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The United States' military prowess has been on display over the last several months during operations in Iran. But are our assets ready for other potential conflicts around the globe? Montana Republican Senator Tim Sheehy joins FOX News White House Correspondent Aishah Hasnie to discuss the nation's military preparedness, whether the U.S. is ready for a major war, and why he believes that investing in our defense now will save us money and lives later. A new investigative report reveals the DEA allowed fentanyl-laced pills to be distributed—rather than seizing them—in an effort to catch the "bigger fish" behind the sale and trafficking of the fatal drug. Associated Press investigative reporter Jim Mustian joins the FOX News Rundown to discuss what DEA whistleblowers told him, the fallout from the investigation, and whether these high-stakes tactics were successful in getting dealers off the street. Joe Concha, FOX News Contributor, does commentary. PHOTO CREDIT: AP PHOTO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Darren is back to do (yet another) solo episode on Iran. This week, the United States and Iran did a deal, Trump put pen to a physical copy at Versailles, and the war looked like it might be — in a narrow sense— over. At least, this is what Darren sought to analyse when he first recorded on Saturday 20 June. But before he could publish the following day, Iran had announced the Strait of Hormuz was closed again — saying Israel's actions in Lebanon were a violation — while Washington insisted it was open and Vance headed to Switzerland. So the episode now opens with a short update (recorded on Sun 21 June) on that split-screen before the main recording. The good news (for Darren) was that the overnight news, if anything, sharpened his argument. Across eight points Darren covers: (i) what happened and what they actually signed (boiled down: an agreement to negotiate a real agreement within sixty days); (ii) why the US did a deal now now — Hoover, the markets, the midterms, and Trump more or less admitting it out loud; (iii) who won (Iran) and why; (iv) why Iran could still lose the peace by overplaying Hormuz; (v) why Israel is the big loser; and then finishing off with (vi) the optimistic case for what happens next, (vii) the pessimistic case, and (viii) going back to check the receipts on the five lessons he set out in Episode 184, plus three new ones: that the strait was reopened by payment not force, that energy systems impose political clocks, and that it was regional states, not the great institutions, who helped supply the exit. Australia in the World is written, hosted, and produced by Darren Lim, with research and editing by Hannah Nelson and theme music composed by Rory Stenning. Relevant links Jonathan Lemire, "Trump in Defeat", The Atlantic, 17 June 2026: https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/06/trump-defeat-iran-war/687566/ Adam Rasgon et al, "How the US–Iran Deal Came Down to the Wire", New York Times, 17 June 2026: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/us/politics/us-iran-deal-trump.html Nate Swanson, "Iran Won the War but May Lose the Peace," Foreign Affairs , 18 June 2026: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/iran/iran-won-war-may-lose-peace long gam The Long Game (podcast), “Did America Lose the Iran War? (w/ Ambassador Wendy Sherman)”, 19 June 2026: https://substack.com/home/post/p-202627995 Ali Vaez, “America and Iran Have an Agreement. And 60 Days to Prevent the Next War”, Time, 16 June 2026: https://time.com/article/2026/06/15/america-iran-peace-agreement-prevent-next-war/ John Hudson, “U.S. bears brunt of Israel's missile defense, Pentagon assessments show”, Washington Post, 21 May 2026: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/05/21/us-bears-brunt-israels-missile-defense-pentagon-assessments-show/ Press Conference: Donald Trump Holds a Press Conference at the G7 Summit in France - June 17, 2026: https://rollcall.com/factbase/trump/transcript/donald-trump-press-conference-g7-summit-evian-france-june-17-2026/ · US-Iran memorandum of understanding in full: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gy700j0eko
The National Security Hour with Major Fred Galvin – The next conflict will not begin with tanks rolling across borders — it will begin in orbit, through AI systems, drone swarms, cyber attacks, electromagnetic warfare, and attacks against America's critical infrastructure and supply chains. We break down the eight most critical military technology acquisition programs now shaping America's...
The National Security Hour with Major Fred Galvin – The next conflict will not begin with tanks rolling across borders — it will begin in orbit, through AI systems, drone swarms, cyber attacks, electromagnetic warfare, and attacks against America's critical infrastructure and supply chains. We break down the eight most critical military technology acquisition programs now shaping America's...
The Joint Readiness Training Center is pleased to present the one-hundredth-and-fifty-sixth episode to air on ‘The Crucible - The JRTC Experience'. Hosted by MAJ David Pfaltzgraff, the Brigade Executive Officer Observer – Coach – Trainer and MAJ Marc Howle, the Brigade Senior Engineer / Protection OCT for the Brigade Command & Control (BDE HQ), on behalf of the Commander of Ops Group (COG). Today's guests are two of the Army's most seasoned noncommissioned officers: CSM Raymond Harris, Command Sergeant Major of Transformation and Training Command (T2COM) and CSM(Retired) Todd Sims, the 23rd Command Sergeant Major of Forces Command (FORSCOM). The Army is undergoing one of its most significant organizational transformations in decades with the transition away from the legacy structures of United States Army Forces Command and United States Army Training and Doctrine Command toward the newly established Transformation and Training Command and Western Hemisphere Command constructs. This shift is designed to better align Army force generation, experimentation, modernization, and readiness with the demands of large scale combat operations and regionally aligned combatant command requirements. Under the new framework, T2COM integrates force design, training, experimentation, doctrine, and leader development into a single organization capable of rapidly testing and refining future warfighting concepts, while WHC focuses on force readiness and operational alignment across the Western Hemisphere. Together, the changes are intended to increase speed, scale, and adaptability across the Army as it prepares for increasingly contested, multi-domain conflict environments. This episode discusses Army transformation, modernization, and the importance of maintaining the fundamentals while adapting to the realities of the modern battlefield. The conversation explores how the Army is leveraging the Combat Training Centers (CTCs) as large-scale experimentation platforms to test new formations, equipment, and concepts before integrating them across the force. Topics include Transformation in Contact (TiC), experimentation with new technologies, and how the Army is trying to close the gap between emerging capabilities and operational readiness by getting equipment into soldiers' hands earlier for home-station training. A major theme throughout the episode is that no amount of technology can replace disciplined fieldcraft, security, camouflage, and leadership. The discussion repeatedly reinforces that soldiers must still master the basics—digging fighting positions, reducing electromagnetic signatures, rehearsing battle drills, and maintaining security—even while integrating drones, autonomous systems, and other modern capabilities into operations. The episode also dives into leadership development, sustainment in contested environments, and the evolving role of Noncommissioned Officers in preparing formations for Large Scale Combat Operations. Leaders discuss how modern warfare has eliminated the idea of “safe areas,” forcing every formation—including sustainment units—to think about survivability, protection, and electromagnetic concealment. Additional topics include lessons from Ukraine, the integration of drone threat response into Army training, changes to NCO Professional Military Education, and the importance of honest feedback loops between soldiers, units, and senior leaders to improve equipment and doctrine. Throughout the discussion, the speakers emphasize that effective leadership remains the decisive factor in combat power: leaders must be present, committed, and relentlessly focused on preparing their soldiers for the harsh realities of ground combat. Ultimately, the episode frames modernization not as replacing the human element of warfare, but as enhancing disciplined, cohesive teams capable of adapting and surviving in increasingly complex multi-domain environments. Part of S01 “The Leader's Laboratory” series. For additional information and insights from this episode, please check-out our Instagram page @the_jrtc_crucible_podcast. Be sure to follow us on social media to keep up with the latest warfighting TTPs learned through the crucible that is the Joint Readiness Training Center. Follow us by going to: https://linktr.ee/jrtc and then selecting your preferred podcast format. Again, we'd like to thank our guests for participating. Don't forget to like, subscribe, and review us wherever you listen or watch your podcasts — and be sure to stay tuned for more in the near future. “The Crucible – The JRTC Experience” is a product of the Joint Readiness Training Center.
Dr. Paul D. Biddinger, Chief Preparedness and Continuity Officer at Mass General Brigham and one of the nation's foremost authorities on disaster medicine, joins WarDocs to deliver an unflinching assessment of the United States' readiness to manage mass battlefield casualties in a large-scale combat operations (LSCO) scenario. Drawing on nearly 30 years as a practicing emergency physician, his leadership of the National Special Pathogen System, and his co-PI role on a Henry M. Jackson Foundation-funded LSCO readiness project, Dr. Biddinger illuminates the critical gaps — and the urgent solutions — that will determine whether Team America can meet the medical demands of tomorrow's wars. The conversation opens with Dr. Biddinger's distinctive academic trajectory: international relations and public policy at Princeton before medical school, a combination that instilled a deep appreciation for the policy infrastructure that either enables or obstructs effective healthcare coalitions. That framework shapes his entire approach to LSCO readiness, where the challenge is never a single hospital or a single physician — it is always the system. Dr. Biddinger identifies data silos as the foundational failure threatening LSCO response. The civilian healthcare system is already operating at or above capacity in most American cities, and the Federal Coordinating Centers within the National Disaster Medical System lack the real-time clinical expertise needed to make sophisticated patient regulation decisions. He argues for urgent integration of civilian-side patient transfer intelligence with military command structures — ensuring that warfighters returning home at scale are routed to the right bed, with the right subspecialty capability, rather than flooding Level I trauma centers and displacing civilian critical care. The Ukraine conflict provides sobering real-world data: drone-driven injury patterns unfamiliar to most civilian trauma surgeons, extended evacuation timelines that demand adaptive point-of-injury care, and an overwhelmed rehabilitation pipeline that the U.S. system is wholly unprepared to replicate. Dr. Biddinger draws direct parallels to the Boston Marathon bombing response, where tactical combat casualty care principles — rapid hemorrhage control, aggressive patient distribution, and relentless questioning of old-school disaster assumptions — saved lives that a conventional mass casualty protocol would have lost. The episode closes with two pieces of career advice for young military medicine professionals: question every assumption respectfully and within proper command structures, and be a passionate, data-driven advocate for systems change. The Joint Trauma System's continuous learn-and-adapt model is held up as the gold standard. Dr. Biddinger's message is clear — the next large-scale conflict will be won or lost in part by how effectively military and civilian medicine learn to speak the same operational language before the shooting starts. Chapters (00:00-02:30) From International Relations to Emergency Medicine: Building Systems-Level Thinking (02:30-07:37) LSCO Readiness Gaps: Data, Capacity, and the Civilian Healthcare System (07:37-13:58) Federal Coordination, Ukraine Lessons, and the Rehabilitation Crisis (13:58-19:24) AI, Heat Injury Prevention, and Patient Surge Load Balancing (19:24-26:30) National Special Pathogen System and All-Hazard Response Leadership (26:30-38:40) Boston Marathon Bombing Lessons, Innovation Culture, and the Future of Military Medicine Chapter Summaries (00:00-02:30) From International Relations to Emergency Medicine: Building Systems-Level Thinking Dr. Biddinger traces his unconventional path from Princeton's international relations program to nearly 30 years as a practicing emergency physician. He explains how policy training shaped his conviction that no individual doctor or hospital succeeds in isolation — effective disaster response is fundamentally a systems problem, and the policy infrastructure surrounding those systems determines everything. (02:30-07:37) LSCO Readiness Gaps: Data, Capacity, and the Civilian Healthcare System Drawing on his Henry M. Jackson Foundation LSCO project, Dr. Biddinger identifies the civilian healthcare system's chronic overcapacity as the primary threat to absorbing mass battlefield casualties. He quantifies the challenge — a hundred thousand extra patients over a hundred days — and explains why real-time data integration across hospital systems, state lines, and trauma center capabilities is the non-negotiable foundation of any viable patient distribution plan. He specifically flags EMS workforce shortages as an underappreciated rate-limiting factor. (07:37-13:58) Federal Coordination, Ukraine Lessons, and the Rehabilitation Crisis Dr. Biddinger critiques the current Federal Coordinating Center structure as insufficiently connected to civilian-side clinical expertise, and calls for direct integration of military command data with civilian patient tracking systems. He applies lessons from the Ukraine conflict — drone injury patterns, extended evacuation timelines, and rehabilitation system collapse — to underscore how fundamentally different LSCO will be from the counter-insurgency environments most current military medical leaders trained in. (13:58-19:24) AI, Heat Injury Prevention, and Patient Surge Load Balancing Dr. Biddinger describes his IBM Sustainability Accelerator collaboration developing AI-driven early warning systems for extreme heat events, and explains how that same data integration logic applies to battlefield thermal stress monitoring and real-time casualty tracking via the Joint Trauma System. He then walks through the COVID-era Boston hospital load-balancing system he helped build — competitive hospitals sharing real-time bed and ICU data and making collaborative surge decisions multiple times daily — and explores how that model translates to theater patient regulation. (19:24-26:30) National Special Pathogen System and All-Hazard Response Leadership Dr. Biddinger explains the tiered architecture of the National Special Pathogen System — the infectious disease analog to the trauma center hierarchy — and its identify-isolate-inform framework, developed from the 2014 West African Ebola outbreak. He applies the framework directly to military medicine, emphasizing the importance of maintaining high clinical suspicion, knowing real-time global outbreak data, and preserving robust reach-back capability to specialty expertise. He closes with field lessons from Hurricane Katrina, Nepal earthquake response, and the Haiti earthquake on integrating civilian and military assets under ESF-8 and WHO cluster structures. (26:30-38:40) Boston Marathon Bombing Lessons, Innovation Culture, and the Future of Military Medicine Dr. Biddinger credits tactical combat casualty care principles from Gulf War I and II for the lives saved at the Boston Marathon bombing, specifically the pivot away from staged triage toward rapid hemorrhage control and immediate hospital distribution. He documents how Boston EMS cleared more than 60 critical casualties in 18 minutes. The episode closes with career guidance for young military medicine professionals: question every assumption within appropriate command structures, remain data-driven, and be a fierce advocate for systems that better serve the injured warfighter. Biography Dr. Paul Biddinger is the Chief Preparedness and Continuity Officer at Mass General Brigham (MGB) and the Chief of the Division of Emergency Preparedness in the Department of Emergency Medicine at MGB. He holds the Ann L. Prestipino MPH Endowed Chair in Emergency Preparedness and is also the Director of the Center for Disaster Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). Dr. Biddinger additionally serves as the Director of the Emergency Preparedness Research, Evaluation and Practice (EPREP) Program at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health and holds appointments at Harvard Medical School and at the Chan School. Dr. Biddinger serves as a medical officer for the MA-1 Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT) in the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) in the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Dr. Biddinger is an active researcher in the field of emergency preparedness and has lectured nationally and internationally on topics of preparedness and disaster medicine. He has authored numerous articles and book chapters on multiple topics related to disaster medicine and emergency medical operations and has responded to numerous prior disaster events, including Hurricane Katrina, Superstorm Sandy, the Boston Marathon bombings, the Nepal earthquakes, and many others. He completed his undergraduate study in international relations at Princeton University, attended medical school at Vanderbilt University, and completed residency training in emergency medicine at Harvard. Episode Keywords military medicine, large-scale combat operations, LSCO, disaster medicine, emergency medicine, Paul Biddinger, Mass General Brigham, patient surge, civilian military integration, Henry M. 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Comey goes defiant! Comey posted a defiant video challenging Trump’s DOJ to “bring it”. What was Trump’s response? Should the DOJ have brought even more charges? And what should the GOP be doing to stop the violent rhetoric from the left? Hegseth goes off: “who are you rooting for?” Dems under fire? Hegseth was dragged before congress to be flogged over Iran war, but it was the Dems on the defense. SCOTUS delivers death blow to a key Democrat election strategy. Dems can’t win on their agenda or track record so they rig the system. How did SCOTUS make the playing field fair? Fauci covid crony indicted! Is he next? Morens was indicted on conspiracy against the United States and he was Fauci’s right hand. Is Fauci next? What about that pardon? With guests Tom Del Beccaro, “Lessons of the American Civilization” and D.r Jeff Barke, RXforLiberty.com.Support Our Mission: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ZMGRBFGDJKRS8See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this episode of Beyond the Indus, host Tushar Shetty sits down with Colonel Ajai Shukla – a former Indian Army officer, war correspondent, and strategic affairs editor at Business Standard – to examine the structural challenges facing India's military and what it will take to prepare for the wars ahead.Drawing on decades of experience in both uniform and journalism, Col. Shukla assesses Operation Sindoor and the lessons India should be drawing from Ukraine on the evolving role of armor, drones, and counter-drone technology on the modern battlefield. They discuss the manpower-versus-modernization dilemma at the heart of India's defense budget, the Agnipath scheme's merits and limits as a response to it, and why India remains one of the few major powers without a published national security strategy or integrated joint theater commands.Shukla also examines India's dependency on Russian arms in the wake of the Ukraine conflict, the credibility of the Atmanirbhar Bharat indigenization agenda, and how India must rebalance its force posture along the Line of Actual Control to meet the growing challenge from China's rapidly modernizing military.
Christian Brose is the president and chief strategy officer at Anduril Industries (the American defense technology company that builds advanced military systems using artificial intelligence, robotics, and software-driven platforms). He's also the author of The Kill Chain. In this interview, he argues that despite massive defense spending, the United States is dangerously unprepared for a prolonged, high-intensity war, having built a military optimized for short conflicts with expensive, hard-to-replace weapons rather than sustained attrition. He explains how decades of procurement choices, limited industrial capacity, and lack of competition have left munitions stockpiles thin, while emerging conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East highlight the growing importance of mass, low-cost, and autonomous systems. The conversation explores the need for a new “high-low mix” of capabilities, the transformative but still cautious role of AI in warfare, and the strategic challenge posed by China's industrial model, ultimately concluding that the core issue is not just process but leadership—the willingness to rethink assumptions and rapidly adapt to the changing character of war.
The world is watching what's happening in the Middle East—especially with Iran—and a lot of people are asking the question, is this the Gog and Magog war of Ezekiel 38? Some scholars say yes… but what happens when we step back and look at the bigger picture—not just Ezekiel 38 and 39, but the whole of Scripture? Today, we're going to compare multiple prophecies, connect the timelines, and examine all the moving parts to find out what the Bible really says on this edition of The Endtime Show. ⭐️: True Gold Republic: Get The Endtime Show special on precious metals at https://www.endtimegold.com 🥤: Ready Pantry: Save an extra 10% your entire order (use code “ENDTIME”): https://www.readypantry.com/endtime 📱: It's never been easier to understand. Stream Only Source Network and access exclusive content: https://watch.osn.tv/browse 📚: Check out Jerusalem Prophecy College Online for less than $60 per course: https://jerusalemprophecycollege.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
FEBRUARY 28, 2026 HOUR 2: After U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, Peter Boyles brings in Baylor’s David A. Smith to break down what it means — and how it could end. From the Shah and the Cold War to oil politics and regime change, it’s a fast-moving hour on history, strategy, and the big question: now what?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Heritage’s Victoria Coates unpacks high-stakes Iran–US talks, Ukraine–Russia tensions, and the rising power of directed-energy weaponsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Join Amir and Steve as they highlight the first installment in their new fiction thriller series wherein the world is thrown into chaos after millions mysteriously vanish in “The Disappearance,” leaving global powers in collapse and a new hostile alliance targeting Israel. Mossad agent Nir Tavor and his team must confront this apocalyptic threat—possibly tied to ancient biblical prophecy—testing Israel's survival against overwhelming odds.Connect with us on social:Telegram: @beholdisraelchannelInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/amir.tsarfati/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beholdisrael/X: https://x.com/beholdisraelYouTube: https://youtube.com/@beholdisrael
The National Security Hour with Major Fred Galvin – Unmanned aerial systems now provide persistent surveillance, precision strikes, and loitering munitions that are cheap, lethal, and disposable. During the Biden years, Houthi rebels repeatedly launched low-cost drones at U.S. Navy ships, forcing America to respond with multi-million-dollar missiles—a losing economic and strategic equation...
The National Security Hour with Major Fred Galvin – Unmanned aerial systems now provide persistent surveillance, precision strikes, and loitering munitions that are cheap, lethal, and disposable. During the Biden years, Houthi rebels repeatedly launched low-cost drones at U.S. Navy ships, forcing America to respond with multi-million-dollar missiles—a losing economic and strategic equation...
Bill Thompson is a retired Chief Warrant Officer 4. He is also a former Cyber Network Operations advisor and program evaluator at DARPA with experience in the fields of AI, Signals, and Human Intelligence. He is also the founder of the Spartan Forge hunting app: https://spartanforge.ai/ Change Agents is an IRONCLAD Original Chapters: (01:03) What Is DARPA? (05:58) Drone Warfare Ukraine (13:20) The Dangers of Terrorists Using Drones (16:50) Smartphone Surveillance in the Maduro Raid (26:00) Using the Internet in Authoritarian Countries (31:50) Spying on Cell Phones and Stealing Data (36:50) Choosing Targeted People to Spy On (39:35) The Vulnerability of Infrastructure to Cyberattacks (46:35) How Can You Protect Your Data? Subscribe: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/change-agents-with-andy-stumpf/id1677415740 Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3SKmtN55V2AGbzHDo34DHI?si=5aefbba9abc844ed Sponsors: Firecracker Farm Use code IRONCLAD to get 15% off your first order at https://firecracker.farm/ GHOSTBED: Go to https://www.GhostBed.com/CHANGEAGENTS and use code CHANGEAGENTS for an extra 15% off sitewide. Norwood Sawmills: Learn more about Norwood Sawmills and how you can start milling your own lumber at https://norwoodsawmills.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
While many see a temporary calm in the Middle East, are today's geopolitical maneuvers actually signaling the calm before the storm? In this MidEast Update, Amir Tsarfati examines mounting threats, shifting alliances, and global power plays involving America, Iran, and Russia through the lens of Bible prophecy. As Ezekiel 38 looms larger on the prophetic horizon, this update connects current events to Scripture, helping believers discern the times and understand what may be coming next.Connect with us on social:Telegram: @beholdisraelchannel Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amir.tsarfati/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beholdisrael/ X: https://x.com/beholdisrael YouTube: https://youtube.com/@beholdisrael
Why Is Everyone Suddenly Fighting Over the Arctic? In this episode, Adam McCauley speaks to journalist and author Kenneth R. Rosen about the Arctic's shifting geopolitical role in the new world order. Nuclear submarines. Sabotaged pipelines. Undersea communications severed in the dark of night. The fastest-warming place on earth—where buildings crumble as permafrost melts and villages get washed away by rising seas—the Arctic stands at the crossroads of geopolitical ambition and environmental catastrophe. As climate change thaws the northern latitudes, opening once ice-bound shipping lanes and access to natural resources, the world's military powers are rushing to stake their claims in this increasingly strategic region. We've entered a new cold war—and every day it grows hotter. From Russia to the United States, everyone is keen to assert their dominance on the region and come out on top. Through his unique blend of travelogue and frontline reporting, Kenneth R. Rosen reveals how climate change, military ambition, and economic opportunity are transforming the Arctic into the epicenter of a new Cold War, where a struggle for dominance between the planet's great powers heralds the next global conflict. Kenneth R. Rosen: Kenneth R. Rosen travels the world to write in-depth stories about the impact of major geopolitical issues and conflict on individual lives. He was a 2025 Ira A. Lipman Fellow at Columbia University and wrote for the New York Times between 2014 and 2025. If you'd like to become a Member and get access to all our full conversations, plus all of our Members-only content, just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more. For £4.99 per month you'll also receive: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared episodes, wherever you get your podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series - 15% discount on livestreams and in-person tickets for all Intelligence Squared events ... Or Subscribe on Apple for £4.99: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series … Already a subscriber? Thank you for supporting our mission to foster honest debate and compelling conversations! Visit intelligencesquared.com to explore all your benefits including ad-free podcasts, exclusive bonus content and early access. … Subscribe to our newsletter here to hear about our latest events, discounts and much more. https://www.intelligencesquared.com/newsletter-signup/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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“Things are more dangerous now than during the Cold War.” The world is breaking up into mutually suspicious power blocs, Trump is trying to destroy NATO and Putin has learned that aggression pays off. Is a major war coming or can we prevent it? In an enthralling conversation, defence commentator Peter Apps – author of The Next World War – explains the forces and self-deceptions that are driving the world towards conflict, the key danger points, and what Britain can do to avert disaster. • Buy The Next World War through our affiliate bookshop and you'll help fund Oh God, What Now? by earning us a small commission for every sale. Bookshop.org's fees help support independent bookshops too. ESCAPE ROUTES • Peter has been reading Kingmaker, Sonia Purnell's biography of Pamela Churchill Harriman • Alex recommends Booker Prize winner Flesh by David Szalay. • Seth was delighted to find Mask Or Face: Reflections in an Actor's Mirror by Michael Redgrave in a charity shop. www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnow Presented by Seth Thévoz and Alex von Tunzelmann. Audio Production by Robin Leeburn. Art direction: James Parrett. Theme tune by Cornershop. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production. www.podmasters.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
America is struggling to build ships, missiles and drones, even as war rages in eastern Europe and tensions rise in Asia. What's the answer? Kate Odell speaks with analyst Seth Jones about his new book “The American Edge,” and how the U.S. can still meet the world's threats, with free enterprise and presidential leadership. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
To better understand Trump's current military posturing towards Mexican drug “cartels”, Dimitri and Khalid look for clues in a 1998 book by Reagan Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger and “Victory” author Peter Schweizer called “The Next War”: a fever-dream Tom Clancy technothriller describing five potential future US military conflicts with North Korea & China, Iran, Mexico, Russia, and Japan. Topics include: how the Iran and Russia scenarios have partly come to fruition, Oswaldo Zavala's “Drug Cartels Do Not Exist”, the ont-op of “Mexican Drug Cartels” in public discourse from academia to popular TV shows like “Narcos”, how The Next War's sinister left-populist “President Ruiz” character foreshadows the smearing of Nicolas Maduro and Claudia Sheinbaum as “narcopoliticos”, the inseparability of the US deep state and drug trafficking networks, and more... For access to full-length premium SJ episodes, upcoming installments of DEMON FORCES, and the Grotto of Truth Discord, subscribe at https://patreon.com/subliminaljihad.
The gloves are off. As Hezbollah restocks, Hamas digs in and Gaza faces the question no one dares answer: who will actually disarm the terrorists? In this episode of The Quad, the team unloads on everything from Hamas tunnels and Iranian funding, to South Africa's alliance with terror and the rise of anti-Israel radicals in the West. They expose fake Gaza “journalists” broadcasting from Europe, call out the hypocrisy of Western protests and dive into the dangerous normalization of antisemitism on U.S. campuses and streets. Plus, they crown this week's heroes… and scumbags.
Between the Russo-Ukrainian War and the looming threat of China invading Taiwan, the landscape of global conflict has changed… and today's guest says the strategies for U.S. dominance have to change along with it. In this episode of From the Crows' Nest, host Ken Miller joins retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General David Deptula, current Dean of the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Power Studies to examine what America is doing right and wrong in efforts to meet new threats worldwide.Deptula said that while the United States has built a spectrum of systems that give the nation and its allies a technological advantage, America hasn't kept pace with building enough capacity to deter adversaries around the world. Deptula says officials need to steer away from just trying to optimize existing systems and recommit building the military services branches back up to meet new regional conflicts as they arise.To learn more about today's topics or to stay updated on EMSO and EW developments, visit our homepage.
As global tensions rise, AI and autonomy are transforming how nations prepare for conflict.In this episode, Horacio Rozanski, CEO of Booz Allen Hamilton and Gary Shield, CEO of Shield AI join Erik Torenberg to discuss how technology, speed, and public–private partnerships are reshaping America's defense strategy.They cover lessons from Ukraine and Taiwan, the rise of autonomous systems, and why the future of warfare will be defined by software, agility, and innovation. Resources:Follow Gary on X: https://x.com/garylsteeleFind Horacio on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/horacio-rozanski-84a2519 Stay Updated: If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to like, subscribe, and share with your friends!Find a16z on X: https://x.com/a16zFind a16z on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/a16zListen to the a16z Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5bC65RDvs3oxnLyqqvkUYXListen to the a16z Podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a16z-podcast/id842818711Follow our host: https://x.com/eriktorenbergPlease note that the content here is for informational purposes only; should NOT be taken as legal, business, tax, or investment advice or be used to evaluate any investment or security; and is not directed at any investors or potential investors in any a16z fund. a16z and its affiliates may maintain investments in the companies discussed. For more details please see a16z.com/disclosures. Stay Updated:Find a16z on XFind a16z on LinkedInListen to the a16z Podcast on SpotifyListen to the a16z Podcast on Apple PodcastsFollow our host: https://twitter.com/eriktorenberg Please note that the content here is for informational purposes only; should NOT be taken as legal, business, tax, or investment advice or be used to evaluate any investment or security; and is not directed at any investors or potential investors in any a16z fund. a16z and its affiliates may maintain investments in the companies discussed. For more details please see a16z.com/disclosures. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
In his new book “Breakneck,” Dan Wang argues that the U.S. has a lot to learn from China. He also says that “no two peoples are more alike.” We have questions. SOURCES:Dan Wang, research fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, author of Breakneck: China's Quest to Engineer the Future. RESOURCES:Breakneck: China's Quest to Engineer the Future, by Dan Wang (2025).The Anaconda in the Chandelier: Writings on China, by Perry Link (2025)."Is the U.S. Ready for the Next War?" by Dexter Filkins (The New Yorker, 2025)."How smartphones made Shenzhen China's innovation capital," by Dan Wang (2016).How China Escaped the Poverty Trap, by Yuen Yuen Ang (2016).The Art of Not Being Governed, by Jame Scott (2009). EXTRAS:"The Engineering State and the Lawyerly Society: Dan Wang on his new book 'Breakneck,'" by the Sinica Podcast (2025)."Is the U.S. Really Less Corrupt Than China?" by Freakonomics Radio (2021). Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Best selling author M.P. “Mike” Woodward joins the Futurists to share scenarios for the future of the next major naval war in the Pacific. How might a war between the United States and China happen? According to Woodward, it begins with a struggle to control the chips that govern artificial intelligence, then rapidly escalates to a massive ocean-spanning clash between two navies bristling with high tech gear. Woodward exposes critical weaknesses in US military preparedness and he speculates about innovations in weaponry and tactics. Woodward's new book RED TIDE provides the basis for a lively discussion about the politics, economics and strategy that will determine the course of the next world war.
The Air Force's commitment to generating a highly lethal force that is technologically superior, numerically sufficient, and flown by the most well-trained airmen in the world is the bedrock of deterring aggression in times of peace and prevailing in war. However, today's United States Air Force is the oldest, smallest, and least ready in its history. Facing the severely challenging global threat environment for the next decade and beyond, these shortfalls set the conditions for an existential national security crisis. Moreover, projected underfunding of the Air Force within the future years defense plan (FYDP) will exacerbate the service's decline. The service's FY 2025 budget request sought to divest 250 aircraft, while only procuring 91. The FY 2026 request seeks to divest 340 aircraft, while only acquiring 76. Anemic funding for operations and maintenance will only advance the downward trajectory of force readiness, taking already historic lows to levels once thought unfathomable. It is essential that the Trump administration and Congress reverse the service's decline in a capacity, capability, and readiness. The solution demands increasing the Air Force budget, while also shifting internal service funds from Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) into both procurement and operations and maintenance (O&M) accounts specifically aimed at re-establishing readiness to prevail in peer conflict. The Air Force's innovative capabilities are only relevant if procured in operationally significant quantities and flown by an exceptionally well-trained force. If the declines in the U.S. Air Force are excused or ignored, the human and material losses we will suffer in the next major conflict risk being significant. Defeat is a very real possibility. That is a price the nation cannot afford.
Pulitzer Prize winning war correspondent Dexter Filkins joins Chuck Todd to explore whether the U.S. military is prepared for the realities of modern warfare. From Ukraine's innovative battlefield tactics to Israel's use of AI, militaries around the world are embracing cheap, agile technologies that challenge America's reliance on massive, legacy weapons systems. They examine how Congress's instinct to protect jobs keeps outdated systems alive, why the Pentagon is scrambling to produce affordable drones, and how America's vast defense supply chain quietly runs through China. The conversation turns to Taiwan—home to 90% of the world's advanced microchip production—and whether the U.S. and its allies are truly ready to defend it in the event of a conflict with China.The discussion also delves into the vulnerabilities of low-earth orbit satellites, the role of companies like Palantir in military tech, and whether autonomous targeting and video game–like interfaces are desensitizing the nature of war. Beyond weapons, Filkins and Todd confront America's recruiting crisis, where three-quarters of young adults aren't eligible for service, forcing the military to experiment with “pre-boot camps.” They close with reflections on fractured alliances, Trump's effect on European defense spending, Putin's ambitions to reconstitute the Soviet Union, and Filkins's own harrowing experiences covering war zones—from Taliban executions in Kabul to jihadi training camps before 9/11.Timeline:(Timestamps may vary based on advertisements)00:00 Dexter Filkins joins the Chuck ToddCast02:00 Is the U.S. military vulnerable to small tech innovation?02:30 U.S. military is studying Ukraine and Israel's innovations04:00 U.S. military relies on few, very expensive weapons05:30 Legacy weapon systems get updated, rarely replaced06:45 Congress defends status quo to protect jobs in their district08:15 America spends huge money, doesn't get bang for buck09:30 Pentagon has new program making cheap, accurate drones10:45 50,000 American defense supply chains lead back to China13:00 Defending Taiwan is a massive logistical challenge13:45 Is America ready to help Taiwan survive war with China?14:45 Taiwan produces 90% of the world's advanced microchips15:45 If Taiwan falls, the world economy would grind to a halt17:00 The Asian-Pacific alliance isn't rock solid18:30 War between the U.S. and China would be ugly19:15 Low-earth orbit satellites are vulnerable to attack20:15 Destroying the satellite network is mutually assured destruction21:30 China is watching the U.S. response to Ukraine war23:45 Would Japan jump into a war between the U.S. and China?24:45 Israel's military is using AI for targeting27:45 What is Palantir's role with military applications?29:15 Military systems aren't interconnected for cybersecurity safety30:45 Modern warfare will require a rapid decision making process32:00 Autonomous targeting required to avoid jamming33:30 Modern targeting systems are incredibly advanced35:15 How much is war desensitized by its video game nature?37:15 Recruiting problems for the U.S. military38:30 75% of prime age military recruits don't quality for service40:00 Military has set up a pre-boot camp for recruits to lose weight41:30 What size of military force do we need?43:00 The fracturing of U.S. alliances in an era of nationalism44:30 Trump scared the Europeans into increasing defense spending46:15 Putin has been clear he wants to reconstitute the Soviet Union46:45 Would Trump defend/liberate the Baltics in an article 5 scenario?47:45 If Europe gets serious about defense, Trump did a good thing49:00 How did defense/military become your beat?50:30 Surviving close calls when covering a war zone51:45 Watching a live execution at the Kabul sports stadium in the 90s52:45 Seeing the jihadi training camps in Afghanistan prior to 9/1153:45 Any desire to cover an active war zone again?
Chuck Todd digs into the looming threat of a government shutdown and the political gamesmanship behind it. He explores whether Democrats will force a showdown with Republicans, the risks and rewards of standing their ground, and how history shows the party that triggers a shutdown usually pays the price. With Trump giving Democrats little incentive to compromise and a restless base demanding a fight, Chuck explains why avoiding confrontation could hurt incumbents more than a shutdown itself. Plus, in the ToddCast Top 5, he breaks down the best Senate pickup opportunities for both Democrats and Republicans heading into the midterms.Then, Pulitzer prize winning war correspondent Dexter Filkins joins Chuck to explore whether the U.S. military is prepared for the realities of modern warfare. From Ukraine's innovative battlefield tactics to Israel's use of AI, militaries around the world are embracing cheap, agile technologies that challenge America's reliance on massive, legacy weapons systems. They examine how Congress's instinct to protect jobs keeps outdated systems alive, why the Pentagon is scrambling to produce affordable drones, and how America's vast defense supply chain quietly runs through China. The conversation turns to Taiwan—home to 90% of the world's advanced microchip production—and whether the U.S. and its allies are truly ready to defend it in the event of a conflict with China.The discussion also delves into the vulnerabilities of low-earth orbit satellites, the role of companies like Palantir in military tech, and whether autonomous targeting and video game–like interfaces are desensitizing the nature of war. Beyond weapons, Filkins and Todd confront America's recruiting crisis, where three-quarters of young adults aren't eligible for service, forcing the military to experiment with “pre-boot camps.” They close with reflections on fractured alliances, Trump's effect on European defense spending, Putin's ambitions to reconstitute the Soviet Union, and Filkins's own harrowing experiences covering war zones—from Taliban executions in Kabul to jihadi training camps before 9/11.Finally, he answers listeners' questions in the “Ask Chuck” segment.Timeline:(Timestamps may vary based on advertisements)00:00 Introduction02:15 Will the Democrats force a showdown over a government shutdown?04:30 Can Democrats trust Republicans to spend appropriated money?05:15 Trump has given Democrats no incentive to come to the table06:15 GOP forced shutdown in 2013, paid a heavy political price08:45 Usually the party that forces shutdown goes down in polls10:45 Democrats would do well to get caught fighting13:00 If Democrats roll over, a “burn the establishment” mood will follow14:45 The Democratic base is angry, not fighting puts incumbents at risk16:00 Gavin Newsom has been rewarded for fighting18:00 Trump has written off catering to the middle19:15 Shutdown is risky, but provides a message for the midterms22:00 A government shutdown is more likely than not23:15 ToddCast Top 5 - Best senate pickup opportunities for each party24:30 Top 5 senate seats for Democrats to pick up31:45 Democrats need to put more seats in play32:30 Top 5 senate seats for Republicans to pick up40:45 Dexter Filkins joins the Chuck ToddCast 42:45 Is the U.S. military vulnerable to small tech innovation? 43:15 U.S. military is studying Ukraine and Israel's innovations 44:45 U.S. military relies on few, very expensive weapons 46:15 Legacy weapon systems get updated, rarely replaced 47:30 Congress defends status quo to protect jobs in their district 49:00 America spends huge money, doesn't get bang for buck 50:15 Pentagon has new program making cheap, accurate drones 51:30 50,000 American defense supply chains lead back to China 53:45 Defending Taiwan is a massive logistical challenge 54:30 Is America ready to help Taiwan survive war with China? 55:30 Taiwan produces 90% of the world's advanced microchips 56:30 If Taiwan falls, the world economy would grind to a halt 57:45 The Asian-Pacific alliance isn't rock solid 59:15 War between the U.S. and China would be ugly 1:00:00 Low-earth orbit satellites are vulnerable to attack 1:01:00 Destroying the satellite network is mutually assured destruction 1:02:15 China is watching the U.S. response to Ukraine war 1:04:30 Would Japan jump into a war between the U.S. and China? 1:05:30 Israel's military is using AI for targeting 1:08:30 What is Palantir's role with military applications? 1:10:00 Military systems aren't interconnected for cybersecurity safety 1:11:30 Modern warfare will require a rapid decision making process 1:12:45 Autonomous targeting required to avoid jamming 1:14:15 Modern targeting systems are incredibly advanced 1:16:00 How much is war desensitized by its video game nature? 1:18:00 Recruiting problems for the U.S. military 1:19:15 75% of prime age military recruits don't qualify for service 1:20:45 Military has set up a pre-boot camp for recruits to lose weight 1:22:15 What size of military force do we need? 1:23:45 The fracturing of U.S. alliances in an era of nationalism 1:25:15 Trump scared the Europeans into increasing defense spending 1:27:00 Putin has been clear he wants to reconstitute the Soviet Union 1:27:30 Would Trump defend/liberate the Baltics in an article 5 scenario? 1:28:30 If Europe gets serious about defense, Trump did a good thing 1:29:45 How did defense/military become your beat? 1:31:15 Surviving close calls when covering a war zone 1:32:30 Watching a live execution at the Kabul sports stadium in the 90s 1:33:30 Seeing the jihadi training camps in Afghanistan prior to 9/11 1:34:30 Any desire to cover an active war zone again?1:38:00 Ask Chuck 1:38:15 Book suggestions for 2000 era politics? 1:45:00 Love for the DeMaurice Smith interview 1:46:45 Why isn't the public more up in arms over unilateral tariffs?
The Iran-Israel conflict in June was terrifying but brief: it lasted 12 days. But that war is notover. Trita Parsi, vice president and cofounder of the Quincy Institute, has been warning thatboth the United States and Israel are planning for another round, with their European alliesproviding the groundwork. I spoke to Parsi about the likelihood of war, the rationale behind thecurrent sabre-rattling, and ways to stop the impending catastrophe.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
The Iran-Israel conflict in June was terrifying but brief: it lasted 12 days. But that war is notover. Trita Parsi, vice president and cofounder of the Quincy Institute, has been warning thatboth the United States and Israel are planning for another round, with their European alliesproviding the groundwork. I spoke to Parsi about the likelihood of war, the rationale behind thecurrent sabre-rattling, and ways to stop the impending catastrophe.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Since the end of the Cold War, most Americans have taken U.S. military supremacy for granted. We can no longer afford to do so, according to reporting by the staff writer Dexter Filkins. China has developed advanced weapons that rival or surpass America's; and at the same time, drone warfare has fundamentally changed calculations of the battlefield. Ukraine's ability to hold off the massive Russian Army depends largely on a startup industry that has provided millions of drones—small, highly accurate, and as cheap as five hundred dollars each—to inflict enormous casualties on invading forces. In some other conflict, could the U.S. be in the position of Russia? “The nightmare scenario” at the Pentagon, Filkins tells David Remnick, is, “we've got an eighteen-billion-dollar aircraft carrier steaming its way toward the western Pacific, and [an enemy could] fire drones at these things, and they're highly, highly accurate, and they move at incredible speeds. . . . To give [Secretary of Defense Pete] Hegseth credit, and the people around him . . . they say, ‘O.K., we get it. We're going to change the Pentagon procurement process,' ” spending less on aircraft carriers and more on small technology like drones. But “the Pentagon is so slow, and people have been talking about these things for years. . . . Nobody has been able to do it.”Read Filkins's “Is the U.S. Ready for the Next War?”New episodes of The New Yorker Radio Hour drop every Tuesday and Friday. Follow the show wherever you get your podcasts. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Ravi sits down with legendary war correspondent Dexter Filkins for a closer look into how drones and AI are transforming modern warfare. They explore Dexter's recent piece in The New Yorker, Is the U.S. Ready for the Next War?, and his on-the-ground reporting in Ukraine, where $500 kamikaze drones are inflicting massive damage on Russian forces and gamified drone warfare is reshaping combat strategy. The conversation then turns to the implications for U.S. military readiness, China's dominance in the defense supply chain, and the rise of autonomous weaponry. Finally, they examine Israel's use of AI in Gaza and what it reveals about the moral cost of algorithmic war. -- Leave us a voicemail with your thoughts on the show! 201-305-0084 Follow Ravi at @RaviMGupta Notes from this episode are also available on Substack: https://thelostdebate.substack.com/ Follow The Branch at @thebranchmedia Listen to more episodes of Lost Debate on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lost-debate/id1591300785 Listen to more episodes of Lost Debate on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7xR9pch9DrQDiZfGB5oF0F
Since the end of the Cold War, most Americans have taken U.S. military supremacy for granted. We can no longer afford to do so, according to reporting by the staff writer Dexter Filkins. China has developed advanced weapons that rival or surpass America's; and at the same time, drone warfare has fundamentally changed calculations of the battlefield. Ukraine's ability to hold off the massive Russian Army depends largely on a startup industry that has provided millions of drones—small, highly accurate, and as cheap as five hundred dollars each—to inflict enormous casualties on invading forces. In some other conflict, could the U.S. be in the position of Russia? “The nightmare scenario” at the Pentagon, Filkins tells David Remnick, is, “we've got an eighteen-billion-dollar aircraft carrier steaming its way toward the western Pacific, and [an enemy could] fire drones at these things, and they're highly, highly accurate, and they move at incredible speeds. . . . To give [Secretary of Defense Pete] Hegseth credit, and the people around him . . . they say, ‘O.K., we get it. We're going to change the Pentagon procurement process,' ” spending less on aircraft carriers and more on small technology like drones. But “the Pentagon is so slow, and people have been talking about these things for years. . . . Nobody has been able to do it.”Read Dexter Filkins's “Is the U.S. Ready for the Next War?”
Freddie Sayers, UnHerd's Editor-in-Chief, sits down with Helen Thompson – Professor of Political Economy at Cambridge University and author of Disorder: Hard Times in the 21st Century – to dive into the high-stakes geopolitics of rare earth elements.As China tightens its grip on the global supply of these critical minerals—vital for everything from electric vehicles to military tech—the West scrambles to catch up. Helen unpacks how China's dominance, built through strategic foresight and control of refining, has left the US and Europe vulnerable. From trade wars to green energy ambitions, they explore whether the West can break free from China's chokehold or if a rare earths crisis is looming.Helen reveals why rare earths are the hidden battleground of global power, what's at stake if the West loses, and whether the moon holds the keys to the future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Is America risking its future by outsourcing the very materials that power our technology, weapons, and economy? In this eye-opening episode of The Brian Nichols Show, we dive headfirst into the critical mineral crisis - and why your phone, car, and national security might depend on rocks you've never heard of. What are critical minerals? Why are they mostly controlled by foreign countries like China? And how the heck did we get here? Studio Sponsor: Cardio Miracle - "Unlock the secret to a healthier heart, increased energy levels, and transform your cardiovascular fitness like never before.": https://www.briannicholsshow.com/heart Brian is joined by Farrell Gregory to uncover the truth behind critical mineral supply chains, the global chokehold China holds over rare earth elements, and what the U.S. must do to regain control. This isn't just a discussion about mining - it's about national defense, energy independence, and America's ability to stand on its own two feet in an increasingly hostile world. If you think the stuff powering your daily life is made in the USA, think again. They break down why America has vast mineral resources but refuses to use them, thanks to bloated regulations and red tape that can delay mining projects by nearly two decades. Meanwhile, China and other foreign players scoop up influence and economic leverage with little resistance. Why are we so reliant on enemies for our most critical tech ingredients? Farrell explains how Saudi Arabia could play a surprising role in securing America's mineral future - and why partnerships matter, but domestic production is non-negotiable. Brian connects the dots to the broader economic shift happening in America as we move away from hollow service jobs and back toward tangible, value-producing industries. The question is: are we ready to embrace it? This episode will make you think twice the next time someone talks about “green energy,” “supply chains,” or “America First.” It's not just a slogan - it's a survival strategy. Buckle up, because we're not just talking policy - we're talking about the minerals that keep modern life running. Don't miss this no-fluff breakdown of one of the most underreported economic and national security crises facing America today. ❤️ Order Cardio Miracle (https://www.briannicholsshow.com/heart) with code TBNS at checkout for 15% off and take a step towards better heart health and overall well-being!
Is America risking its future by outsourcing the very materials that power our technology, weapons, and economy? In this eye-opening episode of The Brian Nichols Show, we dive headfirst into the critical mineral crisis - and why your phone, car, and national security might depend on rocks you've never heard of. What are critical minerals? Why are they mostly controlled by foreign countries like China? And how the heck did we get here? Studio Sponsor: Cardio Miracle - "Unlock the secret to a healthier heart, increased energy levels, and transform your cardiovascular fitness like never before.": https://www.briannicholsshow.com/heart Brian is joined by Farrell Gregory to uncover the truth behind critical mineral supply chains, the global chokehold China holds over rare earth elements, and what the U.S. must do to regain control. This isn't just a discussion about mining - it's about national defense, energy independence, and America's ability to stand on its own two feet in an increasingly hostile world. If you think the stuff powering your daily life is made in the USA, think again. They break down why America has vast mineral resources but refuses to use them, thanks to bloated regulations and red tape that can delay mining projects by nearly two decades. Meanwhile, China and other foreign players scoop up influence and economic leverage with little resistance. Why are we so reliant on enemies for our most critical tech ingredients? Farrell explains how Saudi Arabia could play a surprising role in securing America's mineral future - and why partnerships matter, but domestic production is non-negotiable. Brian connects the dots to the broader economic shift happening in America as we move away from hollow service jobs and back toward tangible, value-producing industries. The question is: are we ready to embrace it? This episode will make you think twice the next time someone talks about “green energy,” “supply chains,” or “America First.” It's not just a slogan - it's a survival strategy. Buckle up, because we're not just talking policy - we're talking about the minerals that keep modern life running. Don't miss this no-fluff breakdown of one of the most underreported economic and national security crises facing America today. ❤️ Order Cardio Miracle (https://www.briannicholsshow.com/heart) with code TBNS at checkout for 15% off and take a step towards better heart health and overall well-being!
Will Thibeau, a former Army Ranger and Director of the American Military Project at Claremont. Drones: We Aren't Ready for the Next War Hegseth's Reforms Are What the Army Needs
In this explosive broadcast, Tara delivers a sobering warning rooted in military insight from Colonel Douglas McGregor: the next war won't be overseas—it's already begun inside the United States. With the Venezuelan-backed gang Tren de Aragua allegedly infiltrating the southern border, aided by cartel networks and lax enforcement, Tara exposes how the Biden administration's policies may be enabling a national security crisis. From human trafficking to terror plots and assassination threats against Trump, the episode outlines how ideological gangs are weaponized for political ends. Featuring sharp commentary from Stephen Miller and Steve Bannon, the show argues that Democrats are protecting these networks to secure future voters—at the cost of American sovereignty and safety.
Charles gives his daily take on Making Money: China has been doing plenty of economic saber-rattling with their retaliations to President Trump's trade policies—but could the U.S. face China if the saber-rattling turned physical? With his guest, CSIS Defense & Security Department President Seth Jones, they analyze America's military preparedness and what needs to be done to close this crucial gap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
As Putin wages a shadow war across the European continent—and the US commitment to NATO grows uncertain—we ask: would the West really defend the Baltic states if Russia advanced?Andrew Marr is joined by Oliver Moody, Berlin bureau chief for The Times and author of Baltic: The Future of Europe.Drawing on deep history, extensive reporting, and sobering military realities, Moody argues that Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are not just small nations on the edge of Europe—they are a test of whether the West still believes in itself.Sign up to the New Statesman's daily politics newsletter: Morning Call Submit a question for a future episode: You Ask Us Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ilya Ponomarev is a Russian-Ukrainian politician who was a member of the Russian State Duma from 2007 to 2016. After the 2022 Russian invasion, Ponomarev joined Ukraine's Territorial Defence Forces, and categorically denounced the invasion. While a member of the Russian State Duma, he was the only deputy not to vote in favour of the Russian gay propaganda law and to vote against Russia's annexation of Crimea in March 2014. He is now in exile in Ukraine and is a spokesman with insurgent Russian forces (National Republican Army) fighting on the side of Ukraine. ----------SILICON CURTAIN FILM FUNDRAISERA project to make a documentary film in Ukraine, to raise awareness of Ukraine's struggle and in supporting a team running aid convoys to Ukraine's front-line towns.https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras----------SILICON CURTAIN LIVE EVENTS - FUNDRAISER CAMPAIGN Events in 2025 - Advocacy for a Ukrainian victory with Silicon Curtainhttps://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extrasOur first live events this year in Lviv and Kyiv were a huge success. Now we need to maintain this momentum, and change the tide towards a Ukrainian victory. The Silicon Curtain Roadshow is an ambitious campaign to run a minimum of 12 events in 2025, and potentially many more. We may add more venues to the program, depending on the success of the fundraising campaign. https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extrasWe need to scale up our support for Ukraine, and these events are designed to have a major impact. Your support in making it happen is greatly appreciated. All events will be recorded professionally and published for free on the Silicon Curtain channel. Where possible, we will also live-stream events.https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras----------LINKS:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilya_Ponomarev https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002113qhttps://www.fpri.org/contributor/ilya-ponomarev/BOOKS:Does Putin Have to Die? The Story of How Russia Becomes a Democracy after Losing to Ukraine (Hardcover – 19 Jan. 2023)ARTICLES: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/01/19/ilya-ponomaryov-we-have-to-capture-the-kremlin-there-is-no-other-way-a83772 ----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain----------TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:Save Ukrainehttps://www.saveukraineua.org/Superhumans - Hospital for war traumashttps://superhumans.com/en/UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in Ukrainehttps://unbroken.org.ua/Come Back Alivehttps://savelife.in.ua/en/Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchenhttps://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraineUNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyyhttps://u24.gov.ua/Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundationhttps://prytulafoundation.orgNGO “Herojam Slava”https://heroiamslava.org/kharpp - Reconstruction project supporting communities in Kharkiv and Przemyślhttps://kharpp.com/NOR DOG Animal Rescuehttps://www.nor-dog.org/home/----------PLATFORMS:Twitter: https://twitter.com/CurtainSiliconInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/siliconcurtain/Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4thRZj6NO7y93zG11JMtqmLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/finkjonathan/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain----------Welcome to the Silicon Curtain podcast. Please like and subscribe if you like the content we produce. It will really help to increase the popularity of our content in YouTube's algorithm. Our material is now being made available on popular podcasting platforms as well, such as Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
Join us for the second episode with Colonel (Retired) John Antal and Lieutenant Colonel Lisa Becker (host). COL(R) Antal is passionate about waking leaders and Soldiers up to the realities of today's battlefield. In this episode, they pick up where they left off in episode 87 with FM 3-0's imperatives. Listen in to hear the relevance of these imperatives to recent and on-going conflicts. - Designate, weight, and sustain the main effort. - Consolidate gains continuously Check out COL(R) Antal's work here: https://theconvergence.castos.com/?search=antal https://www.academia.edu/115562878/21_COMMAND_POST_MAXIMS_Mission_Command_Tactics_for_the_Employment_of_Command_Posts_in_the_Modern_Battlespace https://www.academia.edu/115562498/The_Ten_Rules_of_Masking https://www.academia.edu/42306862/Thinking_about_the_Future_Battlespace_by_John_Antal
Colonel (Retired) John Antal joins Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Lisa Becker (host) in a two-part series about the current operational environment and how that nests with the imperatives found in FM 3-0. Truly a Soldier for Life, COL(R) Antal discusses his ongoing research into current conflicts and how he uncovered ten battlefield disrupters. LTC Becker then poses how these three imperatives nest with his work: See yourself, see the enemy, and understand the operational environment. - Account for being under constant observation and all forms of enemy contact. - Make initial contact with the smallest element possible. Check out COL(R) Antal's work here: https://theconvergence.castos.com/?search=antal https://www.academia.edu/115562878/21_COMMAND_POST_MAXIMS_Mission_Command_Tactics_for_the_Employment_of_Command_Posts_in_the_Modern_Battlespace https://www.academia.edu/115562498/The_Ten_Rules_of_Masking https://www.academia.edu/42306862/Thinking_about_the_Future_Battlespace_by_John_Antal
National security analyst and former Trump administration official Elbridge Colby joined FP Live earlier this year to share his take on what a second Trump term could mean for foreign policy. He was recently tapped to be the under secretary of defense for policy in the incoming administration. As such, he will be an integral part of Trump's decision-making—making this episode newly relevant. Suggested reading (FP links are paywall-free): Transcript: Decoding Trump's Foreign Policy Elbridge Colby, Mackenzie Eaglen, and Roger Zakheim: How to Trim the Defense Budget Without Harming U.S. Security (2020) Elbridge Colby and David Ochmanek: How the United States Could Lose a Great-Power War (2019) Elbridge Colby: How to Win America's Next War (2019) FP Staff: The Trump Transition Begins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Ralph welcomes back William Hartung of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. They'll discuss the Cost of War Project's latest reports on US military spending in support of Israel, and the humanitarian costs of the war in Gaza. Then, Ralph is joined by Palestinian writer and analyst Sumaya Awad to discuss the mass civil disobedience at the New York Stock Exchange, which was organized by Jewish Voice for Peace to protest the weapons manufacturers that are making millions off the genocide in Gaza.William Hartung is an expert on the arms industry and US military budget, and a Senior Research Fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. He is the author of Prophets of War: Lockheed Martin and the Making of the Military-Industrial Complex, and the co-editor of Lessons from Iraq: Avoiding the Next War.In all my years of watching the operations of Washington—including the Bush/Cheney criminal invasion of Iraq—I have never seen such a servile position by top officials of an administration to a foreign power. Not even close. They are humiliating the United States of America. They are jeopardizing the United States of America—because as you know, the Department of Defense, CIA, NSA have studies and scenarios of blowback. So this war in the Middle East is gonna come back to the US in terms of reprisal and retaliation. And we are not able to anticipate that because we think, as the ruling empire in the world, that we're invulnerable. But we're not invulnerable.Ralph NaderThe Biden administration is living in the past. They've got this “Israel, right or wrong” ideology. They think it's a political detriment to criticize Israel, and the fact that the younger generation is not locked into that point of view. But I think they're going to hurt themselves more by enabling the war crimes that Israel is committing than they would by taking a stand. And of course, they keep trying to say that they're pushing for a ceasefire…But as long as they're doing the weapons and the financing, that is laughable.William HartungIt's just stunning. Given the record of this century—two failed wars, $8 trillion spent, hundreds of thousands killed—and yet they could say with a straight face, “We need a dominant military.” As if that's the tool that's gonna solve any of these problems, rather than make them worse.William HartungSumaya Awad is a Palestinian writer and analyst based in New York City, and she is the spokesperson for Jewish Voice for Peace's mass civil disobedience event at the New York Stock Exchange. Ms. Awad directs strategy and communications for the Adalah Justice Project, and she is a cofounder of the Against Canary Mission Project, which defends student activists targeted by blacklists for their Palestinian rights advocacy. She is the co-author of Palestine and Elections and co-editor of Palestine: A Socialist Introduction.There were over 200 arrests—the majority of them anti-Zionist Jewish New Yorkers, who want to send a clear message both to the US government and the American people that Israel weaponizes their identity in order to justify crimes against humanity and that they are not okay with this. That they refuse for their identity and Jewish people to be weaponized in this way. And that in fact, what Israel is doing and what the US government is funding and politically backing is actively making this country and certainly the rest of the world unsafe not just for Jewish people, but for others.Sumaya AwadWe are strategizing about how to push back against the role of AIPAC and the grip of AIPAC. I think the reality is that there are many people in Congress that are actually benefiting financially from what is happening in Gaza. We know that at least 50 members of Congress have links to the military-industrial complex—whether that's through stocks or other things. And so it's about unraveling this network, these connections between our government, the way it's profiting from the genocide and then what that means in terms of these elections across the country.Sumaya AwadIn Case You Haven't Heard with Francesco DeSantisNews 10/16/241. The Israeli government is finally dropping the facade that the genocide in Gaza is about ‘returning the hostages.' Haaretz reports “According to senior defense officials, the Israeli government is not seeking to revive hostage talks and the political leadership is pushing for the gradual annexation of large parts of the Gaza Strip.” Not only that, apparently “Israel's political leaders have not held any discussions with the various security branches about the condition of the hostages.” In other words, Israel clearly does not care about the hostages at all and are simply using them as political props to prolong their campaign of terror. In addition, the AP reports “Netanyahu is examining a plan to seal off humanitarian aid to northern Gaza,” and if Palestinians are unable or unwilling to leave their homes, they “would be considered combatants — meaning military regulations would allow troops to kill them.” Last weekend, Israel launched an offensive against the Jabaliya refugee camp, resulting in gruesome footage of Palestinians burnt alive while still connected to IV tubes in field hospital tents.2. Responding to a report by NBC, the National Iranian American Council (NIAC), is sounding the alarm that “US officials have discussed joining Israel in offensive strikes against Iran, and passing them off as ‘defensive' after the fact.” As Just Foreign Policy notes, this would not only violate the War Powers Resolution, but “Unnamed US officials” are seeking to circumvent the debate and Congressional vote required for such an act under the Constitution. Now the question becomes whether the American empire will allow itself to be drawn into a rapidly escalating regional war based on Israel's aggression.3. On October 10th, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) reported “This morning, two peacekeepers were injured after an IDF Merkava tank fired its weapon toward an observation tower at UNIFIL's headquarters in Naqoura, directly hitting it and causing them to fall. The injuries are fortunately, this time, not serious, but they remain in hospital.” Beyond this attack, UNIFIL also reports that the IDF fired on the UN positions in Labbouneh and Ras Naqoura, ending by writing “Any deliberate attack on peacekeepers is a grave violation of international humanitarian law and of Security Council resolution 1701.”4. On October 8th, Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal released a statement decrying the lack of action by the organs of U.S. foreign policy regarding the killing of American citizen Aysenur Eygi in the West Bank. Jayapal writes “It has been 32 days…and we have seen no movement toward an independent investigation by the U.S. government and no additional information on changes in the practices of the…IDF…units that are using live ammunition on those who are peacefully protesting…I am frankly appalled…If the Israeli government is unwilling or unable to follow our own domestic laws as well as international humanitarian laws…we must initiate our own investigation into Eygi's killing.”5. In the UK, Jeremy Corbyn and the parliamentary Independent Alliance have sent a letter to Foreign Secretary David Lammy expressing their “disgust over the government's complicity in one of the greatest crimes of our lifetime.” This letter goes on to explain how “the government could have...opposed the genocide in Gaza. It could have ended military, economic and diplomatic support...[and] defended the equal application of international law. Instead, the failure to bring Israel to justice emboldened it to kill thousands of people in Lebanon and now, wage war on the UN.” The letter then asks a series of questions to the British government, including “what red lines, if any, does Israel have to cross for the government to end its diplomatic and political support?” and “does the UK government oppose genocide?”6. In a humiliation for Elon Musk, Forbes reports that Tesla stock slid by nearly $70 billion following the “sour” reaction to the company's unveiling of their absurd new products including a “robotaxi” and “Optimus” humanoid robots. In fact, disappointment in Tesla's “cybercab” was so acute that Uber shares spiked by 11% and Lyft's by 10%. Another story signaling that Tesla is vastly overvalued comes from the Orange County Register, which reports the Irvine Police Department spent over $150,000 on the first ever police Cybertruck. What is the department planning to use this eye-wateringly expensive boondoggle for? According to this report “the department does not plan to use the truck for patrols. The Cybertruck will…principally be driven by DARE officers to schools.”7. According to USA Today, “A study from the University of California Berkeley's Institute for Research on Labor and Employment found that a California state law [which] raised the minimum wage for fast food workers did not lead to large job loses or price hikes.” The law in question, AB 1228 established a “$20 per hour minimum wage for those working at fast food restaurants with less than 60 locations nationwide and restaurants located inside airports, stadiums and convention centers. The law further gave employees stronger protections and the ability to bargain as a sector.” The study found that this law effectively raised average pay of these non-managerial employees by almost 18%, a truly remarkable margin, while prices went up only about 15 cents per $4 item. Hopefully this study will finally put an end to the old canard that raising wages for fast food workers leads to widespread job loss and price increases.8. A depressing story from NPR exposes the US Department of Agriculture's “Wildlife Services” program, described as “a holdover from the 1930s, when Congress gave the federal government broad authority to kill wildlife at the request of private landowners….So long as livestock or human life are threatened.” Employees of this program continue to kill “hundreds of thousands of noninvasive animals a year…Even species considered [endangered]…like grizzly bears.” Yet even within the broad mandate of this program, data shows “employees frequently kill native wild animals without evidence of livestock loss,” including 11,000 in Montana. The USDA and the Bureau of Land Management now face increasing calls to overhaul this outdated program.9. Politiken, a prominent Danish newspaper, reports local harbormaster John Anker Nielsen encountered US Navy vessels at the scene of the Nord Stream pipeline sabotage operation in 2022, per Al Mayadeen. Nielsen, the harbormaster of Christianso, told Politiken that in the days after the explosion he tried to initiate a rescue mission “after noticing ships with their transponders turned off and presuming an emergency.” Yet once they drew near, they discovered the vessels to be US Navy warships. According to Nielsen, “the Naval Command then instructed…[him] to turn back.” This report conforms to the narrative of the Nord Stream sabotage as presented by legendary investigative journalist Seymour Hersh and directly contradicts the narrative put forward by the U.S. government.10. Finally, on October 11th the Democratic National Committee released what it claims is “its first-ever ad focused on third-party candidates,” per DNC Chair Jamie Harrison. The ad features Green Party nominee Jill Stein grotesquely morphing into Donald Trump with dialogue arguing that “a vote for Stein is really a vote for Trump.” As many have remarked, the DNC feeling the need to disseminate such an ad is an ill omen for their chances in the coming election, particularly in Michigan where recent polling shows Stein drawing 40% of Muslim voters, compared to 18% for Trump and just 12% for Kamala Harris, per Reuters. Of course, the DNC could instead direct their efforts to improving their standing with Muslim and Arab voters in Michigan – as well as young progressives throughout the country – by taking a stand against the ongoing genocide in Palestine, but then that isn't really their style.This has been Francesco DeSantis, with In Case You Haven't Heard. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe