<![CDATA[The Free Press: School of War]]>https://www.thefp.com/s/school-of-warhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XTc7!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9cb7f208-a15c-46a8-a040-7e7a2150def9_1280x1280.pngThe Free Press: School of Warhttps://www.thefp.com/s/school-of-warSubstackTue, 21 Jul 2026 00:34:19 GMT<![CDATA[‘The Odyssey’ and the Search for Historical Truth, with James Diggle and John Underhill]]>https://www.thefp.com/p/the-odyssey-and-the-search-for-historicalhttps://www.thefp.com/p/the-odyssey-and-the-search-for-historicalFri, 17 Jul 2026 09:01:39 GMTJames Diggle, emeritus professor of Greek and Latin at Cambridge University, and John Underhill, professor of geoscience and energy transition at the University of Aberdeen, join School of War to discuss their decades-long search for the real Ithaca of Homer’s Odyssey. Based on their recent Antigone journal article, “In Search of Ithaca,” they explain w…

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]]><![CDATA[America’s Iran Problem Isn’t Going Away, with Mike Doran]]>https://www.thefp.com/p/americas-iran-problem-isnt-going-awayhttps://www.thefp.com/p/americas-iran-problem-isnt-going-awayTue, 14 Jul 2026 09:01:03 GMTMike Doran, senior fellow and director of the Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East at the Hudson Institute, returns to School of War to examine why the war with Iran continues despite devastating military setbacks for Tehran. Is President Trump’s Iran strategy truly different from President Obama’s, or are the similarities overstated? What d…

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]]><![CDATA[Lindsey Graham: The Last of the ‘Three Amigos’ with Vance Serchuk]]>https://www.thefp.com/p/lindsey-graham-the-three-amigoshttps://www.thefp.com/p/lindsey-graham-the-three-amigosMon, 13 Jul 2026 21:03:24 GMTVance Serchuk, executive director and partner at the KKR Global Institute, and former senior national security adviser to Senator Joe Lieberman, was uniquely positioned to witness one of the most influential partnerships in modern American foreign policy: the “Three Amigos” of John McCain, Joe Lieberman, and Lindsey Graham. What made their partnership s…

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]]><![CDATA[How Choke Points Became Weapons of War, with Edward Fishman]]>https://www.thefp.com/p/how-choke-points-became-weapons-ofhttps://www.thefp.com/p/how-choke-points-became-weapons-ofFri, 10 Jul 2026 09:02:04 GMTEdward Fishman, senior fellow and director of the Greenberg Center for Geoeconomics at the Council on Foreign Relations, joins School of War to discuss his New York Times best-selling book, Chokepoints: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare. How has the United States turned the global economy into a strategic weapon? What are the strengths and l…

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]]><![CDATA[Four Years Fighting Russia: An American Soldier’s Testimony]]>https://www.thefp.com/p/four-years-fighting-russia-ukraine-an-americanhttps://www.thefp.com/p/four-years-fighting-russia-ukraine-an-americanTue, 07 Jul 2026 09:01:48 GMTDavid, a U.S. military veteran who has been fighting voluntarily alongside Ukrainian forces, joins School of War to discuss how four years on the front lines have transformed modern warfare. How has combat in Ukraine changed since Russia’s 2022 invasion? Why have first-person view drones become the defining weapon of the war? What misconceptions does th…

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]]><![CDATA[The American Revolution Was a World War, with Richard Bell]]>https://www.thefp.com/p/the-american-revolution-was-a-worldhttps://www.thefp.com/p/the-american-revolution-was-a-worldFri, 03 Jul 2026 10:03:06 GMTRichard Bell, historian, professor at the University of Maryland, and author of The American Revolution and the Fate of the World, joins School of War to discuss how the American Revolution became a global conflict that stretched from Boston to the Caribbean, Europe, India, and beyond. How did George Washington’s strategy force Britain to fight a world …

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]]><![CDATA[One Battle of Hormuz After Another, with Sal Mercogliano]]>https://www.thefp.com/p/one-battle-of-hormuz-after-anotherhttps://www.thefp.com/p/one-battle-of-hormuz-after-anotherMon, 29 Jun 2026 18:22:00 GMTSal Mercogliano, professor of history at Campbell University and host of the What’s Going on with Shipping? YouTube channel, joins the show once again to discuss Iran’s renewed attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Why is the ceasefire already beginning to unravel? What is Iran trying to accomplish by asserting control over the Strait?…

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]]><![CDATA[Why Chimpanzees Go to War, with John Mitani]]>https://www.thefp.com/p/why-chimpanzees-go-to-war-with-johnhttps://www.thefp.com/p/why-chimpanzees-go-to-war-with-johnFri, 26 Jun 2026 10:03:05 GMTDr. John Mitani, professor emeritus in the department of anthropology at the University of Michigan and recipient of the Charles R. Darwin Lifetime Achievement Award, joins School of War to discuss the violent chimpanzee civil war he documented among the Ngogo chimpanzees in Uganda. What caused one of the world’s largest chimpanzee communities to turn o…

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]]><![CDATA[From Teenage Soldier to Commander in Ukraine, with Mamuka Mamulashvili]]>https://www.thefp.com/p/from-teenage-soldier-to-commanderhttps://www.thefp.com/p/from-teenage-soldier-to-commanderTue, 23 Jun 2026 09:01:51 GMTEarlier this year, Aaron MacLean visited Ukraine, where he met with Georgian Legion commander Mamuka Mamulashvili. What happens when a boy goes to war at 14 years old? What does a lifetime of fighting Russians teach you about how they operate? And what lessons should the West be learning from the war in Ukraine?

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]]><![CDATA[Can Courage Save America? With Rye Barcott]]>https://www.thefp.com/p/courage-save-america-rye-barcotthttps://www.thefp.com/p/courage-save-america-rye-barcottFri, 19 Jun 2026 09:02:08 GMTRye Barcott, co-founder and CEO of With Honor, veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, and author of Courage Can Save Us, joins School of War to discuss the meaning of courage, the enduring value of service, and the challenge of bridging America’s growing political divides. What separates courage from bravery? Can military service help heal a polarized Americ…

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]]><![CDATA[Reading Trump’s Iran Deal So You Don’t Have To, with Mark Dubowitz]]>https://www.thefp.com/p/reading-trumps-iran-deal-so-you-donthttps://www.thefp.com/p/reading-trumps-iran-deal-so-you-dontThu, 18 Jun 2026 01:50:39 GMTMark Dubowitz, CEO of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, returns to School of War to discuss the newly released memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran. What does the deal actually say? What are its biggest strategic implications? And is it comparable to the JCPOA—or something worse?

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]]><![CDATA[Auditing the Iran War, with Eliot Cohen]]>https://www.thefp.com/p/auditing-the-iran-war-eliot-cohenhttps://www.thefp.com/p/auditing-the-iran-war-eliot-cohenTue, 16 Jun 2026 09:01:54 GMTEliot Cohen, Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy at the Center for Strategic and International Studies; professor emeritus at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies; author of The Strategist: How to Think About War and Politics; and co-host of the Shield of the Republic podcast, joins School of War to discuss the recent agreement between …

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]]><![CDATA[The Start-Up Spirit Behind America’s Founding, with Arthur Herman]]>https://www.thefp.com/p/the-start-up-spirit-behind-americashttps://www.thefp.com/p/the-start-up-spirit-behind-americasFri, 12 Jun 2026 09:01:36 GMTArthur Herman, senior research fellow at the Civitas Institute at the University of Texas at Austin and author of Founder’s Fire: From 1776 to the Age of Trump, joins School of War to discuss how America’s Founding Fathers helped create a culture of innovation in technology, industry, and warfare. Who are the most important founders of the past and pres…

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]]><![CDATA[Why a Weakened Iran Remains Dangerous, with Behnam Ben Taleblu]]>https://www.thefp.com/p/why-a-weakened-iran-remains-dangeroushttps://www.thefp.com/p/why-a-weakened-iran-remains-dangerousTue, 09 Jun 2026 16:18:36 GMTBehnam Ben Taleblu, senior director of Foundation for Defense of Democracies’ (FDD) Iran Program and a senior fellow specializing in Iranian security and political issues, returns to School of War to discuss the latest round of fighting between Israel and Iran. Why did this latest wave of Iranian missile attacks feel different? Why does a weakened Iran …

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]]><![CDATA[The AI Arms Race: Can Our Intel Community Keep Up? With Anthony Vinci]]>https://www.thefp.com/p/the-ai-arms-race-can-our-intel-community-keep-up-anthony-vincihttps://www.thefp.com/p/the-ai-arms-race-can-our-intel-community-keep-up-anthony-vinciFri, 05 Jun 2026 09:01:41 GMTAnthony Vinci—co-founder and CEO of Vico, an AI company that empowers judgment and analysis in finance and national security, and author of The Fourth Intelligence Revolution—joins School of War to discuss the technological evolution of spy craft. How does an intelligence officer operate in a world of rapidly advancing technology? What happens when mach…

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]]><![CDATA[The Iran War and a New World Order in Asia, with Rep. Michael Baumgartner]]>https://www.thefp.com/p/the-iran-war-and-a-new-world-orderhttps://www.thefp.com/p/the-iran-war-and-a-new-world-orderTue, 02 Jun 2026 09:01:14 GMTRep. Michael Baumgartner, who represents Washington’s Fifth Congressional District, joins the show from Singapore at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue. What was the tone and significance of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s speech? How are the Asian economies fairing after the closure of the Strait of Hormuz? And what is the future of the American-led order i…

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]]><![CDATA[The Secret Mission to Save Europe’s Jews, with Matti Friedman]]>https://www.thefp.com/p/the-secret-mission-to-save-europeshttps://www.thefp.com/p/the-secret-mission-to-save-europesFri, 29 May 2026 09:02:21 GMTMatti Friedman is an award-winning journalist and columnist at The Free Press. He joins the show to discuss his latest book, Out of the Sky: Heroism and Rebirth in Nazi Europe. On whose behalf were the Zionist Jews fighting the British during World War II? What happened to the legendary Zionist figure Hannah Senesh? And how did a war story without battl…

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]]><![CDATA[The Democratic Party’s Worldview, with Jake Sullivan]]>https://www.thefp.com/p/the-democratic-partys-worldview-withhttps://www.thefp.com/p/the-democratic-partys-worldview-withTue, 26 May 2026 09:02:41 GMTJake Sullivan, former U.S. national security adviser under President Joe Biden, Kissinger professor of the practice of statecraft and world order at the Harvard Kennedy School, and co-host of The Long Game podcast, joins School of War to discuss geopolitics through the lens of today’s Democratic Party. Where do Democrats stand on China, Israel, Iran, an…

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]]><![CDATA[Niall Ferguson on Cold War II and the Rise of Anti-History]]>https://www.thefp.com/p/niall-ferguson-on-cold-war-ii-andhttps://www.thefp.com/p/niall-ferguson-on-cold-war-ii-andFri, 22 May 2026 09:02:38 GMTSir Niall Ferguson, Milbank Family Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and columnist at The Free Press, joins the show in front of a live audience to discuss the perilous moment we find ourselves in and how it all relates to history. What is the status of the Iran war? What is influencing President Donald Trump’s policymaking? How do we defeat a dan…

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]]><![CDATA[Grading Operation Epic Fury, with Christian Brose]]>https://www.thefp.com/p/grading-operation-epic-fury-with-christian-brosehttps://www.thefp.com/p/grading-operation-epic-fury-with-christian-broseTue, 19 May 2026 09:02:41 GMTChristian Brose, president and chief strategy officer of Anduril Industries and author of The Kill Chain: Defending America in the Future of High-Tech Warfare, joins the show to help us evaluate American performance against Iran so far and discuss the state of defense innovation in America. What is on the cutting edge? Where are we falling behind? And w…

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