Behind the White House Curtain
Journalist and FSO (you read that correctly!) Steve Herman's new book Behind the White House Curtain delves into the balance between, as Pete says, being the pitcher and the umpire at the same time. ...
8 Aug 202432min
Rivalry on Earth, Rivalry in Space
General Brook Leonard is back to focus on China as our competitor in space. What is rivalry in space – economic, military, both? And what can we learn from China's holistic approach to space? The t...
1 Aug 202438min
Space Diplomacy
Major General Brook Leonard joins us to parse "coopetition" in the 3rd space age. With vital interests ranging from movement of money to food security, space technology is moving faster than rules an...
25 Jul 202449min
NATO Summit: Too Hot, Too Cold or Just Right?
NATO celebrated its 75th year anniversary last week. It doubled down on Ukraine support and the Alliance now sees Itself as the bulwark against growing anti-democratic regimes. Ambassador Kurt Volker,...
18 Jul 202429min
Cognitive Warfare
Tricks, tricks, tricks. General Robert Schmidle, expert in cognitive warfare, helps us understand that although this has gone on for centuries, what's different today is the scope and scale. How do ...
11 Jul 202439min
More Travels With Pete – Huarani Part 2
Recently the indigenous of the Amazon have been gifted with Starlink, but to what effect? Years ago, Pete visited a similar community, botched up a boar hunt, drank the mystery drink chicha, and recei...
4 Jul 202433min
Starlink in the Amazon? Uh-oh.
Years ago, Pete visited the Amazon and made friends with some very remotely located people. His visit raised questions: Did he do the right thing? Now others, far more remote, have been visited by El...
27 Jun 202446min
AI - Demon Taking Over, or Tool for Diplomacy?
What does expertise look like in diplomacy with recent rapid changes in technology? Will AI replace diplomats? What is AI good at, and where is it dangerous? Large language models are great for bra...
20 Jun 202436min
