This week, Mike sits down with Major General Arnold L. Punaro (USMC ret.), Chief Executive Officer of the Punaro Group, to discuss his new book, The Ever-Shrinking Fighting Force, which covers the history of U.S. defense spending and why the number of warfighters is declining despite budget increases. Mike and Maj. Gen. Punaro start off by analyzing the defe ... Show More
Jul 2022
The Economist Asks: How has Ukraine changed warfare?
As the Ukraine conflict grinds into its fifth month, host Anne McElvoy and Shashank Joshi, The Economist’s defence editor, ask Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, Britain’s chief of the defence staff, how Ukraine can win as Russia wages a long war of attrition. The head of the UK’s armed f ... Show More
28m 30s
Jun 2023
White Sun War: The Campaign for Taiwan | General Mick Ryan
In Episode 317 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with General Mick Ryan. Mick Ryan is an author, strategist, and retired major general who has commanded at multiple levels in the Australian Army and served in Iraq, Afghanistan, and East Timor. After decades of brinkmanship ... Show More
47m 35s
Sep 2023
Could America Lose a War Against China Over Taiwan? | Alex Velez-Green
In Episode 326 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Alex Velez-Green, the fmr. National Security Advisor to U.S. Senator Josh Hawley, who helped staff the senator on the Armed Services Committee and advised him on matters related to strengthening deterrence against China ... Show More
55m 21s
Nov 2023
В последние дни политики и даже военные в Украине говорят о том, что «война зашла в тупик». Как это сказывается на позициях Владимира Зеленского?
1 ноября в британском журнале The Economist вышло интервью главнокомандующего ВСУ Валерия Залужного, в котором он, в частности, выразил мнение, что война с Россией «зашла в тупик». Ранее в своей статье для того же The Economist Залужный отметил, что украинское наступление рискует ... Show More
34m 1s