Conversations on Strategy Podcast

Conversations on Strategy Podcast


Latest Episodes

Conversations on Strategy Podcast – Ep 41 – Paul Lushenko, Rob Sparrow, and Adam Henschke – AI, Trust, Culture, and the Military (Part 2)
May 28, 2024

Contesting Paul Scharres 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, teams of

Conversations on Strategy Podcast – Ep 40 – Paul Lushenko, Rob Sparrow,and Adam Henschke – AI, Trust, Culture, and the Military
May 15, 2024

Contesting Paul Scharres 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, teams of

Conversations on Strategy Podcast – Ep 39 – Dr. Jared M. McKinney, Dr. Peter Harris, Col. Rich D. Butler, and Josh Arostegui – Deterrence Gap - Avoiding War in the Taiwan Strait - Part 2
April 24, 2024

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 deterrents,

Conversations on Strategy Podcast – Ep 38 – Dr. Jared M. McKinney, Dr. Peter Harris, Col. Rich D. Butler, and Josh Arostegui – Deterrence Gap: Avoiding War in the Taiwan Strait - Part 1
April 12, 2024

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 deterrents,

Conversations on Strategy Podcast – Ep 37 – Luke P. Bellocchi, Jamie Critelli, and Gustavo Ferreira – On China’s Global Impact
March 27, 2024

In this episode, Dr. Luke P. Bellocchi, Major Jamie Critelli, and Captain Gustavo Ferreira address strategic concerns the United States should consider when evaluating the current Asia-Pacific environment, including Taiwan’s potential food insecurity sho

Conversations on Strategy Podcast – Ep 36 – Jody Prescott and Brenda Oppermann – Conflict-Related Sexual Violence and Ethical Military Leadership
March 14, 2024

Jody Prescott and Brenda Oppermann discuss conflict-related sexual violence and the role of leadership vis-à-vis sexual and gender-based violence. While progress has been made in recent years, including United Nations resolutions in 1983 and 2000 and the

Conversations on Strategy Podcast – Ep 35 – R. Evan Ellis – The Impact of the Middle East Conflict on South America
March 06, 2024

How are the Middle East and South America connected, and what does it mean for the United States and other countries in the Western Hemisphere? From geopolitics to economic repercussions, diplomatic relations, security concerns, global energy markets, hum

Conversations on Strategy Podcast – Ep 34 – Paul Lushenko – On Drones in Conflict
February 22, 2024

In this episode, Colonel Paul Lushenko, PhD, discusses drones and their use in Gaza and Ukraine. Lushenko is a faculty instructor, and director of special operations in the Department of Military Strategy, Planning, and Operations at the US Army War Colle

Conversations on Strategy Podcast – Ep 33 – Dr. C. Anthony Pfaff, COL Christopher J. Lowrance and Kristan Wheaton – On Artificial Intelligence
February 14, 2024

Integrating artificially intelligent technologies for military purposes poses a special challenge. In previous arms races, such as the race to atomic bomb technology during World War II, expertise resided within the Department of Defense. But in the arti

Conversations on Strategy Podcast – Ep 32 – Michael E. Lynch and Howard G. Coombs – International Competition in the High North 2022 Conference Volume
January 29, 2024

The 16th annual Kingston Consortium on International Security conference, “International Competition in the High North,” took place on October 11–13, 2022, in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. The conference examined the Arctic region in the context of ongoing c