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The Strategy Bridge

The Strategy Bridge podcast features interviews on strategic affairs and diplomatic & military history.

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Politics & Strategy of the Mexican-American War with Amy Greenberg

Politics & Strategy of the Mexican-American War with Amy Greenberg

In the presidential election of 1844, James Polk campaigned on a policy of territorial expansion. After becoming preside... Read more

11 Jun 2018

52mins

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"Useful Fiction," Imaginative Thinking, and National Security Affairs with August Cole

"Useful Fiction," Imaginative Thinking, and National Security Affairs with August Cole

In this episode of the Strategy Bridge Podcast we talk with August Cole about how fiction and imaginative thinking can i... Read more

26 May 2020

49mins

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U.S. Foreign Assistance Policy with Jessica Trisko Darden

U.S. Foreign Assistance Policy with Jessica Trisko Darden

Since its establishment during the Truman administration, the U.S. foreign assistance program has been seen by policymak... Read more

19 Dec 2019

51mins

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Wargaming and National Security Decision Making with Elizabeth Bartels

Wargaming and National Security Decision Making with Elizabeth Bartels

Over the past several years there has been a renewed interest in using gaming as a method to investigate national securi... Read more

21 Apr 2019

58mins

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The Rise of the Military Welfare State with Jennifer Mittelstadt

The Rise of the Military Welfare State with Jennifer Mittelstadt

As the U.S. Army transitioned to the All Volunteer Force in the 1970’s, it realized that it needed to provide a higher s... Read more

11 Apr 2018

53mins

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On J.C. Wylie’s “Military Strategy” with Nick Prime

On J.C. Wylie’s “Military Strategy” with Nick Prime

In 1967, a short book called Military Strategy: A General Theory of Power Control was published by a naval officer named... Read more

24 Mar 2019

50mins

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The U.S. Navy’s Strategical Awakening with Scott Mobley

The U.S. Navy’s Strategical Awakening with Scott Mobley

From the 1870s-1890s the U.S. Navy experienced a strategical awakening. Changes in technology, international politics, a... Read more

13 Oct 2019

57mins

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Pres. Eisenhower's Project Solarium with Richard Immerman

Pres. Eisenhower's Project Solarium with Richard Immerman

In the months after Dwight Eisenhower was inaugurated president, he initiated what became known as Project Solarium. Thr... Read more

11 Mar 2018

45mins

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U.S. Army Professionalism and Preparations for War, 1815-1917 with J.P. Clark

U.S. Army Professionalism and Preparations for War, 1815-1917 with J.P. Clark

Throughout the 19th century the U.S. Army alternated between a small regular force scattered at isolated forts and large... Read more

19 May 2019

1hr 1min

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Able Archer and the Nuclear War Scare of 1983

Able Archer and the Nuclear War Scare of 1983

In 1983 Soviet leaders interpreted a series of American actions leading up to Exercise ABLE ARCHER as real steps toward ... Read more

18 Dec 2018

40mins

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A Theory of Tactics with Brett Friedman

A Theory of Tactics with Brett Friedman

While military thinkers have assembled many lists of the principles of war, they have not developed a theory of tactics.... Read more

18 Aug 2019

46mins

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On Iroquois War and Diplomacy with Timothy Shannon

On Iroquois War and Diplomacy with Timothy Shannon

In the 1600s and 1700s, the Iroquois were a Native American confederacy that exercised great influence in northeastern N... Read more

14 May 2018

57mins

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The Nigerian Civil War and the Biases of American Intelligence Analysis with Judd Devermont

The Nigerian Civil War and the Biases of American Intelligence Analysis with Judd Devermont

From July 1966 to January 1970, Nigerians fought a civil war which led to the deaths of more than half a million people.... Read more

24 Feb 2019

36mins

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Librarians, Books, and Intelligence Gathering in World War II with Kathy Peiss

Librarians, Books, and Intelligence Gathering in World War II with Kathy Peiss

During World War II, librarians, archivists, microfilm specialists, and book connoisseurs were recruited by the US gover... Read more

15 Apr 2020

57mins

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Naval Irregular Warfare in Early America with Benjamin Armstrong

Naval Irregular Warfare in Early America with Benjamin Armstrong

While naval historians and strategists have tended to focus on commerce raiding and ship-on-ship or fleet-on-fleet opera... Read more

23 Jul 2019

59mins

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