Benghazi: Questions Unasked and Opportunities Missed
Benghazi is in the news again as former Secretary of State and presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton is slated to testify today before the House Select Committee on Benghazi. In the aftermath of the...
View ArticleIran, Terrorism, and Nonproliferation After the Nuclear Deal
After years of tough negotiations and raucous debate, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) entered the implementation phase on Jan. 16. In addition to marking Tehran’s verified action to...
View ArticleAnti-Muslim Rhetoric Is a National Security Threat
Half of Americans say they support barring Muslim refugees from entering the country and a similar number support establishing “security patrols” in America’s Muslim neighborhoods. And a recent...
View ArticleAround the World Over Drinks: The Middle East, Russia, and Big Issues for the...
In an “around the world” edition of our podcast series, Ryan Evans convened a top-notch group to discuss everything from Cuba to the Middle East to Russia to deterrence to China to personnel issues...
View ArticleIntroducing Bombshell: The Explosive First Episode
Welcome to Bombshell. This new bi-weekly series, brought to you by War on the Rocks, is hosted by three of your favorite Washington insiders who will dissect today’s foreign policy crises and...
View ArticleBombshell: Ain’t No Party Like an America First Party
This week on Bombshell, we walk through the first week of the Trump administration. Sit down and listen to Radha Iyengar Plumb, Loren DeJonge Schulman, and Erin Simpson discuss America First, cabinet...
View ArticleBombshell: Process is my Valentine
Join us for another round of “Keeping up Foreign Relations” and “White House mayhem.” We tackle the Yemen raid, North Korea, Afghanistan, NatSec staffing, and the hiring freeze. Special guest Julie...
View ArticleBombshell: Rage Against Alcibiades
This week, Loren, Radha, and Erin discuss the North Korean assassination (beware the perfume lady) and take questions from listeners (what is inter-service rivalry anyway?). Kori Schake joins to...
View ArticleIraq Chalk, Chickenhawk, DPRK Who?
This week Radha, Loren, and Erin drink hot toddies and reluctantly dig into the newest Marine Corps scandal. They also explore growing tensions on the Korean Peninsula and Europe with a brief...
View ArticleBombshell: There Xi Goes
This week on “Bombshell,” Kelly Magsamen joins us to talk about Sec Tillerson’s Asia visit, the upcoming Trump-Xi soiree, and North Korean chicanery. We also discuss splitting the check with NATO,...
View ArticleRed, Red Lines
This week on Bombshell we take a long look at Syria with special guest Melissa Dalton: what happened, what questions to ask, what hot takes to avoid, and where to go from here. And then we drink a lot....
View ArticleMother of all Bombshells
This week on “Bombshell,” we dissect Trump’s first 100 days: whither America First, Axis of Adults (or just the big kids table?), budget shenanigans, and delegating all the things. But first, Mira...
View ArticleMammas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Bombshells
This week on Bombshell, we say nothing about Jim Comey! We recorded Monday and who could have guessed we’d be here today? Instead, we discuss recent casualties in Afghanistan and Somalia, check in on...
View ArticleBombshell: Drink to the Foam
This week we trek out to the U.S. Naval Academy Museum in Annapolis for a geek field trip of epic proportions (three words: Jack Ryan’s couch). We drink some rum and Claude Berube’s scotch, and ring up...
View ArticleBombshell: Soon, and For the Rest of Your Life
This week we go it alone to focus on your questions! We force Radha and Loren to actually define their true loves of process and staffing, all while drinking delicious white sangria. Plus, what’s a...
View ArticleGutter? Catahr? Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off
How do you solve a problem like Qatar? This week over Pimms Cups, we talk with Mara Karlin about all the Middle East dramas (and why she loves the SAIS cult). We lament the State Dept budget and UK...
View ArticleBombshell LIVE! Fake News Edition
A special LIVE episode from the CNAS annual conference. We pour some French 75s and talk to Karen Attiah and Jia Lynn Yang from The Washington Post about national security in a time of distraction....
View ArticleBombshell: How to Lose a Clearance in 10 Days
Susan Hennessey of Lawfare and Rational Security fame joins Radha and Erin to wade through recertifying the Iran deal, social media shenanigans in the Persian Gulf, and whither the new Russia...
View ArticleMilitary Power is All About People: A Return to Personnel Policy
The U.S. military is often described as the “best fighting force in the world,” and we agree. It’s superior to its possible adversaries in nearly every way. No other military has the globe-spanning...
View ArticleBombshell: Day-Drinking Like a Queen
This week on Bombshell, we each dial in from parts-unknown to compare our drinking habits to the Queen of England. We also discuss new North Korean sanctions, whether anyone sent flowers to the new...
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