Episodes

  • Russia's Other War in Europe

    Russia's Other War in Europe
    Aug 19 2024
    The Overheard podcast discusses Russian political warfare operations and objectives in Georgia and Moldova with the people who are fighting back against Moscow's efforts. Join Philip Wasielewski as he discusses Russia's covert war in its former Soviet space with Batu Kutelia, David Sikharulidze, Valeriu Pasa, and Sergehi Ostaf as they tell in their own words what Russian political warfare is doing to their countries' sovereignty and independence.
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    47 mins
  • Lessons Learned from the Intelligence Reform Act of 2004

    Lessons Learned from the Intelligence Reform Act of 2004
    Jul 16 2024
    On the 20th anniversary year of the legislation creating the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Phil Wasielewski discusses with former acting Director of Central Intelligence John McLaughlin and former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence Sue Gordon the effects of this law and what impact it has had on the Intelligence Community.
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    46 mins
  • An American Irregular Warfare Success Story: OSS Detachment 101 in Burma During WWII

    An American Irregular Warfare Success Story: OSS Detachment 101 in Burma During WWII
    Jun 14 2024
    Phil Wasielewski and US Army Special Operations Command historian Troy Sacquety explore how the Office of Strategic Services waged a little known but strategically impactful irregular war against the Japanese army in Burma with the help of local guerrilla fighters and how lessons learned from this campaign can be applied today.
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    38 mins
  • Irregular Warfare in Afghanistan

    Irregular Warfare in Afghanistan
    May 1 2024
    This week Phil Wasielewski is joined by retired Special Forces colonel Hy Rothstein to discuss irregular warfare in Afghanistan, lessons learned, and lessons that still need to be learned.
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    25 mins
  • The American Way of Irregular Warfare: An Interview with LTG (Ret) Charles T. Cleveland

    The American Way of Irregular Warfare: An Interview with LTG (Ret) Charles T. Cleveland
    Apr 3 2024
    Join host Philip Wasielewski for a discussion with General Cleveland on lessons learned in irregular warfare operations during his career in Special Forces.

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    48 mins
  • Political Warfare Toolbox: Russia

    Political Warfare Toolbox: Russia
    Mar 21 2024
    Thomas Kent, former president and CEO of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, joins host Philip Wasielewski to discuss Russian nontraditional warfare operations against the West.
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    29 mins
  • Political Warfare Toolbox: Iran

    Political Warfare Toolbox: Iran
    Feb 2 2024
    FPRI Senior Fellow Chris Bolan joins host Philip Wasielewski to discuss Iranian nontraditional warfare operations against the US interests in the Middle East.
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    31 mins
  • Political Warfare Toolbox: China

    Political Warfare Toolbox: China
    Dec 18 2023
    Political warfare, which FPRI defines as the overt or covert employment of elements of national power including cyber, economic, financial, informational, paramilitary, and political statecraft tools, short of declared war, against a hostile state or non-state actor to achieve political goals, was the essence of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States from 1947-1991. Today, some say another Cold War using political warfare tools is underway between Communist China and the United States but that only China is fighting it. This episode discusses Chinese political warfare operations against the United States with Dr. Seth Jones, Vice President of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, who has just completed a major study on this topic.
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    38 mins