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War Studies

Department of War Studies

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Welcome to the War Studies podcast. We bring you world-leading research from the School of Security Studies at King’s College London, the largest community of scholars in the world dedicated to the study of all aspects of security, defence and international relations. We aim to explore the complex realm of conflict and uncover the challenges at the heart of navigating world affairs and diplomatic relations, because we believe the study of war is fundamental to understanding the world we live ...
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A history podcast discussing various cultural genres which reference the First World War, including detective fiction, Star Wars and death metal music, and ask why the First World War has particular popular cultural relevance.
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On War & Society

Laurier Centre for the Study of Canada

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From LCMSDS Productions, The On War & Society podcast features interviews with the most prominent historians of war and society. Host Eric Story sits down with his guests to discuss their cutting-edge research, the challenges associated with doing history, and life 'behind the book.'
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Armchair Strategist offers a source of added perspective on the state of affairs at India's borders, the power balances in its region, and the changing nature of its military. Every week, Ritika Passi and Angad Singh, with ORF's Strategic Studies Programme, bring you conversations with practitioners and experts on topics that matter more than ever for India's national security in the 21st century.
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Overwatch

Institute for the Study of War

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Overwatch, an Institute for the Study of War podcast, goes beyond the news headlines to give listeners analysis and commentary on issues related to U.S. national security and American foreign policy. The episodes feature discussions with experts and practitioners to explore what challenges and opportunities lie ahead for the U.S.
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Are you looking for a more interesting way to learn English? English Learning for Curious Minds is a podcast for intermediate-advanced English learners. Learn weird and wonderful things about the world at the same time as improving your English. Every episode comes with an interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary and is spoken at a speed you can understand. Join listeners from 189 countries and discover a more interesting way of improving your English. Find the bonus episodes, in ...
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An international chat show on the politics, history, current events, and peoples of the Slavic world, sponsored by the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies and the Clements Center for National Security at The University of Texas at Austin. Whether you're a Slavophile, a foreign affairs junkie, or simply a curious mind, The Slavic Connexion offers insightful, accessible, and even fun discussions on the sprawling region in the context of our hyperconnected world. "It's not t ...
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The John Batchelor Show is a hard news-analysis radio program on current events, world history, global politics and natural sciences. Based in New York City for two decades, the show has travelled widely to report, from the Middle East to the South Caucasus to the Arabian Peninsula and East Asia.
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A brand new podcast in which Amy Sheppard and Fleur Elizabeth interview some of the most interesting, controversial figures in the culture war. For, the FULL, UNCENSORED episodes, go to basedmedia.org
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Russian Roulette

Center for Strategic and International Studies

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Hosted by Max Bergmann and Dr. Maria Snegovaya of the Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program at CSIS, Russian Roulette explores the politics, history, and complex societies of Russia and Eurasia. Tune in for fascinating interviews and discussions on some of the biggest questions facing the broader post-Soviet space. Produced by Tina Dolbaia and Nick Fenton.
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Get caught up on the week without ruining your weekend. Host Brent Bambury delivers an energetic mix of must-hear stories carefully chosen to keep you in the loop and keep you guessing. Ready when you are on Saturday mornings. And heads up — there will be a quiz.
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The Impossible State

CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies

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North Korea is the Impossible State. Each week join the people who know the most about North Korea—The Center for Strategic and International Studies’ Victor Cha, Mike Green, and Sue Mi Terry—for an insider's discussion with host H. Andrew Schwartz about the United States’ top national security priority. Email your questions to ImpossibleState@csis.org.
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Melville Jacoby was a U.S. war correspondent during the Sino-Japanese War and, later, the Second World War, writing about the Japanese advances from Chongqing, Hanoi, and Manila. He was also a relative of Bill Lascher, a journalist–specifically, the cousin of Bill’s grandmother. Bill has now collected Mel’s work in a book: A Danger Shared: A Journa…
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#NewWorldReport: Climate change in the Caribbeans. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis 1959 CUBAN REVOLUTIONBy John Batchelor
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Last week, I had the privilege to talk with Dr. Kristen R. Ghodsee about her most recent book Second World, Second Sex: Socialist Women's Activism and Global Solidarity during the Cold War (Duke University Press, 2019) and the behind-the-scene details of its making. Ghodsee is a professor in Russian and East European Studies at the University of Pe…
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The Collapse of Heaven: The Taiping Civil War and Chinese Literature and Culture, 1850-1880 (Harvard UP, 2024) investigates a long-neglected century in Chinese literature through the lens of the Taiping War (1851–1864), one of the most devastating civil wars in human history. With the war as the pivot, Huan Jin examines the manifold literary and cu…
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Watching the footage of the January 6 insurrection, Professor Bradley Onishi wondered: If I hadn't left evangelicalism, would I have been there? Today’s book is: Preparing for War: The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism—and What Comes Next (Broadleaf Books, 2023), by Dr. Bradley Onishi, which unpacks recent U.S. history to show how th…
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PREVIEW: IRAN: Conversation with colleague Richard Goldberg, FDD, re: the Biden Administration's unsuccessful diplomatic effort toward the Islamic Republic of Iran and continued reluctance to confront predatory Tehran. More tonight. 1925 PersiaBy John Batchelor
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PREVIEW: RUSSIA: SANCTIONS: Conversation with colleague Michael Bernstam of the Hoover Institution re: the Russian shadow fleet of oil tankers vs. the sanctions regime of the US Treasury. More tonight.By John Batchelor
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In this episode of the ChinaPower Podcast, Dr. Victor Cha joins us to discuss his major takeaways from the June 2024 Putin-Kim summit and the significance of North Korea and Russia’s new mutual defense clause for the international community. Dr. Cha dissects how North Korea's relationships with Russia and China have evolved over time and notes that…
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Eliza Scidmore (1856-1928) was a journalist, a world traveler, a writer, an amateur photographer, the first female board member of the National Geographic Society — and the one responsible for the idea to plant Japanese cherry trees in Washington DC. Her fascinating life is expertly told by Diana Parsell in Eliza Scidmore: The Trailblazing Journali…
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For some four hundred years, Hindus and Christians have been engaged in a public controversy about conversion and missionary proselytization, especially in India and the Hindu diaspora. Hindu Mission, Christian Mission: Soundings in Comparative Theology (SUNY Press, 2024) reframes this controversy by shifting attention from "conversion" to a wider,…
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Eliza Scidmore (1856-1928) was a journalist, a world traveler, a writer, an amateur photographer, the first female board member of the National Geographic Society — and the one responsible for the idea to plant Japanese cherry trees in Washington DC. Her fascinating life is expertly told by Diana Parsell in Eliza Scidmore: The Trailblazing Journali…
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Anthony Di Renzo's Pasquinades: Essays from Rome's Famous Talking Statue (Cayuga Lake Books, 2023) is the most audacious guide to Rome you will ever read. Pasquino, the city’s witty talking statue, will introduce you to the gallant heroes and grotesque villains, humble peddlers and flamboyant nobles, whores and saints and movie stars who have reign…
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The development of Christian scriptures did not terminate once, for example, following Irenaeus and other influential patristic figures, the four gospels that would later be located at the front of the church’s New Testament were accepted by most churches and transmitted together in the same codex. Instead, erudite Christian readers employed new an…
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In this episode of Radio ReOrient we return to the literary theme of this season, to explore the work of Laury Silvers. Laury is the author of many successful book series set in the past and present of the Islamicate, including her Sufi Mysteries Quartet set in 10th Century Baghdad. In this interview she tells Saeed Khan and Salman Sayyid about her…
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GOOD EVENING; The show begins tonight in Gaza waiting for confirmation that M. Deif of Hamas is or is not KIA? 1940 Shanghai CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR FIRST HOUR 9:00-9:15 #GAZA: Is Deif KIA? Jonathan Schanzer, FDD https://jewishinsider.com/2024/07/mohammed-deif-hamas-leader-terrorist-israel-gaza-assassination/ 9:15-9:30 #LEBANON: Na…
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#IRAN: What is the Biden Administration hesitation the ayatollah and his IRGC? Behnam Ben Taleblu, FDD https://www.wsj.com/articles/joe-bidens-commanding-bow-to-iran-israel-foreign-policy-b3360d45?st=u6lp9ub6cjnh1hz&reflink=article_copyURL_share 1925 PERSIABy John Batchelor
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#NewWorldReport: Argentina prospers freshly. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/argentina-posts-six-months-fiscal-financial-surpluses-2024-07-16/ 1895 ARGENTINABy John Batchelor
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#NewWorldReport: AMIA and Nisman unLatin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/argentina/30-years-after-amia-terrorist-attack-declassified-reports-new-leads-and-controversies.phtml 1900 BUENOS AIRESCDS…
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#NewWorldReport:Political violence in the Americas Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/ecuador-court-sentences-five-people-up-34-years-candidate-murder-2024-07-12/1900 CHILE…
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PRC: Imitation Cluster: Brandon Weichert, author of Winning Space: How America Remains a Superpower, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill https://news.cgtn.com/news/2024-07-14/China-opens-Beijing-Rocket-Street-to-boost-commercial-space-industry-1vdMxjh5PXy/p.html1956By John Batchelor
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TAIWAN: Trump caveat. Stephen Yates, chair of the America First Policy Institute's China Policy Initiative, @GORDONGCHANG, GATESTONE, NEWSWEEK, THE HILL https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3270691/where-would-trumps-running-mate-jd-vance-stand-big-china-issues 1925 TAIWANBy John Batchelor
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DPRK: Famine. Greg Scarlatoiu, director of The Committee for Human Rights in North Korea, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/north-korean-diplomat-cuba-defected-south-korea-rcna162039 https://www.nknews.org/2024/07/kim-jong-un-reasserts-personal-oversight-of-rural-economy-at-new-fishery-project/ 1951 KOR…
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PRC: Despair: Anne Stevenson-Yang, author of Wild Ride: China's Short-Lived Experiment in Capitalism, on the Third Plenum, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/07/15/china-off-limits-business-debt/ 1877 HONG KONGBy John Batchelor
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2/2: POTUS: Judge Cannon posts 93 pages dismissing Jack Smith. @AndrewCMcCarthy @NRO @ThadMcCotter @theamgreatness https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/garland-and-smith-have-themselves-to-blame-for-outright-dismissal-of-the-florida-case-against-trump/ 1930 SCOTUSBy John Batchelor
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1/2: POTUS: Judge Cannon posts 93 pages dismissing Jack Smith. @AndrewCMcCarthy @NRO @ThadMcCotter @theamgreatness https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/garland-and-smith-have-themselves-to-blame-for-outright-dismissal-of-the-florida-case-against-trump/ 1923 SCOTUSBy John Batchelor
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PREVIEW: PRC: Conversation with colleague Anne Stevenson-Yang, author WILDRIDE, rethe Third Plenum meeting in Beijing and its focus on domestic affairs, not tariffs and embargo. More tonight 1949 MoscowBy John Batchelor
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PREVIEW: IRAN: Conversation with colleague Behnam ben Taleblu of FDD re the many assassination tools used by the Islamic Republic, including trans natioanl narco-terror cartels. More tonight. 1925 PersiaBy John Batchelor
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PREVIEW: DOJ: TRUMP: Conversation with colleague Andrew McCarthy and Thaddeus McCotter re the Judge Aileen Cannon dismissal of the Mar-a-Lago documents case by Special counsel Jack Smith -- and what the cure could have been for irregular procedures. More tonight. 1920By John Batchelor
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PREVIEW: #TAIWAN: #TRUMP: Conversation with colleague Steve Yates of the America First Policy Institute, re the remark by former president Trump that Taiwan must pay for its own defense -- and what is to be done? More tonight. 1907 TRBy John Batchelor
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PREVIEW: #PRC: #COMMERCIAL SPACE: Conversation with colleague Brandon Weichert, author WINNING SPACE, re the PRC launch of Beijing Rocket Street - and how to regard the venture. More tonight. 1955By John Batchelor
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Alex speaks with Chris Coyne about the complexities and ramifications of war, focusing on the interplay between media narratives, propaganda, and the impact on civil liberties, drawing insights from Coyne's book co-authored with Abigail Hall, which is a satirical guide on war strategies and their broader societal implications. Episode Notes: Chris …
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Welcome to another episode of New Books in Chinese Studies. Today, I will be talking to Columbia University professor Ying Qian about her new book, Revolutionary Becomings: Documentary Media in Twentieth-Century China (Columbia UP, 2023). The volume enriches our understanding of media’s role in China’s revolutionary history by turning to documentar…
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Welcome to another episode of New Books in Chinese Studies. Today, I will be talking to Columbia University professor Ying Qian about her new book, Revolutionary Becomings: Documentary Media in Twentieth-Century China (Columbia UP, 2023). The volume enriches our understanding of media’s role in China’s revolutionary history by turning to documentar…
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What we see through our windshields reflects ideas about our national identity, consumerism, and infrastructure. For better or worse, windshields have become a major frame for viewing the nonhuman world. The view from the road is one of the main ways in which we experience our environments. These vistas are the result of deliberate historical force…
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Joel, Obadiah, and Micah all prophesied not after a calamity struck but right before a potential crisis or during the crisis itself. Facing immanent catastrophe, the Jewish people had to decide where their loyalties lay. Join us as we speak with Rav Yaakov Beasley about his book Joel, Obadiah, and Micah: Facing the Storm (Maggid, 2024). He draws fr…
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GOOD EVENING. The show begins tonight in the market waiting for cheaper money and runaway growth... 1920 Wall Street bombing. CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR FIRST HOUR 9-915 #Markets: As many as 3 quarter point cuts by year's end? Liz Peek The Hill. Fox News and Fox Business https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-07-16/-trump-tra…
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2/2: #HOTEL MARS: ROSCOSMOS plans for a moon lander, moon station and moon base, Anatoly Zak, RussianSpaceWeb.com. David Livingston, SpaceShow.com https://russianspaceweb.com/protected/spacecraft-manned-1967.html 1954By John Batchelor
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1/2: #HOTEL MARS: ROSCOSMOS plans for a moon lander, moon station and moon base, Anatoly Zak, RussianSpaceWeb.com. David Livingston, SpaceShow.com https://russianspaceweb.com/protected/spacecraft-manned-1967.html 1953By John Batchelor
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