SSI Live Podcast

SSI Live Podcast | March 2, 2026

SSI Live121 – The National Defense Strategy

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

SSI Live Podcast | Feb. 12, 2026

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

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

SSI Live Podcast | Jan. 30, 2026

SSI Live 119 – On Venezuela

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

China Landpower Studies Center | Nov. 13, 2025

SSI Live 118 – The China Strategic Competition Seminar

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,

China Landpower Studies Center | Sept. 30, 2025

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

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

SSI Live Podcast | Aug. 4, 2025

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

From January to August 2016, Army strategist and SSI National Security Researcher Major Brennan Deveraux served in Iraq in a strike cell as the theater-level rocket artillery liaison for Operation Inherent Resolve, firing over 500 rockets that killed

SSI Live Podcast | July 30, 2025

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

A year and a half ago, Javier Milei shocked Latin America by winning a landslide election in Argentina. His libertarian approach and dogmatic style worried many as he assumed the presidency starting in December 2023 – so how have things turned out so

SSI Live Podcast | Dec. 2, 2024

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

America’s European allies have played a critical role in providing military assistance to Ukraine. Can Europeans maintain that effort or even increase it if the United States reduces its role? What lessons can the United States learn from the role of

SSI Live Podcast | Sept. 6, 2024

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

Satellites and anti-satellite capabilities have come to play a major role in modern warfare and strategic competition. How are they being used today in the context of the Russia-Ukraine War? What role are government-owned systems and commercial

SSI Live Podcast | Aug. 21, 2024

SSI Live 112 – Homeland Defense in the Indo-Pacific

Reconceptualizing Homeland Defense in the Indo-Pacific – Homeland defense does not begin at the water’s edge, at least not on the east and west coasts of the United States. How do we think about, plan for, and operationalize defense of far-flung

SSI Live Podcast | May 13, 2024

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

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

SSI Live Podcast | April 25, 2024

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

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

SSI Live Podcast | March 28, 2024

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

SSI Live 109 – Vladimir Putin was recently reelected to an unprecedented fifth term. He faced no serious challenges, thanks to a strict crackdown on opposition and free speech. Relatedly, last month marked two years since Russia began its second and

SSI Live Podcast | Feb. 15, 2024

SSI Live 108 – Latin America and Caribbean Outlook for 2024

SSI Live 108 – Latin America and Caribbean Outlook for 2024 – What is the outlook for security, defense, politics, and economics across Latin America and the Caribbean in 2024? How do far-away conflicts in Ukraine or Gaza impact the region? And

SSI Live Podcast | Jan. 31, 2024

SSI Live 107 – SSI Launches China Landpower Studies Center

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