DETERRENCE SCHOOL

School of Defense & Strategic Studies @ Missouri State University

What threatens the security of nations? Can peace prevail? How? The faculty, students, and special guests of Missouri State University’s School of Defense & Strategic Studies grapple with their toughest assignment: deterrence. dsstestaccount.substack.com

Episodes

  1. 4 DEC

    Season 2 Episode 2: Michael Hochberg on Drone Warfare in Ukraine

    The Deterrence School podcast examines the rapidly changing character of war in Ukraine through the lens of drones, counter-drone technology, and artificial intelligence. Doctoral student Paul Dodge hosts Michael Hochberg, Ph.D., a technology expert, serial entrepreneur, and national security consultant. With an MS and a Ph.D. from Caltech in applied physics, Dr. Hochberg is a highly distinguished expert that is well positioned to help navigate this complex topic. Dr. Hochberg is also the President of Periplous LLC, which advises on strategy, technology, and policy (https://www.periplo.us/), and is the chairman of the board at the Mackinder Forum focused on geopolitics (https://mackinderforum.org/). Thanks for reading DETERRENCE SCHOOL! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support our work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dsstestaccount.substack.com

    1h 3m
  2. Season 2 Episode 1: John DiPirro on Security in the Black Sea Region

    13 NOV

    Season 2 Episode 1: John DiPirro on Security in the Black Sea Region

    DSS doctoral student Zachary Popovich talks with John DiPirro, currently Senior Fellow for Eurasia at the American Foreign Policy Council and one of America’s top experts on the Black Sea region’s complex interplay of contested borders, economic potential, and longstanding tensions. Popovich and DiPirro take a country-by-country tour covering recent developments, including the August 2025 peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan and its associated “Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity.” Listen in and get up to speed on one of the world’s most fascinating regions.   Here's a link to DiPirro’s argument for adding a Russian containment component to US strategy more broadly in Central Asia: Rethinking Central Asia | American Foreign Policy Council This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dsstestaccount.substack.com

    50 min
  3. Episode 7: Dr. Jennifer Bradley on How Private Actors Affect Deterrence

    21/09/2023

    Episode 7: Dr. Jennifer Bradley on How Private Actors Affect Deterrence

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    46 min
  4. Episode 6: John Gentry Warns Against Politicizing the Intelligence Community

    22/08/2023

    Episode 6: John Gentry Warns Against Politicizing the Intelligence Community

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    57 min
  5. Episode 5: David Trachtenberg on the Making of Deterrence Policy

    02/08/2023

    Episode 5: David Trachtenberg on the Making of Deterrence Policy

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    39 min
  6. Episode 4: Dr. Jonathan Trexel on the Primacy of Nuclear Deterrence

    12/07/2023

    Episode 4: Dr. Jonathan Trexel on the Primacy of Nuclear Deterrence

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    59 min

  7. 03/05/2023

    Episode 3: Amb. Robert Joseph (Part 2) - Deterrence Today and Tomorrow

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    15 min

  8. 30/03/2023

    Episode 2: Amb. Robert Joseph - Deterrence Present and Past

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    54 min

  9. 08/03/2023

    Episode 1: Deterrence 101 and the Origins of DSS @ MSU

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    37 min
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What threatens the security of nations? Can peace prevail? How? The faculty, students, and special guests of Missouri State University’s School of Defense & Strategic Studies grapple with their toughest assignment: deterrence. dsstestaccount.substack.com

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