Ep 256: Nadia Schadlow on Strategic Depth
Dec 12, 2025•38 min
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Episode description
Nadia Schadlow, former Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategy and senior fellow at Hudson Institute, joins the show to breakdown what strategic depth is and why the concept remains relevant.
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Times
02:37 Unhinged, Frenetic Times
03:36 What is Strategic Depth?
07:50 A Lack of Space
12:50 Territory and War
14:55 How to Increase Time
23:18 Allies and Forward Defense
30:29 How Do You Get Freedom of Choice?
36:57 Keeping and Maintaining Strategic Depth
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