Defense One Radio
181 episodes - English - Latest episode: 13 days ago - ★★★★ - 128 ratingsA show about the technology, strategy, media and business trends defining the future of national security.
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Rethinking logistics, tomorrow’s air bases, the future of space debris, and more.
October 06, 2022 18:49 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBGuests 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 ...
The short- and mid-term outlook for the U.S. Navy
September 23, 2022 11:58 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MBThe chief of naval operations and a key lawmaker talk shipbuilding plans, drones, Iran, and more. Guests include: U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday—interviewed by Bradley Peniston, deputy editor of Defense One (beginning at the 1:32 mark); Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Va., vice chair of the House Armed Services Committee—interviewed by Jacqueline Feldscher, Defense One senior national security correspondent (at the 17:41). Find more from this year's State of Defense event series...
What lies ahead for the U.S. Army
September 09, 2022 14:54 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBGuests include: U.S. Army Gen. James McConville (at the 2:23 mark); Elisabeth Braw of the American Enterprise Institute, and Mark Cozad from RAND (at 17:13); Army Lt. Gen. Scott McKean, deputy commander of the Army’s Futures Command (at 25:50). Find more from this year's State of Defense event series, here.
The legacy of America’s Afghan war, with Elliot Ackerman
August 22, 2022 17:59 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MBElliot Ackerman is a former U.S. Marine Corps Special Operations Team Leader. His latest book, “The Fifth Act: America’s End in Afghanistan,” was just published in August. (Music: "Ribbons" by Postwar)
Decoding China’s Taiwan saber-rattling
August 11, 2022 23:25 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBTwo experts help us put the most recent Taiwan Strait crisis in perspective. Guests include: Collin Koh, research fellow at the Institute of Defense and Strategic Studies in Singapore (at 1:44); And Becca Wasser, fellow for the Defense Program and lead of the Gaming Lab at the Center for a New American Security think tank in Washington, D.C. (at the 23:48 mark).
Aerospace's new inflection point
July 21, 2022 17:14 - 27 minutes - 25 MBHere's what industry execs were worried about at the Farnborough Airshow. Guests include: Bradley Peniston, Defense One Deputy Editor; Marcus Weisgerber, Defense One Global Business Editor; Andrew Hunter, assistant secretary of the U.S. Air Force for acquisition, technology and logistics; Raytheon CEO Greg Hayes; Bell Helicopter CEO Mitch Snyder; And Eric Chewning, of the consulting firm McKinsey’s aerospace and defense practice. After the program is a sponsored interview with...
2022 Tech Summit, in review
June 30, 2022 17:47 - 57 minutes - 53 MBSixteen different experts and officials joined us to discuss the war in Ukraine, cyber warfare, the challenges posed by China, and much more from this year's Defense One Technology Summit. Guests include: Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks (at the 0:55 mark); Stephen Wood of Maxar Technologies and Aric Toler of Bellingcat (@ 4:27); Dave Frederick of U.S. Cyber Command (@ 15:25); Dmitri Alperovitch and retired U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Rogers (@ 17:53); Neal Higgins, Deputy Nationa...
Three perspectives on the future of Ukraine
June 10, 2022 16:05 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MBThis episode, we hear from three people whose lives have become bound up with Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Guests: Olga Stefanishyna, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic integration of Ukraine (beginning at the 3:27 mark); Ambassador Michael Carpenter, Washington’s Permanent Representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, or OSCE (at 9:49); St. Javelin founder Christian Borys (at 34:01); And Patrick Tucker, science and technology editor f...
State Department Counselor Derek Chollet
May 26, 2022 22:47 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBThe State Department's Derek Chollet sat down to talk about Russia's Ukraine invasion, China's 21st-century rise, and much more with Defense One Executive Editor Kevin Baron.
Derek Chollet, the State Department’s ‘Swiss Army knife’
May 26, 2022 22:47 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBThe State Department's Derek Chollet sat down to talk about Russia's Ukraine invasion, China's 21st-century rise, and much more with Defense One Executive Editor Kevin Baron.
NATO Deputy Secretary-General Mircea Geoana
May 18, 2022 19:52 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MBGuest: Deputy Secretary General of NATO Mircea Geoana.
Phil Klay
May 17, 2022 01:02 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MBOur guest is award-winning author and U.S. Marine Corps veteran Phil Klay, whose new book of essays, "Uncertain Ground: Citizenship and an Age of Endless, Invisible War," was just published by Penguin Random House.
The role of drones in Russia’s Ukraine invasion
May 05, 2022 19:56 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBGuests include: Faine Greenwood, unmanned systems researcher; Samuel Bendett, adviser with CNA Strategy, Policy, Plans and Programs Center, where he is a member of the Russia Studies Program.
Arming Ukraine and ‘The Return of Conquest?’
April 22, 2022 04:35 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBGuests include: Marcus Weisgerber, Defense One Global Business Editor (at the 3:13 mark); and Tanisha Fazal, Professor of Political Science at the University of Minnesota (at 12:55); find her latest essay, "The Return of Conquest? Why the Future of Global Order Hinges on Ukraine" in the May/June issue of Foreign Affairs. Find a transcript of this episode here.
Putin's long war
March 24, 2022 22:21 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBTwo experts to history for some clues about the possible future of Russia's Ukraine invasion. Guests include: Candace Rondeaux, director of the Future Frontlines project at New America (at the 3:16 mark); And Paul Poast, associate professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Chicago (at 17:12). Find a transcript of this episode here.
The impact of Russia’s Ukraine invasion
March 11, 2022 00:55 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBGuests include: Emily Kilcrease, senior fellow and director of the Energy, Economics, and Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (at the 2:14 mark); And Elisabeth Braw, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (at 12:00). Read a transcript of this episode here.
Vlad the invader
February 25, 2022 07:34 - 28 minutes - 26 MBGuests include: Richard Fontaine, CEO of the Center for a New American Security (beginning at the 3:28 mark); Graham Brookie, senior director of the Atlantic Council's Digital Forensic Research Lab (at 12:48); And Dr. Dmitry Gorenburg, senior research scientist at CNA (at 19:03). A transcript will be available here.
2021, in review
December 23, 2021 21:36 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MBGuests include: Peter W. Singer of New America (at the 1:43 mark); Joint Chiefs Chairman Army Gen. Mark Milley (7:56); Greg Jackson of the U.S. Army Special Forces (12:24); Habib Hassan, former Afghan interpreter (17:15); Retired Army Brig. Gen. Ty Seidule (22:41); Dr. Edda Fields-Black of Carnegie Mellon University (28:15); Brian Castner of Amnesty International (36:38); And Defense One's Patrick Tucker (39:58).
Outlook 2022
December 10, 2021 19:44 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MBThis episode, we excerpt a few of this year's Outlook 2022 interviews, including: Defense One Senior National Security Correspondent Jacqueline Feldscher in conversation with Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. Colin Kahl (at the 1:24 mark); Defense One Executive Editor Kevin Baron interviews White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan (at 5:48); Defense One's Global Business Editor Marcus Weisgerber moderates a discussion with Kristine Liwag, executive director at Morgan ...
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin
December 07, 2021 17:16 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBAmerica’s 28th Pentagon chief wants to “lead with diplomacy” to avoid any new wars in Ukraine or Taiwan, he told Defense One’s Tara Copp in an exclusive interview to kick off our annual Outlook 2022 event series. Read more: “Austin Rejects ‘Red Lines’ for Taiwan, Ukraine,” by Tara Copp, Nov. 7.
Project Overmatch + Project Convergence, updated
November 23, 2021 17:46 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBThis episode is broken into two parts: Project Overmatch with Defense One's Caitlin Kenney (at the 2:28 mark); Project Convergence, updated with Defense One's Patrick Tucker (at 15:48); Extra reading: “What Worked, What Didn't at Army’s Second Connect-Everything Experiment,” by Patrick Tucker, Nov. 10; “Are Naval Forces on the Right Path? Leaders Run Wargame to Check,” by Caitlin Kenney, Nov. 17. Find a transcript of this episode here.
Project Convergence and the Louisiana maneuvers
November 02, 2021 22:17 - 54 minutes - 75 MBThis episode is broken into three parts: What's new, with Defense One's Patrick Tucker (at the 1:31 mark); What's old, with Angry Staff Officer (at 15:01); What comes next, featuring Army Gen. Mike Murray and Lt. Gen. Jim Richardson of Army Futures Command (at 36:36). Extra reading: "The Biggest Lesson from the Army’s Connect-Everything Experiment," by Patrick Tucker on Oct. 2021; "China Features Heavily in the Army’s Next Big Emerging Tech Experiment," also via Tucker in April 2021...
The past, present and future of Army vehicles
October 15, 2021 20:02 - 34 minutes - 79.1 MBThis episode is broken into three parts: 'No front line,' with former Explosive Ordnance Disposal officer Brian Castner (at the 1:59 mark); The Weight, with Marine Corps Infantry officer Walker Mills (at 15:09); The Future, featuring Army Maj. Gen. Ross Coffman, director of the Next-Generation Combat Vehicles Cross-Functional Team; Deputy Program Executive Officer for Army Ground Combat Vehicles, Jim Schirmer; and Mike Cadieux, director of the Army’s Ground Vehicle Systems Center (start...
How air warfare is changing
September 17, 2021 16:41 - 48 minutes - 111 MBGuests include Stacie Pettyjohn, Senior Fellow and Director of the Defense Program at the Center for a New American Security; Becca Wasser, fellow in the Defense Program at CNAS (both Wasser and Pettyjohn begin at the 2:44 mark); Zachary Kallenborn, research affiliate with the Unconventional Weapons and Technology Division of the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (at the 21:14 mark); and Sam Bendett, Adviser with CNA and a member of its Russia Studies ...
Climate change vs. everyone
September 03, 2021 21:39 - 34 minutes - 78.6 MBDefense One's Patrick Tucker helps explain the U.S. military's growing climate security portfolio (at the 4:05 mark); John Conger of the Center for Climate and Security joins us later (at 14:28), followed by Gabriel Collins of Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy (at 23:38). Extra reading: Read Conger's Defense One op-ed here; Find the report Gabe co-authored on U.S.-China competition (PDF), here; Read more from Tucker's interview with Richard Kidd, the deputy assistan...
Afghanistan’s new, uncertain chapter
August 27, 2021 23:02 - 34 minutes - 80.1 MBThis episode we speak about where Afghanistan might go from here—with help former Afghan translator Habib Hassan and former State Department official Elizabeth Threlkeld, currently of the Stimson Center. Find a transcript of this episode here.
Biden, Europe and the future of transatlantic security
June 11, 2021 20:07 - 41 minutes - 56.6 MBThis episode we’re going to take a look at some of the most important issues shaping the future of U.S.-European security, including NATO, the EU, fringe politics, lessons from the Cold War, and evolving perceptions of both China and the U.S. Guests include: Dr. Alina Polyakova, president and CEO of the Center for European Policy Analysis; Elisabeth Braw, resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute And former NATO Ambassador Ivo Daalder, president of the Chicago Council on Gl...
The Combahee River raid
May 19, 2021 20:55 - 37 minutes - 50.9 MBThis episode we’re going to learn about the Combahee River Raid, the first U.S. military operation to be organized and led by a woman. That woman was abolitionist Harriet Tubman. Dr. Edda Fields-Black of Carnegie Mellon University joins us to tell the story. Find a transcript of this episode here.
“Robert E. Lee and Me”
May 12, 2021 19:19 - 19 minutes - 26.4 MBRetired U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Ty Seidule talks about the Confederacy, U.S. race relations, and inclusive changes throughout the recent history of the U.S. military. Seidule's memoir is called “Robert E. Lee and Me: A Southerner’s Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause.” Find a transcript of this episode here.
The future of Afghanistan
April 23, 2021 20:18 - 44 minutes - 35.9 MBWhat lies ahead for Afghanistan? And what does that war look like today from the perspective of a Green Beret who spent several months trying to build Afghanistan’s military and police? We’ll break down those questions and a lot more in this episode of Defense One Radio, featuring Bill Roggio of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies.
JADC2, explained
March 31, 2021 19:02 - 44 minutes - 36 MBThere’s a new way of thinking about war that’s taking over the Pentagon. A lot has happened for its generals and for the country over the past 30 years of American warfare. And if this latest crop of generals get their wish, a lot could happen in just the first 30 minutes of America’s next large-scale war. So — kind of like our last episode — preparing ourselves for the next world war is what this episode is all about, in three parts: From old capabilities to new ones (at the 1:21 mark)...
“2034: A Novel of the Next World War”
March 10, 2021 18:16 - 22 minutes - 30.2 MB2034 could be a disastrous year for U.S.-China relations — and most of the rest of the world, according to a new work of fiction by former NATO Commander retired U.S. Navy Adm. Jim Stavridis and Marine veteran, journalist and writer Elliot Ackerman. The two have teamed up to write “2034: A Novel of the Next World War,” which was published this week by Penguin Random House.
“The Daughters of Kobani”
February 16, 2021 19:57 - 34 minutes - 27.9 MBToday we’re going to hear from journalist and author Gayle Tzemach Lemmon. She’s traveled to Syria several times over the past four years. And her new book, “The Daughters of Kobani: A Story of Rebellion, Courage, and Justice,” arrived on bookshelves just this week. Much of her reporting in it originated on Defense One, when she filed dispatches from Syria to Executive Editor Kevin Baron. The two of them talk about that story, the book, and what to expect for Syria's future, including from ...
“The Daughters of Kobani” with Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
February 16, 2021 19:57 - 34 minutes - 27.9 MBToday we’re going to hear from journalist and author Gayle Tzemach Lemmon. She’s traveled to Syria several times over the past four years. And her new book, “The Daughters of Kobani: A Story of Rebellion, Courage, and Justice,” arrived on bookshelves just this week. Much of her reporting in it originated on Defense One, when she filed dispatches from Syria to Executive Editor Kevin Baron. The two of them talk about that story, the book, and what to expect for Syria's future, including from ...
Insurrection, social media and the future of tech policy
February 12, 2021 23:20 - 32 minutes - 25.9 MBThis episode, we’ll ask how we can better understand those hundreds of Americans who stormed the Capitol. We’ll also look into how now may really be the time to truly expand the way we think about certain key things like what “national security” means when an insurrection can be stoked so openly, as it was in the days leading up to January 6. Our guests are Robert Pape of the University of Chicago and director of the Chicago Project on Security and Threats (at the 2:45 mark); Divya Ramjee...
Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Angus King, along with Rep. Mike Gallagher
December 31, 2020 13:25 - 1 hour - 73.2 MBWe’re bringing an end to our Outlook 2021 event series this episode. We’ll begin with a conversation between Senator Angus King, Independent from Maine, and Rep. Mike Gallagher, a Republican from Wisconsin. The two recently sat down with Defense One Tech Editor Patrick Tucker. Then we’ll turn to our second conversation this episode, featuring Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, Democrat from New Hampshire. She spoke with Courtney Kube of NBC News.
What now for conservatives in national security?
December 31, 2020 13:23 - 49 minutes - 39.8 MBWe’re joined today by Kori Schake of the American Enterprise Institute and Richard Fontaine of the Center for a New American Security. The two sat down with Defense One Executive Editor Kevin Baron for the latest in our Outlook 2021 event series.
CENTCOM’s Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie
December 18, 2020 19:06 - 28 minutes - 23 MBWe’re joined by the officer in charge of the U.S. military in the Middle East — Marine General Frank McKenzie. He recently sat down with Defense One’s senior national security correspondent Katie Bo Williams for the second in our Outlook 2021 event series.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
December 15, 2020 18:20 - 45 minutes - 36.8 MBNATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg recently sat down from Brussels to chat with Defense One Executive Editor Kevin Baron. Their conversation was the first in Defense One's Outlook 2021 event series. Read or watch more from the series here.
What to expect from the Biden administration
November 20, 2020 00:35 - 39 minutes - 31.7 MBThis episode Defense One's Katie Bo Williams and Patrick Tucker unpack the national security policies and possible changes from an incoming Biden administration.
Army Chief Gen. McConville returns
October 20, 2020 19:57 - 15 minutes - 12.7 MBArmy Chief Gen. James McConville is back on the program. This episode, Defense One's Ben Watson asks how the Army is dealing with the coronavirus and the threat posed by Russia. The Army chief also discusses a joint Air Force project to link everything on the battlefield — known as Combined Joint All Domain Command and Control, or CJADC2 — as well as what non-military books he's reading. Find a transcript of this conversation here.
Army Chief Gen. McConville
October 20, 2020 19:57 - 15 minutes - 12.7 MBThis episode, Defense One's Ben Watson asks Army Chief Gen. James McConville how the service is dealing with the coronavirus and the threat posed by Russia. The Army chief also discusses a joint Air Force project to link everything on the battlefield — known as Combined Joint All Domain Command and Control, or CJADC2 — as well as what non-military books he's reading. Find a transcript of this conversation here.
CNO Adm. Michael Gilday
October 14, 2020 16:46 - 49 minutes - 39.6 MBDefense One’s Deputy Editor Bradley Peniston recently spoke to the admiral in the fifth and final installment of our State of Defense event series. Underwritten by Long Term Care Partners.
Space Force Vice Commander Lt. General David Thompson
October 07, 2020 18:59 - 58 minutes - 46.8 MBDefense One Tech Editor Patrick Tucker recently spoke with America’s Vice Commander of Space Operations, Lt. General David Thompson. It was the fourth installment in our ongoing State of Defense event series where we’re looking at the future of each military service. Underwritten by Long Term Care Partners.
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr.
September 24, 2020 19:03 - 48 minutes - 39.2 MBDefense One Global Business Editor Marcus Weisgerber recently sat down with U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Brown, Jr. It was the second in our State of Defense event series where we at Defense One take a look at the future of each military service. You can read more about the series here. Underwritten by Long Term Care Partners.
The next big thing(s) in unmanned systems
September 12, 2020 22:24 - 50 minutes - 40.3 MBThis episode, we'll explore emerging trends in unmanned systems. We’ll start in the air, before turning to the land and sea in a review of Russian-made systems and military thinking. And we’ll end with a discussion about trust and artificial intelligence. (Music by Bob Bradley, Paul Clarvis, Thomas Balmforth; Guy Farley, Andrew Carroll; Richard Lacy; Paul Mottram; Jeff Meegan, David Tobin, Rob Kelly; Theo Travis, Paul Ressel; Sue Verran, Paul Ressel; and David Kelly — via Audionetwork.com) ...
U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville
September 09, 2020 17:25 - 46 minutes - 37.5 MBDefense One Executive Editor Kevin Baron recently sat down with U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville. The conversation kicked off our State of Defense event series where Defense One looks at the future of each military service. You can read more about the series here. In today’s episode, Gen. McConville said his branch is working hard to maintain the trust of the American people and build a force free of racism, extremism, and other influences that could hurt the unity of its sol...
Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville
September 09, 2020 17:25 - 46 minutes - 37.5 MBDefense One Executive Editor Kevin Baron recently sat down with U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville. The conversation kicked off our State of Defense event series where Defense One looks at the future of each military service. You can read more about the series here. In today’s episode, Gen. McConville said his branch is working hard to maintain the trust of the American people and build a force free of racism, extremism, and other influences that could hurt the unity of its sol...
Monuments, domestic terrorism and the American white power movement
July 26, 2020 14:09 - 1 hour - 59.7 MBThis episode, we’re going to take a closer look at terrorism trends and far-right extremists in America. We’ll see how oftentimes right-wing violence works inside the seams of American security and law enforcement discourse, challenging our definition of terrorism. We’ll also discuss America’s wars abroad, and how many veterans have brought the war home, as it were. Then we’ll visit Charlottesville, Virginia, where we’ll tour a few Confederate monuments — monuments that are playing host...
What “China” means in 2020
July 10, 2020 19:43 - 38 minutes - 31 MBWe take a new look at what China means to American voters, and how opinions and perceptions about China have changed since President Trump took office three and a half years ago. Our episode is broken into three parts: How Americans feel about China, with Laura Silver of the Pew Research Center; The tech and values challenge posed by China, with Rui Zhong of the Wilson Center; and Kara Frederick of the Center for a New American Security; From 1517 to 2020, with Michael Schuman, auth...