Hoover Institution: Strategika

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A podcast series that analyzes ongoing issues of national security in light of conflicts of the past—the efforts of the Military History Working Group of historians, analysts, and military personnel focusing on military history and contemporary conflict.

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The Iran Time Bomb with Kor...

10.17.2016

Kori Schake explains why the long-term destabilizing effects of the Iran deal likely offset its short-term benefits, and gives advice on how the next president should handle the potential danger.

Hoover Institution: Strategika episodes:

10.17.2016 The Iran Time Bomb with Kori Schake Kori Schake explains why the long-term destabilizing effects of the Iran deal likely offset its short-term benefits, and gives advice on how the next president should handle the potential danger.
10.17.2016 Empowering Iran: The Weaknesses Of The Nuclear Deal With Tom Donnelly Tom Donnelly describes how the U.S.'s nuclear deal with Iran opened for the door for the regime in Tehran to strengthen its position in the region and the world.
09.07.2016 Underestimating Our Enemies, with Ralph Peters Ralph Peters warns that the willpower and resolve of Islamic terrorists counterbalance's the West’s material and financial advantages.
09.07.2016 Terrorism, in Perspective, with Williamson Murray Military and diplomatic historian Williamson Murray explains why terrorist attacks on the West have grown smaller in scope since 9/11 — but warns of nightmare scenarios that may still remain on the horizon.
09.07.2016 The Legacy of 9/11 On the fifteenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Peter Mansoor reflects on America's subsequent war on terrorism ... And on what must be done to ultimately emerge victorious.
05.22.2016 Military Readiness in an Age of Uncertainty with Thomas Donnelly Tom Donnelly lays out the first principles of military readiness and analyzes whether America is prepared for the foreign policy challenges ahead.
05.17.2016 Military Readiness: The Admiral’s Perspective with James Ellis Admiral James Ellis describes the principles that are needed to keep America secure at a time of geopolitical uncertainty.
04.15.2016 Iran: The Fork in the Road with Kori Schake Kori Schake examines the variables that will determine whether the nuclear deal with Iran pushes the country towards radicalism or reconciliation.
04.15.2016 The Threat from Iran with Angelo Codevilla Angelo Codevilla examines the fallout from the Iranian nuclear deal and predicts how it will affect America national security in the future.
02.26.2016 Understanding ISIS with Mark Moyar Mark Moyar looks at how ISIS fits into the broader history of terrorism, and examines what it’s ambitions for a caliphate mean for American national security.
02.26.2016 ISIS and Islam with Raymond Ibrahim Raymond Ibrahim explains how Islamic history and theology have influenced the development of ISIS.
09.09.2015 Why Arms Control Agreements Are Superfluous, with Angelo Codevilla Angelo Codevilla argues that arms control agreements have little practical worth and that the recent agreement with Iran will actually aid Tehran’s pursuit of a nuclear weapon.
09.09.2015 Can the United States Restrain Iran? with Walter Russell Mead Walter Russell Mead analyzes the strategic calculations underlying the nuclear deal for both President Obama and the Iranian regime.
09.09.2015 Arms Control, Ancient and Modern with Barry Strauss Barry Strauss examines the historical track record of arms control agreements and what it means for America’s nuclear deal with Iran.
08.14.2015 Cultural Decline and the Military with Andrew Roberts Andrew Roberts considers the implications of military policies that increasingly value political correctness over the ability to fight and win wars.
08.13.2015 How the Military Has Resisted Political Correctness, with Thomas Donnelly Thomas Donnelly looks at how the U.S. military has made progress on race, gender, and sexual orientation without succumbing to the temptations of political correctness.
06.25.2015 A History of Violence: The Changing Face of Warfare, with Thomas Donnelly Thomas Donnelly explains why the United States thought it could use technology as a substitute for military manpower — and how the effort came up short.
06.25.2015 The Relentless Innovators: The Military’s Culture of Excellence with Bing West Bing West explains how the American military’s history of self-criticism has been a key ingredient in its continued success — and how political and economic factors threaten to upend that dynamic.
05.27.2015 The Once and Future Alliance” with Peter Mansoor Military historian Peter Mansoor explains the historical trajectory of NATO, how it adjusted after the demise of the Soviet Union, and why it will survive the current threats from Vladimir Putin’s Russia.
05.27.2015 Will the West Still Fight? with Josef Joffe Josef Joffe examines the decline in America’s willingness to preserve global order, the erosion of warrior culture in Europe, and what they mean for the future of international security.
04.01.2015 An Abundant Energy Future? with Walter Russell Mead Walter Russell Mead looks at the economic and strategic ramifications of the growth in US energy production.
04.01.2015 More Energy, Fewer Problems? with Williamson Murray Williamson Murray reflects on what the surge in US energy production will mean for US relations with Russia and the Middle East.
03.31.2015 Energy Resources: A Curse or a Blessing? with Kori Schake Kori Schake looks at what the flowering of US energy resources means for the United States, the Middle East, Russia, and Venezuela.
03.17.2015 How to Combat Putin with Paul Gregory Paul Gregory looks at the economic, diplomatic, and military options that the West can pursue to arrest Vladimir PutinÕs aggression.
03.13.2015 Understanding Putin with Victor Davis Hanson Victor Davis Hanson looks at the motivations behind Vladimir Putin’s aggression in Ukraine, chronicles the shortcomings of the US response, and considers whether NATO is up to the challenge of an expansionist Moscow.
03.13.2015 America’s Ambiguous Russia Policy with Angelo Codevilla Angelo Codevilla chronicles the history of America’s uncertain posture toward Russia and Ukraine, analyzes the scope of Vladimir Putin’s ambition, and proposes a Western policy response to deter further aggression from Moscow.
01.09.2015 Understanding the Threat from Radical Islam with Joshua Muravchik Joshua Muravchik explains why radical Islam can’t be combated without a clearer understanding of its underlying principles.
01.09.2015 Undermining the Islamist Ideology with Col. Joseph Felter Retired colonel Joseph Felter argues that Western efforts to combat the scourge of radical Islam have focused too much on symptoms and not enough on root causes.
11.26.2014 What China Really Wants with Angelo Codevilla Angelo Codevilla explains the strategic ambitions of China and what it means for the futures of Japan and the United States. (Playing time: 14:51)
11.26.2014 Chinese-Japanese Tensions with Miles Maochun Yu The Joint Special Operations University’s Mark Moyar describes a hostile but stable relationship between Japan and China—and examines what the United States can do to keep the peace.
11.26.2014 China and Japan: A Tense Equilibrium with Mark Moyar The Joint Special Operations University’s Mark Moyar describes a hostile but stable relationship between Japan and China—and examines what the United States can do to keep the peace.
10.10.2014 The Long Conflict: Why the Israeli-Palestinian Question WonÕt Be Settled Anytime Soon Historian Andrew Roberts analyzes the Israel-Palestinian conflict in the context of other prolonged struggles throughout world history and explains why an unhappy equilibrium is likely to continue for the foreseeable future.
10.10.2014 Reasons for Hope: How Arab Countries Can Advance the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process Kori Schake examines why previous efforts to stem fighting between Israelis and Palestinians have failed, how the trend could be reversed, and what challenges continue to face would-be peacemakers.
10.10.2014 Mowing the Grass: Why Half-Measures Won't Solve the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Thomas Henriksen looks to Israeli history for lessons about how insurgent efforts in Gaza can be snuffed out and how the region can move closer to peace.
10.01.2014 The Quest for a Caliphate with Edward Luttwak Edward Luttwak of the Hoover Institution's Military History Working Group describes the historical context behind ISIS's desire to establish a caliphate and explains its implications for Western policy makers.
09.03.2014 Can ISIS Govern? with Mark Moyar The terror group ISIS wants to establish a caliphate. But can they govern conquered territory without turning local populations against them? Hoover's Mark Moyar provides his analysis.
09.03.2014 How to Defeat ISIS with Peter Mansoor Now that ISIS controls parts of Syria and Iraq, what can be done to prevent the expansion of its power in the Middle East? How much of a threat does it present to the West? How should the United States ...
08.15.2014 Fighting to Win with Angelo Codevilla Angelo Codevilla looks to ancient Greece and Rome to understand what influence cuts to the US military will have on the future of American strategy.
08.15.2014 Planning for Defeat with Kiron Skinner Kiron Skinner examines how the Obama administration's cuts to military spending will affect America's role in the Middle East, Asia, and Europe.
07.30.2014 A Brief History of Nuclear Weapons with Josef Joffe Josef Joffe presents three categories of nuclear states, all with different sets of motivations and examines why major nations such as Japan, South Korea, and Germany have avoided the nuclear temptation.
07.30.2014 A World of Nuclear Instability with Josiah Bunting III Josiah Bunting III explains why we haven't seen nuclear weapons used since Hiroshima and Nagasaki, nearly seventy years ago and why we shouldnÕt expect another seven decades of nuclear forbearance.
07.18.2014 The Nuclear Future with Williamson Murray Williamson Murray examines the prospects for nuclear proliferation in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East and considers the implications for global security.
06.10.2014 The Wars of the Future with Fred Kagan Fred Kagan analyzes whether advances in military technology will upend the way we fight wars or simply conform to preexisting dynamics of armed conflict.
06.10.2014 The More Wars Change, the More They Stay the Same with Peter Mansoor Peter Mansoor argues that innovations such as drones, cyberwarfare, and satellites aren't the game-changers they're often made out to be Ñ and contends that there could be dire consequences if their proponents fail to realize their limitations.
06.10.2014 A History of Surprise: War and Unpredictability with Andrew Roberts Andrew Roberts looks at how predictions of the effect of technology on warfare have constantly come up short - and what the implications are for modern Western powers.
05.12.2014 Vladimir Putin, Murderer of Myths with Ralph Peters Ralph Peters analyzes Vladimir Putin's recent aggression towards Ukraine and explains how the Russian president's actions fly in the face of many of the most cherished beliefs of western policy leaders.
05.08.2014 Vladimir Putin's Ambitions with Thomas Donnelly Thomas Donnelly explains why resisting Russian expansion into Ukraine is an American security interest, examines whether Vladimir Putin's ambitions will continue to grow, and makes recommendations for an American response.
05.08.2014 Understanding Ukraine with Kori Schake Kori Schake explains how the history of Ukraine informs the current impasse with Russia, how the present conflict is likely to play out, and what the implications are for the future.
05.08.2014 A Better Way in Afghanistan with Bing West Bing West looks at the failures of American strategy during the war in Afghanistan Ñ from nation-building and counterinsurgency to efforts to defeat the Taliban Ñ and provides recommendations for what can be done to avert total disaster in the ...
04.22.2014 Israel and the Arab Turmoil, with Itamar Rabinovich Former Israeli Ambassador to the United States Itamar Rabinovich provides a guided tour of the threats facing Israel from throughout the Middle East.

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