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SSI Live 124 – The Selective Service System

Pentagon News — Mon, 04 May 2026 13:41:00 GMT

In this episode of SSI Live, Major Brennan Deveraux interviews Dr. Michael Lynch on his involvement with the Selective Service System. The conversation explores the history of the military draft and the contemporary challenges of implementing a modern-day draft to support a large-scale war.

SSI Live 123 – Obama and the Bomb

Pentagon News — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:59:00 GMT

In this episode of SSI Live, Major Brennan Deveraux interviews Dr. Frank Jones, a distinguished fellow of the US Army War College, on his recently published book Obama and the Bomb: New START, Russia, and the Politics of post-Cold War Arms Control. The conversation explores the historical significance of this now expired bi-lateral treaty and Frank’s assessment of the conditions required to achieve this type of great-power cooperation.

SSI Live 122 – On Iran

Pentagon News — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 15:52:00 GMT

In this episode of SSI Live, Major Brennan Deveraux interviews Dr. Jacob Stoil, a research professor of Middle East Security Studies at the Strategic Studies Institute, regarding the ongoing operations against Iran. The conversation explores the historical context of tensions with Iran and examines current and futures challenges that region may face in light of recent events.

SSI Live 121 – The National Defense Strategy

Pentagon News — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 15:36:00 GMT

In this episode of SSI Live, Major Brennan Deveraux interviews Army Strategists Colonel Michael Long and Lieutenant Colonel Loris Lepri to get their take on the recently released National Defense Strategy. The conversation explores the importance of the strategic document and is structured around its four lines of effort.

SSI Live 120 – NATO’s Defense Education Enhancement Program [DEEP]

Pentagon News — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 14:17:16 GMT

In this episode of SSI Live, Major Brennan Deveraux interviews Dr. Richard Lacquement on his involvement in NATO’s Defense Education Enhancement Program as the Academic Lead for Morocco. The conversation explores how the US Army War College built its relationship with this NATO program and the varying roles the college’s professors play.

SSI Live 119 – On Venezuela

Pentagon News — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 16:19:00 GMT

This episode discusses Latin American reactions to the recent US operation in Venezuela, noting that some governments expressed criticism but with notable restraint due to domestic political and economic considerations. Dr. R. Evan Ellis explains that the operation exposed the ineffectiveness of Russian and Chinese air defense systems in Venezuela, which may influence future military procurement and perceptions of US capabilities in the region. The conversation also explores how China, Russia, Iran, and other extra hemispheric actors may recalibrate their engagement in Latin America in response to renewed U.S. focus and pressure.

SSI Live 118 – The China Strategic Competition Seminar

Pentagon News — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 17:26:00 GMT

In this episode of SSI Live, Major Brennan Deveraux interviews Colonel Kyle Marcrum and Lieutenant Colonel Paul Milas on the SSI-developed China Strategic Competition Seminar. The conversation explores the origin and relevance of the seminar, highlighting the initiative to educate Army officers on understanding how the People’s Republic of China implements its instruments of national power, its objectives, and its activities both in the Indo-Pacific and globally.

SSI Live 117 – China-Russia Relations and the Central Asian States

Pentagon News — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 16:15:00 GMT

In this episode of SSI Live, Major Brennan Deveraux interviews Dr. Brian Carlson, a research professor of Indo-Pacific security studies for the China Landpower Studies Center, on Central Asia. The conversation highlights two drastically different engagements Carlson recently had, one in Kazakhstan and the other at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies in southern Germany. The discussion explores the nature of China-Russia relations and the significance of the Central Asian states in the context of great-power competition.

SSI Live 116 – Exterminating ISIS: A Memoir on Technology and Warfare

MAJ Brennan Deveraux, Dr. John R. Deni — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 14:19:00 GMT

From January to August 2016, Army strategist and SSI National Security Researcher Major Brennan

SSI Live 115 – Argentina Under Milei: Success, Failure, or Something in Between?

Dr. Evan Ellis, Dr. John R. Deni — Wed, 30 Jul 2025 15:44:00 GMT

A year and a half ago, Javier Milei shocked Latin America by winning a landslide election in

Planning for Protracted Conflict With China: Five Questions to Ask

Dr. Sheena Chestnut Greitens — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 19:14:00 GMT

Where and how a conflict starts will affect the kind of war it will be.

SSI Live 114 – The Role of European Allies in the Ukraine War

Dr. Lisa Aronsson, Dr. John R. Deni — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 20:27:00 GMT

America’s European allies have played a critical role in providing military assistance to Ukraine.

SSI Live 113 – Dr. Ron Gurantz on Satellites in the Russia-Ukraine War

Dr. Ron Gurantz — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 19:23:00 GMT

Satellites and anti-satellite capabilities have come to play a major role in modern warfare and

SSI Live 112 – Homeland Defense in the Indo-Pacific

Dr. Mike Lynch, MAJ Brennan Deveraux — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 20:27:00 GMT

Reconceptualizing Homeland Defense in the Indo-Pacific – Homeland defense does not begin at the

SSI Live 111 – Dr. Evan Ellis on the Central Role of Paraguay in South America

Dr. Evan Ellis — Mon, 13 May 2024 16:35:00 GMT

Paraguay as a Linchpin Both Literally and Figuratively – Paraguay sits at the crossroads of both illicit and licit activities in South America, with implications stretching from arms trafficking to the drug trade to Hezbollah's fundraising to China-Taiwan issues. How is the relatively new government of President Santiago Peña dealing with Paraguay's many challenges, including significant corruption? What are the promises and perils it faces politically, economically, and militarily? Dr. Evan Ellis joined SSI Live host John R. Deni for a deep dive on Paraguay, including a readout of Evan''s meeting with President Peña.

SSI Live 110 – Proxy War Ethics: The Norms of Partnering in Great Power Competition | SSI Live 110

Pentagon News — Thu, 25 Apr 2024 16:39:00 GMT

Given the unfolding wars in Ukraine and Gaza – both of which have seen proxy activity or something that looks a lot like proxy activity – what kind of ethical concerns should policymakers focus on? Have proxy wars become more common over time, and are ethical challenges inherent in them? How can we strengthen the norms that govern proxy war activity? SSI Live host John R. Deni invited Dr. Tony Pfaff to discuss his latest book.

SSI Live 109 – Putin’s Reelection, Russia’s Trajectory, and the War in Ukraine

Bob Hamilton, Steve Blank, Craig Nation, John R. Deni — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 14:47:00 GMT

SSI Live 109 – Vladimir Putin was recently reelected to an unprecedented fifth term. He faced no

SSI Live 108 – Latin America and Caribbean Outlook for 2024

John R. Deni, R. Evan Ellis — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 15:54:00 GMT

SSI Live 108 – Latin America and Caribbean Outlook for 2024 – What is the outlook for security,

SSI Live 107 – SSI Launches China Landpower Studies Center

Joshua Arostegui, John R. Deni — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 16:01:00 GMT

The Strategic Studies Institute has just launched a new initiative, the China Landpower Studies Center (CLSC). SSI Live host John Deni invited its Research Director, Josh Arostegui, to discuss the new Center, its research priorities, and how China’s actions across the Indo-Pacific make this an ideal – even vital – time to launch this important effort. Listen here, download to your device, or subscribe below.

SSI Live 106 – Dr. Chris Mason on the Study of Internal Conflict

Dr. Chris Mason — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 16:05:00 GMT

Clear, Hold, [and don’t] Build? The Study of Internal Conflict – Although strategic competition has placed China and Russia at the center of American security policy, internal conflicts in places like Iraq, Kosovo, Syria, and Yemen continue to demand the attention of policymakers. SSI’s Dr. Chris Mason has examined these and dozens of others through his multi-year Study of Internal Conflict