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A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast

This is the podcast of WAR ROOM, the official online journal of the U.S. Army War College. Join us for provocative discussions about U.S. national security and defense, featuring prominent national security and military professionals.

THERE'S MORE TO LIFE THAN LETHALITY

22 mins; September 24, 2019

IT'S A MATTER OF INTELLECTUAL CURIOSITY

27 mins; September 18, 2019

THE GENERAL STAFF THAT WASN'T

30 mins; September 13, 2019

THE EISENHOWER SERIES COLLEGE PROGRAM: 50 YEARS OF OUTREACH

22 mins; September 10, 2019

A SCIENTIFIC APPROACH TO WAR? ANTOINE-HENRI JOMINI (GREAT STRATEGISTS)

30 mins; September 05, 2019

THE NATURE AND CHARACTER OF WAR -- THUCYDIDES (GREAT STRATEGISTS)

32 mins; August 28, 2019

FINDING "WOW" MOMENTS (AND OTHER WRITING TIPS FOR SENIOR LEADERS) (ON WRITING)

32 mins; August 26, 2019

WORLD WAR I WAS ALSO FOUGHT IN AFRICA!

26 mins; August 23, 2019

"GIRLS NEXT DOOR" -- WOMEN AS EMOTIONAL LABORERS ON THE FRONT LINES

27 mins; August 16, 2019

THE ARMED FORCES OF LIBERIA TODAY

24 mins; August 13, 2019

WHY WAR COLLEGES? -- A SPECIAL RE-RELEASE

19 mins; August 06, 2019

WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR ONE TO SUCCEED IN A MULTINATIONAL ASSIGNMENT?

28 mins; July 30, 2019

WHAT SHOULD A U.S. SPACE FORCE LOOK LIKE?

29 mins; July 23, 2019

THE CHALLENGES OF KEEPING SPACE SECURE (LEADER PERSPECTIVES)

20 mins; July 18, 2019

KNOWING WHEN A WAR IS UNWINNABLE — GENERAL FREDERICK C. WEYAND (GREAT CAPTAINS)

29 mins; July 16, 2019

THE DOD-CIA RELATIONSHIP: ARE WE MILITARIZING STRATEGIC INTELLIGENCE?

17 mins; July 09, 2019

CLEARING THE BATTLEFIELD: WHY DE-MINING IS A POWERFUL U.S. CAPABILITY

21 mins; June 26, 2019

STRATEGY AS PERFORMANCE: EDUCATING STUDENTS TO GO BEYOND ENDS, WAYS, & MEANS

26 mins; June 24, 2019

WHY SENIOR LEADERS SHOULD NOT TAKE PERSONAL FINANCE FOR GRANTED

33 mins; June 20, 2019

HOW A HOMING PIGEON SAVED THE LOST BATTALION IN WORLD WAR I (DUSTY SHELVES)

24 mins; June 18, 2019

HOW CHANGE OF FLAG OFFICER COMMANDERS IMPACT THEIR ORGANIZATIONS

30 mins; June 11, 2019

ON HOLDING THE ENEMY ACCOUNTABLE: CUSTOMS OF RETALIATION IN THE CIVIL WAR

27 mins; June 05, 2019

HOW DO ORGANIZATIONS CHANGE AFTER INCORPORATING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE?

30 mins; June 03, 2019

GENDER INTEGRATION AND THE EXPERIENCE OF BEING A "FIRST"

25 mins; May 29, 2019

"FICINT": ENVISIONING FUTURE WAR THROUGH FICTION & INTELLIGENCE (INDO-PACIFIC SERIES)

21 mins; May 22, 2019

HOW COMPETITORS USE TECHNOLOGY TO SHAPE THE ENVIRONMENT (INDO-PACIFIC SERIES)

30 mins; May 17, 2019

HYPERCOMPETITION AND TRANSIENT ADVANTAGE (INDO-PACIFIC SERIES)

29 mins; May 14, 2019

SECURITY IN THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION: THE VIEW FROM TOKYO (INDO-PACIFIC SERIES)

27 mins; May 10, 2019

THE MEANING OF 'PARTNERSHIP' IN THE INDO-PACIFIC (INDO-PACIFIC SERIES)

29 mins; May 07, 2019

DEMOGRAPHICS, AGING, AND SECURITY IN THE INDO-PACIFIC (INDO-PACIFIC SERIES)

25 mins; May 03, 2019

AN UNBEATEN ROMAN GENERAL: SCIPIO AFRICANUS (GREAT CAPTAINS)

24 mins; April 30, 2019

THE EUROPEAN UNION LOOKS FORWARD II: DEVELOPING EU CAPABILITIES

28 mins; April 26, 2019

HOW TO TELL THE STORY OF A WAR: THE OIF STUDY

29 mins; April 23, 2019

BEYOND TASK FORCE SMITH: 'NATIONAL' UNPREPAREDNESS FOR WAR IN KOREA

23 mins; April 15, 2019

FORECASTING THE 2019 SOUTH AFRICAN ELECTIONS

19 mins; April 10, 2019

TENSIONS AND PARADOXES FACING SENIOR LEADERS

22 mins; April 02, 2019

TRANSATLANTIC TRADE: MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER

25 mins; March 26, 2019

RUSSIA'S VIEW OF THE WEST: IT'S COMPLICATED

24 mins; March 22, 2019

RELIVING THE CIVIL WAR THROUGH BATTLEFIELD STAFF RIDES

23 mins; March 19, 2019

REMOTE WARFARE & RISKS OF RELYING ON LOCAL FORCES

34 mins; March 13, 2019

RUSSIA, GREAT POWER COMPETITION, & POLITICS OF HYBRID WAR

30 mins; March 05, 2019

BEYOND THUCYDIDES: HERODOTUS, XENOPHON & UNDERSTANDING WAR (GREAT STRATEGISTS)

23 mins; February 27, 2019

KNOW THY ENEMY: OSAMA BIN LADEN & RISE OF THE NON-STATE ACTOR (GREAT CAPTAINS)

28 mins; February 22, 2019

GEORGE C. MARSHALL & LEADING THE NATIONAL WAR EFFORT (GREAT CAPTAINS)

23 mins; February 19, 2019

THE COMPLEX POLITICAL LANDSCAPE IN NIGERIA

24 mins; February 14, 2019

WHY DOES THE MEDIA COVER STORIES IN SOME COUNTRIES ... BUT NOT OTHERS?

28 mins; February 12, 2019

CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS & THE DANGERS OF BEING A HIGHLY TRUSTED INSTITUTION

30 mins; February 08, 2019

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS & NATIONAL SECURITY

23 mins; February 05, 2019

REFLECTIONS ON THE HUE CITY MASSACRE

33 mins; January 31, 2019

ROLES (AND PERILS) OF BEING A WATCHDOG: THE PRESS AND GOVERNMENT

27 mins; January 29, 2019

THE PARTNERSHIP OF ROBERT E. LEE AND STONEWALL JACKSON (GREAT CAPTAINS)

25 mins; January 25, 2019

JOHN WARDEN AND THE ENEMY AS A SYSTEM (GREAT STRATEGISTS)

19 mins; January 23, 2019

LEADING AND MANAGING CHANGE: MORE THAN JUST A PROCESS

32 mins; January 18, 2019

WHAT DO YOU DO WITH FORCE AFTER YOU WIN?

23 mins; January 15, 2019

A 'BIG DATA' APPROACH TO WINNING THE ASYMMETRIC FIGHT

34 mins; January 11, 2019

JOHN BOYD AND THE 'OODA' LOOP <small>(GREAT STRATEGISTS)

22 mins; January 08, 2019

DOCUMENTS CAN LIE, TOO: THE "LESSONS" OF HISTORY (PART 3)

17 mins; December 07, 2018

JUDGES, NOT LAWYERS: THE "LESSONS" OF HISTORY (PART 2)

23 mins; December 04, 2018

"HISTORY TEACHES US" NOTHING: THE "LESSONS" OF HISTORY (PART 1)

24 mins; November 29, 2018

DRIVEN TO DISTRACTION: WHAT SENIOR LEADERS CAN DO TO IMPROVE FOCUS

31 mins; November 14, 2018

LEADING AND WINNING IN GREAT POWER COMPETITION (LEADER PERSPECTIVES)

29 mins; November 13, 2018

WHY WITHDRAW FROM THE INTERMEDIATE-RANGE NUCLEAR FORCES TREATY?

21 mins; November 07, 2018

LOOKING BACK AT THE INTERMEDIATE-RANGE NUCLEAR FORCES TREATY

24 mins; November 06, 2018

AMERICA IN VIETNAM: WHEN THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST GO WRONG

38 mins; November 02, 2018

LEARNING ABOUT LEADERSHIP THROUGH THE CLASSICS (LEADER PERSPECTIVES)

30 mins; October 30, 2018

MILITARY MIGHT AND THE DEFENSE MARKETPLACE

33 mins; October 26, 2018

TRIALS AND ERRORS IN INTEGRATING FEMALE SOLDIERS

25 mins; October 23, 2018

WHAT IT TAKES FOR COLONELS TO BE SUCCESSFUL (LEADER PERSPECTIVES)

24 mins; October 19, 2018

FOREIGN FIGHTERS ARE NOT FOREIGN TO INSURGENCIES

28 mins; October 16, 2018

WAR FILMS: COOPERATION AND FRICTION BETWEEN THE MILITARY AND HOLLYWOOD

30 mins; October 10, 2018

HOW US LEADERSHIP OF THE GLOBAL ECONOMY AFFECTS STRATEGY (ECONOMICS SERIES #3)

19 mins; October 01, 2018

BALANCING BETWEEN CIVILIAN LIFE AND SERVICE IN THE NATIONAL GUARD

23 mins; September 28, 2018

DITCH THE CHECKLISTS: LET'S EDUCATE LEADERS!

26 mins; September 25, 2018

TAKING TIME TO REFLECT ON MILITARY PROFESSIONALISM

26 mins; September 21, 2018

HANNIBAL AND THE MARCH THROUGH THE ALPS (GREAT CAPTAINS)

28 mins; September 19, 2018

THE ART OF WRITING HISTORY (ON WRITING)

33 mins; September 14, 2018

FROM THE DEAD OF WINTER: WASHINGTON AND VALLEY FORGE

26 mins; September 11, 2018

WILLIAM T. SHERMAN: THE FIRST 'MODERN' GENERAL (GREAT CAPTAINS)

21 mins; September 07, 2018

VIETNAM -- ONE MARINE'S PERSPECTIVE

27 mins; September 04, 2018

PRESERVING PEACE THROUGH ECONOMIC STRENGTH -- ECONOMICS SERIES

20 mins; August 30, 2018

WHAT DO WE EXPECT OF OUR YOUTH?

28 mins; August 28, 2018

THREE PIONEERS OF AIRPOWER -- GREAT STRATEGISTS

21 mins; August 24, 2018

THE STRANGE BLOODLESS COUP IN ZIMBABWE -- SIX MONTHS LATER

19 mins; August 21, 2018

THE FRAGILITY OF U.S. ECONOMIC PROSPERITY -- ECONOMICS SERIES

26 mins; August 16, 2018

WILL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SOLVE OUR NATIONAL SECURITY PROBLEMS, OR CREATE THEM?

28 mins; August 14, 2018

BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN THE CIVILIAN WORLD AND THE MILITARY

26 mins; August 10, 2018

HOW MEMORIES OF MY LAI INFLUENCED MILITARY PROFESSIONALISM

33 mins; August 07, 2018

"WHAT GOT YOU HERE WON'T GET YOU THERE" -- AND OTHER CAUTIONARY TALES FOR LEADERS

31 mins; August 03, 2018

WHAT IS THE ROLE OF RELIGION IN THE MODERN MILITARY?

33 mins; July 31, 2018

SUSTAINMENT IN A FUTURE COMBAT ENVIRONMENT

22 mins; July 20, 2018

CAN ARMY EXPEDITIONARY OPERATIONS BE SUSTAINED?

26 mins; July 18, 2018

IS "VUCA" A USEFUL TERM OR IS IT ALL "VUCA'ED" UP?

38 mins; July 13, 2018

WHEN THE MILITARY IS NOT IN CHARGE: DEFENSE SUPPORT TO CIVIL AUTHORITIES

37 mins; July 10, 2018

WHAT DOES 'SUCCESS' MEAN AS A STRATEGIC LEADER?

22 mins; July 06, 2018

THE MURKY MIX OF MEDIA, PUBLIC OPINION, AND POLICYMAKING

23 mins; July 03, 2018

WHERE DOES INTELLIGENCE GO FROM HERE? AN INTERVIEW WITH JAMES CLAPPER

29 mins; June 28, 2018

STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP AND CHANGING THE US ARMY IN EUROPE

29 mins; June 26, 2018

NEEDLES IN HAYSTACKS: ANALYZING TODAY'S FLOOD OF INFORMATION

19 mins; June 21, 2018

"STAR WARS" AS A LENS FOR GRAND STRATEGY?

29 mins; June 19, 2018

THE CHALLENGES OF SENIOR LEADER COMMUNICATION

23 mins; June 15, 2018

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