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Decisive Point Podcast

Decisive Point Podcast | Sept. 9, 2024

Podcast: “The Forward Edge of the Fifth US Army War College”

In this episode, Major General David C. Hill, Dr. David D. Dworak, and Lieutenant Colonel Aaron Blair Wilcox discuss their article, “The Forward Edge of the Fifth US Army War College.” They address the evolution of the War College, focusing on

Decisive Point Podcast | Aug. 29, 2024

“Operating Successfully Within the Bureaucracy Domain of Warfare: Part One”

In this episode of Decisive Point, Dr. Jeff McManus, an expert in strategic studies, explores his compelling argument for recognizing bureaucracy as a sixth domain of warfare. The conversation highlights how this perspective can reshape the

Decisive Point Podcast | Aug. 28, 2024

“Closing the Gap: Officer Advanced Education STEM+M (Management)”

The Army has made insufficient progress in arming its officers with science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and management (STEM+M) knowledge. The contemporary battlefield is faster paced, technologically enabled, and data driven, requiring

Decisive Point Podcast | Aug. 15, 2024

“The Combat Path: Sustaining Mental Readiness in Ukrainian Soldiers”

Oleh Hukovskyy, a Ukrainian military officer and psychiatrist, shares insights on the Russia-Ukraine War’s impact on soldiers’ mental health. He discusses the daily challenges faced by troops and highlights signs of post-combat stressors. Hukovskyy

Decisive Point Podcast | July 30, 2024

“Raven Sentry: Employing AI for Indications and Warnings in Afghanistan”

US Army Colonel Thomas W. Spahr discusses the development and implementation of the AI model, Raven Sentry, to predict attacks on Afghan centers using unclassified data sources. He highlights the need for innovative solutions in Afghanistan as

Decisive Point Podcast | July 22, 2024

“Iraq’s Ministry of Interior: NATO, Capability Building, and Reform”

Andrea Malouf, a consultant and adviser, discusses her article, “Iraq’s Ministry of Interior: NATO, Capability Building, and Reform.” She emphasizes the importance of defining clear end states for successful reform, avoiding a sole focus on training,

Decisive Point Podcast | July 10, 2024

“What American Policymakers Misunderstand about the Belt and Road Initia...

American accounts of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) contend that it is a coherent grand strategy that reflects Beijing’s geopolitical ambitions. These accounts ignore the BRI’s fragmented nature, whereby Chinese provinces have been pivotal actors

Decisive Point Podcast | July 2, 2024

Understanding Russian Disinformation and How the Joint Force Can Address It

Russia will dominate information warfare if the United States does not treat disinformation as central to Russian strategy. This podcast examines the vital role disinformation played in post–Cold War Russian strategy, including its strategy in the

Decisive Point Podcast | June 18, 2024

"Building a Purposeful Research Agenda”

The China Landpower Studies Center Director Richard Butler and Joshua Arostegui, the center’s research director and chair, discuss the center’s research agenda. Previously, Butler outlined the center’s mission and how the research agenda answers

Decisive Point Podcast | June 13, 2024

“Taiwan’s Contribution to Liberal Order and the Future of US-Taiwan Rela...

Strengthening ties with Taiwan is the best chance the United States has to preserve the liberal international order in Asia and improve its security relative to China. This study offers a normative perspective on how Taiwan can contribute to US-led

Decisive Point Podcast | May 30, 2024

“Recognizing the Increasing Importance of the US-ROK Alliance”

The essay this podcast episode is based on sets the stage for the Strategic Studies Institute’s research on the growing importance of South Korea to the US alliance system and security objectives across the Indo-Pacific region, provides reasons why

Decisive Point Podcast | May 23, 2024

“International Law, Self-Defense, and the Israel-Hamas Conflict”

This podcast examines the international law of self-defense as it applies to the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict to determine whether the October 2023 attacks by Hamas against Israel can be interpreted under Article 51 of the UN Charter as an “armed

Decisive Point Podcast | May 9, 2024

China’s Use of Nontraditional Strategic Landpower in Asia

This article argues that the People’s Republic of China uses its police and internal security forces as a nontraditional means of projecting strategic Landpower in the Indo-Pacific and Central Asia. Instead of limiting analysis of China’s power

Decisive Point Podcast | May 2, 2024

The Politics of Restraint in the Middle East

Domestic constraints make it difficult for the United States to pursue a coherent program of restraint in the Middle East. As events in Gaza revive debates about the appropriate size and scope of the military footprint in the region, this article

Decisive Point Podcast | April 24, 2024

Rethinking the Relevance of Self-Deterrence

Self-deterrence is critically understudied in deterrence theory. Similarly, deterrence practitioners prefer to focus on adversaries’ threats rather than seeking to account for the full scope of fears influencing the decision calculus of policymakers.

Decisive Point Podcast | April 9, 2024

Strategy as Problem-Solving

This article proposes a new definition of strategy as problem-solving that challenges the focus on goals and assumptions of order within many post–Cold War approaches to strategy. It argues that the military needs strategy to diagnose the complex

Decisive Point Podcast | April 2, 2024

“Toward a Strategic Art for Sanctions”

New strategic art is required to maneuver political economies to meet the demands of future engagements and campaigns. Current discussions of the projection of political-economic power are typically abstract, high-level, and policy-focused or present

Conversations on Strategy

Conversations on Strategy Podcast | Sept. 17, 2024

Technology and Warfare

In this episode, COL Thomas Spahr and Zach Kallenborn discuss technology and warfare and what practitioners and leaders can learn from America’s past wars and the Russia-Ukraine War.

Conversations on Strategy Podcast | Aug. 8, 2024

“Spatial Anchors and Dangerous Liaisons: Terrorist Collaboration in an A...

If leaders of terrorist organizations can recruit, indoctrinate, plan, and operate using AR with little drop-off in effectiveness while staying safely in hiding, the challenges faced by national security and law-enforcement organizations will

Conversations on Strategy Podcast | July 18, 2024

“Weaponizing Food Insecurity: The Violent Extremist Threat to Precision ...

This episode explores the intersection of food insecurity and precision agriculture in the United States with author Michael W. Parrott, an expert in Special Operations Forces counterintelligence. Drawing from his experience in combat zones and

Conversations on Strategy Podcast | July 9, 2024

“ChatGPT, Artificial Intelligence, and the Terrorist Toolbox”

Dr. Sarah Lohmann discusses the use of AI in terrorism, emphasizing its potential for both good and malicious intent. She highlights terrorists’ utilization of AI tools for recruitment and accessing sensitive data, posing cybersecurity risks. Lohmann

Conversations on Strategy Podcast | July 3, 2024

On Emerging Technologies and Terrorism: An American Perspective

Colonel Eric Hartunian and Lieutenant Colonel Paul Milas, co-editors with Susan Sims of Emerging Technologies and Terrorism: An American Perspective, discuss their newly published collaborative study from the US Army War College Press. The

Conversations on Strategy Podcast | June 12, 2024

The Harding Project

Lieutenant Colonel Zachary Griffiths and Sergeant First Class Leyton Summerlin of the Harding Project discuss military discourse and why it matters, the impact of professional writing, tips for aspiring writers, and more. Named after Major General

Conversations on Strategy Podcast | May 29, 2024

On Lessons Learned and Unlearned: The Drivers of US Indirect-Fire Innova...

In this episode, Major Brennan Deveraux, author of Lessons Learned and Unlearned: the Drivers of US Indirect-Fire Innovation, and Brigadier General Shane P. Morgan, 56th Field Artillery commandant at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, discuss Deveraux’s book,

Conversations on Strategy Podcast | May 27, 2024

AI, Trust, Culture, and the Military (Part 2)

Contesting Paul Scharre’s influential vision of “centaur warfighting” and the idea that autonomous weapon systems will replace human warfighters, this podcast proposes that the manned-unmanned teams of the future are more likely to be minotaurs,

Conversations on Strategy Podcast | May 15, 2024

AI, Trust, Culture, and the Military (Part 1)

Conversations on Strategy Podcast | April 24, 2024

Deterrence Gap: Avoiding War in the Taiwan Strait (Part 2)

The likelihood China will attack Taiwan in the next decade is high and will continue to be so, unless Taipei and Washington take urgent steps to restore deterrence across the Taiwan Strait. This monograph introduces the concept of interlocking

CLSC Dialogues

CLSC Dialogues | Aug. 20, 2024

Protracted War Series: A Discussion with COL Marco Lyons

.adetail.news .article-body { max-width: 90% !important; }In this episode of CLSC Dialogues, COL Marco Lyons discusses how the Pacific Army sees, understands, and utilizes landpower in the region from peacetime to a potential protracted war. He

CLSC Dialogues | Aug. 30, 2020

Protracted War Series: A discussion with Dr. Sheena Greitens

In this episode of CLSC Dialogues, Dr. Sheena Greitens looks at the potential for a protracted war between the US and China by exploring how a conflict could start and variables the CCP leadership may be watching. She then addresses public

CLSC Dialogues | Aug. 24, 2020

Protracted War Series: A Discussion with Josh Arostegui

In this episode of CLSC Dialogues, Josh Arostegui discusses some of the more salient points regarding how prepared the PRC is for a protracted war. He describes how the PLA remains designed to execute large-scale combat operations through the

SSI Live Podcast

SSI Live Podcast | May 13, 2024

Dr. Evan Ellis on the Central Role of Paraguay in South America

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

Proxy War Ethics: The Norms of Partnering in Great Power Competition | S...

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

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Recent Podcasts

Technology and Warfare

Sept. 17, 2024 - In this episode, COL Thomas Spahr and Zach Kallenborn discuss technology and warfare and what practitioners and leaders can learn from America’s past wars and the Russia-Ukraine War...

Podcast: “The Forward Edge of the Fifth US Army War College”

Sept. 9, 2024 - In this episode, Major General David C. Hill, Dr. David D. Dworak, and Lieutenant Colonel Aaron Blair Wilcox discuss their article, “The Forward Edge of the Fifth US Army War College.” They address the evolution of the War...

“Operating Successfully Within the Bureaucracy Domain of Warfare: Part One”

Aug. 29, 2024 - In this episode of Decisive Point, Dr. Jeff McManus, an expert in strategic studies, explores his compelling argument for recognizing bureaucracy as a sixth domain of warfare. The conversation highlights how this perspective...

“Closing the Gap: Officer Advanced Education STEM+M (Management)”

Aug. 28, 2024 - The Army has made insufficient progress in arming its officers with science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and management (STEM+M) knowledge. The contemporary battlefield is faster paced, technologically enabled, and...

Protracted War Series: A Discussion with COL Marco Lyons

Aug. 20, 2024 - adetail.news .article-body { max-width: 90% !important; }In this episode of CLSC Dialogues, COL Marco Lyons discusses how the Pacific Army sees, understands, and utilizes landpower in the region from peacetime to a potential...

“The Combat Path: Sustaining Mental Readiness in Ukrainian Soldiers”

Aug. 15, 2024 - Oleh Hukovskyy, a Ukrainian military officer and psychiatrist, shares insights on the Russia-Ukraine War’s impact on soldiers’ mental health. He discusses the daily challenges faced by troops and highlights signs of...

“Spatial Anchors and Dangerous Liaisons: Terrorist Collaboration in an Augmented Age”

Conversations on Strategy podcast graphic

Aug. 8, 2024 - If leaders of terrorist organizations can recruit, indoctrinate, plan, and operate using AR with little drop-off in effectiveness while staying safely in hiding, the challenges faced by national security and law-enforcement...

“Raven Sentry: Employing AI for Indications and Warnings in Afghanistan”

July 30, 2024 - US Army Colonel Thomas W. Spahr discusses the development and implementation of the AI model, Raven Sentry, to predict attacks on Afghan centers using unclassified data sources. He highlights the need for innovative solutions...

“Iraq’s Ministry of Interior: NATO, Capability Building, and Reform”

July 22, 2024 - Andrea Malouf, a consultant and adviser, discusses her article, “Iraq’s Ministry of Interior: NATO, Capability Building, and Reform.” She emphasizes the importance of defining clear end states for successful reform, avoiding...