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Start Play We discuss reforms to U.S. military policy that we hope will be considered by the candidates and the voters in the upcoming presidential election and its aftermath.

Start Play U.S. bombing of Syrian base ends ceasefire.  Russia stages massive drill in the Crimea.  Russians intercept U.S. spy planes over Black Sea. China snubs U.S. President.  North Korea explodes new nuclear weapon.  Types of unconventional warfare explained.

Start Play Japanese emperor’s hint at abdication may be linked to rising Japanese militarism.  U.S. bombs Libya. Russia flies bombers from Iran to attack Syrian rebels while it seeks closer relations with NATO member Turkey.  Russia masses troops on Ukraine … Continue reading →

Start Play U.S.’s vast foreign military and police training operations revealed.  Update on wars in Iraq and Syria. China’s South China Sea expansion. Japan’s military and geopolitical importance today.

Start Play We discuss the military and political history of Russia from Putin to Stalin.  And we conclude with an analysis of the implications of Russia’s current revival for U.S. foreign and military policy.  This program was originally broadcast in … Continue reading →

Start Play Russia deploys three new divisions to its western border.  China develops a new hypersonic weapon. The origins/tenets of fascism and its manifestation in different countries.

Start Play Russian fighters “buzz” a US Navy destroyer in the Baltic Sea.  Potential conflicts with Russia in Georgia and Azerbaijan.  We conclude the program with a discussion of the evolution of modern urban warfare from the Paris Commune uprising … Continue reading →

Start Play We review developments in the wars in Syria and Iraq including the crucial role of Russia.  Update on the war in Afghanistan and a report on U.S. efforts to assert power in the Pacific. We conclude the program … Continue reading →

Start Play Turkey threatens to invade Syria.  Update on US.-Russia proxy war in Ukraine.  China installs ground to air missiles in South China Sea’s Woody Island.  As this is Black History Month, we devote the second half of the show … Continue reading →

Start Play Arab history and culture illuminate the current geo-political role of Arabs. The emergence and spread of Islam, the Crusades, the Ottoman Empire, European colonialism, the creation of Israel and its wars with Arabs, and the U.S. invasions.  A … Continue reading →