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A show about the technology, strategy, media and business trends defining the future of national security.
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Preparing for conflict in the Pacific
An Army two-star general explains his proposal to send a multi-domain task force to the region.
Guests:
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Joel "JB" Vowell, Commanding General of the United States Army Japan; Maj. Kevin Joyce is an Army Strategist and the strategy branch chief at U.S. Army Japan. You can find their essay, here.
And you can read a transcript of this conversation on Defense One, here. -
Germany’s uneasy year ahead + 2023 preview with BAE’s Tom Arsenault
We review the year that was and preview what might lie ahead for the U.S., Europe, and the wider global defense industry.
Guests include:
Former German Ambassador the United Nations and current Chairman of the Munich Security Conference Christoph Heusgen, in conversation with Defense One Executive Editor Kevin Baron. BAE Systems CEO Tom Arseneault speaks with Defense One Global Business Editor Marcus Weisgerber (that begins at the 26:08 mark). -
What we know about the Air Force’s new B-21 bomber
Defense One staff help unpack the hype and lingering mysteries surrounding America's newly-unveiled bomber plane, and we check in on the annual Reagan National Defense Forum.
Guests include:
Lauren Williams, senior editor at Defense One; And Marcus Weisgerber, Defense One's Global Business Editor. -
The especially difficult history of America’s Black veterans
Guests include:
Matthew Delmont is a Guggenheim Fellow and the Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Professor of History at Dartmouth College; his book, “Half American: The Epic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad,” was just published in October; interview begins at the 0:47 mark; And Holly Pinheiro, Jr., is an assistant professor of history at Furman University; his research focuses on the intersections of race, gender, and class in the U.S. military from 1850 through the 1930s. His latest book, “The Families’ Civil War: Black Soldiers and the Fight for Racial Justice,” was published in June. That interview begins at the 21:04 mark. -
The growth of drones in Russia's Ukraine war
We focus on the latest developments in unmanned aerial systems, from the war in Ukraine to a conference in Washington.
Guests include:
Faine Greenwood researches and writes about drones and emerging technologies; and Sam Bendett is in the Russia Studies Program at CNA, based in Washington (at the 7:58 mark); And Marcus Weisgerber is Defense One’s Global Business Editor (at 23:05). -
Rethinking logistics, tomorrow’s air bases, the future of space debris, and more.
Guests include:
Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger (at the 1:19 mark); Marine Brig. Gen. Joseph Clearfield, Deputy Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific (at 6:58); Air Force chief Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr. (at 10:54); Air Force’s deputy chief of staff for strategy, Lt. Gen. Clinton Hinote (12:52); Chris Dougherty, senior fellow at CNAS (17:36); Vice Chief of Space Operations, Gen. David Thompson (21:04); Colorado Republican Rep. Doug Lamborn (23:42); And Steven Butow, Director of the Space Portfolio at the U.S. military's Defense Innovation Unit (26:21).
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