The Trident

Oct 22 2024 13 ep. 66 mins 9
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The Trident is produced by the Center on Irregular Warfare and Armed Groups (CIWAG). Director, Dave Brown, Col. (Retired), speaks with a variety of professionals, academics, and other experts to explore threats and challenges, in the international security environment, that both directly and indirectly relate to the field of irregular warfare.

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Episode 13: The Dolus Deception: Deepfake Technology and the Fight Against Falsehood & Disinformation

Oct 22 2024 77 mins  
Guests Dr. Hany Farid and Ted Schlein join host Col. Dave Brown and co-host Dr. Tim Schultz to discuss deepfake technology and the challenge of the proliferation of fake news and disinformation. One of Aesop’s fables was titled Prometheus and Dolus, or sometimes alternatively titled, On Truth and Falsehood. In the fable, Prometheus can bring to life the figures he creat

Episode 12: Playing with Fire: Election Violence in the U.S. in 2024 & Beyond

Oct 15 2024 73 mins  
Professor Jacob Ware joins host Col. Dave Brown and Dr. Timothy Hoyt to discuss both current manifestations of and potential future episodes of election violence in this presidential election cycle. Quoting from one of Professor Ware's recent articles, "counterterrorism scholars and analysts have predicted for [some time] that the 2024 presidential election would provide a particul

Episode 11: Viribus Mari Victoria: The U.S. Naval War College – 140 Years of Excellence

Oct 03 2024 87 mins  
In this special episode, on the occasion of the 140th Anniversary of the U.S. Naval War College, we take a break from the annals of Irregular Warfare and focus on the historical legacy and significance of this storied institution. Viribus Mari Victoria: or from the Latin (Victory thru Sea Power) is the motto of the college, and Dr. John Hattendorf and Dr. John Maurer join host COL

Episode 10: Shadows of 9/11: Simmering Threats & Dormant Dangers

Sep 11 2024 74 mins  
Marking the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, guests Dr. Tim Hoyt and Dr. Craig Whiteside join host Col. Dave Brown as they revisit their policy roundtable 2019 article, “Retrospect and Prospect: On Endless War,” and continue their discussion and analysis of not only how American thinking and counter-terrorism efforts have evolved, but that the simmering threats of Al-Qa'id

Episode 9: The Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf

Jul 23 2024 77 mins  
In conjunction with the 2024 Maritime Symposium: Exploring Our Maritime Strategies II, guests Royal Navy Commodore Adrian Fryer (Ret.) and Mr. Evan Curt join host Col. Dave Brown and co-host Jon R. Huggins to discuss security threats to shipping, particularly energy exports sailing through the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf. Listen to this episode to gain an overview of

Episode 8: The Bab el-Mandeb Strait and the Red Sea

Jul 09 2024 62 mins  
In conjunction with the 2024 Maritime Symposium: Exploring Our Maritime Strategies II, guests Capt. Joe Baggett, Nadwa Al-Dawsari, and Evan Curt join host Col. Dave Brown to discuss the Houthi attacks on global shipping vessels and U.S. warships in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, in the Red Sea. Listen to this episode to gain an overview of the threat to this critical maritime regio

Episode 7: Dire Straits – Maritime Attacks in the Red Sea & the Persian Gulf

Jun 18 2024 49 mins  
In anticipation of CIWAG’s 2024 Maritime Symposium: Exploring Our Maritime Strategies – II, scheduled for June 24-25, Guest Dr. Ian Ralby joins host Col. Dave Brown to discuss the two great maritime straits in the Middle East. The Bab el-Mandeb Strait in the Red Sea and the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf currently share several things; both are under threat and both have

Episode 6: Navigating Arctic Ambitions - Frozen Water & Warming Seas

Jun 13 2024 63 mins  
Guests Dr. Lawson Brigham and Dr. Rebecca Pincus join host Col. Dave Brown and co-host Dr. Walter Berbrick to discuss the growing importance of the Arctic Sea as an area of economic resources, Trans-Arctic shipping routes, and a potential zone of international security concerns. This episode will touch upon items relating to the Arctic Council, Arctic development, the impact of the

Episode 5: Wagner - The Rise and Fall of a Russian Mercenary Group

May 07 2024 60 mins  
Guests Dr. Colin Clarke and Raphael Parens join host Col. Dave Brown and co-host Dr. Christopher Faulkner to discuss the Wagner Group’s rise and fall, as well as what’s happened to the group since the death of its leader in August 2023. Private military companies (PMCs) have been around for decades, but Russia’s use of these private military entities has b

Episode 4: Against All Enemies – Foreign and Domestic; the Growth of Far-Right Extremism in America

Apr 10 2024 72 mins  
Guests Dr. Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware join host Col. Dave Brown and co-host Dr. Timothy Hoyt to discuss the modern growth of Far-Right terrorism in the United States; its definitions and distinctions, historical roots, major groups, recruitment, connections to U.S. military services, international expansion, and policy options in confronting these emerging mil