SSI Live Podcast

Sep 06 2024 49 ep. 21 mins 9

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USAWC professors and esteemed guests discuss topics ranging from military strategy to geopolitical issues. The US Army War College Press produces "Decisive Point" as a companion series to the quarterly journal "Parameters". In "SSI Live," professors discuss wide-ranging military topics.

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SSI Live Podcast – Ep 113 – Dr. Ron Gurantz on Satellites in the Russia-Ukraine War

Sep 06 2024 30 mins

Satellites and anti-satellite capabilities have come to play a major role in modern warfare and strategic competition. How are they being used today in the context of the Russia-Ukraine War? What role are government-owned systems and commercial systems playing, and how are Russia and Ukraine leveraging each? How has the war reinforced or created new norms regarding escalation? SSI

SSI Live Podcast – Ep 112 – Dr. Mike Lynch and MAJ Brennan Deveraux on Homeland Defense in the Indo-Pacific

Aug 21 2024 24 mins

Reconceptualizing Homeland Defense in the Indo-Pacific – Homeland defense does not begin at the water’s edge, at least not on the east and west coasts of the United States. How do we think about, plan for, and operationalize defense of far-flung American territories? In their latest publication, Dr. Mike Lynch and Major Brennan Deveraux argue the definition of homeland defense

SSI Live Podcast – Ep 111 – Dr. Evan Ellis on the Central Role of Paraguay in South America

May 13 2024 33 mins

Paraguay as a Linchpin Both Literally and Figuratively – Paraguay sits at the crossroads of both illicit and licit activities in South America, with implications stretching from arms trafficking to the drug trade to Hezbollah’s fundraising to China-Taiwan issues. How is the relatively new government of President Santiago Peña dealing with Paraguay’s many challenges, includin

SSI Live Podcast – Ep 110 – Dr. Tony Pfaff on Proxy War Ethics

Apr 25 2024 25 mins

SSI Live 110 – Proxy War Ethics: The Norms of Partnering in Great Power Competition – Given the unfolding wars in Ukraine and Gaza – both of which have seen proxy activity or something that looks a lot like proxy activity – what kind of ethical concerns should policymakers focus on? Have proxy wars become more common over time, and are ethical challenges inherent in them? H

SSI Live Podcast – Ep 109 – Hamilton, Blank, and Nation on Putin's Reelection

Mar 28 2024 40 mins

SSI Live 109 – Putin’s Reelection, Russia’s Trajectory, and the War in Ukraine – Vladimir Putin was recently reelected to an unprecedented fifth term. He faced no serious challenges, thanks to a strict crackdown on opposition and free speech. Relatedly, last month marked two years since Russia began its second and far more brutal invasion of Ukraine. As that war enters its

SSI Live Podcast – Ep 108 – Ellis on the 2024 Outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean

Feb 15 2024 18 mins

SSI Live 108 – Latin America and Caribbean Outlook for 2024 – What is the outlook for security, defense, politics, and economics across Latin America and the Caribbean in 2024? How do far-away conflicts in Ukraine or Gaza impact the region? And what’s on the agenda(s) of extraterritorial actors like China, Russia, and Iran in Central America, the Caribbean, and South America?

SSI Live Podcast – Ep 107 – Josh Arostegui on SSIs new China Landpower Studies Center

Feb 01 2024 16 mins

SSI Live 107 – SSI Launches China Landpower Studies Center – The Strategic Studies Institute has just launched a new initiative, the China Landpower Studies Center (CLSC). SSI Live host John Deni invited its Research Director, Josh Arostegui, to discuss the new Center, its research priorities, and how China’s actions across the Indo-Pacific make this an ideal – even vital �

SSI Live Podcast – Ep 106 – Dr. Chris Mason on the Study of Internal Conflict

Jan 11 2024 26 mins

Clear, Hold, [and don’t] Build? The Study of Internal Conflict – Although strategic competition has placed China and Russia at the center of American security policy, internal conflicts in places like Iraq, Kosovo, Syria, and Yemen continue to demand the attention of policymakers. SSI’s Dr. Chris Mason has examined these and dozens of others through his multi-year Study of In

SSI Live Podcast – Ep 105 – Dr. Bob Hamilton on Chinese-Russian relations in Africa

Dec 14 2023 18 mins

SSI Live 105 – The Dragon and the Bear in Africa – Much is made of the ‘axis of authoritarianism’ emerging between Moscow and Beijing, and it’s clear the PRC is playing an important if only implicit role in supporting Russia’s war on Ukraine. But how do these two strategic actors collaborate in other regions? SSI’s Dr. Bob Hamilton spoke to SSI Live host Dr. John R. D

SSI Live Podcast – Ep 104 – R. Evan Ellis on the election of Javier Milei in Argentina

Dec 05 2023 22 mins

SSI Live 104 – Implications of Milei’s Election in Argentina – Libertarian Javier Milei recently won a landslide victory in Argentina’s presidential election on a platform of radical reform designed to solve the country’s major economic challenges. How did Milei pull it off? What came out of his post-election trip to the United States? How likely is he to achieve his poli