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Ep. 16: Hypersonic missiles; Black Hat/Defcon 2018; Q&A w/ Chris Lynch of Defense Digital Services.
Welcome to our podcast about the news, strategy, tech, and business trends defining the future of national security.
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We Regret to Inform You That Russia Is (Probably) At It Again
For Putin and company, election season in America is open season for meddling.
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Trump's Turkey Pushback is a Welcome Start
Unlike its predecessors, the Trump administration finally seems to be doing something about a long list of U.S. grievances.
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War & Peace (Is Not Fake News)
Today, we join in the Boston Globe's day of unity with editorial boards and publishers in support of the #FreePress.
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How US and European Aims Overlap in the Middle East
Although deep disconnects plague transatlantic cooperation, the two sides still share a common interest in stabilizing this volatile region.
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How Artificial Intelligence Could Keep US Army Vehicles Ready for Action
A yearlong pilot program will see if AI can predict when components on Bradley Fighting Vehicles will break.
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Trump’s Secret War on Terror
Drone strikes continue and spread—away from public scrutiny or Congressional oversight.
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Why the Space Force Is Just Like Trump University
The gap between the hype and reality of the proposed new branch of the military makes the project almost entirely an exercise in misleading branding.
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Ep. 15: Space Force is happening; The future of ISIS in Africa; Charlottesville, one year later; and more.
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What It Would Take for Iran to Talk to Trump
It may not seem like it, but Tehran has a lot to gain from meeting with a U.S. president in search of his own nuclear deal.
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Do We Need a Space Force? That Depends on Our Answers to These Legal and Strategic Questions
The first question that we need to clarify is whether the U.S. and its future peer adversaries are willing to fight a war in space.
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How to Keep the US-India Defense Relationship Moving Ahead
Both countries can help each other in a rapidly changing Asia — if they can pick their way past several looming obstacles.
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Risks Rise As US Reimposes Sanctions on Iran
Several undesirable consequences are becoming more likely.
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The US Military Just Partially Banned Geolocatable Cellphones. That's a Start.
The consequences of Internet-of-Things insecurity on national security should now be clear.
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How Trump Radicalized ICE
A long-running inferiority complex, vast statutory power, a chilling new directive from the top—inside America’s unfolding immigration tragedy.
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Stealthier Tanks Are On The Way
Several tech trends will make tomorrow’s tanks harder to spot — and that may have strategic implications.
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The Marshall Plan That Failed
Before George Marshall transformed American foreign policy in Europe, he lost a major political fight in China.
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Congress Rushes to Spend Billions on Space Weapons—Even if They Don’t Work
Even a bare-bones system would be ridiculously costly, and more likely to foster war than prevent it.
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The US Military Should Be Doubling Down on Space
Commercial innovation is slashing costs and boosting capabilities fast enough to remain useful even as antisatellite weapons improve.
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