Net Assessment
Hosted by Chris and Melanie and Zack · The Stimson Center
4.5from 656 ratings
- 196
- Episodes
- 74
- Transcribed
- 656
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2018
- First episode
About Net Assessment
Hosts Melanie Marlowe, Christopher Preble, and Zack Cooper, debate their way through some of the toughest and most contentious topics related to strategy, international relations, and the use of force. This podcast is brought to you by the Stimson Center and produced by University FM.
- Publisher
- The Stimson Center
- Category
- news · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 1 Oct 2018
- Latest episode
- 5 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
74 of 196 episodes have a transcript.
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Second to None? Evaluating a Second Island Chain Strategy
Published 5 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And I also think that the United States can maintain an alliance network in East Asia in the first island chain that is strong enough to convince those countries, not that they don't need to spend more, because I do think they're spending more, but that the existing security order can be upheld. […]
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