- 97
- Episodes
- 30
- Transcribed
- 24
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2022
- First episode
About This Means War
Conversations about contemporary warfare and what it means for the future of fighting. Each episode will look at how wars are being fought around the world today, whether (and why) this is important, and what it all might mean for militaries and national security in the coming decades.
- Publisher
- Peter Roberts
- Category
- government
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 13 Jun 2022
- Latest episode
- 7 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
30 of 97 episodes have a transcript.
7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
What might the US midterm elections mean for Allies?
7 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Financing Deterrence
10 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Land Power and contemporary conflict
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What might the US midterm elections mean for Allies?
Published 7 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And now all of these things, like all politics, have a domestic origin. Donald Trump wasn't elected because he was a normal mainstream president that normal Americans thought, yes, he's the guy to carry on the current traditions. He ran and he was chosen as someone who said there are issues with the current order that are against U.S. national interest. He very cleverly, I think, as a political reader of the situation, noted that the U.S. adherence to free trade and international trade agreements was increasingly under duress. And especially with a large, you know, the second largest trade power in the world. the first largest manufacturing power, China, was increasingly impacting the bottom dollar. […]
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- John Hemmings
- Robbie Boyd
- Jack Watling
- Ewan Lawson
- Mike Martin
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 24 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 57 / 100
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- 81
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 85
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