This episode we’re going to share a few of the more memorable exchanges from this year’s Tech Summit, including Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks; Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Dennis Crall; Director of the Space Development Agency Derek Tournear; Brian Weeden of the Secure World Foundation; Kelly Hammett, of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Directed Energy Directorate; Air Force Col. Eric Felt, the Director of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Space Vehicles Directorate; Mieke Eoyang, who is the Pentagon’s Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy; Ylli Bajraktari, Executive Director of the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence; and the NSA’s Director of Cybersecurity Rob Joyce. To watch any of these interviews in video, go here. Or read a transcript of this episode here.

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Tech Summit, in review

This episode we’re going to take a look at some of the most important issues shaping the future of U.S.-European security, including NATO, the EU, fringe politics, lessons from the Cold War, and evolving perceptions of both China and the U.S. Guests include: Dr. Alina Polyakova, president and CEO of the Center for European Policy Analysis; Elisabeth Braw, resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute And former NATO Ambassador Ivo Daalder, president of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Find a transcript of this episode here: https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2021/06/defense-one-radio-ep-84-biden-europe-and-future-transatlantic-security/174681/ 

Biden, Europe and the future of transatlantic security

This episode we’re going to learn about the Combahee River Raid, the first U.S. military operation to be organized and led by a woman. That woman was abolitionist Harriet Tubman. Dr. Edda Fields-Black of Carnegie Mellon University joins us to tell the story. Find a transcript of this episode here.

The U.S. military’s first woman-led mission

Retired U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Ty Seidule talks about the Confederacy, U.S. race relations, and inclusive changes throughout the recent history of the U.S. military. Seidule's memoir is called “Robert E. Lee and Me: A Southerner’s Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause.”

“Robert E. Lee and Me”

What lies ahead for Afghanistan? And what does that war look like today from the perspective of a Green Beret who spent several months trying to build Afghanistan’s military and police? We’ll break down those questions and a lot more in this episode of Defense One Radio, featuring Bill Roggio of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies.

The future of Afghanistan

There’s a new way of thinking about war that’s taking over the Pentagon. A lot has happened for its generals and for the country over the past 30 years of American warfare. And if this latest crop of generals get their wish, a lot could happen in just the first 30 minutes of America’s next large-scale war.  So — kind of like our last episode — preparing ourselves for the next world war is what this episode is all about, in three parts: From old capabilities to new ones (at the 1:21 mark) Opportunity and vulnerability (17:19) Mr. JADC2 Goes to Washington (31:47) Find a transcript of this episode here.

JADC2, explained

2034 could be a disastrous year for U.S.-China relations — and most of the rest of the world, according to a new work of fiction by former NATO Commander retired U.S. Navy Adm. Jim Stavridis and Marine veteran, journalist and writer Elliot Ackerman. The two have teamed up to write “2034: A Novel of the Next World War,” which was published this week by Penguin Random House.

“2034: A Novel of the Next World War”

Today we’re going to hear from journalist and author Gayle Tzemach Lemmon. She’s traveled to Syria several times over the past four years. And her new book, “The Daughters of Kobani: A Story of Rebellion, Courage, and Justice,” arrived on bookshelves just this week. Much of her reporting in it originated on Defense One, when she filed dispatches from Syria to Executive Editor Kevin Baron. The two of them talk about that story, the book, and what to expect for Syria's future, including from the Biden administration.

“The Daughters of Kobani” with Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

This episode, we’ll ask how we can better understand those hundreds of Americans who stormed the Capitol. We’ll also look into how now may really be the time to truly expand the way we think about certain key things like what “national security” means when an insurrection can be stoked so openly, as it was in the days leading up to January 6. Our guests are Robert Pape of the University of Chicago and director of the Chicago Project on Security and Threats (at the 2:45 mark); Divya Ramjee of the Center for Security, Innovation, and New Technology and Elsa Kania of the Center for a New American Security (at 11:54); and Peter W. Singer from the New America think tank (at 21:33). A transcript for this episode is available here.

Insurrection, social media and the future of tech policy

We’re bringing an end to our Outlook 2021 event series this episode. We’ll begin with a conversation between Senator Angus King, Independent from Maine, and Rep. Mike Gallagher, a Republican from Wisconsin. The two recently sat down with Defense One Tech Editor Patrick Tucker.  Then we’ll turn to our second conversation this episode, featuring Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, Democrat from New Hampshire. She spoke with Courtney Kube of NBC News. 

Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Angus King, along with Rep. Mike Gallagher

We’re joined today by Kori Schake of the American Enterprise Institute and Richard Fontaine of the Center for a New American Security. The two sat down with Defense One Executive Editor Kevin Baron for the latest in our Outlook 2021 event series.

What now for conservatives in national security?

We’re joined by the officer in charge of the U.S. military in the Middle East — Marine General Frank McKenzie. He recently sat down with Defense One’s senior national security correspondent Katie Bo Williams for the second in our Outlook 2021 event series.

CENTCOM’s Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg recently sat down from Brussels to chat with Defense One Executive Editor Kevin Baron. Their conversation was the first in Defense One's Outlook 2021 event series. Read or watch more from the series here.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg

This episode Defense One's Katie Bo Williams and Patrick Tucker unpack the national security policies and possible changes from an incoming Biden administration.

What to expect from the Biden administration

Army Chief Gen. James McConville is back on the program. This episode, Defense One's Ben Watson asks how the Army is dealing with the coronavirus and the threat posed by Russia. The Army chief also discusses a joint Air Force project to link everything on the battlefield — known as Combined Joint All Domain Command and Control, or CJADC2 — as well as what non-military books he's reading. Find a transcript of this conversation here.

Army Chief Gen. McConville returns

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