Joe and Pete get around to their own perspective on the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. Today's conflict in that region can clearly be traced to misguided approaches to foreign policy in the previous century. ***All opinions expressed are those of the speakers and reflect the position of no other entities*** ***Our music credit: “Circus of Freaks” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Joe's better half steps in this week to talk about J.C. Wylie's old and underrated book, Military Strategy: A Theory of Power Control. ***All opinions expressed are those of the speakers and reflect the position of no other entities*** ***Our music credit: “Circus of Freaks” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This week, Joe and Pete talk about China's Grand Strategy while reviewing Rush Doshi's book: The Long Game.***All opinions expressed are those of the speakers and reflect the position of no other entities*** ***Our music credit: “Circus of Freaks” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Sean once again joins Pete and Joe to discuss the modern American Military-Industrial Complex and breakdown the ongoing debate on what to do about it.

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Pete and Joe discuss the Carlson-Putin interview and the different perspectives from which listeners can learn about Russia, Ukraine, and even the United States.

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This week, Charles Faint, Chair for the Study of Special Operations at the Modern War Institute and founder of the Havok Journal: Voice of the Veteran Community, joins Pete and Joe to discuss some of the most basic framing tools for understanding foreign policy: the elements of national power.

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Joe and Pete finish up discussing the evolution of warfare .

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This is the first of a two-part episode which looks at the history of warfare through a theory called "Revolutions in Military Affairs."

Sorry for the late posting and audio quality issues-we had a devil of a time battling the audio software gremlins this week and lost.

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On this conversation with our colleague, Sean Marquis, we discuss the history and drivers of national security innovation, in particular where the "next big thing" ideas come from and the role that the military-industrial complex plays in it.

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Thank you for giving our very first episode a listen!

Since this was our first episode, we wanted to start off by putting US foreign policy tendencies in a historic and cultural context. Why does the United States of America seem compelled to intervene in conflicts happening all around the world when they seem to be none of America’s business? Well, there are two reasons: 1) the nature of war as a human condition, and; 2) a lingering reflex from the Cold War. Interested? Great! Have a listen, leave a review, and connect with us through Instagram @brass.tactics with any questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes! For links to other resources from the episode, check our website: https://brasstacticspodcast.com/home ***Our music credit: “Circus of Freaks” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/