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Bombshell: Live from Maxwell AFB!

Loren, Radha, and Erin traveled to Maxwell AFB for a special live year in review episode at the Air Command and Staff College. Come for their thoughts on the biggest national security stories of the...

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Bombshell: Be Like Shawn

Bombshell returns from a long winter’s nap for its first 2018 episode and first test run of a brand new set of Bombshell questions! Christy Abizaid joins us to talk Pakistan and the joys of Austin, TX,...

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Bombshell: It’s Raining Men

On our first anniversary we couldn’t help but wonder: What’s it like to be a man in national security? Kai Ryssdal, Frank Gavin, and Benjamin Wittes join us to discuss. Theme Song: Future Teens –...

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Bombshell: Cha Cha Bang Bang

This week the ladies of Bombshell return to regularly scheduled programming, re-introducing ourselves with our new Bombshell questions including everyone’s favorite bars and least favorite books. Next...

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Bombshell: No Joy in Munchen

This week, the Bombshell ladies welcome Lauren Fish of the Center for a New American Security to talk all things FY19 defense budget, including why this big funding increase may not be all that it...

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No Muppet, No Muppet. You’re the Muppet.

This week we do our best impersonation of the Georgetown set recording from 1789 and lamenting the world gone to hell. We break down Pompeo’s trip to North Korea, Theresa May’s Brexit woes, and the...

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Bombshell: In Vino Veritas

This week on bombshell Erin and Radha drink at Kori Schake’s favorite bar in the world. Joined by Amelia Egghart, they discuss why climate change is still a thing and the (lack of) process in national...

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The 2018 Bombshell Holiday Gift Guide

Bombshell fans will find what their heart desires (or what they owe in the office White Elephant) and much more for the holiday season below. This list highlights books, booze, and other delights...

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Bombshell: Live at Duke University!

Erin, Radha, and Loren made the trip to Duke University to join the Carlucci National Security Symposium at the Sanford School of Public Policy.  On the agenda for this special live show: topics we...

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Bombshell: Think Instead About Having a Great Life

Join Bombshell for a rousing discussion of the fathomless train wreck that is Brexit and the increasing lack of predictability of the upcoming Israeli elections. Believe it or not, China trade talks...

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Bombshell: Real or Fake?

The ladies of Bombshell take on proteins and Afghanistan policy all in one segment with special guest Frances Brown. Across the pond, Brexit is going nowhere fast and NATO is celebrating a grand...

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Bombshell: Comedy or Chocolate

This week, Loren, Radha, and Erin explore the world’s many recent elections – in Israel, India, Indonesia, and Ukraine. They then return to Northern Ireland, not to talk about Brexit, but to unpack...

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Bombshell: This is the Song That Never Ends

This week Erin and Radha hold down the fort and return to some of Bombshell’s greatest hits topics, starting with North Korean missile tests and a double feature from ISIS (a new video from Abu Bakr...

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Bombshell: A Song of Slights and Ire

This week the ladies dive into the recent Iran drama with Ariane Tabatabai. Next, they revisit some recent election results before turning to whirlwind trade developments, as talks with China fall...

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Bombshell: Lie [Down] and Think of The Queen

Bombshell welcomes back Amanda Sloat to dish on all the drama across the pond – Brexit, the selection of the new Tory leader, and Trump’s visit, which was surely not (short)waisted [sic]. Foreign...

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Bombshell: The Apprentice

Erin, Radha and Loren return after some technical difficulties to rehash the G20, a newsy leader summit full of the president reversing the well-honed positions of his staff. Radha explains how China...

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Bombshell: Stranger Than Fiction

Erin, Radha and Loren reunite with author and general badass Nada Bakos to talk about her new book, The Targeter. Foreign relations are pretty lit these days: possible Russian funding of far-right...

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The Bluest Eye

The great Meg Guliford joins Erin and Radha for this week’s episode of Bombshell, while Loren enjoys a much deserved vacay. The ladies take a tour of world hotspots with a discussion of North Korean...

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Second Thoughts

Tori Whiting of the Heritage Foundation joins Radha in geeking out over trade chaos and the potential for a recession -Bombshell’s very first guest economist. Erin, Radha, and Loren catch up on the...

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Out of Order

This week Erin, Loren, and Radha are joined by War on the Rocks’ new editor-in-chief Becky Zimmerman to talk about the talks that never were with the Taliban and catch up on the situation in...

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Because We Can Can Can

This week Bombshell is blessed by the return of Tamara Cofman Wittes to help everyone understand Iran’s possible motives in the strike on an Aramco facility and what Saudi Arabia might do next. And as...

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Context is All

Bombshell takes a step back to offer some context to the whirlwind of Ukraine and related investigations: what’s with Ukraine’s political trajectory, why is it a magnet for crises involving external...

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To Sleep, Perchance to Dream

Melissa Dalton from CSIS joins Loren, Radha, and Erin to offer a thorough, if morose, update on the U.S. military withdrawal from northern Syria and where that leaves Syrian Kurds. Bombshell returns to...

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It’s (Barely) Daylight in America

This week the ladies of Bombshell go deep on the Syria raid and the “value” of high-value targeting, before turning their attention to popular protests in Iraq and Lebanon. Of course, no episode would...

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With Your Shield or On It

This week Loren, Erin, and Radha are joined by the peerless Mira Rapp-Hooper. Taking a break from stalking her perfect oat milk, Mira walks the ladies through alliances and shifting demands with Japan...

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Benghazi: Questions Unasked and Opportunities Missed

Editor’s Note: This week, War on the Rocks is featuring some old favorites from the archives. This article was originally published in 2015.   Benghazi is in the news again as former Secretary of State...

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Thank You Mr. Narwhal

This week Radha, Erin, and Loren reunite to drink eggnog (or not!) and talk about events in London, from interrupting violent attacks with narwhal tusks to interrupting NATO ministerials with middle...

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The 2019 Bombshell Holiday Gift Guide

From the sublime to the ridiculous, it’s the Bombshell ladies’ annual roundup of favorite things. Find something for everyone on your list, and all the things you need to survive your holiday plans in...

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Bombshell Live! From NatSec Girl Squad

This week Radha and Erin lead a special live episode from the NatSec Girl Squad Conference. They are joined by Dana Stroul, Kim Kagan, and Mara Karlin who all recently participated in the...

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Nothing Changes on New Year’s Day

Erin, Radha, and Loren mull over 2019, muse about 2020, and debate Rise of the Skywalker. We will be with you again.   The post Nothing Changes on New Year’s Day appeared first on War on the Rocks.

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Tigers on a Gold Leash

This week Bombshell welcomes Suzanne Maloney of Brookings to chat all things Iran. And because we love our listeners so much, we extended the discussion for the whole show to consider legality,...

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Man, I Feel Like a Woman

Erin, Radha and Loren welcome three special guests for their annual “manniversary” episode: Hayes Brown from Buzzfeed, Tommy Vietor of Pod Save the World, and Maj. Gen. Patrick Donahoe join them to...

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Let Us Be Elegant or Die

This week the ladies return to regular programming and try to catch up after one of the more crazy weeks in recent political memory. They start off with the Coronavirus crisis before returning to an...

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Don’t Ask, Don’t Get

This week Erin, Loren, and Radha reunite after a midwinter break to talk pandemics. They then turn to the Afghanistan “peace” deal, Israeli elections (third time’s the charm?), and recent developments...

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This is Fine

Kathleen Hicks, director of the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and all-around superhero, joins Loren, Radha, and Erin for an all-COVID-19 episode,...

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I Do My Hair Toss, Check My Emails

This week the ladies are back with a normal-ish episode, complete with special guest Nora Bensahel! She helps them dive deep on COVID-19 impacts on the defense budget. From there, they explore possible...

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Burning Out Our Fuse Up Here Alone

Jung Pak, senior fellow at the Brookings Institute, joins Bombshell to discuss her fascinating and timely new book: Becoming Kim Jong Un. Radha, Erin, and Loren remind listeners that Afghanistan is...

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I’m On A Boat

This week Erin, Loren, and Radha regroup for a “what did I miss” session to discuss the events of the last few weeks. Starting with the bizarre coup that wasn’t in Venezuela, the ladies go on to talk...

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China, All the Way to New York

In this week’s episode, while Loren cleans out her office, Radha and Erin dig into an array of China-related topics: Huawei! India! Hong Kong! And last, but certainly not least, the World Health...

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Revenge of Cartography

In this episode of Bombshell, the ladies  welcome Madelyn Creedon, former deputy administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration, to discuss the state of arms control today. The crew also...

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Simple Joys of Maidenhood

This week the band is back together with Loren, Radha, and Erin once again all in the same time zone. They dive into Mike Pompeo’s China speech, global COVID trends, and the world-famous Missile...

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Tik Tok Ya Don’t Stop

This week Erin and Radha regroup while Loren takes a much-deserved vacation. They do a quick review on COVID-19 with the good (100 days no new cases in New Zealand), the bad (cases in Brazil, India,...

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It’s Fun to Stay in the JCPOA

Radha, Erin, and Loren host Nina Jancowicz, disinformation fellow at the Wilson Center and author of How to Lose the Information War, to talk about the ongoing protests in Belarus and what we should...

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I’m a Loser, Baby

Loren, Radha, and Erin invite Camille Stewart, non-resident fellow at Harvard’s Belfer Center, to discuss all the cyber threats and how individual behavior uniquely connects with our ability to...

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When There are Nine

This week, Mira Rapp-Hooper and Rebecca Lissner return to the show to discuss American grand strategy, female partnerships, and their fabulous new book, An Open World: How America Can Win the Contest...

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Karma Puh-leeze

Erin, Radha and Loren use COVID-19 as a frame to ask what this crazy time has brought to our attention, what it’s distracted us from, what it’s possibly helped, and how it’s shaped our own skills and...

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Final Countdown

Loren, Radha, and Erin reconvene to explore many of Bombshell’s greatest hits – Brexit, troop levels in Afghanistan, and arms control. With a dash of ethnic conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh thrown in for...

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Anticipation Is Making Me Late

Loren, Erin, and Radha are joined by their most frequent guest (Kori Schake) and a new guest (Katrina Mulligan) to discuss foreign policy issues we’ll need to worry about regardless of the election...

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One for the Road

For their 100th episode, Erin, Loren and Radha discuss new issues, like the escalating conflict at the Ethiopia-Eritrea border, old issues, like HVT targeting of Al-Qaeda leadership, and, of course,...

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Then One Foggy Christmas Eve

In the tradition of British dramas, Erin, Loren, and Radha reunite for a special holiday episode. The ladies flip the script, answering a range of questions from the first ever Manniversary guest, Kai...

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