The role of drones in Russia’s Ukraine invasion
Guests include: Faine Greenwood , unmanned systems researcher; Samuel Bendett , adviser with CNA Strategy, Policy, Plans and Programs Center, where he is a member of the Russia Studies Program.

Guests include: Faine Greenwood , unmanned systems researcher; Samuel Bendett , adviser with CNA Strategy, Policy, Plans and Programs Center, where he is a member of the Russia Studies Program.
Guests include: Marcus Weisgerber , Defense One Global Business Editor (at the 3:13 mark); and Tanisha Fazal , Professor of Political Science at the University of Minnesota (at 12:55); find her latest essay, " The Return of Conquest? Why the Future of Global Order Hinges on Ukraine " in the May/June issue of Foreign Affairs . Find a transcript of this episode here ....
Two experts to history for some clues about the possible future of Russia's Ukraine invasion. Guests include: Candace Rondeaux , director of the Future Frontlines project at New America (at the 3:16 mark); And Paul Poast , associate professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Chicago (at 17:12). Find a transcript of this episode here ....
Guests include: Emily Kilcrease , senior fellow and director of the Energy, Economics, and Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (at the 2:14 mark); And Elisabeth Braw , senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (at 12:00). Read a transcript of this episode here ....
Guests include: Richard Fontaine, CEO of the Center for a New American Security (beginning at the 3:28 mark); Graham Brookie, senior director of the Atlantic Council's Digital Forensic Research Lab (at 12:48); And Dr. Dmitry Gorenburg, senior research scientist at CNA (at 19:03). A transcript will be available here .
Guests include: Peter W. Singer of New America (at the 1:43 mark); Joint Chiefs Chairman Army Gen. Mark Milley (7:56); Greg Jackson of the U.S. Army Special Forces (12:24); Habib Hassan , former Afghan interpreter (17:15); Retired Army Brig. Gen. Ty Seidule (22:41); Dr. Edda Fields-Black of Carnegie Mellon University (28:15); Brian Castner of Amnesty International (36:38); And Defense One's Patrick Tucker (39:58)....
This episode, we excerpt a few of this year's Outlook 2022 interviews, including: Defense One Senior National Security Correspondent Jacqueline Feldscher in conversation with Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. Colin Kahl (at the 1:24 mark); Defense One Executive Editor Kevin Baron interviews White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan (at 5:48); Defense One's Global Business Editor Marcus Weisgerber moderates a discussion with Kristine Liwag, executive director at Morgan Stanley, ...
America’s 28th Pentagon chief wants to “lead with diplomacy” to avoid any new wars in Ukraine or Taiwan, he told Defense One’s Tara Copp in an exclusive interview to kick off our annual Outlook 2022 event series. Read more: “ Austin Rejects ‘Red Lines’ for Taiwan, Ukraine ,” by Tara Copp, Nov. 7....
This episode is broken into two parts: Project Overmatch with Defense One's Caitlin Kenney (at the 2:28 mark); Project Convergence, updated with Defense One's Patrick Tucker (at 15:48); Extra reading: “ What Worked, What Didn't at Army’s Second Connect-Everything Experiment ,” by Patrick Tucker, Nov. 10; “ Are Naval Forces on the Right Path? Leaders Run Wargame to Check ,” by Caitlin Kenney, Nov. 17. Find a transcript of this episode here ....
This episode is broken into three parts: What's new, with Defense One's Patrick Tucker (at the 1:31 mark); What's old, with Angry Staff Officer (at 15:01); What comes next, featuring Army Gen. Mike Murray and Lt. Gen. Jim Richardson of Army Futures Command (at 36:36). Extra reading: " The Biggest Lesson from the Army’s Connect-Everything Experiment ," by Patrick Tucker on Oct. 2021; " China Features Heavily in the Army’s Next Big Emerging Tech Experiment ," also via Tucker in April 2021; " It’s ...