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Ep. 70: Robotics, Esports and the future of national security
Get smart on human-machine teaming, the future of work, and why the Army has turned to video games like never before.
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Ep. 69: “The World: A Brief Introduction,” with Richard Haass
The president of the Council on Foreign Relations explains why the world needs to be reintroduced to a general audience in 2020.
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Ep. 68: How Americans view the U.S. role in the world, with Ivo Daalder
Are Americans ready, willing, and able to be the global security leaders of this century?
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Ep. 66: The 1918 flu and the U.S. military
How the U.S. military was battered by, and slowly learned from, the influenza pandemic of 1918.
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Ep. 65: Preparing for the next coronavirus
Three things that could help better protect us ahead of the next coronavirus-like pandemic.
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Ep. 64: Coronavirus and national security
Where are disruptions hitting the defense industry hardest? How are federal workers adjusting? And what do we know about the race for a cure?
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Ep. 63: War in space
What might orbital war look like? How might it start, and how could it proceed?
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Ep. 62: Wagner and Russian private military contractors
How much do we understand about what these groups are up to? And how much should the U.S. and its allies be concerned?
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Best of 2019: Defense One Radio
Review the year that was — and consider what's next — with episodes from our award-winning podcast.
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Ep. 61: Influence operations in 2020
In 2016, Moscow sowed division with fake news. Today, Russian agents simply reflect the things Americans say about each other.
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Amid Rising Tensions: A Conversation with Pakistan’s Ambassador
Asad Majeed Khan discusses the U.S. troop pullout in Afghanistan, the worsening situation in Kashmir, and efforts to fight extremism.
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Ep. 59: The future of European security
Here's a look at some of the ways Europe is changing amid various pressures from Russia, China and the NATO alliance.
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Defense One Wins Two Eddie Awards
The Folio: media group recognized the Defense One Radio podcast and an investigative piece on the Pentagon’s JEDI contract.
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Ep. 58: Wargames
All about one of the safer, cheaper ways to figure out who’s going to win a war.
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Ep. 57: The Future of the U.S. Military in Syria (for now)
Three Middle East experts forecast likely consequences and the longterm costs of the U.S. military withdrawing from northern Syria.
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Ep. 56: 10 trips to Afghanistan, with Kevin Maurer
North Carolina-based author Kevin Maurer talks about his latest trip in January, and how some U.S. soldiers derive meaning from the longest conflict in the nation's history.
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Ep. 55: Doomsday machines, nuclear hurricanes and Russian spies, with Vince Houghton
An interview with the author of 'Nuking the Moon: And Other Intelligence Schemes and Military Plots Left on the Drawing Board.'
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Ep. 54: Defense Intelligence Agency’s Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley
The general answered 10 questions about Afghanistan, China, North Korea and more.
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Ep. 53: Civilian casualty reporting and the war on ISIS with Alexa O’Brien and Chris Woods
Why has coverage been so lacking? A new report offers some answers.
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