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At the Water's Edge — 79 episodes

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A Culture of Silence: The Real Crisis Behind the Army Secretary’s Exit

2

Iran Has Put America in a No-Win Scenario | Robert Pape

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The 82nd Airborne Just Revealed How Long This War Could Last

4

Trump's Trade War Could Starve His Own War Machine

5

Trump’s Economic D-Day Will Backfire | Robert Pape

6

Washington Is Watching. Iran Is Moving. | Robert Pape

7

"This Is Strategic Paralysis" | Robert Pape on the Power Vacuum in the Persian Gulf

8

Former Acting Chairman of the Joint Chiefs: “The Colossus Is Awake”

9

You Can’t Bomb Iran Into Surrender | Robert Pape

10

This Should Be Illegal. It's Not

11

The War Is Spiraling | Robert Pape on Iran and the Escalation Trap

12

"Iran's Supreme Leader Just Called for Attacks on Americans Worldwide" | Robert Pape

13

Joe Kent: 'Israel Drove This Decision, Not Us'

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Iran's Funeral Just Changed the War | Robert Pape's Warning to Washington

15

Iran Is Not Deterred | Robert Pape on the Escalation Trap

16

The Future of PTSD Treatment Is Already Here. Why Can’t Veterans Access It?

17

The Deal Is Signed. The War Isn’t Over. | Robert Pape on Iran

18

Why Veterans Are Going Overseas for Psychedelics | PTSD Part 2

19

A Deal Doesn’t End This War | Robert Pape on Iran

20

Surviving War Was Only the Beginning | PTSD Part 1

21

Iran Is No Longer Just Surviving | Robert Pape on the Escalation Trap

22

Trump Thought Iran Would Collapse. He Was Wrong. | Trita Parsi

23

Bombing and Talking at the Same Time | Robert Pape on Iran and the Escalation Trap

24

Former NASA Chief: America Has Lost the Meaning of Power | Iran, Artemis II & U.S. Decline

25

The War That Ends American Dominance | Robert Pape on Iran

26

The Danger Zone Is Here | Robert Pape on Iran, Nuclear Weapons, and the Escalation Trap

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Former NSC Official: The Iran War Exposed America’s Broken Strategy | Negah Angha

28

The U.S. Is Losing Control | Robert Pape on Iran, China, and the Escalation Trap

29

Are We Already in World War III? Ukraine, Iran, and the New Global Conflict | Paul Poast

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“NATO Is Dead” — Robert Pape on Iran and the New Power Map

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Why Iran’s Regime Isn’t About to Fall (And What Everyone Gets Wrong) | Arash Azizi

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The Short War Illusion Is Over | Robert Pape on Iran Escalation

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AI for Warfighters: What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong | Tyler Saltsman

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We’re Nearing Stage 3 — And It May Be Irreversible | Robert Pape

35

The Drone Threat Is Already Here

36

The Escalation Trap

37

Coups, Wagner, and Jihadists: The Battle for the Sahel

38

The Transparent Battlefield: Lessons From the War in Ukraine | Samuel Bendett

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Can Veterans Fix Congress? | with Richard Ojeda

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War Is the Easy Part. What Happens After Iran’s Regime?

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Air Dominance Was Our Advantage. It May Also Be Our Blind Spot with Ethan Brown

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Protests, Resistance Units, and the Future of the Iranian Regime

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America Can Fight for a Week with Jahara "Franky" Matisek (PhD)

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Earned, Not Given: A PhD in the Human Condition with MG (ret) Matt Smith

45

The A-10 Isn’t Obsolete — Our Thinking About War Is

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Bringing Them Home with LTG (ret.) Walt Piatt, CEO Wounded Warrior Project

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The Wild World of Global Trade with Wendy Cutler

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Going Viral on TikTok and meeting the Jonas Brothers

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Drones Are Evolving, Can We Protect Ourselves?

50

Is America's Financial Flu Fatal? Guest Douglas Holtz-Eakin (PhD)

51

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization: A New Era

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#28 AI and Government's Data Dilemma with Jake Dyal, CEO of Certus Core

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#27 Foreign Policy Polling Insights with Alex Tarascio

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#26 Trump's National Security Strategy with Jahara Matisek (PhD)

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#25 Avoiding Nuclear War between Pakistan and India with Pakistani Senator Bushra Anjum

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#24 The Evolution of Close Air Support from WWII to GWOT with Dr. Steve Call

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#23 Next Generation Strike UAVs with Ethan Thornton, CEO Mach Industries

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E22 Trump's Foreign Policy with Jamie Miller

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E21 How Space is Changing Everything with Dr. John Klein

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E20 How Air Force TACPs Shaped the Global War on Terror with Ethan Brown

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E19 The Ukraine War with Tim Mak

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E18 Afghanistan, Why We Failed with David Kilcullen (PhD)

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E17 The Army's Readiness Crisis with Michael Linick

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E16 The Problem with American Innovation and National Security with Leo Blanken (PhD)

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E15 Winning Irregular Warfare in Space with John Klein (PhD)

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E14 How to Win Against China with Liza Tobin

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E13 South Africa's Genocide Case Against Israel

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E12 Jahara Matisek (PhD) Does American assistance cause coups in Africa?

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E11 Sean O'Keefe, fmr. Secretary of the Navy and NASA Administrator

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E10 Ethan Brown and the Ghost of GWOT

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E9 General Kurt Sonntag and Special Operations in Great Power Competition

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E8: Matt Stoller, Why America is Out of Ammunition

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E7 Judge James Baker, Int'l Law and the Ukraine War

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E6 Jon Pelson, author of Wireless Wars

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E5 America's Support for Democracy Abroad

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E4 Bob Curris and Army Psychological Operations

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E3: Josh Paul, former Director at U.S. Department of State

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E2: The rise of BRICS and threat of de-dollarization

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Episode 1: Israel and the Invasion of Gaza