Defense One Radio

Guests:

• Bruce Hoffman, senior fellow for counterterrorism and homeland security at the Council on Foreign Relations;
• Jacob Ware, research fellow also at the Council on Foreign Relations.

Their book "God, Guns, and Sedition: Far-right Terrorism in America" was published in January.

We review how the Iran-backed Houthis are disrupting global shipping in the Red Sea, and we look back at similar dynamics near the end of the so-called tanker wars of the late 1980s.

Guests:

• Fabian Hinz, research fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies;
• Patrick Tucker, science and technology editor at Defense One;
• And Bradley Peniston, Defense One executive editor.

We take stock of our last 12 months of interviews, featuring conversations with generals, White House officials, researchers, authors, our own reporters, and many more.

Guests include:

• U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Joel "JB" Vowell, who at the time commanded the United States Army Japan; he is now commander of the ISIS-focused Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve (from episode 115);
• Monica Toft, professor of international politics and the director of the Center for Strategic Studies at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy; and Sidita Kushi, assistant professor of political science at Bridgewater State University (from episode 116);
• Michael Knights, security analyst with the Washington Institute (from episode 124);
• Defense One's Sam Skove (from episode 125);
• Sam Bendett, advisor in Russian studies at CNA (from episode 126);
• Defense One's Patrick Tucker (from episode 129);
• Decker Eveleth, graduate research assistant at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies in Monterey, California (from episode 130);
• Martin Pfeiffer, a PhD candidate in anthropology at the University of New Mexico (from episode 131);
• Patrick Tucker again (from episode 132);
• Sam Skove again (from episode 134);
• Cindy Cohn, Executive Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation; and Joshua Geltzer is Deputy Assistant to President Joe Biden and Deputy Homeland Security Advisor at the National Security Council (from episode 135);
• And Barak Mendelsohn, Professor of Political Science at Haverford College in Philadelphia (from episode 138).

The Army's top buyer and the Pentagon's integration chief talk Ukraine, non-traditional suppliers, and more.

Guests:

• Army Assistant Secretary for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology Doug Bush sat down with Defense One Global Business Editor Marcus Weisgerber.
• Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Integration, and Interoperability Dave Tremper spoke with Defense One Technology editor Patrick Tucker.

We take a look at how officials around the region are carrying on with business as usual despite Israel's war with Hamas.

Guest:

• Audrey Decker is a Defense One staff reporter, where she writes about air and space.

This episode, we discuss the daunting task of clearing Gaza City of Hamas as well as Israel's goal of crushing the group once and for all.

Guests:

• Ret. Army Gen. Joseph Votel, distinguished senior fellow on national security at the Middle East Institute (beginning at the 2:15 mark);
• And Barak Mendelsohn, Professor of Political Science at Haverford College in Philadelphia (at 15:52).

Guests:

• Mark Kitz, program executive officer for command, control and communications-tactical (interviewed by Defense One's Lauren Williams, beginning at the 1:10 mark);
• And Army Brig. Gen. Guillaume Beaurpere of the Army's John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, as well as Maj. Gen. Christopher Eubank of Network Enterprise Technology Command (with Defense One's Patrick Tucker) at the 9:38 mark).

Defense One staff explain some of the major themes from this year's annual Association of the U.S. Army conference in Washington.

Guest:

• Sam Skove, Defense One staff reporter;
• Patrick Tucker, Defense One science and tech editor.

Read more from our AUSA coverage at any of the links below:

• Army eyes munitions stockpiles amid focus on longer wars
• Army orders loitering munition for testing as soldier-borne tank-killer
• The Army doesn't know where a lot of its excess arms and gear are
• Ukraine wants West's help in training NCOs and officers
• How the war in Ukraine is reshaping US Army modernization
• New 155mm round exceeds range of some rockets, can be fired by standard Army artillery
• AUSA Conference Wire: 'Drones everywhere'
• AUSA Conference Wire: 'Magazine depth'
• AUSA Conference Wire: 'A critical juncture'

We review the history of FISA Section 702 ahead of its possible expiration at the end of the year.

Guests:

• Cindy Cohn is the Executive Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation;
• And Joshua Geltzer is Deputy Assistant to President Joe Biden and Deputy Homeland Security Advisor at the National Security Council.

Read over a copy of the recent Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board report on recommended changes to FISA Section 702 (PDF), here.

You can also find a transcript of this episode here.

Staff reporter Sam Skove shares some of the highlights from his recent trip to Poland, Estonia, and the UK.

Read more from Sam's European trip at any of the links below:

• How a tiny Polish airport became a key node for Western aid to Ukraine
• Polish support for Ukraine brings lessons, but also risks
• EU plans to arm Ukraine bearing fruit, but more is needed, Estonia says
• Estonia plans loitering-munitions unit to hunt enemy air defenses
• Europe's defense spending sluggish despite Ukraine war
• Navies face 'dreadnought moment' as Ukraine destroys more Russian warships, British admiral says
• Ukraine learns to fight with a hodge-podge of foreign artillery
• Beset by Russian airstrikes, Ukraine looks to make its weapons abroad