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Ep. 27: CENTCOM's Gen. Votel; Exosuits and super soldiers; Weaponizing social media and more
Podcast
This week on the program: • During a flight over Turkmenistan this week, America’s top commander in the Middle East spoke by phone with Defense One Executive Editor Kevin Baro...
By Paul Scharre & Lauren Fish
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What the Interwar Years Say About the US Army’s Newest Force Concept
Commentary
You fix the roof when it’s sunny, says U.S. Army Secretary Mark Esper, pointing to his service’s various efforts to improve doctrine and gear during a relative lull in fightin...
By Lauren Fish
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Heavy weapons may be damaging troops’ brains
Podcast
As brain injuries in the NFL gain more attention, the brains of service members are under more scrutiny. That scrutiny led to the discovery that shoulder mounted heavy weapon...
By Lauren Fish
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Reform weapons training to protect US troops from brain injury
Commentary
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the signature wound of today’s wars, with nearly 380,000 servicemembers diagnosed since 2000. TBI can come from falls, bullets shrapnel, or the...
By Paul Scharre & Lauren Fish
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Fair Winds and Following Seas to Dr. Jerry Hendrix
Podcast
On the latest episode, the team chats topics ranging from acquisition to Zumwalts. In addition to special guest Frank Kendall, former Under Secretary of Defense for ...
By Susanna V. Blume, Jerry Hendrix, Adam Routh, Lauren Fish & Frank Kendall
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Report to Army Finds Blast from Some Weapons May Put Shooter's Brain at Risk
Podcast
Military personnel may be endangering their own brains when they operate certain shoulder-fired weapons, according to an Army-commissioned report released Monday. The re...
By Paul Scharre & Lauren Fish
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Operational-Level Strikes Finally Enforce Obama’s Red Line
Commentary
By all accounts, Friday night’s strikes against the Assad regime’s chemical-weapons facilities were successful — they reduced their targets to rubble, and there were no report...
By Lauren Fish
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It's a Space Renaissance!
Podcast
This week the team discusses forward basing ships in the Baltic and Black seas and the MQ-25 acquisition. And Former Secretary of the Air Force, The Honorable Deborah Lee Jame...
By Susanna V. Blume, Jerry Hendrix, Adam Routh, Lauren Fish & Deborah Lee James
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Policy Roundtable: Civil-Military Relations Now and Tomorrow
Commentary
President Donald Trump has been in office for over a year, and while many key staffers have departed and been replaced already, there are a few clear trends in his staffing de...
By Lauren Fish
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Soldier Swarm: New ground Combat Tactics for the Era of Multi-Domain Battle
Commentary
When the US military prepares to fight its next major war, it won’t be planning to fight the insurgents it has faced over the last fifteen years. As China and Russia begin to ...
By Lauren Fish & Justin Lynch
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Readiness? Ready for what?
Podcast
This week, the team chats the new National Security Advisor, the 2018 Omnibus, and the White House's National Space Strategy. Also, Susanna discusses military readin...
By Susanna V. Blume, Jerry Hendrix, Lauren Fish, Adam Routh, Laura Junor & Lacey Raymond
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Full Metal Podcast: Are those live nukes?
Podcast
This week on Full Metal Podcast the defense team discusses Trump's purposed meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, and Jerry speaks with Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03) o...
By Jerry Hendrix, Susanna V. Blume, Lauren Fish, Adam Routh & Jim Banks
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Full Metal Podcast: Show Me the Money
Podcast
This week on Full Metal Podcast, the CNAS defense team talks all things budget. First, the team discusses details of the newly released President's budget for fiscal year 2019...
By Adam Routh, Jerry Hendrix & Lauren Fish
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Full Metal Podcast: What is your major malfunction, 3rd Offset?
Podcast
In the inaugural Full Metal Podcast episode, the CNAS defense team discusses the status of the 3rd Offset Strategy, the National Security and National Defense Strategies, and ...
By Jerry Hendrix, Lauren Fish & Adam Routh
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Congress Mandates New DoD Study Central to Understanding TBI
Commentary
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the signature wound of today's conflicts, affecting more than 370,000 service members, and emerging evidence suggests troops may be exposed to ...
By Lauren Fish & Paul Scharre
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How Many Battles Can the Pentagon Fight in Washington at Once?
Commentary
Agenda SecDef relaunched earlier this year with advice for then-new Secretary James Mattis, warning against the demands of unreasonable expectations in order to focus on five ...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman & Lauren Fish
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Congress, cut the continuing resolutions so Defense can do its job
Commentary
As we once again find ourselves hurtling towards the expiration of yet another continuing resolution at the end of this week, with no long-term budget deal in sight, it seems ...
By Susanna V. Blume & Lauren Fish
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Cut the budget caps: The US needs to properly fund our military
Amidst the return of the Maverick and late-night health care votes in the Senate, it is easy to lose sight of the other major development to happen on the Hill last couple wee...
By Lauren Fish
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The Trump Administration Needs to Consider These Factors When Reviewing National Defense
Last month, President Trump ordered a review of the national defense industrial base. The topic often gets interest on the Hill, and occasionally from secretaries of defense, ...
By Lauren Fish
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Lauren Fish on the NDAA and Defense Policy
Podcast
Lauren Fish, research associate with the CNAS Defense Strategies and Assessments Program, discusses new challenges and opportunities with the National Defense Authorization Ac...
By Lauren Fish & Neal Urwitz
