Galactic Gaslighting, Futurism v. Moneyballing, Japan's Five-Eyes Controversy, Obama's Drone Reckoning | Ep. 79

Futures studies versus moneyball--the problem with prediction.  A supply-side theory of Obama's drone strike addiction.  Telling lies about a Galactic Federation with aliens.  Should Japan join the Five-Eyes intelligence-sharing partnership?  How to get out of Afghanistan.  Why the Indo-Pacific is too big for a single strategy.  Also this episode: The movies that made Van Jackson and the team.  Jeffrey Lewis's Tweet: https://twitter.com/ArmsControlWonk/status/1334533169547075584?s=19Annette Joseph: https://twitter.com/AnnetteJosephG/status/1336321130303467520?s=19Ankit Panda's Tweet: https://twitter.com/nktpnd/status/1336774686152286210James Palmer's Tweet: https://twitter.com/BeijingPalmer/status/1336722893829443585Contributors: Pete McKenzie, Gaby Magnuson, Jake Dellow, Ciara Mitchell