Chris, Zack, and Melanie get together to discuss Ashley Tellis’s newest article, “America’s Bad Bet on India.” Tellis argues that if America thinks India will fight on its side in a conflict with China, “Washington’s expectations of India are misplaced….New Delhi will never involve itself in any U.S. confrontation with Beijing that does not directly threaten its own security.” Should the United States expect the world’s largest democracy to come to its aid if there is a conflict with China over Taiwan? What does New Delhi want out of its relationship with Washington? Will India’s democratic backsliding affect its relationship with the United States? Chris has a shoutout for Dr. Jennifer Lind for an article well done, Zack has complaints about the overreaction to news of Cuba possibly hosting a Chinese spy base, and Melanie congratulates War on the Rocks friend Will Inboden on his new post.   Episode Reading:   https://warontherocks.com/2023/06/is-washington-making-a-bad-bet-on-india

Chris, Zack, and Melanie get together to discuss Ashley Tellis’s newest article, “America’s Bad Bet on India.” Tellis argues that if America thinks India will fight on its side in a conflict with China, “Washington’s expectations of India are misplaced….New Delhi will never involve itself in any U.S. confrontation with Beijing that does not directly threaten its own security.” Should the United States expect the world’s largest democracy to come to its aid if there is a conflict with China over Taiwan? What does New Delhi want out of its relationship with Washington? Will India’s democratic backsliding affect its relationship with the United States? Chris has a shoutout for Dr. Jennifer Lind for an article well done, Zack has complaints about the overreaction to news of Cuba possibly hosting a Chinese spy base, and Melanie congratulates War on the Rocks friend Will Inboden on his new post. Episode Reading:  <a href="https://warontherocks.com/2023/06/is-washington-making-a-bad-bet-on-india" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://warontherocks.com/2023/06/is-washington-making-a-bad-bet-on-india</a>

Is Washington Making a Bad Bet on India?

Chris, Melanie, and Zack discuss a recent article by Rosella Cappella Zielinski and Samuel Gerstle in the Texas National Security Review. Zielinski and Gerstle  explain why the United States should fund the defense budget with higher taxes, not more debt, while conceding that this will be a tough sell for a country trying to maintain the status quo, as opposed to rising powers like China that are trying to upset it. Are they right? Must taxes be raised in the United States to pay for competition with China? If so, can the Biden administration and Congress craft a message that will resonate with the public? Or is there another way to produce the money that will go for long-term defense? Grievances for Jake Sullivan’s speech at the Brookings Institute, yet the latest sign of the Biden administration’s protectionist turn; NATO’s plan to expand to the Indo-Pacific; and Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) for blocking military promotions. Shoutouts to the Australian government for their new Defence Strategic Review and a remembrance of Allen Gyngell, the noted Australian security expert, who recently passed away.   Episode Reading:   https://warontherocks.com/2023/05/paying-the-costs-of-competition

Chris, Melanie, and Zack discuss a recent article by Rosella Cappella Zielinski and Samuel Gerstle in the Texas National Security Review. Zielinski and Gerstle <a href="https://tnsr.org/2023/04/paying-the-defense-bill-financing-american-and-chinese-geostrategic-competition/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> explain</a> why the United States should fund the defense budget with higher taxes, not more debt, while conceding that this will be a tough sell for a country trying to maintain the status quo, as opposed to rising powers like China that are trying to upset it. Are they right? Must taxes be raised in the United States to pay for competition with China? If so, can the Biden administration and Congress craft a message that will resonate with the public? Or is there another way to produce the money that will go for long-term defense? Grievances for Jake Sullivan’s speech at the Brookings Institute, yet the latest sign of the Biden administration’s protectionist turn; NATO’s plan to expand to the Indo-Pacific; and Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) for blocking military promotions. Shoutouts to the Australian government for their new Defence Strategic Review and a remembrance of Allen Gyngell, the noted Australian security expert, who recently passed away. Episode Reading:  <a href="https://warontherocks.com/2023/05/paying-the-costs-of-competition" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://warontherocks.com/2023/05/paying-the-costs-of-competition</a>

Paying the Costs of Competition

Chris, Melanie, and Zack debate whether the world is multipolar and discuss what the United States can do to win support for its preferred policies, particularly in the Global South. They disagree on multipolarity but agree that Washington must pay more attention to non-aligned countries in the months and years ahead. Chris gives a backhanded attaboy to China’s ambassador to France, Melanie commends Elon Musk for SpaceX's Starship launch, and Zack criticizes him for Twitter's labeling of state-affiliated media.   Episode Reading:   https://warontherocks.com/2023/04/multipolarity-what-is-it-good-for

Chris, Melanie, and Zack debate whether the world is multipolar and discuss what the United States can do to win support for its preferred policies, particularly in the Global South. They disagree on multipolarity but agree that Washington must pay more attention to non-aligned countries in the months and years ahead. Chris gives a backhanded attaboy to China’s ambassador to France, Melanie commends Elon Musk for SpaceX's Starship launch, and Zack criticizes him for Twitter's labeling of state-affiliated media. Episode Reading:  <a href="https://warontherocks.com/2023/04/multipolarity-what-is-it-good-for" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://warontherocks.com/2023/04/multipolarity-what-is-it-good-for</a>

Multipolarity: What Is It Good For?

Chris, Zack, and Melanie sit down to talk about a new article by Eric Schmidt on whether the United States can win an innovation race with China. Where is the United States ahead and where is it behind in the tech competition? How should the U.S. government work with private enterprise to maximize defense innovation and procurement? Can the United States overcome obstacles, many self-imposed, to accelerate and sharpen innovative enterprises? Chris congratulates Dr. Elizabeth Samet for a book well done, Zack is unhappy about possible leaks of American intelligence assessments about the Ukraine war, and Melanie congratulates Congress for doing its job.   Episode Reading:   https://warontherocks.com/2023/04/technology-defense-and-the-american-chinese-competition

Chris, Zack, and Melanie sit down to talk about a new article by Eric Schmidt on whether the United States can win an innovation race with China. Where is the United States ahead and where is it behind in the tech competition? How should the U.S. government work with private enterprise to maximize defense innovation and procurement? Can the United States overcome obstacles, many self-imposed, to accelerate and sharpen innovative enterprises? Chris congratulates Dr. Elizabeth Samet for a book well done, Zack is unhappy about possible leaks of American intelligence assessments about the Ukraine war, and Melanie congratulates Congress for doing its job. Episode Reading:  <a href="https://warontherocks.com/2023/04/technology-defense-and-the-american-chinese-competition" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://warontherocks.com/2023/04/technology-defense-and-the-american-chinese-competition</a>

Technology, Defense, and American-Chinese Competition

Chris, Melanie, and Zack discuss several recent articles focused on alliance burden sharing. Should America want Europe to be dependent on it for Europe’s defense? Is the leverage the United States obtains over European allies because of their dependence worth the cost? Is it even possible for Europe to have collective defense? Should the American public accept that U.S citizens will have to defend Europe because European governments won’t defend themselves? Will the United States inevitably be drawn into intra-European fights? Grievances toward the U.S. mission in Syria, the Biden administration’s next Summit of Democracies, and Tik Tok. Attas for Gen. Mark Milley, Israeli citizens protesting a judicial reform proposal that lacks wide popular support, and to a group of Ukrainians who have just completed training in Oklahoma on the Patriot air defense system. Episode Reading:  https://warontherocks.com/2023/03/better-burden-sharing-with-allies

Chris, Melanie, and Zack discuss several recent articles focused on alliance burden sharing. Should America want Europe to be dependent on it for Europe’s defense? Is the leverage the United States obtains over European allies because of their dependence worth the cost? Is it even possible for Europe to have collective defense? Should the American public accept that U.S citizens will have to defend Europe because European governments won’t defend themselves? Will the United States inevitably be drawn into intra-European fights? Grievances toward the U.S. mission in Syria, the Biden administration’s next Summit of Democracies, and Tik Tok. Attas for Gen. Mark Milley, Israeli citizens protesting a judicial reform proposal that lacks wide popular support, and to a group of Ukrainians who have just completed training in Oklahoma on the Patriot air defense system. Episode Reading: <a href="https://warontherocks.com/2023/03/better-burden-sharing-with-allies" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://warontherocks.com/2023/03/better-burden-sharing-with-allies</a>

Better Burden Sharing With Allies

Is AUKUS flawed by design? Chris, Melanie, and Zack debate the AUKUS deal, particularly the newly announced plan for Australia to acquire nuclear-powered submarines. Is this the best way to get a critical capability in Australian hands? Does it make sense from a cost or capability perspective? And should the United States be worried about selling Virginia-class submarines in the 2030s, right at the moment of greatest need? In addition, Chris commends Europe for stepping up, Melanie critiques President Biden’s execution of the CHIPS Act, and Zack warns about underinvestment in Asia.   This episode's reading: https://warontherocks.com/2023/03/is-aukus-flawed-by-design

Is AUKUS flawed by design? Chris, Melanie, and Zack debate the AUKUS deal, particularly the newly announced plan for Australia to acquire nuclear-powered submarines. Is this the best way to get a critical capability in Australian hands? Does it make sense from a cost or capability perspective? And should the United States be worried about selling Virginia-class submarines in the 2030s, right at the moment of greatest need? In addition, Chris commends Europe for stepping up, Melanie critiques President Biden’s execution of the CHIPS Act, and Zack warns about underinvestment in Asia. This episode's reading: <a href="https://warontherocks.com/2023/03/is-aukus-flawed-by-design" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://warontherocks.com/2023/03/is-aukus-flawed-by-design</a>

Is AUKUS Flawed By Design?

Chris and Melanie sit down with Aaron Stein, chief content officer at War on the Rocks and co-author of a new report on Turkey’s new, more independent foreign policy. Why has Ankara changed its foreign policy course over the last few decades? What does this foreign policy mean for United States interests? How should Turkey’s NATO allies respond when it seems to act against the alliance? What might the upcoming elections mean for the Turkish-U.S. relationship? Chris is unhappy with some defenses of the Iraq invasion, Aaron praises those who worked so hard out of the spotlight to evacuate people safely from Afghanistan, and Melanie is impressed with some journalism at the one-year mark of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. This episode's reading:  https://warontherocks.com/2023/03/turkeys-more-independent-foreign-policy

Chris and Melanie sit down with Aaron Stein, chief content officer at War on the Rocks and co-author of a new report on Turkey’s new, more independent foreign policy. Why has Ankara changed its foreign policy course over the last few decades? What does this foreign policy mean for United States interests? How should Turkey’s NATO allies respond when it seems to act against the alliance? What might the upcoming elections mean for the Turkish-U.S. relationship? Chris is unhappy with some defenses of the Iraq invasion, Aaron praises those who worked so hard out of the spotlight to evacuate people safely from Afghanistan, and Melanie is impressed with some journalism at the one-year mark of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. This episode's reading: <a href="https://warontherocks.com/2023/03/turkeys-more-independent-foreign-policy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://warontherocks.com/2023/03/turkeys-more-independent-foreign-policy</a>

Turkey's More Independent Foreign Policy

Melanie, Zack, and Chris, survey the course of Russia’s brutal war of aggression in Ukraine at the one-year point, with a focus on a recent paper by RAND’s Samuel Charap and Miranda Priebe. How did we get here? What key assumptions have been tested? And what does that mean for the future? How do U.S. and Ukrainian interests in this war align or conflict? Does a long war serve anyone’s interest? And what are the prospects that this war will end any time soon? Grievances for China’s mishandling of the balloon fiasco, and to Disney for bowing to the Chinese Communist Party’s implicit censorship. Attapeople to those negotiating a new Compact of Free Association with countries in the South Pacific, for the few smart voices trying to dial down the hysteria over balloons, and to those members of Congress hoping to repeal the 2002 Iraq war AUMF. This Episode's Reading: https://warontherocks.com/2023/02/one-year-of-war-in-ukraine

Melanie, Zack, and Chris, survey the course of Russia’s brutal war of aggression in Ukraine at the one-year point, with a focus on a recent paper by RAND’s Samuel Charap and Miranda Priebe. How did we get here? What key assumptions have been tested? And what does that mean for the future? How do U.S. and Ukrainian interests in this war align or conflict? Does a long war serve anyone’s interest? And what are the prospects that this war will end any time soon? Grievances for China’s mishandling of the balloon fiasco, and to Disney for bowing to the Chinese Communist Party’s implicit censorship. Attapeople to those negotiating a new Compact of Free Association with countries in the South Pacific, for the few smart voices trying to dial down the hysteria over balloons, and to those members of Congress hoping to repeal the 2002 Iraq war AUMF. This Episode's Reading: <a href="https://warontherocks.com/2023/02/one-year-of-war-in-ukraine" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://warontherocks.com/2023/02/one-year-of-war-in-ukraine</a>

One Year of War in Ukraine

Melanie, Chris, and Zack debate Frank Hoffman’s  recent article in War on the Rocks about the broader implications of Russia’s war in Ukraine. They discuss whether defensive systems are dominant and how long Russia will take to recapitalize its forces, as well as what this means for future conflicts and U.S. posture globally. Chris warns that the United States is not learning from past conflicts, Melanie welcomes continued support for Hong Kongers, and Zack laments Turkey’s renewed opposition to Sweden’s entry into NATO. Episode Reading:  https://warontherocks.com/2023/02/learning-lessons-from-ukraine-is-defense-dominant

Melanie, Chris, and Zack debate Frank Hoffman’s <a href="https://warontherocks.com/2023/01/american-defense-priorities-after-ukraine/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> recent article</a> in War on the Rocks about the broader implications of Russia’s war in Ukraine. They discuss whether defensive systems are dominant and how long Russia will take to recapitalize its forces, as well as what this means for future conflicts and U.S. posture globally. Chris warns that the United States is not learning from past conflicts, Melanie welcomes continued support for Hong Kongers, and Zack laments Turkey’s renewed opposition to Sweden’s entry into NATO. Episode Reading: <a href="https://warontherocks.com/2023/02/learning-lessons-from-ukraine-is-defense-dominant" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://warontherocks.com/2023/02/learning-lessons-from-ukraine-is-defense-dominant</a>

Learning Lessons from Ukraine: Is Defense Dominant?

Chris, Zack, and Melanie get together to talk about a new assessment of President Biden’s foreign policy two years into his administration. Using “A Better Biden Doctrine” by Stephen Wertheim and Matthew Duss as the foundation, the team looks at how well Biden has kept the foreign policy promises he made on the campaign trail, whether he has made incremental or fundamental changes, and what he might be able to accomplish in the next two years. They also consider what policies progressives might hope are given more attention the rest of this term. Chris and Zack have complaints about negligent handling of classified materials by high level officials and the excuses for it, and Melanie gives a shout out to Canada for some new defense initiatives. Episode Reading: https://warontherocks.com/2023/01/looking-back-at-president-bidens-foreign-policy

Chris, Zack, and Melanie get together to talk about a new assessment of President Biden’s foreign policy two years into his administration. Using “A Better Biden Doctrine” by Stephen Wertheim and Matthew Duss as the foundation, the team looks at how well Biden has kept the foreign policy promises he made on the campaign trail, whether he has made incremental or fundamental changes, and what he might be able to accomplish in the next two years. They also consider what policies progressives might hope are given more attention the rest of this term. Chris and Zack have complaints about negligent handling of classified materials by high level officials and the excuses for it, and Melanie gives a shout out to Canada for some new defense initiatives. Episode Reading: <a href="https://warontherocks.com/2023/01/looking-back-at-president-bidens-foreign-policy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://warontherocks.com/2023/01/looking-back-at-president-bidens-foreign-policy</a>

Looking Back at President Biden's Foreign Policy

Hosts Melanie Marlowe and Christopher Preble debate their way through some of the toughest and most contentious topics related to war, international relations, and strategy. This podcast is brought to you by War on the Rocks.

Good content, but two of the hosts interrupt each other constantly, making it unpleasant to listen to and difficult to concentrate on the points they’re making

Delivery makes this hard to listen to

Outstanding commentary, but man, Chris sure does enjoy interrupting people.

Good stuff

Net Assessment

The Net Assessment crew is back and this week they are breaking down an article written by Brian Stewart in Quillette titled, "Tensions in NATO and the Looming End of Pax Americana." Is NATO worth American attention and money? Why don't the Europeans just get their act together? The crew discusses what threat NATO is designed to counter and whether it should forget about Russia and focus on terrorism. Also, Bryan has a grievance with attorney general Bill Barr, Melanie takes issue with the Danish Atlantic Council, and Chris gives an attaboy to the students at the University of California, Washington Center. Join Melanie, Chris, and Bryan as they dive once more into the breach.   Links  Brian Stewart, "Tensions in NATO and the Looming End of Pax Americana," Quillette, December 5, 2019 Bret Stephens, "NATO is Full of Freeloaders. But It's How We Defend the Free World," New York Times, December 5, 2019 "Emmanuel Macron in His Own Words," Economist, November 7, 2019 Katie Benner, "Barr and Durham Publicly, Disagree with Horowitz Report on Russian Inquiry," New York Times, December 12, 2019 Ben Werner, "CNO Gilday Releases New, Simplified Command Guidance to Fleet," USNI News, December 4, 2019 Christopher Preble, "Cops of the World No More," CATO, January 30, 2015 Craig Whitlock, “At War with the Truth,” Washington Post, December 9, 2019 James Laporta, "Afghan War Report Enrages Veterans and Gold Star Families: Even as More of Us Died, They Lied," Newsweek, December 9, 2019 Jonah Schepp, "A NATO Summit to End All NATO Summits," New York Magazine, December 5, 2019 Mariel Padilla, "NATO Conference is Canceled after US Ambassador Barred a Trump Critic," New York Times, December 8, 2019 "The Day Will Come," Netflix Orlando Parfitt, "The Day Will Come' Claims Top Prize at Denmark's Robert Awards," Screen Daily, February 6, 2017 

The Net Assessment crew is back and this week they are breaking down an article written by Brian Stewart in Quillette titled, "<a href="https://quillette.com/2019/12/05/tensions-in-nato-and-the-looming-end-of-pax-americana/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tensions in NATO and the Looming End of Pax Americana</a>." Is NATO worth American attention and money? Why don't the Europeans just get their act together? The crew discusses what threat NATO is designed to counter and whether it should forget about Russia and focus on terrorism. Also, Bryan has a grievance with attorney general Bill Barr, Melanie takes issue with the Danish Atlantic Council, and Chris gives an attaboy to the students at the University of California, Washington Center. Join Melanie, Chris, and Bryan as they dive once more into the breach. Links <ul> <li>Brian Stewart, "<a href="https://quillette.com/2019/12/05/tensions-in-nato-and-the-looming-end-of-pax-americana/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tensions in NATO and the Looming End of Pax Americana</a>," Quillette, December 5, 2019</li> <li>Bret Stephens, "<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/05/opinion/trump-nato.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NATO is Full of Freeloaders. But It's How We Defend the Free World</a>," New York Times, December 5, 2019</li> <li>"<a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2019/11/07/emmanuel-macron-in-his-own-words-english" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Emmanuel Macron in His Own Words</a>," Economist, November 7, 2019</li> <li>Katie Benner, "<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/09/us/politics/barr-durham-ig-report-russia-investigation.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Barr and Durham Publicly, Disagree with Horowitz Report on Russian Inquiry</a>," New York Times, December 12, 2019</li> <li>Ben Werner, "<a href="https://news.usni.org/2019/12/04/cno-gilday-releases-new-simplified-command-guidance-to-fleet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CNO Gilday Releases New, Simplified Command Guidance to Fleet</a>," USNI News, December 4, 2019</li> <li>Christopher Preble, "<a href="https://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/cops-world-no-more" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cops of the World No More</a>," CATO, January 30, 2015</li> <li>Craig Whitlock, “<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/investigations/afghanistan-papers/afghanistan-war-confidential-documents/?nid=top_pb_signin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">At War with the Truth</a>,” Washington Post, December 9, 2019</li> <li>James Laporta, "<a href="https://www.newsweek.com/afghan-war-report-enrages-veterans-gold-star-families-even-more-us-died-they-lied-1476292" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Afghan War Report Enrages Veterans and Gold Star Families: Even as More of Us Died, They Lied</a>," Newsweek, December 9, 2019</li> <li>Jonah Schepp, "<a href="http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/12/nato-summit-overshadowed-trump-drama.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A NATO Summit to End All NATO Summits</a>," New York Magazine, December 5, 2019</li> <li>Mariel Padilla, "<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/08/world/europe/carla-sands-trump-nato.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NATO Conference is Canceled after US Ambassador Barred a Trump Critic</a>," New York Times, December 8, 2019</li> <li>"<a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80124091" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Day Will Come</a>," Netflix</li> <li>Orlando Parfitt, "<a href="https://www.screendaily.com/news/the-day-will-come-claims-top-prize-at-denmarks-robert-awards/5114568.article" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Day Will Come' Claims Top Prize at Denmark's Robert Awards</a>," Screen Daily, February 6, 2017</li> </ul>

The Looming End of Pax Americana?

Bryan, Chris, and Melanie take on a new report by Chris Dougherty that argues that, unless America changes how it fights wars to more closely align with the priorities laid out in the 2018 National Defense Strategy (NDS), it is in real danger of losing the next war to China or Russia. Has the thinking in the NDS become conventional wisdom? Is Dougherty's assessment overly pessimistic? Is there sufficient political will to follow through with expensive, long-term changes? Are American military planners up to the intellectual challenge? Finally, Bryan gives us the rundown on his much-anticipated staycation, Chris has some love for the U.S Women's Soccer Team, and Melanie hopes we can do a better job learning our history.   Links:  Christopher M. Dougherty, "Why America Needs a New Way of War," CNAS, June 2019 Ellen Barry, "In Leak, U.K. Ambassador to U.S. Calls Trump Administration Inept and Clumsy," New York Times, July 07, 2019 Kate Sullivan, Zachary Cohen, and Jamie Crawford, "Admiral Set to Become Navy's Top Officer Retires Over Inappropriate Professional Relationship," CNN, July 07, 2019 Mike Gallagher, "Sate of Deterrence by Denial," Washington Quarterly, 2019 Bari Weiss, "San Francisco Will Spend $600,000 to Erase History," New York Times, June 28, 2019 Sarah Mervosh, "Principal Who Tried to Stay 'Politically Neutral' about Holocaust is Removed," New York Times, July 8, 2019 David Stout, “Janne E. Nolan, Principled Adviser on World Affairs, Is Dead at 67,” New York Times, July 8, 2019 Francis J. Gavin, “Remembering Janne,” War on the Rocks, July 2, 2019 Justin Amash, “Our Politics is in a Partisan Death Spiral. That’s Why I’m Leaving the GOP,” Washington Post, July 4, 2019 

Bryan, Chris, and Melanie take on a new report by Chris Dougherty that argues that, unless America changes how it fights wars to more closely align with the priorities laid out in the 2018 National Defense Strategy (NDS), it is in real danger of losing the next war to China or Russia. Has the thinking in the NDS become conventional wisdom? Is Dougherty's assessment overly pessimistic? Is there sufficient political will to follow through with expensive, long-term changes? Are American military planners up to the intellectual challenge? Finally, Bryan gives us the rundown on his much-anticipated staycation, Chris has some love for the U.S Women's Soccer Team, and Melanie hopes we can do a better job learning our history. Links: <ul> <li>Christopher M. Dougherty, "<a href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/CNAS+Report+-+ANAWOW+-+FINAL2.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Why America Needs a New Way of War</a>," CNAS, June 2019</li> <li>Ellen Barry, "<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/07/world/europe/uk-ambassador-kim-darroch.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">In Leak, U.K. Ambassador to U.S. Calls Trump Administration Inept and Clumsy</a>," New York Times, July 07, 2019</li> <li>Kate Sullivan, Zachary Cohen, and Jamie Crawford, "<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/07/politics/admiral-navy-top-officer-retires/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Admiral Set to Become Navy's Top Officer Retires Over Inappropriate Professional Relationship</a>," CNN, July 07, 2019</li> <li>Mike Gallagher, "<a href="https://cpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/blogs.gwu.edu/dist/1/2181/files/2019/06/Gallagher.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sate of Deterrence by Denial</a>," Washington Quarterly, 2019</li> <li>Bari Weiss, "<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/28/opinion/sunday/san-francisco-life-of-washington-murals.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">San Francisco Will Spend $600,000 to Erase History</a>," New York Times, June 28, 2019</li> <li>Sarah Mervosh, "<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/08/us/spanish-river-william-latson-holocaust.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Principal Who Tried to Stay 'Politically Neutral' about Holocaust is Removed</a>," New York Times, July 8, 2019</li> <li>David Stout, “<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/08/us/politics/janne-e-nolan-dead.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Janne E. Nolan, Principled Adviser on World Affairs, Is Dead at 67</a>,” New York Times, July 8, 2019</li> <li>Francis J. Gavin, “<a href="https://warontherocks.com/2019/07/remembering-janne/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Remembering Janne</a>,” War on the Rocks, July 2, 2019</li> <li>Justin Amash, “<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/justin-amash-our-politics-is-in-a-partisan-death-spiral-thats-why-im-leaving-the-gop/2019/07/04/afbe0480-9e3d-11e9-b27f-ed2942f73d70_story.html?noredirect=on&amp;utm_term=.666d2f6816e4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Our Politics is in a Partisan Death Spiral. That’s Why I’m Leaving the GOP</a>,” Washington Post, July 4, 2019</li> </ul>

Is America Poised to Lose the Next War?

Melanie, Chris, and guest host Claude Berube discuss the promise and pitfalls of exit strategies. When policymakers plan to embark on foreign wars, should they also prepare a plan for extricating the nation from these wars when they are completed? Is an exit strategy a vital component of strategy? Or do exit strategies create unreasonable expectations of easy victory? Can an exit strategy focus attention on a desired end state, and prevent mission creep? Or are prudent adjustments only possible when policymakers are not shackled to pre-war objectives? Chris congratulates New England Patriots’ coach Bill Bellichick on victory number 300, Melanie blasts Sean Duffy for questioning a decorated U.S. Army officer’s patriotism, and Claude delivers a Net Assessment first -- a heartfelt attadog for his beloved four-legged companion, Reagan.   Links  David Kampf, "When Are Exit Strategies Viable?" War on the Rocks, October 14, 2019 Adam Wunische, "The Lost Art of Exiting a War," War on the Rocks, October 21, 2019 Devon Clements, "Bill Belichick Becomes 3rd NFL Head Coach Ever to Accumulate 300 Career Wins," Sports Illustrated, October 27, 2019 Christopher Preble, “New Rules for U.S. Military Intervention,” War on the Rocks, September 20, 2016 Richard Fontaine, “The Nonintervention Delusion: What War Is Good For,” Foreign Affairs, November-December 2019 Spencer Ackerman, “Baghdadi Is Dead. The War on Terror Will Create Another,” Daily Beast, October 28, 2019 Doug Bandow and Christopher Preble, “Lost in the Furor Over Syria: Alliances Are a Means, Not an End,” War on the Rocks, October 23, 2019 Ashley Feinberg, "This Sure Looks Like Mitt Romney's Secret Twitter Account," Slate, October 20, 2019 "Sean Duffy on CNN," CNN, October 29, 2019 Aaron Stein, "US Officials Ignored Trump on Syria and We are All Paying the Price," War on the Rocks, October 22, 2019 "The Weinberger Doctrine," Washington Post, November 30, 1984 Jason Whiteley, "No Exit, No Problem," Small Wars Journal, April 21, 2011 James Nolt, "Exit Strategy," World Policy," World Policy, February 23, 2017 

Melanie, Chris, and guest host Claude Berube discuss the promise and pitfalls of exit strategies. When policymakers plan to embark on foreign wars, should they also prepare a plan for extricating the nation from these wars when they are completed? Is an exit strategy a vital component of strategy? Or do exit strategies create unreasonable expectations of easy victory? Can an exit strategy focus attention on a desired end state, and prevent mission creep? Or are prudent adjustments only possible when policymakers are not shackled to pre-war objectives? Chris congratulates New England Patriots’ coach Bill Bellichick on victory number 300, Melanie blasts Sean Duffy for questioning a decorated U.S. Army officer’s patriotism, and Claude delivers a Net Assessment first -- a heartfelt attadog for his beloved four-legged companion, Reagan. Links <ul> <li>David Kampf, "<a href="https://warontherocks.com/2019/10/when-are-exit-strategies-viable/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">When Are Exit Strategies Viable?</a>" War on the Rocks, October 14, 2019</li> <li>Adam Wunische, "<a href="https://warontherocks.com/2019/10/the-lost-art-of-exiting-a-war/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Lost Art of Exiting a War</a>," War on the Rocks, October 21, 2019</li> <li>Devon Clements, "<a href="https://www.si.com/nfl/patriots/gameday/bill-belichick-becomes-3rd-nfl-head-coach-ever-to-accumulate-300-career-wins/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bill Belichick Becomes 3rd NFL Head Coach Ever to Accumulate 300 Career Wins</a>," Sports Illustrated, October 27, 2019</li> <li>Christopher Preble, “<a href="https://warontherocks.com/2016/09/new-rules-for-u-s-military-intervention/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">New Rules for U.S. Military Intervention</a>,” War on the Rocks, September 20, 2016</li> <li>Richard Fontaine, “<a href="https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/2019-10-15/nonintervention-delusion" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Nonintervention Delusion: What War Is Good For</a>,” Foreign Affairs, November-December 2019</li> <li>Spencer Ackerman, “<a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/abu-bakr-al-baghdadi-is-dead-the-war-on-terror-will-create-another" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Baghdadi Is Dead. The War on Terror Will Create Another</a>,” Daily Beast, October 28, 2019</li> <li>Doug Bandow and Christopher Preble, “<a href="https://warontherocks.com/2019/10/lost-in-the-furor-over-syria-alliances-are-a-means-not-an-end/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lost in the Furor Over Syria: Alliances Are a Means, Not an End</a>,” War on the Rocks, October 23, 2019</li> <li>Ashley Feinberg, "<a href="https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/10/mitt-romney-has-a-secret-twitter-account-and-it-sure-looks-like-its-this-one.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">This Sure Looks Like Mitt Romney's Secret Twitter Account</a>," Slate, October 20, 2019</li> <li>"<a href="https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1189148524291731459" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sean Duffy on CNN</a>," CNN, October 29, 2019</li> <li>Aaron Stein, "<a href="https://warontherocks.com/2019/10/u-s-officials-ignored-trump-on-syria-and-we-are-all-paying-the-price/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">US Officials Ignored Trump on Syria and We are All Paying the Price</a>," War on the Rocks, October 22, 2019</li> <li>"<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1984/11/30/the-weinberger-doctrine/c7f20ffe-b591-4189-ad05-a704aac1935d/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Weinberger Doctrine</a>," Washington Post, November 30, 1984</li> <li>Jason Whiteley, "<a href="https://smallwarsjournal.com/blog/no-exit-no-problem" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">No Exit, No Problem</a>," Small Wars Journal, April 21, 2011</li> <li>James Nolt, "<a href="https://worldpolicy.org/2017/02/23/exit-strategy/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Exit Strategy," World Policy</a>," World Policy, February 23, 2017</li> </ul>

Strategy and Exit Strategies: Essential or Misleading?

Join Melanie, Chris, and Bryan as they discuss the recently released Commandant's Planning Guidance, a document from the new Marine Corps Commandant General David Berger that has taken the seapower community by storm. In the guidance, Berger slays at least five USMC sacred cows and provides a framework for integration between the Navy and the Marine Corps within the Department of the Navy. Also, Chris has an issue with presidential tweeting and Bryan complains about the weather.    Links  "Commandant of the Marine Corps Planning Guidance: 38th Commandant of the Marine Corps," Headquarters Marine Corps Taylor Dinerman, "Why Apollo 11 Matters," National Review, July 20, 2019 Michelle Basch, "Apollo 11 Tribute Features Stunning Projections Onto Washington Monument," WTOP, July 20, 2019 Elizabeth Janney, "Heat Advisory Issues for Maryland," Patch, June, 30, 2018 Robin Emmott, "Britain Wins Early European Support for Hormuz Naval Mission," Reuters, July 23, 2019 Chris Spargo, "Predatory Lender," Daily Mail, July 22, 2019 Kevin D. Williamson, "Trump’s Omar Comments Erode Our Sense of Citizenship," Yahoo, July 21, 2019 Joe Sestak, “We're to Blame for Escalating Tensions With Iran,” Des Moines Register, July 20, 2019 Daniel Larison, “Sestak’s Sensible Warning against War with Iran,” American Conservative, July 22, 2019 Donald Trump, Tweets, July 14, 2019 

Join Melanie, Chris, and Bryan as they discuss the recently released Commandant's Planning Guidance, a document from the new Marine Corps Commandant General David Berger that has taken the seapower community by storm. In the guidance, Berger slays at least five USMC sacred cows and provides a framework for integration between the Navy and the Marine Corps within the Department of the Navy. Also, Chris has an issue with presidential tweeting and Bryan complains about the weather.  Links <ul> <li>"<a href="https://www.hqmc.marines.mil/Portals/142/Docs/%2038th%20Commandant%27s%20Planning%20Guidance_2019.pdf?ver=2019-07-16-200152-700" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Commandant of the Marine Corps Planning Guidance: 38th Commandant of the Marine Corps</a>," Headquarters Marine Corps</li> <li>Taylor Dinerman, "<a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/07/why-apollo-11-matters/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Why Apollo 11 Matters</a>," National Review, July 20, 2019</li> <li>Michelle Basch, "<a href="https://wtop.com/dc/2019/07/washington-monument-appears-to-blast-off-during-apollo-11-show/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apollo 11 Tribute Features Stunning Projections Onto Washington Monument</a>," WTOP, July 20, 2019</li> <li>Elizabeth Janney, "<a href="https://patch.com/maryland/baltimore/heat-advisory-issued-maryland" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Heat Advisory Issues for Maryland</a>," Patch, June, 30, 2018</li> <li>Robin Emmott, "<a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-iran-europe-exclusive/exclusive-britain-wins-early-european-support-for-hormuz-naval-mission-idUSKCN1UI2C9" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Britain Wins Early European Support for Hormuz Naval Mission</a>," Reuters, July 23, 2019</li> <li>Chris Spargo, "<a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7273553/Jeffrey-Epstein-maintained-network-assistants-Harvey-Weinstein-Bill-Clinton-Charlie-Rose.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Predatory Lender</a>," Daily Mail, July 22, 2019</li> <li>Kevin D. Williamson, "<a href="https://news.yahoo.com/ilhan-omar-send-her-back-103022436.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Trump’s Omar Comments Erode Our Sense of Citizenship</a>," Yahoo, July 21, 2019</li> <li>Joe Sestak, “<a href="https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/caucus/2019/07/20/joe-sestak-blame-united-states-for-iran-tensions-middle-east-terrorism-donald-trump/1783440001/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">We're to Blame for Escalating Tensions With Iran</a>,” Des Moines Register, July 20, 2019</li> <li>Daniel Larison, “<a href="https://www.theamericanconservative.com/larison/sestaks-sensible-warning-against-war-with-iran/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sestak’s Sensible Warning against War with Iran</a>,” American Conservative, July 22, 2019</li> <li>Donald Trump, <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1150381394234941448" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tweets</a>, July 14, 2019</li> </ul>

Bold Strokes from the Commandant of the Marine Corps

Chris, Bryan, and Melanie talk about the Interim Report issued by the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence last week. What kinds of expectations should we have about AI being used for national security purposes? What kind of investments should be made in this technology, and where will the money come from? What about concerns that AI developed by American companies or the United States government might be used by authoritarian regimes to violate their citizens' human rights? Can we continue to reap the benefits of research collaboration with people from other countries, particularly China, and still protect national security secrets? Finally, Bryan tells us of his exploits in Italy, Chris gives a heartfelt appreciation to a friend and colleague, and Melanie looks forward to some long-awaited playtime with her nephews.   Links   National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence, Interim Report, November 2019 Jacey Fortin, “Uber C.E.O. Backtracks After Comparing Khashoggi’s Killing to an Accident,” New York Times, November 11, 2019 Andrew Bacevich, “The Berlin Wall Fell and the U.S. learned the Wrong Lessons. It Got Us Donald Trump,” Los Angeles Times, November 8, 2019 Christopher Preble, John Glaser, and A. Trevor Thrall,  Fuel to the Fire: How Trump Made America's Broken Foreign Policy Even Worse, (Cato Institute, 2019) Robert Work and Eric Schmidt, "In Search of Ideas: The National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence Wants You," War on the Rocks, July 18, 2019 Ilanit Chernick, "Holocaust Survivors Reunite with Rescuer at Yad Vashem," November 3, 2019, Jerusalem Post "Holocaust Survivor Reunited with a Baby He Saved During World War II," BBC, November 8, 2019 Gina Kolata, "Vast Dragnet Targets Theft of Biomedical Secrets for China," New York Times, November 4, 2019 Melanie Marlow, Tweets, November 11, 2019 “Puffs,” Heritage Pride Productions, November 14-15-16, and 21-22-23 

Chris, Bryan, and Melanie talk about the Interim Report issued by the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence last week. What kinds of expectations should we have about AI being used for national security purposes? What kind of investments should be made in this technology, and where will the money come from? What about concerns that AI developed by American companies or the United States government might be used by authoritarian regimes to violate their citizens' human rights? Can we continue to reap the benefits of research collaboration with people from other countries, particularly China, and still protect national security secrets? Finally, Bryan tells us of his exploits in Italy, Chris gives a heartfelt appreciation to a friend and colleague, and Melanie looks forward to some long-awaited playtime with her nephews. Links <ul> <li><a href="https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/-/media/sites/magazine/03_linkedfiles/nscai-interim-report-for-congress.ashx?la=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence</a>, Interim Report, November 2019</li> <li>Jacey Fortin, “<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/11/business/uber-ceo-jamal-khashoggi.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Uber C.E.O. Backtracks After Comparing Khashoggi’s Killing to an Accident</a>,” New York Times, November 11, 2019</li> <li>Andrew Bacevich, “<a href="https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-11-08/berlin-wall-30th-anniversary-cold-war-donald-trump" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Berlin Wall Fell and the U.S. learned the Wrong Lessons. It Got Us Donald Trump</a>,” Los Angeles Times, November 8, 2019</li> <li>Christopher Preble, John Glaser, and A. Trevor Thrall, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Fuel-Fire-Americas-Foreign-Recover/dp/194864746X/ref=sr_1_4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Fuel to the Fire: How Trump Made America's Broken Foreign Policy Even Worse</a>, (Cato Institute, 2019)</li> <li>Robert Work and Eric Schmidt, "<a href="https://warontherocks.com/2019/07/in-search-of-ideas-the-national-security-commission-on-artificial-intelligence-wants-you/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">In Search of Ideas: The National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence Wants You</a>," War on the Rocks, July 18, 2019</li> <li>Ilanit Chernick, "<a href="https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Holocaust-survivors-reunite-with-rescuer-at-Yad-Vashem-606727" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Holocaust Survivors Reunite with Rescuer at Yad Vashem</a>," November 3, 2019, Jerusalem Post</li> <li>"<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-us-canada-50241253?__twitter_impression=true" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Holocaust Survivor Reunited with a Baby He Saved During World War II</a>," BBC, November 8, 2019</li> <li>Gina Kolata, "<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/04/health/china-nih-scientists.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vast Dragnet Targets Theft of Biomedical Secrets for China</a>," New York Times, November 4, 2019</li> <li>Melanie Marlow, <a href="https://twitter.com/profmarlowe/status/1194038842564722689" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tweets</a>, November 11, 2019</li> <li>“<a href="http://www.heritagedrama.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Puffs</a>,” Heritage Pride Productions, November 14-15-16, and 21-22-23</li> </ul>

Can Bryan Pass the Turing Test?

After a long holiday hiatus, Hudson’s Patrick Cronin joins Melanie and Chris in a spirited discussion of U.S. policy toward China. How is this competition like the Cold War with the Soviet Union, and what’s different? What aspects of China’s behavior are most worrisome? What steps can be taken to reduce the likelihood of conflict? Or is a clash, even if it is mostly non-military in nature, inevitable? Patrick gives a shout out to the heroic men and women fighting wildfires in Australia, Melanie expresses her appreciation for Ricky Gervais, and Chris offers kudos to the U.S. press corps. Links:  Fareed Zakaria, "The New China Scare: Why America Shouldn’t Panic About Its Latest Challenger" Foreign Affairs, January/February 2020 Christopher Preble, “A Useful Corrective to China Fearmongering,” Cato, December 6, 2019 Christopher A. Preble, “NDAA 2020: Congress Neglects Its Responsibility Once Again,” Cato, December 10, 2019 Salvador Rizzo, "Anatomy of a Trump Rally: 67 Percent of Claims Are False or Lacking Evidence," Washington Post, January 7, 2020 “In 1,055 Days, President Trump Has Made 15,413 False or Misleading Claims,” Washington Post, December 10, 2019 Jordan Hoffman, "No One Knows Where Mike Pence Got His Soleimani 'Facts' From," Vanity Fair, January 4, 2020 John Hudson, Josh Dawsey, Shane Harris, and Dan Lemothe, "Killing of Soleimani Follows Long Push From Pompeo For Aggressive Action Against Iran, but Airstrike Brings Serious Risks," Washington Post, January 5, 2020 Richard Fontaine, “Great Power Competition is Washington’s Top Priority, but Not the Public’s,” Foreign Affairs, September 11, 2019 Nils Gilman, “China, Capitalism, and the New Cold War,” American Interest, November 18, 2019 Justin Rohrlich, “A Chinese Tourist Accused of Espionage is the Latest Example of a Growing Threat to US Security,” Quartz, January 5, 2020 Josh Blackman,  Tweets, January 6, 2020 Ricky Gervais, 2020 Golden Globes, January 5, 2020 Patrick M. Cronin and Ryan Neuhard, “Total Competition: The China Challenge in the South China Sea,” Center for a New American Security, January 9, 2020 Ann Lee, “The Real Target of the US Assassination of the Iranian Military Leader Qassem Soleimani-China,” South China Morning Post, January 8, 2020 Heritage Pride Productions' “Elf: The Musical,” January 23, 24, and 25th “The Future of Progressive Foreign Policy: 2020 and Beyond,” Cato Policy Forum, January 28, 2020 

After a long holiday hiatus, Hudson’s Patrick Cronin joins Melanie and Chris in a spirited discussion of U.S. policy toward China. How is this competition like the Cold War with the Soviet Union, and what’s different? What aspects of China’s behavior are most worrisome? What steps can be taken to reduce the likelihood of conflict? Or is a clash, even if it is mostly non-military in nature, inevitable? Patrick gives a shout out to the heroic men and women fighting wildfires in Australia, Melanie expresses her appreciation for Ricky Gervais, and Chris offers kudos to the U.S. press corps. Links: <ul> <li>Fareed Zakaria, "<a href="https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/china/2019-12-06/new-china-scare" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The New China Scare: Why America Shouldn’t Panic About Its Latest Challenger</a>" Foreign Affairs, January/February 2020</li> <li>Christopher Preble, “<a href="https://www.cato.org/blog/useful-corrective-china-fearmongering" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Useful Corrective to China Fearmongering</a>,” Cato, December 6, 2019</li> <li>Christopher A. Preble, “<a href="https://www.cato.org/blog/ndaa-2020-congress-neglects-its-responsibility-once-again" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NDAA 2020: Congress Neglects Its Responsibility Once Again</a>,” Cato, December 10, 2019</li> <li>Salvador Rizzo, "<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/01/07/anatomy-trump-rally-percent-claims-are-false-or-lacking-evidence/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Anatomy of a Trump Rally: 67 Percent of Claims Are False or Lacking Evidence</a>," Washington Post, January 7, 2020</li> <li>“<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/trump-claims-database/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">In 1,055 Days, President Trump Has Made 15,413 False or Misleading Claims</a>,” Washington Post, December 10, 2019</li> <li>Jordan Hoffman, "<a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/01/no-one-knows-where-mike-pence-got-his-soleimani-facts-from" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">No One Knows Where Mike Pence Got His Soleimani 'Facts' From</a>," Vanity Fair, January 4, 2020</li> <li>John Hudson, Josh Dawsey, Shane Harris, and Dan Lemothe, "<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/killing-of-soleimani-follows-long-push-from-pompeo-for-aggressive-action-against-iran-but-airstrike-brings-serious-risks/2020/01/05/092a8e00-2f7d-11ea-be79-83e793dbcaef_story.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Killing of Soleimani Follows Long Push From Pompeo For Aggressive Action Against Iran, but Airstrike Brings Serious Risks</a>," Washington Post, January 5, 2020</li> <li>Richard Fontaine, “<a href="https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/china/2019-09-09/great-power-competition-washingtons-top-priority-not-publics" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Great Power Competition is Washington’s Top Priority, but Not the Public’s</a>,” Foreign Affairs, September 11, 2019</li> <li>Nils Gilman, “<a href="https://www.the-american-interest.com/2019/11/18/china-capitalism-and-the-new-cold-war/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">China, Capitalism, and the New Cold War</a>,” American Interest, November 18, 2019</li> <li>Justin Rohrlich, “<a href="https://qz.com/1779627/chinese-tourists-are-being-recruited-to-spy-on-the-us/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Chinese Tourist Accused of Espionage is the Latest Example of a Growing Threat to US Security</a>,” Quartz, January 5, 2020</li> <li>Josh Blackman, <a href="https://twitter.com/JoshMBlackman/status/1214215543726710788?s=15" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Tweets</a>, January 6, 2020</li> <li>Ricky Gervais, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCNdTLHZAeo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2020 Golden Globes</a>, January 5, 2020</li> <li>Patrick M. Cronin and Ryan Neuhard, “T<a href="https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/total-competition" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">otal Competition: The China Challenge in the South China Sea</a>,” Center for a New American Security, January 9, 2020</li> <li>Ann Lee, “<a href="https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3044952/real-target-us-assassination-iranian-military-leader-qassen" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Real Target of the US Assassination of the Iranian Military Leader Qassem Soleimani-China</a>,” South China Morning Post, January 8, 2020</li> <li>Heritage Pride Productions' “<a href="https://heritagedrama.ticketleap.com/elf/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Elf: The Musical</a>,” January 23, 24, and 25th</li> <li>“<a href="https://www.cato.org/events/future-progressive-foreign-policy-2020-beyond" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Future of Progressive Foreign Policy: 2020 and Beyond</a>,” Cato Policy Forum, January 28, 2020</li> </ul>

Is America’s China Strategy Working?

Join Chris, Melanie, and Bryan as they dive into Professor Philip Zelikow’s recent article in the Texas National Security Review titled, “To Regain Policy Competence: The Software of American Problem Solving.” Has policymaking gotten worse, or is it a problem with implementation? Or is implementation part of the policymaking process? The gang also discusses whether there is a lack of professionalism in the education and training of future policymakers. This week's episode is a little wonky, but well worth the time.  At the end of the show, Bryan gives an attaboy for the first person to complete a marathon in under two hours, while Chris gives a shout out to his wife.   Links  Philip Zelikow, "To Regain Policy Competence: The Software of American Public Problem-Solving," Texas National Security Review, September 2019 John Glaser, Christopher Preble, A. Trevor Thrall,  Fuel to the Fire: How Trump Made America’s Broken Foreign Policy Even Worse (and How We Can Recover) (Cato Institute, 2019) Justin Logan, “Cult of the Irrelevant: National Security Eggheads &amp; Academics,” American Conservative, June 12, 2019 Danielle Pletka, Tweet, October 13, 2019 Justin Logan, Tweet, October 13, 2019 Danielle Pletka, Tweet, October 13, 2019 Krista Preble, LinkedIn Alex Horton, "A Latina Novelist Spoke About White Privilege. Students Burned Her Book in Response," Washington Post, October 11, 2019 Tim Hains, "Beto O'Rourke: Churches That Oppose Same-Sex Marriage Should Lose Tax-Exempt Status," Real Clear Politics, October 11, 2019 Ryan Prior, "Farmers in Idaho Rallied to Harvest a Neighbor's Potatoes as a Deep Freeze Threatened to Ruin Them," CNN, October 11, 2019 Tariq Tahir, "Nobel Peace Prize 2019 – Greta Thunberg Snubbed as Award Given to Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed for Ending 20 Year Eritrea Conflict," Sun, October 11, 2019 Chris Stein, "Nobel Snub No Obstacle in Great Thunberg's Climate Quest," Yahoo News, October 11, 2019 Andrew Keh, "Eliud Kipchoge Breaks Two-Hour Marathon Barrier," New York Times, October 12, 2019 The Bulwark Podcast, "Bryan McGrath on Trump and American Exceptionalism," October 14, 2019 

Join Chris, Melanie, and Bryan as they dive into Professor Philip Zelikow’s recent article in the Texas National Security Review titled, “To Regain Policy Competence: The Software of American Problem Solving.” Has policymaking gotten worse, or is it a problem with implementation? Or is implementation part of the policymaking process? The gang also discusses whether there is a lack of professionalism in the education and training of future policymakers. This week's episode is a little wonky, but well worth the time.  At the end of the show, Bryan gives an attaboy for the first person to complete a marathon in under two hours, while Chris gives a shout out to his wife. Links <ul> <li>Philip Zelikow, "<a href="https://tnsr.org/2019/09/to-regain-policy-competence-the-software-of-american-public-problem-solving/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">To Regain Policy Competence: The Software of American Public Problem-Solving</a>," Texas National Security Review, September 2019</li> <li>John Glaser, Christopher Preble, A. Trevor Thrall, <a href="https://www.cato.org/publications/fuel-fire" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> Fuel to the Fire: How Trump Made America’s Broken Foreign Policy Even Worse (and How We Can Recover)</a> (Cato Institute, 2019)</li> <li>Justin Logan, “<a href="https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/cult-of-the-irrelevant-national-security-eggheads-and-academics/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cult of the Irrelevant: National Security Eggheads &amp; Academics</a>,” American Conservative, June 12, 2019</li> <li>Danielle Pletka, <a href="https://twitter.com/dpletka/status/1183448825090002945" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tweet</a>, October 13, 2019</li> <li>Justin Logan, <a href="https://twitter.com/JustinTLogan/status/1183469221512187904" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tweet</a>, October 13, 2019</li> <li>Danielle Pletka, <a href="https://twitter.com/dpletka/status/1183465558366392321" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tweet</a>, October 13, 2019</li> <li>Krista Preble, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/krista-preble-4a082962" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a></li> <li>Alex Horton, "<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2019/10/11/latina-novelist-spoke-about-white-privilege-students-burned-her-book-response/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Latina Novelist Spoke About White Privilege. Students Burned Her Book in Response</a>," Washington Post, October 11, 2019</li> <li>Tim Hains, "<a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/10/11/beto_orourke_churches_that_oppose_same-sex_marriage_should_lose_tax-exempt_status.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beto O'Rourke: Churches That Oppose Same-Sex Marriage Should Lose Tax-Exempt Status</a>," Real Clear Politics, October 11, 2019</li> <li>Ryan Prior, "<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/11/us/idaho-farmers-join-together-trnd/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Farmers in Idaho Rallied to Harvest a Neighbor's Potatoes as a Deep Freeze Threatened to Ruin Them</a>," CNN, October 11, 2019</li> <li>Tariq Tahir, "<a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10113003/nobel-peace-prize-greta-thunberg-snubbed-ethiopian/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nobel Peace Prize 2019 – Greta Thunberg Snubbed as Award Given to Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed for Ending 20 Year Eritrea Conflict</a>," Sun, October 11, 2019</li> <li>Chris Stein, "<a href="https://news.yahoo.com/nobel-snub-no-obstacle-greta-thunbergs-climate-quest-231529228.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nobel Snub No Obstacle in Great Thunberg's Climate Quest</a>," Yahoo News, October 11, 2019</li> <li>Andrew Keh, "<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/12/sports/eliud-kipchoge-marathon-record.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eliud Kipchoge Breaks Two-Hour Marathon Barrier</a>," New York Times, October 12, 2019</li> <li>The Bulwark Podcast, "<a href="https://podcast.thebulwark.com/bryan-mcgrath-on-trump-and-american-exceptionalism" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bryan McGrath on Trump and American Exceptionalism</a>," October 14, 2019</li> </ul>

We Just Don’t Make Policy Like We Used To

James Mattis

Join Chris, Melanie, and Bryan as they assess Jim Mattis' legacy as secretary of defense and the media splash he is making while promoting his new book. Mattis is a complicated character, and his reasons for entering the administration, for leaving the administration, and for coyly restraining his comments after leaving are similarly complicated. Although President Donald Trump's early affinity for having former generals in key positions in his administration has cooled, the debate over the role retired flag and general officers should play in America's national security political discourse rages on.   Links  Jim Mattis, "Duty, Democracy and the Threat of Tribalism," Wall Street Journal, August 28, 2019 Jeffrey Goldberg, "The Man Who Couldn't Take It Anymore," Atlantic, October 2019 Issue Dan Lamothe and Greg Jaffe, "Emerging from His Silence, Mattis Faces Criticism for Trying to Take the 'Middle Road' on Trump," Washington Post, August 29, 2019 Jim Mattis and Bing West,  Call Sing Chaos: Learning to Lead, (Random House, September 2019) Jim Mattis, "Letter from Secretary James Mattis," Defense, December 20, 2019 Mallory Hughes, "When a Boy with Autism was Overwhelmed on the First Day of School, Another Little Boy Held His Hand," CNN, August 27, 2019 Tyler Jost and Joshua D. Kertzer, “Armies and Influence: Public Deference to Foreign Policy Elites,” American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, 2019, Hannah Natanson, “A Broken Bingo Machine Left Rhis D.C. Veterans’ Retirement Home Mourning. A 16-year-old girl decided to help” Washington Post, September 2, 2019 Stephen Wertheim, “The Quincy Institute Opposes America’s Endless Wars. Why Should that Be a Scandal?” Washington Post, August 30, 2018  The Human Costs of War: Assessing Civilian Casualties since 9/11, Policy Forum, Cato Institute, September 11, 2019 Ted Galen Carpenter, NATO: The Dangerous Dinosaur, Cato Institute, October 18, 2019 

Join Chris, Melanie, and Bryan as they assess Jim Mattis' legacy as secretary of defense and the media splash he is making while promoting his new book. Mattis is a complicated character, and his reasons for entering the administration, for leaving the administration, and for coyly restraining his comments after leaving are similarly complicated. Although President Donald Trump's early affinity for having former generals in key positions in his administration has cooled, the debate over the role retired flag and general officers should play in America's national security political discourse rages on. Links <ul> <li>Jim Mattis, "<a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/jim-mattis-duty-democracy-and-the-threat-of-tribalism-11566984601" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Duty, Democracy and the Threat of Tribalism</a>," Wall Street Journal, August 28, 2019</li> <li>Jeffrey Goldberg, "<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/10/james-mattis-trump/596665/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Man Who Couldn't Take It Anymore</a>," Atlantic, October 2019 Issue</li> <li>Dan Lamothe and Greg Jaffe, "<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/after-months-of-silence-mattis-faces-criticism-for-trying-to-take-the-middle-road-on-trump/2019/08/29/7f4c0e10-ca8d-11e9-be05-f76ac4ec618c_story.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Emerging from His Silence, Mattis Faces Criticism for Trying to Take the 'Middle Road' on Trump</a>," Washington Post, August 29, 2019</li> <li>Jim Mattis and Bing West, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Call-Sign-Chaos-Learning-Lead/dp/0812996836/ref=sr_1_1?gclid=EAIaIQobChMImeLu3ayy5AIVA47ICh0loQv1EAAYASAAEgI6KfD_BwE&amp;hvadid=380273471988&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvlocphy=9007964&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvpos=1t1&amp;hvqmt=b&amp;hvrand=3356698191176915531&amp;hvtargid=kwd-393178691169&amp;hydadcr=15274_10334797&amp;keywords=jim+mattis+book&amp;qid=1567434558&amp;s=gateway&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Call Sing Chaos: Learning to Lead</a>, (Random House, September 2019)</li> <li>Jim Mattis, "<a href="https://media.defense.gov/2018/Dec/20/2002075156/-1/-1/1/LETTER-FROM-SECRETARY-JAMES-N-MATTIS.PDF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Letter from Secretary James Mattis</a>," Defense, December 20, 2019</li> <li>Mallory Hughes, "<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/27/health/boy-holds-hand-autism-wellness-trnd/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">When a Boy with Autism was Overwhelmed on the First Day of School, Another Little Boy Held His Hand</a>," CNN, August 27, 2019</li> <li>Tyler Jost and Joshua D. Kertzer, “<a href="http://www.tylerjost.com/uploads/1/1/0/4/110425699/jost_kertzer_apsa.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Armies and Influence: Public Deference to Foreign Policy Elites</a>,” American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, 2019,</li> <li>Hannah Natanson, “<a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/good-news/a-broken-bingo-machine-left-this-dc-veterans-retirement-home-mourning-a-16-year-old-girl-decided-to-help/ar-AAGoIQN?ocid=spartanntp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Broken Bingo Machine Left Rhis D.C. Veterans’ Retirement Home Mourning. A 16-year-old girl decided to help</a>” Washington Post, September 2, 2019</li> <li>Stephen Wertheim, “<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/08/30/quincy-institute-opposes-americas-endless-wars-why-should-that-be-scandal/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Quincy Institute Opposes America’s Endless Wars. Why Should that Be a Scandal?</a>” Washington Post, August 30, 2018</li> <li><a href="https://www.cato.org/events/human-costs-war-assessing-civilian-casualties-since-911" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Human Costs of War: Assessing Civilian Casualties since 9/11</a>, Policy Forum, Cato Institute, September 11, 2019</li> <li>Ted Galen Carpenter, <a href="https://www.cato.org/events/nato-the-dangerous-dinosaur" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NATO: The Dangerous Dinosaur</a>, Cato Institute, October 18, 2019</li> </ul>

Mattispalooza: Deconstructing the Legacy of James Mattis

Bryan is celebrating the anniversary of our first episode on a beach, so this week, Chris and Melanie are joined by Tom Karako of CSIS. In this episode they discuss the Syria Study Group Report, which concludes that "the US can still influence the outcome of the Syrian war in a manner that protects US interests." Does America have interests in Syria? If so, can they be managed and protected, particularly with a president who seems uninterested in investing political capital and American resources there? How has the Syrian civil war affected Russia, Iran, and Turkey, and does that matter to America? Finally, is there anything the United States should do about the terrible humanitarian situation, the effects of which have spilled over to other countries? Tom tells us about taking his son to his first baseball game (go Nats!), Chris has a birthday wish for a former president, and Melanie both sticks it to and congratulates the press. We can't wait for Bryan to return and give us his review of the Downton Abbey movie!   Links  "Syria Study Group Final Report," United States Institute of Peace, September 24, 2019 Josh Blackman, "When Is It Acceptable Journalistic Practice to Surface Old Social Media Posts?" Reason, September 27, 2019 Vance Serchuk, "Russia's Middle East Power Play," National Review, September 12, 2019 Michael Singh,  Tweet, September 23, 2019 Trevor Thrall, “Resettling Syria’s Refugees Would Be Cheaper Than Widening the War,” Defense One, October 21, 2015 Alex Nowrasteh, “Terrorists by Immigration Status and Nationality: A Risk Analysis, 1975 – 2017,” Cato, May 7, 2019 Kareem Fahim, “In ‘60 Minutes’ Interview, Saudi Crown Prince Denies Ordering Khashoggi Killing,” Washington Post, September 29, 2019 Anna Massoglia, “Saudi Arabia Ramped Up Multi-Million Foreign Influence Operation After Khashoggi’s Death,” Open Secrets, October 2, 2019 Elizabeth Wolfe and Brian Ries, “Jimmy Carter, the Oldest Living Former US President, Is 95 Today,” CNN, October 1, 2019 Reis Thebault and Brittany Shammas, "Amber Guyger, Police Officer Who Shot a Man to Death in His Apartment, Found Guilty of Murder," Washington Post, October 1, 2019 Josh Blackman, "When is It Acceptable Journalistic Practice to 'Surface' Old Social Media Posts?" Reason, September 27, 2019 Jack Detsch, "Congress Aims to Restore Syria Stabilization Aid," Al-Monitor, September 18, 2019 Brett McGurk, "Hard Truths in Syria," Foreign Affairs, May 28, 2019 Eric Schmitt, "US Sees Rising Threat in the West from Qaeda Branch in Syria," New York Times, September 30, 2019 Brittany Shamas, "When Trump's Special Envoy to Ukraine Resigned, a Student Newspaper Beat Everyone to the Story," Washington Post, September 28, 2019 "Timeline: Syria's Eight Years of Fire and Blood," Reuters, March 16, 2019 Keith Pandolfi, "How to Refinish Woodwork," This Old House "Hypersonic," Merriam-Webster  Events  "NATO: The Dangerous Dinosaur," Cato Book Forum, October 18, 2019 "Fuel to the Fire: How Trump Made America’s Broken Foreign Policy Even Worse (and How We Can Recover)," Cato Book Forum, October 21, 2019 

Bryan is celebrating the anniversary of our first episode on a beach, so this week, Chris and Melanie are joined by Tom Karako of CSIS. In this episode they discuss the Syria Study Group Report, which concludes that "the US can still influence the outcome of the Syrian war in a manner that protects US interests." Does America have interests in Syria? If so, can they be managed and protected, particularly with a president who seems uninterested in investing political capital and American resources there? How has the Syrian civil war affected Russia, Iran, and Turkey, and does that matter to America? Finally, is there anything the United States should do about the terrible humanitarian situation, the effects of which have spilled over to other countries? Tom tells us about taking his son to his first baseball game (go Nats!), Chris has a birthday wish for a former president, and Melanie both sticks it to and congratulates the press. We can't wait for Bryan to return and give us his review of the Downton Abbey movie! Links <ul> <li>"<a href="https://www.usip.org/syria-study-group-final-report" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Syria Study Group Final Report</a>," United States Institute of Peace, September 24, 2019</li> <li>Josh Blackman, "<a href="https://reason.com/2019/09/27/when-is-it-acceptable-journalistic-practice-to-surface-old-social-media-posts/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">When Is It Acceptable Journalistic Practice to Surface Old Social Media Posts?</a>" Reason, September 27, 2019</li> <li>Vance Serchuk, "<a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2019/09/30/russias-middle-east-power-play/#slide-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Russia's Middle East Power Play</a>," National Review, September 12, 2019</li> <li>Michael Singh, <a href="https://twitter.com/michaelsinghdc/status/1176086829235355654?s=21" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Tweet</a>, September 23, 2019</li> <li>Trevor Thrall, “<a href="https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2015/10/resettling-syrias-refugees-would-be-cheaper-widening-war/122992/?oref=d-river" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Resettling Syria’s Refugees Would Be Cheaper Than Widening the War</a>,” Defense One, October 21, 2015</li> <li>Alex Nowrasteh, “<a href="https://www.cato.org/publications/policy-analysis/terrorists-immigration-status-nationality-risk-analysis-1975-2017" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Terrorists by Immigration Status and Nationality: A Risk Analysis, 1975 – 2017</a>,” Cato, May 7, 2019</li> <li>Kareem Fahim, “<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/saudi-crown-prince-denies-ordering-khashoggi-killing-in-60-minutes-interview/2019/09/29/4c3c74de-e2fb-11e9-b0a6-3d03721b85ef_story.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">In ‘60 Minutes’ Interview, Saudi Crown Prince Denies Ordering Khashoggi Killing</a>,” Washington Post, September 29, 2019</li> <li>Anna Massoglia, “<a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2019/10/saudi-arabia-ramped-up-foreign-influence-after-khashoggi/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Saudi Arabia Ramped Up Multi-Million Foreign Influence Operation After Khashoggi’s Death</a>,” Open Secrets, October 2, 2019</li> <li>Elizabeth Wolfe and Brian Ries, “<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/01/us/jimmy-carter-95-birthday-trnd/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jimmy Carter, the Oldest Living Former US President, Is 95 Today</a>,” CNN, October 1, 2019</li> <li>Reis Thebault and Brittany Shammas, "<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/10/01/amber-guyger-police-officer-who-shot-man-death-his-apartment-found-guilty-murder/?outputType=amp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amber Guyger, Police Officer Who Shot a Man to Death in His Apartment, Found Guilty of Murder</a>," Washington Post, October 1, 2019</li> <li>Josh Blackman, "<a href="https://reason.com/2019/09/27/when-is-it-acceptable-journalistic-practice-to-surface-old-social-media-posts/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">When is It Acceptable Journalistic Practice to 'Surface' Old Social Media Posts?</a>" Reason, September 27, 2019</li> <li>Jack Detsch, "<a href="https://www.realcleardefense.com/2019/09/19/congress_aims_to_restore_syria_stabilization_aid_309969.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Congress Aims to Restore Syria Stabilization Aid</a>," Al-Monitor, September 18, 2019</li> <li>Brett McGurk, "<a href="https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/syria/2019-04-16/hard-truths-syria" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hard Truths in Syria</a>," Foreign Affairs, May 28, 2019</li> <li>Eric Schmitt, "<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/29/world/middleeast/syria-qaeda-terrorism.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">US Sees Rising Threat in the West from Qaeda Branch in Syria</a>," New York Times, September 30, 2019</li> <li>Brittany Shamas, "<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/09/28/when-trumps-special-envoy-ukraine-resigned-student-newspaper-beat-everyone-story/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">When Trump's Special Envoy to Ukraine Resigned, a Student Newspaper Beat Everyone to the Story</a>," Washington Post, September 28, 2019</li> <li>"<a href="https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-timeline/timeline-syrias-eight-years-of-fire-and-blood-idUKKCN1QW1AE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Timeline: Syria's Eight Years of Fire and Blood</a>," Reuters, March 16, 2019</li> <li>Keith Pandolfi, "<a href="https://www.thisoldhouse.com/how-to/how-to-refinish-woodwork" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How to Refinish Woodwork</a>," This Old House</li> <li>"<a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypersonic" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hypersonic</a>," Merriam-Webster</li> </ul> Events <ul> <li>"<a href="https://www.cato.org/events/nato-the-dangerous-dinosaur" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NATO: The Dangerous Dinosaur</a>," Cato Book Forum, October 18, 2019</li> <li>"<a href="https://www.cato.org/events/fuel-to-the-fire" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fuel to the Fire: How Trump Made America’s Broken Foreign Policy Even Worse (and How We Can Recover)</a>," Cato Book Forum, October 21, 2019</li> </ul>

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