
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Oct 20, 2023 |