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May 26, 2022 • 44min
Derek Chollet, the State Department’s ‘Swiss Army knife’
The State Department's Derek Chollet sat down to talk about Russia's Ukraine invasion, China's 21st-century rise, and much more with Defense One Executive Editor Kevin Baron.

May 18, 2022 • 23min
NATO Deputy Secretary-General Mircea Geoana
Guest: Deputy Secretary General of NATO Mircea Geoana.

May 17, 2022 • 21min
Phil Klay
Our guest is award-winning author and U.S. Marine Corps veteran Phil Klay, whose new book of essays, "Uncertain Ground: Citizenship and an Age of Endless, Invisible War," was just published by Penguin Random House.

May 5, 2022 • 26min
The role of drones in Russia’s Ukraine invasion
Guests include: Faine Greenwood, unmanned systems researcher; Samuel Bendett, adviser with CNA Strategy, Policy, Plans and Programs Center, where he is a member of the Russia Studies Program.

Apr 22, 2022 • 27min
Arming Ukraine and ‘The Return of Conquest?’
Guests include: Marcus Weisgerber, Defense One Global Business Editor (at the 3:13 mark); and Tanisha Fazal, Professor of Political Science at the University of Minnesota (at 12:55); find her latest essay, "The Return of Conquest? Why the Future of Global Order Hinges on Ukraine" in the May/June issue of Foreign Affairs. Find a transcript of this episode here.

Mar 24, 2022 • 35min
Putin's long war
Two experts to history for some clues about the possible future of Russia's Ukraine invasion. Guests include: Candace Rondeaux, director of the Future Frontlines project at New America (at the 3:16 mark); And Paul Poast, associate professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Chicago (at 17:12). Find a transcript of this episode here.

Mar 11, 2022 • 26min
The impact of Russia’s Ukraine invasion
Guests include: Emily Kilcrease, senior fellow and director of the Energy, Economics, and Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (at the 2:14 mark); And Elisabeth Braw, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (at 12:00). Read a transcript of this episode here.

Feb 25, 2022 • 28min
Vlad the invader
Guests include: Richard Fontaine, CEO of the Center for a New American Security (beginning at the 3:28 mark); Graham Brookie, senior director of the Atlantic Council's Digital Forensic Research Lab (at 12:48); And Dr. Dmitry Gorenburg, senior research scientist at CNA (at 19:03). A transcript will be available here.

Dec 23, 2021 • 51min
2021, in review
Guests include: Peter W. Singer of New America (at the 1:43 mark); Joint Chiefs Chairman Army Gen. Mark Milley (7:56); Greg Jackson of the U.S. Army Special Forces (12:24); Habib Hassan, former Afghan interpreter (17:15); Retired Army Brig. Gen. Ty Seidule (22:41); Dr. Edda Fields-Black of Carnegie Mellon University (28:15); Brian Castner of Amnesty International (36:38); And Defense One's Patrick Tucker (39:58).

Dec 10, 2021 • 56min
Outlook 2022
This episode, we excerpt a few of this year's Outlook 2022 interviews, including: Defense One Senior National Security Correspondent Jacqueline Feldscher in conversation with Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. Colin Kahl (at the 1:24 mark); Defense One Executive Editor Kevin Baron interviews White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan (at 5:48); Defense One's Global Business Editor Marcus Weisgerber moderates a discussion with Kristine Liwag, executive director at Morgan Stanley, and Ron Epstein, senior equity analyst at Bank of America (at 14:29); Defense One Tech Editor Patrick Tucker speaks with Rep. Jim Langevin, D-R.I., and Bryan Clark of the Hudson Institute (at 18:57); Weisgerber interviews Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall (at 33:26); and Senior Pentagon Correspondent for Defense One Tara Copp spoke with Air Force Brig. Gen. John Olson, mobilization assistant to the Chief of Space Operations (at 44:39). Catch all Outlook 2022 video interviews on Defense One's YouTube page here.