• Davy Crockett and the Boy Scouts: The Korean War and Mismanaging Protracted Conflict
    Jan 3 2025

    Rick Landgraf talks with Andrew Forney, author of "Davy Crockett and the Boy Scouts: The Korean War and Mismanaging Protracted Conflict," featured in Volume 8, Issue 1 of the Texas National Security Review. They discuss how a series of strategic force management decisions undermined the ability of the United States to militarily coerce China and North Korea.

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    26 mins
  • Soviet-India Relations: Cold War Contest and Cooperation
    Dec 20 2024

    Kerry Anderson talks with Gokul Sahni, author of "The Main Drivers of Soviet Foreign Policy Towards India, 1955–1991," published in Volume 8, Issue 1 of the Texas National Security Review. They discuss the historical evolution of Soviet-India relations and what lessons it might provide for current geopolitics.

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    24 mins
  • Australian and New Zealand Views on the U.S. Relationship
    Dec 13 2024

    Marshall Kosloff talks with Charles Edel about reactions to Trump's election in Australia and New Zealand and the future of the Indo-Pacific region.

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    24 mins
  • The War of Words Between FDR and Charles Lindbergh
    Dec 6 2024

    Marshall Kosloff talks with Paul Sparrow about his book, "Awakening the Spirit of America: FDR’s War of Words with Charles Lindbergh and the Battle to Save Democracy."

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    33 mins
  • Hunting for Submarines in the Warming Ocean
    Nov 29 2024

    TNSR Managing Editor Rick Landgraf sits down with Mauro Gilli to discuss the effect of climate change on the detection range of submarines.

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    25 mins
  • Drones, AI, and the Changing Nature of Warfare
    Nov 15 2024

    Marshall Kosloff talks with Stacie Pettyjohn about the roles of uncrewed systems and artificial intelligence in shaping the future of war.

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    31 mins
  • How China Uses Economic Sanctions
    Nov 1 2024

    Kerry Anderson, TNSR Production Editor, talks with Ketian Zhang about her article for TNSR, "Just Do It: Explaining the Characteristics and Rationale of Chinese Economic Sanctions." Zhang, an assistant professor of international security in the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University, highlights that China imposes sanctions differently than Western states tend to do, including taking a more ambiguous approach.

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    30 mins
  • Access Denied? Non-Aligned State Decisions to Grant Access During War
    Oct 25 2024

    Access decisions play a crucial role in large-scale conflicts and yet the decision-making process of potential host nations has largely been unexplored. Rick talks with TNSR author Emily Ellinger about how leaders consider regime survival, economic repercussions, and potential retaliation when making access decisions.

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    22 mins