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Modern War Institute

The Modern War Institute Podcast is the flagship podcast of the Modern War Institute at West Point. Featured guests include senior military leaders, scholars, and others who discuss the most important... Read more

Ranked #1

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Ep. 3 - "The Once and Future Mission" with Michael O'Hanlon

Ep. 3 - "The Once and Future Mission" with Michael O'Hanlon

We talk to Michael O'Hanlon from the Brookings Institution about the current state of the Army, what the future of the A... Read more

15 Mar 2016

23mins

Ranked #2

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Ep. 4 - "The Evolving US Template to Global Security" with Eric Schmitt

Ep. 4 - "The Evolving US Template to Global Security" with Eric Schmitt

The United States currently has a limited appetite for large scale deployment of conventional forces, but the security s... Read more

24 Mar 2016

30mins

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Ep. 45 – The Battle for Mosul, with Col. Pat Work

Ep. 45 – The Battle for Mosul, with Col. Pat Work

Last summer, Iraq's prime minister declared victory in the long battle to retake Mosul from ISIS. The Iraqi security for... Read more

13 Feb 2018

39mins

Ranked #4

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Ep. 48 – China and its Quest for Enhanced Military Technology

Ep. 48 – China and its Quest for Enhanced Military Technology

In this episode, we speak to Elsa Kania, whose research is at the forefront of efforts to better understand the way Chin... Read more

29 Mar 2018

30mins

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Ep. 27 – The Battle of Barg-e Matal

Ep. 27 – The Battle of Barg-e Matal

This is the first episode in MWI's new podcast, "The Spear," which is aimed at providing a window into the combat experi... Read more

7 Jun 2017

37mins

Ranked #6

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Ep. 20 - "Championing Creativity" with Max Brooks

Ep. 20 - "Championing Creativity" with Max Brooks

Max Brooks talks about how creativity can only succeed if someone takes up and works for new ideas. From Army doctrine t... Read more

25 Jan 2017

17mins

Ranked #7

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Ep. 13 - "The American Soldier Experience" with Sebastian Junger

Ep. 13 - "The American Soldier Experience" with Sebastian Junger

The Modern War Institute talks Sebastian Junger's new book "Tribe" and about his on the ground experience in Afghanistan... Read more

4 Oct 2016

18mins

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Ep. 24 - Physical Fitness and National Security with Lt. Gen. (Ret) Mark Hertling

Ep. 24 - Physical Fitness and National Security with Lt. Gen. (Ret) Mark Hertling

In this episode, we talk to Lt. Gen. (Ret) Mark Hertling about the risk to military readiness and national security pose... Read more

26 Apr 2017

32mins

Ranked #9

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Ep. 40 – The Future Multi-Domain Battlespace, with Gen. David Perkins

Ep. 40 – The Future Multi-Domain Battlespace, with Gen. David Perkins

In this episode, Gen. David Perkins, commander of US Army Training and Doctrine Command, joins to talk about Multi-Domai... Read more

5 Dec 2017

31mins

Ranked #10

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Ep. 79 – How Science Can Optimize Cognitive Performance on the Battlefield

Ep. 79 – How Science Can Optimize Cognitive Performance on the Battlefield

This episode features a conversation with Dr. Amy Kruse, chief scientific officer at the Platypus Institute. She discuss... Read more

12 Jun 2019

22mins

Ranked #11

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Ep. 41 – "Are We Destined for War with China?" – Dr. Graham Allison

Ep. 41 – "Are We Destined for War with China?" – Dr. Graham Allison

In this episode, MWI's Capt. Jake Miraldi speaks to Dr. Graham Allison, author of the book "Destined for War: Can Americ... Read more

20 Dec 2017

27mins

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Ep. 22 - On Writing and War

Ep. 22 - On Writing and War

In this episode, four writers discuss the ways that writing can help clarify our thinking about war—past, present, and f... Read more

1 Mar 2017

31mins

Ranked #13

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Ep. 25 - Opening Shock: Four Combat Jump Veterans Tell Their Stories

Ep. 25 - Opening Shock: Four Combat Jump Veterans Tell Their Stories

In this episode, a joint production with the West Point Center for Oral History, four combat jump veterans talk about th... Read more

10 May 2017

59mins

Ranked #14

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Ep. 76 – China's Quest for Enhanced Military Technology

Ep. 76 – China's Quest for Enhanced Military Technology

In this episode, we speak to Elsa Kania, whose research is at the forefront of efforts to better understand the way Chin... Read more

1 May 2019

30mins

Ranked #15

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Special Operations Forces on the Modern Battlefield

Special Operations Forces on the Modern Battlefield

Our guest on this episode of the MWI Podcast is Maj. Gen. Patrick Roberson. He is currently the commanding general of th... Read more

5 Mar 2020

32mins

Ranked #16

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"West Point and the War in Iraq" with LTG Robert L. Caslen Jr.

"West Point and the War in Iraq" with LTG Robert L. Caslen Jr.

The Modern War Institute has an exclusive discussion with LTG Robert L. Caslen Jr., 59th Superintendent of the United St... Read more

10 Aug 2016

31mins

Ranked #17

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Ep. 82 – Creating Warriors, with Matt Larsen

Ep. 82 – Creating Warriors, with Matt Larsen

This episode of the MWI Podcast features a conversation with Matt Larsen, known in many corners of the Army as the fathe... Read more

13 Aug 2019

33mins

Ranked #18

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Ep. 30 – Zombies and Global Security, with Max Brooks

Ep. 30 – Zombies and Global Security, with Max Brooks

In this episode, Capt. Jake Miraldi talks to Max Brooks, bestselling author of "World War Z" and "The Zombie Survival Gu... Read more

19 Jul 2017

20mins

Ranked #19

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Ep. 75 – The Army's Iraq War Self-Reflection

Ep. 75 – The Army's Iraq War Self-Reflection

In this episode of the MWI Podcast, Maj. Jake Miraldi is joined by retired Col. Frank Sobchak, one of the authors of the... Read more

17 Apr 2019

38mins

Ranked #20

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Ep. 42 – Sebastian Junger on Syria, Iraq, and the Rise of ISIS

Ep. 42 – Sebastian Junger on Syria, Iraq, and the Rise of ISIS

In this episode, MWI's Capt. Jake Miraldi talks to best selling author and award winning filmmaker Sebastian Junger abou... Read more

4 Jan 2018

28mins

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