Space has become a decisive warfighting domain, where control of the orbital high ground increasingly shapes military advantage, deterrence, and the future of conflict. In Episode 58, Dr. Namrata Goswami examines how space competition is transforming modern warfare, from resilient satellite architectures and counterspace operations to escalation risks, cislunar competition, and the strategic implications for the Indo-Pacific.

Artifical Intelligence is transforming strategic competition not simply through technological innovation, but by challenging governments, institutions, and societies to adapt faster than ever before. In Episode 59, Dr. Nate Allen, Dr. Kelsey Frazer, Dr. Sae Schatz, and Dr. Inez Miyamoto explore how AI, cyber, and emerging technologies are reshaping governance, resilience, cognition, and security across Africa, the Arctic, Europe, and the Indo-Pacific.

Lawfare is increasingly shaping strategic competition as states use legal arguments, institutions, and narratives to influence legitimacy, advance national interests, and gain advantages below the threshold of armed conflict. In Episode 57, Dr. Joanna Siekiera explores how Russia and China employ lawfare, why legal competition has become a key feature of the gray zone, and what democracies must do to better compete in this evolving battlespace.

AI-enabled warfare is no longer a future concept as drones, software-defined systems, and rapid battlefield adaptation are reshaping how wars are fought in real time. In Episode 56, Kate Bondar examines Russia’s emerging “sovereign drone ecosystem,” the growing role of autonomy and AI in combat, and why the defining competition in modern warfare may be adaptation cycle versus adaptation cycle.

In the Indo-Pacific, constant coordination often fails to translate into aligned action, leaving a critical gap between dialogue and real-world security outcomes. In Episode 55, Director Suzy Vares-Lum explains how building shared understanding, trust-based networks, and sustained engagement can turn dialogue into coordinated decisions that strengthen regional stability.

Disaster response has become a defining test of security in the Indo-Pacific. In Episode 53 of Dialogue, Joe Martin examines how preparedness, partnerships, and leadership under pressure determine whether institutions hold—or fail—when the storm hits.

Five years after Myanmar’s 2021 coup, the country remains locked in a protracted civil war that has fragmented territorial control, strained the military institution, and reshaped the strategic landscape of Southeast Asia. In Episode 54 of Dialogue, Dr. Miemie Winn Byrd examines why this conflict has evolved into a revolutionary war, how the balance between the junta and resistance has shifted, and what the war now means for regional security and plausible end states.

China’s nuclear arsenal is expanding at an unprecedented pace—how should the U.S. respond? In this episode, Dr. Bill Wieninger breaks down the risks, key lessons from history, and strategic options for deterrence, diplomacy, and maintaining stability in an increasingly volatile nuclear landscape.

The ROK–U.S. alliance is at a turning point. In Episode 50 of Dialogue, Dr. Clint Work explores wartime OPCON transfer—continuity, rupture, and a reset that could redefine the alliance for decades.

North Korea has turned Russia’s war in Ukraine into a historic opportunity, supplying troops and weapons in exchange for billions in hard currency and strategic clout. In Episode 51 of Dialogue, Dr. Victor Cha unpacks Pyongyang’s wartime windfall, China’s diminished leverage, and the policy dilemmas now confronting Washington and its allies.