Oct 7

Operation Vivaldi

For years now, the war in Ukraine has been fought on a largely static battlefield—characterized by attrition, with little opportunity for maneuver, and with only incremental changes to the front lines. But recently, seemingly out of nowhere, Ukrainian forces began recapturing ter ... Show More

45m 21s

Aug 5

How Commanders Win Wars

How did George Washington overcome virtually every material disadvantage to defeat the British during the Revolutionary War? How did Ulysses S. Grant turn the tides of the Civil War in the Union’s favor in the crucial year of 1864? How did Dwight Eisenhower manage the overwhelmin ... Show More

52m 14s

Jul 10

NATO's Ankara Summit

NATO just wrapped up its 2026 summit in Ankara, Turkey. Over two days of meetings and other events, the leaders of the alliance's thirty-two member states discussed a range of issues and challenges facing the alliance. But what did we actually learn from the summit? In a period t ... Show More

40m 8s

Nov 2021

Artificial Intelligence and the People’s Liberation Army: A Conversation with Ryan Fedasiuk

In this episode of the ChinaPower Podcast, Mr. Ryan Fedasiuk joins us to discuss the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) efforts to adopt artificial intelligence (AI) technology. Mr. Fedasiuk explains the findings of his new report, which analyzes critical AI defense industry suppli ... Show More

41m 22s

Sep 2025

How Should America Answer China's AI, Military 'Flex'?

In the global race for AI dominance, who has the upper hand? Experts are increasingly concerned about America's pace and China's progress in artificial intelligence. Wyoming Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis joins the Rundown to discuss what the U.S. needs to do to become a leade ... Show More

35m 2s

Dec 2021

Will Russia invade Ukraine?

In recent weeks Russia has increased its military presence on the Ukrainian border, worsening already-strained relationships with the West. But is Vladimir Putin really going to invade the former Soviet state? This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of T ... Show More

29m 57s

Oct 2024

Ukraine reaction: Russia deploys North Koreans

<p>Russia is advancing in Ukraine, has more troops and more weapons. In Kyiv and beyond, <a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2024/10/22/north-korea-is-sending-thousands-of-soldiers-to-help-vladimir-putin?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligen ... Show More

25m 14s

Apr 2022

The threat of Russian cyberwar

Russia is ramping up attacks on Ukraine’s digital infrastructure. The US could be next. This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Paul Mounsey, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Transcript at vox.com/today ... Show More

26m 6s

May 2022

A closer look at some of Russia's military failures in the war on Ukraine

NPR's A Martinez speaks with Jeff Edmonds, a researcher at the Center for Naval Analyses, about what Russia's invasion of Ukraine says about its military power at large. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manag ... Show More

5m 55s

Aug 2022

Slicing the Sausage: Ukraine’s Upcoming Counteroffensive

<p>In this podcast Dmitri Alperovitch interviews Sergii Grabskyi, a Reserve Colonel in the Ukrainian military, about Ukraine’s upcoming counteroffensive. Michael Kofman, Research Program Director in the Russia Studies Program at the Center for Naval Analysis, also joins the show ... Show More

53m 7s

Jan 2022

The Ukraine crisis: a view from Moscow

<p>Russia’s military build-up on its border with Ukraine has set off alarm bells and led to a flurry of transatlantic diplomacy. Gideon talks to Dmitri Trenin, director of the Carnegie Moscow Center, about what President Vladimir Putin is seeking to achieve, and whether he can re ... Show More

21m 54s

Russia's Pursuit of Military AI