S.C. Gwynne joins us to talk about how an increase in violence in the war’s final year actually helped bring it to a close.
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Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Wood joins us to talk about current experiments and crucial advances taking place in battlefield medicine that could push the chances of survival well beyond a one-hour window.
Read moreWe Need To Update Our Definition Of ‘War’
Tanisha M. Fazal, associate professor of political science at the University of Minnesota, joins us to talk about how a belief that modern war is tapering off is a dangerous falsehood.
Read moreHow President Bush Made The Call On The 2007 Iraq Surge
Jeffrey A. Engel, director of the Center for Presidential History at Southern Methodist University, and Will Inboden, executive director of the Clements Center for National Security at the University of Texas at Austin, join us to talk about the behind-the-scenes White House strategy that led to the Iraq troop surge.
Read moreWhy We Should Bring Back The Draft
Elliot Ackerman served five tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan as a Marine, and he joins us to discuss why, he says, we’re writing blank checks for protracted conflicts with an all-volunteer military.
Read moreA Defense Of Post-9/11 Strategy
Former deputy director of the CIA’s Counterterrorist Center and the FBI’s National Security Branch, Philip Mudd joins host Krys Boyd to talk about the U.S. security strategy in the age of terrorism.
Read moreNational Security from the Top Down
John Gans joins us to talk about how the National Security Council has evolved since 1947 – and about how President Trump has adjusted the mix of advisors during his time in office.
Read moreThe World’s Most Violent Places Are Not At War
Rachel Kleinfeld joins us to talk about how corruption, political conflict and state brutality combine to create unsafe places around the globe.
Read moreEscape From Yemen
Mohammed al Samawi joins us to tell the story of how a coalition of online supporters worked together to extract him from the war-torn country.
Read moreA Soldier, A Ghost, Shared Love And Betrayal
Elliot Ackerman joins us to tell the story of a soldier coming to grips with this life before and after the war.
Read moreThe Wars We Couldn’t Win
C.J. Chivers joins us to tell the stories of war in Afghanistan and Iraq through the eyes of the U.S. military members fighting them.
Read moreColombia’s Long Road To Recovery
Alma Guillermoprieto joins us to talk about the future of Colombia after decades of civil war.
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