This episode criticizes the U.S. leadership’s approach to the Iran conflict and reminds listeners that NATO’s defense obligations don’t cover attacks launched by the attacker. It highlights how Ukraine immediately offered help and is now facing targeting by Iran in the Middle East.

It also covers Ukraine’s recent battlefield innovations — capturing a Russian position using aerial drones and unmanned ground vehicles with no infantry losses — and how those technologies are reshaping warfare as the U.S. studies and adapts.