School of War

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320 - From Teenage Soldier to Commander in Ukraine, with Mamuka Mamulashvili

In School of War, CBS News National Security Analyst and Free Press columnist Aaron MacLean sits down with secretaries of state, top military historians, war planners, and key political decision-makers to help understand the lessons of war. Tune in as School of War takes you to the front lines. Aaron MacLean is a senior fellow at Hudson Institute. He has worked as a foreign policy advisor and legislative director to Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas and spent seven years in the U.S. Marine Corps. Visit our Substack for episode transcripts Follow along on Instagram

320 - From Teenage Soldier to Commander in Ukraine, with Mamuka Mamulashvili

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School of War

Episodes

From Teenage Soldier to Commander in Ukraine, with Mamuka Mamulashvili

Can Courage Save America? With Rye Barcott

Reading Trump’s Iran Deal So You Don’t Have To, with Mark Dubowitz

Auditing the Iran War, with Eliot Cohen

The Start-Up Spirit Behind America's Founding, with Arthur Herman

Why a Weakened Iran Remains Dangerous, with Behnam Ben Taleblu

The AI Arms Race: Can Our Intel Community Keep Up? With Anthony Vinci

The Iran War and a New World Order in Asia, with Rep. Michael Baumgartner

The Secret Mission to Save Europe’s Jews, with Matti Friedman

The Democratic Party’s Worldview, with Jake Sullivan

Niall Ferguson on Cold War II and the Rise of Anti-History

Grading Operation Epic Fury, with Christian Brose

The New Middle Eastern Balance of Power, with Elliott Abrams

China’s War on Faith and Trump’s Trip to Beijing, with Governor Sam Brownback

Trump Heads to China: Who Has the Upper Hand? With Dan Blumenthal

America’s Coming Population Crash—and China’s, with Nicholas Eberstadt

Is Trump Forcing the Strait of Hormuz Open? With Rich Goldberg and Garrett Exner

NORAD and Protecting America From Nuclear Attack, With Lance Blythe

The Attempt on Trump’s Life and Political Violence in America, with Douglas Murray

How the British Army Learned to Win, with Huw Davies

Has America Fought Well in the Iran War? With Mick Ryan

The Future of Warfighting Technology Is Now with Aviv Shapira

How Trump’s Blockade of Iran Actually Works with Sal Mercogliano

The Strategic View From the Baltic Sea with General Michael Claesson

Danger Lurks In J.D. Vance’s Negotiations with Iran

Is the Strait of Hormuz Closed Forever? with Sal Mercogliano

America’s Incredible Rescue of its Downed Airmen in Iran and Trump’s Strategic Options Ahead with Rich Goldberg & Garrett Exner

Trump Says We’re ‘Winning’ in Iran. It’s More Complicated.

Even as America Fights Iran, It’s Not Ready for China—with Eyck Freymann

How Can America Defeat Iran? With John Spencer

Are We About to Send the Marines Into Iran? With Rich Goldberg and Garrett Exner

Did Trump Miscalculate on Iran? with Niall Ferguson

Can Trump Beat China by Winning In Iran? with Zineb Riboua

Did the Islamic Revolution Succeed? And Can It Survive? with Ray Takeyh

How the War in Iran Actually Works with Mark Montgomery

General Frank McKenzie on the War in Iran

Ep 281: Fred Kagan on the Iran War, Drone Defense, and the Future of the Middle East

Ep 280: Mike Doran on the Iran War

Ep 279: Mark Dubowitz on U.S.-Israel War with Iran

Ep 278: Yossi Cohen on The Mossad

Ep 277: Behnam Ben Taleblu—Will There Be a War with Iran?

Ep 276: Charlie Laderman on Regime Change in Iran

Ep 275: Michael Baumgartner on Marco Rubio’s Speech and the Future of Europe

Ep 274: Lawrence Freedman on Strategists and Ukraine

Ep 273: Matthew Kroenig on China’s Nuclear Test

Ep 272: Beatrice Heuser on Why Leaders Make Bad Decisions

Ep 271: Geoff Ball on the Future of America’s Infantry

Ep 270: David Shedd on China’s Spies

Ep 269: Walter Russell Mead on Donald and Davos and Greenland, Oh My!

Ep 268: Seth Jones on America’s Defense Industrial Crisis

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