Modern War Institute
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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts |
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| Oct 10 | #166 | #154 |
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Operation Vivaldi
October 7, 2026 · 45 minFor 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…
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How Commanders Win Wars
August 5, 2026 · 52 minHow 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…
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NATO's Ankara Summit
July 10, 2026 · 40 minNATO 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 minFor 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…
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The Future of the All-Volunteer Force
June 10, 2026 · 59 minIn 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…
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Putin’s Intelligence Services
May 29, 2026 · 38 minShortly 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…
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The Weapons Defining the Iran Conflict
March 11, 2026 · 24 minFor 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…
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The Iran Conflict's Strategic Dimension
March 8, 2026 · 1 hr 6 minWhat 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…