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Hosts Melanie Marlowe, Bryan McGrath, and Christopher Preble debate their way through some of the toughest and most contentious topics related to war, international relations, and strategy....
Chris, Zack, and Melanie have a discussion about whether the United Nations can and should continue in its current form. Has it outlived its...
On this show, Melanie, Chris, and Zack consider whether the porcupine strategy that Taiwan is currently implementing is the best plan to det...
What are the goals in the US war in Iran? Is the situation in the Strait of Hormuz manageable, or is the Iranian threat to shipping a challe...
Chris, Zack, and Melanie have a discussion about how America's allies and partners, after decades of relying on the US for security, are der...
Chris, Melanie, and Zack debate the wisdom of President Trump's proposal for a Golden Fleet of new American "battleships." They question the...
In this episode, Chris, Melanie, and Zack, discuss a recent Council on Foreign Relations special report which explores varies grand strategi...
Zack, Melanie, and special guest Kelly Grieco take a look at the Department of War's 2026 National Defense Strategy. What does a "decent pea...
Fresh off the shock of the U.S. operation to capture Nicolás Maduro, the Net Assessment team debates the merits of the operation and what it...
In this special bonus episode, the Net Assessment crew – Chris, Melanie, and Zack - looks back on the highs (and lows) of 2025, and makes a...
In this episode, Chris, Melanie, and Zack look at U.S. policy toward China. What does the United States, that is Donald Trump, want from Chi...
Chris, Zack, and Melanie take a look at the Trump administration's newly-released US National Security Strategy. Is it a coherent strategy?...
Chris, Melanie, and Zack discuss Oren Cass's recent article articulating a "Grand Strategy of Reciprocity." Cass argues that the United Stat...
Chris, Melanie, and Zack, convene for a wide-ranging discussion of U.S. current and prospective military operations against the country of V...
Chris, Zack, and Melanie get together to talk about Michael Beckley's new article, "The Stagnant Order and the End of Rising Powers." What c...
Chris, Melanie, and Zack review Adam Tooze's recent article on the failure of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – and Western-di...
Chris, Melanie, and Zack discuss the confidence problem among national security experts. As Jeffrey Friedman shows in a recent Texas Nationa...
Chris, Zack, and Melanie take some time to talk about how the United States, Europe, and Russia are dealing with the Ukraine conflict. Would...
Chris, Melanie, and Zack discuss Henry Farrell and Abraham Newman's new article "The Weaponized World Economy." Is the United States, which...
Chris, Melanie, and Zack discuss Jennifer Lind and Daryl Press's recent article on strategies of prioritization. They examine the challenges...
Chris, Zack, and Melanie sit down to chat about the recently-released White House AI Action Plan. Should American AI policy be in pursuit of...
In this show, Chris, Melanie, and Zack consider the different military options being considered to combat Mexican drug cartels. Are the cart...
Chris, Melanie, and Zack discuss the "nuclear hurricane" sweeping the world. They begin by returning to the question of whether President Tr...
Chris, Zack, and Melanie get together to discuss the very rapidly moving events in the Middle East following the execution of Operation Midn...
Chris, Melanie, and Zack discuss the recent short war between India and Pakistan. Christopher Clary's first cut of history provides a carefu...
Is President Trump's approach to foreign policy best described as a spheres of influence approach in which the major players are the United...
An immense and growing national debt, entrenched political polarization, and falling levels of patriotism might lead some to conclude that t...
Chris, Melanie, and Zack consider Rose Gottemoeller's claim that arms control is not yet dead, but essential. Are there realistic prospects...
Chris, Melanie, and Zack launch their first Stimson-hosted Net Assessment show with a look at policymaking in the Trump administration. What...
Chris, Melanie, and Zack are joined by a special guest for a big announcement. They also lament the demise of the Office of Net Assessment,...
Chris, Melanie, and Zack debate whether Israel will strike Iranian nuclear facilities and whether the United States would discourage, encour...
Chris, Zack, and Melanie have a rather somber discussion about the Trump administration's efforts to get a ceasefire between Russia and Ukra...
In this show, Melanie, Chris, and Zack discuss Timothy Heath's recent paper on China's military capabilities. Heath argues that the People's...
The Net Assessment team discusses Frank Hoffman's recent Joint Force Quarterly article about risk. They share concerns about the challenges...
Chris, Zack, and Melanie got together to talk about the second Trump administration's agenda in the Western Hemisphere. What interests does...
Back from their holiday break, Chris, Melanie, and Zack discuss Michael Horowitz and Joshua Schwartz's recent War on the Rocks' article, whi...
The fall of Bashar al-Assad is transforming not just Syria but also dynamics in the broader Middle East. What implications does this have fo...
The team sat down to talk about the very bleak situation in Ukraine. Is it impossible for Ukraine to overcome its many challenges? Will Trum...
Chris, Melanie, and Zack discuss how and if the new Trump national security team can help America reset its strategic mindset. What would a...
The United States has a growing disconnect between its foreign policy objectives and the resources it devotes to national security, but iner...
Chris, Zack, and Melanie sit down for a retrospective episode about the Biden administration's foreign and defense policy. Using U.S. Secret...
Chris, Melanie, and Zack discuss the American military footprint in Europe. Why does the United States maintain such a large presence there?...
Chris, Melanie, and Zack discuss Carter Malkasian's recent article on "America's crisis of deterrence." They debate whether recent policy fa...
Chris, Zack, and Melanie sit down to talk about America's nuclear policy. Are we in a new "nuclear age," as some Biden administration offici...
Chris, Melanie, and Zack debate whether national security has been defined too loosely. If too many things fall under the category of nation...
Melanie, Chris, and Zack debate the findings of the Commission on the National Defense Strategy . They agree that there is a mismatch betwee...
As Africa is seeing a dramatic rise in violent conflict and elected governments there are falling to coups, Chris, Zack, and Melanie sat dow...
Melanie, Chris, and Zack discuss the steps that European countries can and should take to prepare for possible U.S. retrenchment from the co...
Upcoming elections could pull France to the right and the United Kingdom to the left, so the Net Assessment team discusses how this might al...
In the first Net Assessment recorded before a live audience, Chris, Zack, and Melanie discuss the U.S.-Turkish relationship. Has America "lo...
Chris, Melanie, and Zack discuss the nature and extent of China's engagement in the Middle East. Should the United States be concerned about...