War Is Irrational (E140)
Is war rational? The great philosopher of war, Carl von Clausewitz, was a product of three schools of education: the classical tradition of...
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The Rational Actor Model (E139)
Since at least the 1940’s, policy and strategic thinking uses the so-called rational actor model in determining what competitors and partner...
Wars of Choice? (E138)
I haven’t posted for a few weeks mostly because the current armed conflict with Iran poses a lot of questions that I don’t have answers for....
Cyber-Mercenaries (E136)
Any quick net search for the term “cyber mercenary” will result in dozens, if not hundreds of entries. These concerns largely focus on the e...
Ceasefire? (E136)
As I post this, the cease-fires in Lebanon and Iran are still holding, and much longer than I expected. We usually think of cease fires as a...
What is a War Crime? (E135)
Every time the United States or Israel use military force, there are immediate claims that those military forces are committing war crimes....
Winning and Losing (E134)
The United States is in yet another war. The usual pundits say that we cannot win while others say we have already won. The same people seem...
Beyond IHL: The Law of Neutrality
I am not sure, but I think that I mention the Laws and Customs of War in about half of my episodes. (Clausewitz, of course features in almos...
When the Law of War Fails (E132)
I believe that the Law of War remains valid in modern warfare and is essential to establishing peace after war. Despite that belief we see S...
Operation Epic Fury vs. The Powell Doctrine (E131)
In podcast episode 128, posted just before Operation Epic Fury began, I outlined how I think that an attack on Iran could be just, necessary...
Revisiting Just Cause (E130)
In the last episode, I said that I would compare we know about Operation Epic Fury against the Weinberger-Powell doctrine for the use of Ame...
The Persian Problem in Practice
I keep on trying to podcast about other things and current events keep distracting me. In my previous episode in this series, “The Persian P...
The Persian Problem (E128)
By the time anyone reads or listens to this podcast, the situation with Iran may be completely different than when I write this. In keeping...
The Morality of Strategic Bombing (E127)
Can strategic bombing of cities ever be justified? In the previous episode of this podcast series (E126), Col. Altieri said that the air for...
A Revolution in Military Affairs? (E126)
The philosopher of war, Carl von Clausewitz, described three legs that support the architecture of war: Primordial violence, the play of cha...
Predicting the future...has a rather bad track record (E125)
The inevitable never happens. It is the unexpected always. -- J.M. Keynes 1938 Almost everyone plays with predicting the future. Persons who...
Greenland (E124)
The idea that we would invade Greenland is about the stupidest idea I ever heard. I find it difficult to believe that anyone believed that i...
Disobedience to superior orders? (E123)
Recently, there has been controversy over public statements from some politicians about the responsibility of members of the armed forces to...
That Ancient Art of Modern Terrorism Part 6: State Sponsored Terrorism (E122)
This series on Terrorism is wrapping up with the problem of state sponsored terrorism. This form of international terrorism is most clearly...
Counter-terrorism In Practice (E121)
In the last few episodes, I explained that international terrorism can be considered a war form and how it has been practiced through histor...