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We welcomed author Ms. Emily Abdow to this episode of the #BruteCast to talk about her new book ⁠The Boxer Rebellion: Bluejackets and Marines in China, 1900-1901⁠ (Naval History and Heritage Command, 2023). In the summer of 1900, foreign diplomats living in Beijing’s Legation Quarter were besieged by Chinese imperial soldiers and “Boxers,” members of a secret society determined to rid China of foreign influence. Defending the Legation Quarter was a small international guard that included 56 American sailors and marines. Relief of the Legation Quarter required additional U.S. sailors, marines, and soldiers to join an international coalition and face the significantly larger force of imperial soldiers and Boxers. The conflict was the U.S. military’s first taste of coalition warfare on a global stage and its first time meeting China on the battlefield. Ms. Abdow's book is available for free as a PDF from the Naval History and Heritage Command: https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/publications/publication-508-pdf/Boxer_Rebellion_508.pdf Ms. Abdow also has an article available on the occupation of Veracruz, Mexico, in 1914: https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/wars-conflicts-and-operations/early-20th-century-conflicts/veracruz-1914.html Enjoyed this episode? Think there's room for improvement? Share your thoughts in this quick survey - all feedback is welcome! The survey may be found here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSenRutN5m31Pfe9h7FAlppPWoN1s_2ZJyBeA7HhYhvDbazdCw/viewform?usp=sf_link Intro/outro music is "Evolution" from BenSound.com (https://www.bensound.com) Follow the Krulak Center: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thekrulakcenterInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thekrulakcenter/Twitter: @TheKrulakCenterYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcIYZ84VMuP8bDw0T9K8S3gLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/brute-krulak-center-for-innovation-and-future-warfareKrulak Center homepage on The Landing: https://unum.nsin.us/kcic 

Welcome to this unique crossover event featuring two of #TeamKrulak's resident regional SMEs! Last week, Chairman Xi Jinping of #China and President Vladimir Putin of #Russia met for 3 days of talks concerning mutual cooperation, opposition to the U.S.-led global order, and Putin's ongoing invasion of #Ukraine. Our #China SME Mr. Dan Rice and #Russia SME Dr. Yuval Weber helped us understand what each side got - or didn't get - out of these talks, and what we might expect from the Russia-China relationship going forward. Enjoyed this episode? Think there's room for improvement? Share your thoughts in this quick survey - all feedback is welcome! The survey may be found here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSenRutN5m31Pfe9h7FAlppPWoN1s_2ZJyBeA7HhYhvDbazdCw/viewform?usp=sf_link Intro/outro music is "Evolution" from BenSound.com (https://www.bensound.com) Follow the Krulak Center: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thekrulakcenterInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thekrulakcenter/Twitter: @TheKrulakCenterYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcIYZ84VMuP8bDw0T9K8S3gLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/brute-krulak-center-for-innovation-and-future-warfareKrulak Center homepage on The Landing: https://unum.nsin.us/kcic 

This episode gets to the central topic Dr. Yuval Weber and host Maj Ian Brown planned to cover in the last episode - the bitter fight around #Bakhmut. They discuss the factors at play in why both #Russia and #Ukraine have committed forces so deeply to the battle, and note that the lenses through which Western observers view this particular piece of the war may be very different from how the belligerents view it.  All opinions expressed here are those of the individual and do not necessarily reflect those of the Krulak Center, Marine Corps University, the United States Marine Corps, or any other agency of the U.S. Government. Enjoyed this episode? Think there's room for improvement? Share your thoughts in this quick survey - all feedback is welcome! The survey may be found here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSenRutN5m31Pfe9h7FAlppPWoN1s_2ZJyBeA7HhYhvDbazdCw/viewform?usp=sf_link Intro/outro music is "Epic" from BenSound.com (https://www.bensound.com) Follow the Krulak Center: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thekrulakcenter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thekrulakcenter/ Twitter: @TheKrulakCenter YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcIYZ84VMuP8bDw0T9K8S3g LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/brute-krulak-center-for-innovation-and-future-warfare Krulak Center homepage on The Landing: https://unum.nsin.us/kcic

This past Friday, unexpected news broke that #Iran and #Saudi Arabia - after seven years of confrontational relations - had agreed to reestablish diplomatic ties and re-open their respective embassies in the coming months. And standing prominently in the background as Iranian and Saudi diplomats shook hands was #China's own top diplomat. Dr. Amin Tarzi, director of Middle East Studies at the Krulak Center and Marine Corps University, joined us for a special #BruteCast episode on where Iranian/Saudi relations went sour, why each side has opted for diplomacy, and the implications for the region as well as China and the U.S.'s relations with the countries there. Enjoyed this episode? Think there's room for improvement? Share your thoughts in this quick survey - all feedback is welcome! The survey may be found here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSenRutN5m31Pfe9h7FAlppPWoN1s_2ZJyBeA7HhYhvDbazdCw/viewform?usp=sf_link Intro/outro music is "Evolution" from BenSound.com (https://www.bensound.com) Follow the Krulak Center: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thekrulakcenter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thekrulakcenter/ Twitter: @TheKrulakCenter YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcIYZ84VMuP8bDw0T9K8S3g LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/brute-krulak-center-for-innovation-and-future-warfare Krulak Center homepage on The Landing: https://unum.nsin.us/kcic 

This "Rabbit Hole" episode was supposed to be about the fighting around #Bakhmut, but breaking news today got our team's attention. With reports that #Russian fighter aircraft had intercepted an American MQ-9 Reaper drone and subsequently caused the drone to crash because of "reckless, environmentally unsound, and unprofessional" flight maneuvers that also "demonstrat[ed] a lack of competence," Dr. Yuval Weber and Maj Ian Brown looked at just what the Russian pilot might have been thinking (spoiler alert: thinking did not appear to enter into the equation). With echoes of recent #Chinese jet interceptions in the South China Sea, Maj Brown took listeners through a quick, and passionate, class on aviation safety (quite passionate, we had to bleep him out a couple of times). Dr. Weber also reviewed another breaking story that #Russia appears to be doubling down on its Suicide Squad recruiting technique by seeking female convicts to bolster depleted ranks. All opinions expressed here are those of the individual and do not necessarily reflect those of the Krulak Center, Marine Corps University, the United States Marine Corps, or any other agency of the U.S. Government. Enjoyed this episode? Think there's room for improvement? Share your thoughts in this quick survey - all feedback is welcome! The survey may be found here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSenRutN5m31Pfe9h7FAlppPWoN1s_2ZJyBeA7HhYhvDbazdCw/viewform?usp=sf_link Intro/outro music is "Epic" from BenSound.com (https://www.bensound.com) Follow the Krulak Center: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thekrulakcenter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thekrulakcenter/ Twitter: @TheKrulakCenter YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcIYZ84VMuP8bDw0T9K8S3g LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/brute-krulak-center-for-innovation-and-future-warfare Krulak Center homepage on The Landing: https://unum.nsin.us/kcic

For this episode of the #BruteCast, we were thrilled to welcome back one of our very first guests! #TeamKrulak Non-Resident Fellow Chris Elles, and Alex Gallo of the Common Mission Project, joined us to talk about the "Hacking 4 Defense" innovation methodology. "Hacking 4 Defense" is a rapidly growing Lean Start Up-based methodology and has grown into the de facto standard for defense innovation education. Our guests provided a number of contacts to learn more about the "Hacking 4 Defense" program and methodology: There are several regional branches of the Common Mission Project: USA: https://www.commonmission.us/ UK: https://www.commonmission.uk/ Australia/New Zealand: https://www.commonmission.org.au/ Hacking 4 Defense homepage: https://www.h4d.us/ Our guests referenced several resources available below for additional reading on defense innovation: The Secret History of Silicon Valley (Steve Blank): https://steveblank.com/secret-history/ The Rapid Equipping Force Stanford GSB Case Study: https://steveblank.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/the-rapid-equipping-force1.pdf Capella Space (first H4D cohort in 2016): https://www.slideshare.net/sblank/capella-space-lessons-learned-h4d-stanford-2016 https://www.capellaspace.com/ Delta-V: The X of Decisive Tech Advantage by Chris Elles: https://madsciblog.tradoc.army.mil/249-delta-v/ You can reach Alex Gallo at: agallo@commonmission.us You can reach Chris Elles at: Chriselles@alumni.GSB.Stanford.edu or Christopher.elles@nzdf.mil.nz Enjoyed this episode? Think there's room for improvement? Share your thoughts in this quick survey - all feedback is welcome! The survey may be found here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSenRutN5m31Pfe9h7FAlppPWoN1s_2ZJyBeA7HhYhvDbazdCw/viewform?usp=sf_link Intro/outro music is "Evolution" from BenSound.com (https://www.bensound.com) Follow the Krulak Center: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thekrulakcenter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thekrulakcenter/ Twitter: @TheKrulakCenter YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcIYZ84VMuP8bDw0T9K8S3g LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/brute-krulak-center-for-innovation-and-future-warfare Krulak Center homepage on The Landing: https://unum.nsin.us/kcic

Thanks to the generosity of the College of Distance Education and Training, in this very special episode  we got to hear from Lieutenant Colonel Pavlo Budaievskyi, who currently serves as Chief of Section of International Partners, Cooperation, and Development in the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. He has served in uniform for 17 years, and also represented Ukraine in the 2017 Invictus Games as a professional swimmer. He graduated from the Marine Corps' Command and Staff College in 2019, and so we are pleased to welcome him back to Quantico to share his experiences and insights on the war in #Ukraine. Enjoyed this episode? Think there's room for improvement? Share your thoughts in this quick survey - all feedback is welcome! The survey may be found here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSenRutN5m31Pfe9h7FAlppPWoN1s_2ZJyBeA7HhYhvDbazdCw/viewform?usp=sf_link Intro/outro music is "Evolution" from BenSound.com (https://www.bensound.com) Follow the Krulak Center: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thekrulakcenter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thekrulakcenter/ Twitter: @TheKrulakCenter YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcIYZ84VMuP8bDw0T9K8S3g LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/brute-krulak-center-for-innovation-and-future-warfare Krulak Center homepage on The Landing: https://unum.nsin.us/kcic

#TeamKrulak's #China SME Mr. Dan Rice returned to the #BruteCast for his third episode, and this time around it was all about taking your questions. We discussed the recent shootdown of a Chinese surveillance balloon, diplomatic exchanges between Beijing and #Russia and #Belarus, fishing fleets, and more! Mr. Rice touched on Chinese influence in #Africa, which he covered in more detail in the latest issue of Middle East Studies Insights: https://www.usmcu.edu/Portals/218/MES%20Insights_Rice_14_1.pdf Enjoyed this episode? Think there's room for improvement? Share your thoughts in this quick survey - all feedback is welcome! The survey may be found here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSenRutN5m31Pfe9h7FAlppPWoN1s_2ZJyBeA7HhYhvDbazdCw/viewform?usp=sf_link Intro/outro music is "Evolution" from BenSound.com (https://www.bensound.com) Follow the Krulak Center: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thekrulakcenter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thekrulakcenter/ Twitter: @TheKrulakCenter YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcIYZ84VMuP8bDw0T9K8S3g LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/brute-krulak-center-for-innovation-and-future-warfare Krulak Center homepage on The Landing: https://unum.nsin.us/kcic

As promised, #TeamKrulak offers our second "Rabbit Hole" episode this week on the 1-year mark of #Russia's latest invasion of #Ukraine. In the last few episodes, among other things we've reviewed developments in Western military assistance provided to #Ukraine. Here, #Russia SME Dr. Yuval Weber lays out #Putin's ability to keep the Russian war machine going for another year. Putin has mortgaged Russia's future in the hopes of present victory in #Ukraine, but economic trends suggest a losing bet in the long run.  All opinions expressed here are those of the individual and do not necessarily reflect those of the Krulak Center, Marine Corps University, the United States Marine Corps, or any other agency of the U.S. Government. Enjoyed this episode? Think there's room for improvement? Share your thoughts in this quick survey - all feedback is welcome! The survey may be found here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSenRutN5m31Pfe9h7FAlppPWoN1s_2ZJyBeA7HhYhvDbazdCw/viewform?usp=sf_link Intro/outro music is "Epic" from BenSound.com (https://www.bensound.com) Follow the Krulak Center: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thekrulakcenter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thekrulakcenter/ Twitter: @TheKrulakCenter YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcIYZ84VMuP8bDw0T9K8S3g LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/brute-krulak-center-for-innovation-and-future-warfare Krulak Center homepage on The Landing: https://unum.nsin.us/kcic

In the latest "Down The Rabbit Hole," #Russia SME Dr. Yuval Weber notes that if you blinked and thought you missed the Russian winter offensive, you're not alone; covers U.S. President Biden's visit to #Kyiv in #Ukraine with the math to confirm that Biden has spent more time in #Ukraine since the war started than Putin; previews a likely "corner turned" speech Putin is preparing to give to the Russian Assembly; and concludes with a look at fighter jets, which are the new tanks, which were the new HIMARS, which were the new Javelins. All opinions expressed here are those of the individual and do not necessarily reflect those of the Krulak Center, Marine Corps University, the United States Marine Corps, or any other agency of the U.S. Government. Enjoyed this episode? Think there's room for improvement? Share your thoughts in this quick survey - all feedback is welcome! The survey may be found here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSenRutN5m31Pfe9h7FAlppPWoN1s_2ZJyBeA7HhYhvDbazdCw/viewform?usp=sf_link Intro/outro music is "Epic" from BenSound.com (https://www.bensound.com) Follow the Krulak Center: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thekrulakcenter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thekrulakcenter/ Twitter: @TheKrulakCenter YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcIYZ84VMuP8bDw0T9K8S3g LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/brute-krulak-center-for-innovation-and-future-warfare Krulak Center homepage on The Landing: https://unum.nsin.us/kcic