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  • Forty Years of Goldwater-Nichols

    October 20, 2026 · 50 min

    Forty years ago this month, President Ronald Reagan signed the Goldwater-Nichols Act into law, dramatically reforming the way the US military operates. Today, the joint force remains shaped by many of the features introduced in October…

  • The MWI Book Club

    October 14, 2026 · 1 hr 31 min

    An Army that reads is an Army better prepared to fight and win its nation’s wars. When the stakes on the battlefield are life and death, victory or defeat, the force that brings more knowledge, more wisdom, and better understanding to the…

  • Operation Vivaldi

    October 7, 2026 · 45 min

    For years now, the war in Ukraine has been fought on a largely static battlefield—characterized by attrition, with little opportunity for maneuver, and with only incremental changes to the front lines. But recently, seemingly out of…

  • How Commanders Win Wars

    August 5, 2026 · 52 min

    How did George Washington overcome virtually every material disadvantage to defeat the British during the Revolutionary War? How did Ulysses S. Grant turn the tides of the Civil War in the Union’s favor in the crucial year of 1864? How did…

  • NATO's Ankara Summit

    July 10, 2026 · 40 min

    NATO just wrapped up its 2026 summit in Ankara, Turkey. Over two days of meetings and other events, the leaders of the alliance's thirty-two member states discussed a range of issues and challenges facing the alliance. But what did we…

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  • Logistics, Landpower, and Large-Scale Combat

    June 24, 2026 · 55 min

    For years of military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, US Army forces, along with their joint and coalition counterparts, benefits from a logistics enterprise that ensured every supply need was met. That enterprise—extending from…

  • The Future of the All-Volunteer Force

    June 10, 2026 · 59 min

    In 1973, the US military took an enormously consequential step when it adopted an all-volunteer force model. That decision has produced the most professional, capable joint force in history. But it hasn’t come without costs—from the large…

  • Putin’s Intelligence Services

    May 29, 2026 · 38 min

    Shortly after taking power in Moscow, Vladimir Putin began consolidating his authority over the Russian intelligence services that had long been deeply embedded in Russian and Soviet politics and a pervasive influence in society. The…

  • The Weapons Defining the Iran Conflict

    March 11, 2026 · 24 min

    For more than a week, the United States and Israel have struck a wide range of targets in Iran with air and missile strikes. Iran’s response has included missile and drone attacks against targets in neighboring states in the Middle…

  • The Iran Conflict's Strategic Dimension

    March 8, 2026 · 1 hr 6 min

    What were the strategic calculations that drove the United States and Israel to launch a military operation aimed at a wide range of targets in Iran? And are the fundamental objectives of the two partners fully aligned? Inside Iran, as…

  • What to Make of the New National Defense Strategy

    January 31, 2026 · 1 hr 23 min

    The United States has a new National Defense Strategy. Released about every four years, the document offers a window into the way senior defense officials view the global threat environment and identify US defense objectives. But how will…

  • Analyzing Operation Absolute Resolve

    January 13, 2026 · 46 min

    Examined exclusively as a military operation, the US raid that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was a stunning success. In the course of just a few hours, the force package launched, accomplished its objective, and returned to…

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The Modern War Institute Podcast, produced with the generous support of the West Point Class of 1974, is the flagship podcast of the Modern War Institute at West Point. It features discussions with guests including senior military leaders, scholars, and others on the most important issues related to modern military conflict.