After the NATO summit + a trip to the Pacific
Guest: Patrick Tucker , Defense One science and technology editor. Find his related reporting from Hawaii here .
Jul 13, 2023•33 min
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Behind the 2023 Paris Air Show
Guests: Marcus Weisgerber , Defense One global business editor; Roman Schweizer , policy analyst focusing on defense issues; Cai von Rumohr , equity analyst with an emphasis on defense issues.
Jun 28, 2023•37 min
Tech Summit, in review
We hear from U.S. generals, ambassadors from Europe, tech reps from Ukraine, officials from Congress, China wonks, space nerds, and more. Guests (and links to the full interviews on YouTube): Dr. Timothy Bunning , the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory's Chief Technology Officer (at the 1:54 mark); Schuyler Moore , U.S Central Command's Chief Technology Officer (at 6:48); Polish NATO Amb. Tomasz Szatkowski (at 9:24—YouTube link coming soon); Alex Bornyakov , Ukraine's Deputy Minister of Digital ...
Jun 23, 2023•1 hr 1 min
Why Ukraine’s drone war is more complex than you think
Guest: Sam Bendett , advisor in Russian studies at CNA. You can read over his latest report on drone use in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, here .
Jun 02, 2023•22 min
The Army’s recruiting crisis; the science of special forces; and NATO’s Mircea Geoană
Guests: Sam Skove , staff reporter for Defense One ; And Patrick Tucker , science and tech editor at Defense One .
May 19, 2023•38 min
The war in Yemen, 8 years on
Guests: Michael Knights , a military historian, security analyst with the Washington Institute, and author of the book, " 25 Days to Aden "; Shireen Al-Adeimi , Assistant Professor of Language and Literacy at Michigan State University, and Non-Resident Fellow in the Middle East program at the Washington-based Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft....
May 04, 2023•48 min
The Discord leaks and what might lie ahead for Ukraine
Guests: Patrick Tucker , science and technology editor at Defense One; And Defense One staff reporter Sam Skove , who recently returned from Ukraine.
Apr 21, 2023•39 min
Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley
Milley spoke with Defense One Executive Editor Kevin Baron on the Ukraine war, China, Taiwan, Mexico, and more.
Apr 03, 2023•27 min
Space Force chief Gen. Chance Saltzman
America’s Chief of Space Operations, Gen. Chance Saltzman, spoke to Defense One's Jennifer Hlad about Chinese satellite jamming, missile defense, and more. Find other interviews in the State of Defense series here .
Mar 31, 2023•21 min
Air Force chief Gen. Charles Q. Brown
Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown sat down with Defense One’s Marcus Weisgerber to discuss priorities for the year ahead, lessons from Russia’s Ukraine invasion, and more.
Mar 24, 2023•29 min
Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger
Navy and Marine Corps officials disagree about whether the San Antonio-class Flight II amphibious ship is getting too pricey. Defense One's Caitlin Kenney asked Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger about the future of the amphibious fleet, what he'd do differently as commandant if he had it to do over again, and much more. Guest: Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger interviewed by Defense One 's Caitlin Kenney. Find other interviews in the State of Defense series here . (You have to re...
Mar 17, 2023•22 min
U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Chris Donahue
The 18th Airborne Corps commander talks about drones, recruiting, the Pacific theater, challenges posed by China, and more.
Mar 03, 2023•31 min
Spies in the balloon?
We review the latest ups and downs in the U.S.-China relationship, which has been shaken by allegations of spying via aerostat. Guest: Patrick Tucker, Defense One technology editor.
Feb 16, 2023•21 min
Has US foreign policy become too militarized?
Two researchers compiled data on U.S. military interventions from 1776 to 2019. Here's what they learned. Guests: Monica Toft, professor of international politics and the director of the Center for Strategic Studies at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy; And Sidita Kushi, assistant professor of political science at Bridgewater State University. Their Foreign Affairs essay, “ The Roots of Washington’s Addiction to Military Force: And How China’s Rise Could Constrain American Interventionism...
Feb 03, 2023•25 min
Preparing for conflict in the Pacific
An Army two-star general explains his proposal to send a multi-domain task force to the region. Guests: U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Joel "JB" Vowell, Commanding General of the United States Army Japan; Maj. Kevin Joyce is an Army Strategist and the strategy branch chief at U.S. Army Japan. You can find their essay, here . And you can read a transcript of this conversation on Defense One, here ....
Jan 20, 2023•24 min
Germany’s uneasy year ahead + 2023 preview with BAE’s Tom Arsenault
We review the year that was and preview what might lie ahead for the U.S., Europe, and the wider global defense industry. Guests include: Former German Ambassador the United Nations and current Chairman of the Munich Security Conference Christoph Heusgen , in conversation with Defense One Executive Editor Kevin Baron. BAE Systems CEO Tom Arseneault speaks with Defense One Global Business Editor Marcus Weisgerber (that begins at the 26:08 mark)....
Dec 21, 2022•41 min
What we know about the Air Force’s new B-21 bomber
Defense One staff help unpack the hype and lingering mysteries surrounding America's newly-unveiled bomber plane, and we check in on the annual Reagan National Defense Forum. Guests include: Lauren Williams , senior editor at Defense One; And Marcus Weisgerber , Defense One's Global Business Editor.
Dec 08, 2022•36 min
The especially difficult history of America’s Black veterans
Guests include: Matthew Delmont is a Guggenheim Fellow and the Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Professor of History at Dartmouth College; his book, “ Half American: The Epic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad ,” was just published in October; interview begins at the 0:47 mark; And Holly Pinheiro, Jr. , is an assistant professor of history at Furman University; his research focuses on the intersections of race, gender, and class in the U.S. military from 1850 thro...
Nov 10, 2022•43 min
The growth of drones in Russia's Ukraine war
We focus on the latest developments in unmanned aerial systems, from the war in Ukraine to a conference in Washington. Guests include: Faine Greenwood researches and writes about drones and emerging technologies; and Sam Bendett is in the Russia Studies Program at CNA, based in Washington (at the 7:58 mark); And Marcus Weisgerber is Defense One ’s Global Business Editor (at 23:05)....
Oct 28, 2022•49 min
Rethinking logistics, tomorrow’s air bases, the future of space debris, and more.
Guests include: Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger (at the 1:19 mark); Marine Brig. Gen. Joseph Clearfield, Deputy Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific (at 6:58); Air Force chief Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr. (at 10:54); Air Force’s deputy chief of staff for strategy, Lt. Gen. Clinton Hinote (12:52); Chris Dougherty, senior fellow at CNAS (17:36); Vice Chief of Space Operations, Gen. David Thompson (21:04); Colorado Republican Rep. Doug Lamborn (23:42); And Steven Butow, Director of t...
Oct 06, 2022•29 min
The short- and mid-term outlook for the U.S. Navy
The chief of naval operations and a key lawmaker talk shipbuilding plans, drones, Iran, and more. Guests include: U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday—interviewed by Bradley Peniston, deputy editor of Defense One (beginning at the 1:32 mark); Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Va., vice chair of the House Armed Services Committee—interviewed by Jacqueline Feldscher, Defense One senior national security correspondent (at the 17:41). Find more from this year's State of Defense event series, here ....
Sep 23, 2022•32 min
What lies ahead for the U.S. Army
Guests include: U.S. Army Gen. James McConville (at the 2:23 mark); Elisabeth Braw of the American Enterprise Institute, and Mark Cozad from RAND (at 17:13); Army Lt. Gen. Scott McKean, deputy commander of the Army’s Futures Command (at 25:50). Find more from this year's State of Defense event series, here .
Sep 09, 2022•31 min
The legacy of America’s Afghan war, with Elliot Ackerman
Elliot Ackerman is a former U.S. Marine Corps Special Operations Team Leader. His latest book, “ The Fifth Act: America’s End in Afghanistan ,” was just published in August. (Music: "Ribbons" by Postwar)
Aug 22, 2022•25 min
Decoding China’s Taiwan saber-rattling
Two experts help us put the most recent Taiwan Strait crisis in perspective. Guests include: Collin Koh , research fellow at the Institute of Defense and Strategic Studies in Singapore (at 1:44); And Becca Wasser , fellow for the Defense Program and lead of the Gaming Lab at the Center for a New American Security think tank in Washington, D.C. (at the 23:48 mark)....
Aug 11, 2022•35 min
Aerospace's new inflection point
Here's what industry execs were worried about at the Farnborough Airshow. Guests include: Bradley Peniston, Defense One Deputy Editor; Marcus Weisgerber, Defense One Global Business Editor; Andrew Hunter, assistant secretary of the U.S. Air Force for acquisition, technology and logistics; Raytheon CEO Greg Hayes; Bell Helicopter CEO Mitch Snyder; And Eric Chewning, of the consulting firm McKinsey’s aerospace and defense practice. After the program is a sponsored interview with Thomas Laliberty, ...
Jul 21, 2022•27 min
2022 Tech Summit, in review
Sixteen different experts and officials joined us to discuss the war in Ukraine, cyber warfare, the challenges posed by China, and much more from this year's Defense One Technology Summit. Guests include: Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks (at the 0:55 mark); Stephen Wood of Maxar Technologies and Aric Toler of Bellingcat (@ 4:27); Dave Frederick of U.S. Cyber Command (@ 15:25); Dmitri Alperovitch and retired U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Rogers (@ 17:53); Neal Higgins, Deputy National Cyber Director...
Jun 30, 2022•58 min
Three perspectives on the future of Ukraine
This episode, we hear from three people whose lives have become bound up with Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Guests: Olga Stefanishyna , Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic integration of Ukraine (beginning at the 3:27 mark); Ambassador Michael Carpenter , Washington’s Permanent Representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, or OSCE (at 9:49); St. Javelin founder Christian Borys (at 34:01); And Patrick Tucker , science and technology editor for Defense...
Jun 10, 2022•49 min
Derek Chollet, the State Department’s ‘Swiss Army knife’
The State Department's Derek Chollet sat down to talk about Russia's Ukraine invasion, China's 21st-century rise, and much more with Defense One Executive Editor Kevin Baron.
May 26, 2022•44 min
NATO Deputy Secretary-General Mircea Geoana
Guest: Deputy Secretary General of NATO Mircea Geoana .
May 18, 2022•23 min
Phil Klay
Our guest is award-winning author and U.S. Marine Corps veteran Phil Klay , whose new book of essays, " Uncertain Ground: Citizenship and an Age of Endless, Invisible War ," was just published by Penguin Random House.
May 17, 2022•21 min
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