Taiwan's "porcupine defense" aims to stop a #Chinese invasion. Jay Hsieh & Pete Roongsang say new policies need faster innovation & US aid synchronization in order to succeed.

Grant Golub explains how Henry Stimson transformed the WWII War Department into a political force, cementing the military's influence on U.S. foreign policy.

The final TRADOC cdr, Gen Gary Brito joins JP Clark to discuss the U.S. Army's "continuous transformation" & the new T2COM merger.

Stephan Kieninger discusses his new book on former Dep Sec of State Strobe Talbott whose belief that both NATO expansion & engagement with Russia were achievable

The "elastic mindset" & "effectual logic" focus on using available means to adapt, rather than an end-state approach based on specific threats like Russia & China.

The #BattleofMogadishu was just 1 day in a 2.5-year msn to rebuild a nation. Jonathan Carrol argues that the events foreshadowed challenges later faced in #Iraq & #Afghanistan

Ready for a deep dive into #data & defense? Melissa Sayers shares how her team uses data-driven insights to help the Army Reserve & National Guard prepare for their mission.

Recent AWC graduate Maria Gregory shares her top tips for success! She went from apprehensive to transformed & shares her #CarlisleExperience lessons w/ Liz Woodworth

Sapriya McLendon discusses leading the 513th MIB-T, providing CENTCOM's intel picture, & their innovative AI-ready approach. She shares challenges w/ host Tom Spahr

Frank Sobchak joins Ron Granieri to unpack Security Force Assistance (#SFA). They discuss measuring success & avoiding deeper US combat. Listen to the 5 factors he IDs for success