Ranked #1
The Fight Over 5G and Chinese Spies
The Fight Over 5G and Chinese Spies
There’s a battle raging for the future of the internet. No, it has nothing to do with net neutrality or broadband access... Read more
3 Feb 2020
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24mins
Ranked #2
ICYMI: Syria, the Kurds, and Civil War
ICYMI: Syria, the Kurds, and Civil War
This week on War College, Syrian journalist Loubna Mrie walks us through life in the early days of the Syrian revolution... Read more
16 Oct 2019
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1hr 26mins
Ranked #3
How China’s military might matches up with the United States
How China’s military might matches up with the United States
To understand just how strong China’s military really is, it’s important to understand its true mission and objectives. ... Read more
12 Aug 2015
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26mins
Ranked #4
Everything You Know about Putin (and Russia) Is Wrong
Everything You Know about Putin (and Russia) Is Wrong
We need to talk about Putin. Of all the leaders of state nobody is as maligned, studied, and over-analyzed as Russian Pr... Read more
15 Mar 2019
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51mins
Ranked #5
Your Handy-Dandy Guide to the Russian Mafia
Your Handy-Dandy Guide to the Russian Mafia
From blue-tattooed psychopaths to “businessmen” with a twist, Russia’s vory developed a code all their own - if you can ... Read more
16 Jul 2018
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49mins
Ranked #6
The Syrian Revolution Is Over, but the War Rages On
The Syrian Revolution Is Over, but the War Rages On
This week on War College, Syrian journalist Loubna Mrie walks us through life in the early days of the Syrian revolution... Read more
25 Jan 2019
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35mins
Ranked #7
How Germany Kicked France’s Ass So Fast in World War II
How Germany Kicked France’s Ass So Fast in World War II
When France fell less than two months after Germany invaded in the spring of 1940, conspiracy theories grew to explain t... Read more
9 Apr 2018
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29mins
Ranked #8
The AK-47, a weapon so simple, even a child can use it - and they do
The AK-47, a weapon so simple, even a child can use it - and they do
It’s the world’s most famous weapon, popular with soldiers, insurgents and video gamers alike. As many as 100 million of... Read more
23 Sep 2015
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28mins
Ranked #9
Just how strong is Iran’s military?
Just how strong is Iran’s military?
This week’s War College examines the state of Iran’s conventional military, as well as its guiding strategies. Jason Fie... Read more
9 Sep 2015
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30mins
Ranked #10
Why America Can't Quit Saudi Arabia
Why America Can't Quit Saudi Arabia
The alliance between the United States and Saudi Arabia helped define America’s role in the Middle East after World War ... Read more
29 Nov 2018
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33mins
Ranked #11
Everything We Know About Fifth Generation Fighters
Everything We Know About Fifth Generation Fighters
Why did the United States stop building the F-22, a fifth generation fighter the Air Force loves? Especially if the F-35... Read more
16 May 2018
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36mins
Ranked #12
A Green Beret Cyber Ninja, The Avengers of Terrorism, and the Missile Defense Review
A Green Beret Cyber Ninja, The Avengers of Terrorism, and the Missile Defense Review
New voices and new topics. It’s War College 3.0. The music is staying the same, but some of the voices are changing. For... Read more
19 Jan 2019
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40mins
Ranked #13
The Kurds are In a "Double Colonial Bind"
The Kurds are In a "Double Colonial Bind"
The Kurds are a people without a country. They occupy large swaths of land in Iraq, Syria, Turkey, and Iran but have no ... Read more
15 Feb 2019
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50mins
Ranked #14
What Star Wars Can Teach the American Military
What Star Wars Can Teach the American Military
Luke Skywalker is a household name. Carl von Clausewitz not so much. Learning about the military—especially about strate... Read more
1 May 2018
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32mins
Ranked #15
Why China won’t stop North Korea
Why China won’t stop North Korea
As tensions grow between the U.S. and North Korea, onlookers have increasingly called on China to intervene. Which makes... Read more
10 Aug 2017
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35mins
Ranked #16
The Unsung Heroes of the National Guard
The Unsung Heroes of the National Guard
The National Guard gets a bad rap, but they’re an important part of the military that’s little understood.This week on W... Read more
18 Jan 2019
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30mins
Ranked #17
What a real war in space might look like
What a real war in space might look like
There are approximately 1,000 satellites currently in orbit, but how many of them are really weapons in disguise?Support... Read more
2 Sep 2015
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33mins
Ranked #18
What North Korea wants
What North Korea wants
Pyongyang launches missile test after missile test. A carrier strike group moves through the Pacific with its sights set... Read more
26 Apr 2017
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31mins
Ranked #19
Why nuclear war looks inevitable
Why nuclear war looks inevitable
Several developments have the potential to move the hands of the nuclear doom clock closer to midnight. Support this sho... Read more
13 Sep 2016
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30mins
Ranked #20
From JFK to Qanon: Why Conspiracy Theories Won’t Go Away
From JFK to Qanon: Why Conspiracy Theories Won’t Go Away
Conspiracy theories are as old as the republic. Actually, they're a lot older than OUR republic. In every country, in ev... Read more
4 Sep 2018
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30mins