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SSI Live 087 – China, Taiwan, and the Outlook for 2022
China, Taiwan, and the Outlook for 2022 – Tensions between China and Taiwan increased dramatically through most of 2021, yet a >>>
Listen NowSSI Live 086 – Negotiating with Russia Over Ukraine
Negotiations between Russia and the United States, NATO, and the OSCE regarding the situation in/around Ukraine begin this week. How >>>
Listen NowSSI Live 085 – Latin America’s Shift Left
Recent elections in Honduras and Chile appear to indicate that left-leaning parties are on the rise across Latin America. Is >>>
Listen NowSSI Live 084 – Can the West get Counterinsurgency Right?
The fall of Afghanistan raises serious questions about whether the United States and the West more broadly are able to >>>
Listen NowSSI Live 083 – Explaining Afghanistan’s Downfall
How did Afghanistan fall to the Taliban after 20 years of effort by >>>
Listen NowSSI Live 082 – Striking the Balance: US Army Force Posture in Europe, 2028
Within the context of Europe, the US Army must develop a force posture >>>
Listen NowSSI Live 081 – Addressing Hypercompetition in the Indo-Pacific Theater
Given the multifaceted great power competition underway in the Indo-Pacific theater, how can >>>
Listen NowSSI Live 080 – Is a Reset with Russia in the Offing?
The Helsinki summit meeting between Presidents Trump and Putin may be the first >>>
Listen NowSSI Live 079 – Avoiding the Trap in U.S.-China Relations
Getting the Indo-Asia-Pacific and relations with China right is the key to a >>>
Listen NowSSI Live 078 – The New National Defense Strategy
Earlier this month, the Trump administration released its first National Defense Strategy (NDS). >>>
Listen NowSSI Live 077 – Multi-Domain Battle and the Pacific Theater
In gross or raw potential, the United States remains the world’s leading global >>>
Listen NowSSI Live 076 – Decertification of the Iranian Nuclear Deal
On 13 October, President Trump announced his intention not to certify Iran’s compliance >>>
Listen NowSSI Live 075 – Rotational Deployments vs. Forward Stationing
Continuing security challenges in Eastern Europe, as well as saber-rattling on the Korean >>>
Listen NowSSI Live 074 – The Trump Administration’s New Afghanistan Strategy
On 21 August, President Trump announced a new strategy toward the conflict in >>>
Listen NowSSI Live 073 – At Our Own Peril: DoD & Risk Assessment
How does DoD go about defining, identifying, and mitigating risk? Are DoD risk >>>
Listen NowSSI Live 072 – Great Power War: Growing BCTs and an Expanded Army
Is the Army ready for a ‘Great Power War’ against a peer competitor, >>>
Listen NowSSI Live 071 – Great Power War: Organization, Materiel, and an Expanded Army
Is the Army ready for a ‘Great Power War’ against a peer competitor, >>>
Listen NowSSI Live 070 – Great Power War: Personnel and an Expanded Army
Is the Army ready for a ‘Great Power War’ against a peer competitor, >>>
Listen NowSSI Live 069 – Great Power War: Military Intelligence and an Expanded Army
Is the Army ready for a ‘Great Power War’ against a peer competitor, >>>
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