03.09.2022 - By Foreign Policy Research Instit
In this episode of Chain Reaction, Aaron speaks with Mike "Pako" Benitez, a retiring active-duty officer with over 25 years of service in the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force, about the history of no fly zones, the challenges in setting one up, and the risk of inadvertent escalation. Mike wrote a recent article with Mike “Starbaby” Pietrucha about the topic and is the editor of the Merge newsletter.Related reading: The Dangerous Allure of the No Fly Zone - Mike Benitez & Mike Pietrucha - War on the Rocks