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Too Slow to Win: How America's Drone Bureaucracy Is Losing the Most Important Military Race of Our Time

Guest contributer Armin Aryafar writes on defense procurement, emerging technology, and geopolitics.

Apr 13 • Armin Aryafar

Ukraine as a Drone Superpower

The World Takes Notice of Its Most Battle-Tested Drone Army

Apr 10 • Ken Briggs

Amphibious Warfare and the Limits of Optimism

Case studies in what happens when planning meets reality

Apr 8 • Ken Briggs

The New Nuclear Diplomacy

Small Modular Nuclear Reactors Are Becoming a Foreign Policy Tool

Apr 6 • Ken Briggs

Taiwan Is Watching Iran. So Is Beijing

While America Fights One War, It May Be Signaling the Start of Another

Apr 4 • Ken Briggs

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Panama, Greenland, and the United States

Jan 8, 2025 • Ken Briggs

From Texas to Massachusetts

Sep 10, 2025 • Ken Briggs

Education Policy and Reform with Don Parker | Current History Podcast #4

Feb 12 • Ken Briggs

The Next Front in the U.S.–China Trade War Isn’t Chips: It’s Rocks

Nov 1, 2025 • Ken Briggs

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