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Defense One Radio, Ep. 116: Has US foreign policy become too militarized?

Two researchers compiled data on U.S. military interventions from 1776 to 2019. Here's what they learned.

  • Ben Watson
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Today's D Brief: US adds 4 military sites in Philippines; New US arms to Ukraine?; Poverty floods Afghanistan; French seize weapons bound for Yemen; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
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Today's D Brief: Bracing for Russia's next offensive; US reaches hypersonic milestone; US, RoK promise more exercises; NATO's Stoltenberg in Tokyo; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
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Today's D Brief: Drone attack on Iranian arms facility; War with China in 2025?; Germany rules out fighter jets to Kyiv; SecDef Austin to the Pacific; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
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Today's D Brief: ISIS official killed in Somalia; New missile sub delayed; US widens Wagner sanctions; Crime rate falls; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
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Today's D Brief: More tanks to Ukraine; Kyiv eyes fighter jets; Election deniers atop HASC; New USMC base in Guam; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
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Today's D Brief: Germany OKs tank transfer; US announcement expected; Strategy change?; Raytheon reorg; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Marcus Weisgerber
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Today's D Brief: Poland formally requests German tanks for Kyiv; Stoltenberg in Berlin; China's missing missile; Erdogan chills NATO expansion bids; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
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Today's D Brief: 180K Russian casualties in Ukraine, Norway DM says; Amphib study under wraps; Berlin steps aside on Leopard 2 request; Paris mulls tanks for Ukraine; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
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Defense One Radio, Ep. 115: Preparing for conflict in the Indo-Pacific

An Army two-star general explains his proposal to send a multi-domain task force to the region.

  • Ben Watson, Maj. Gen. J.B. Vowell and Maj. Kevin Joyce
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Today's D Brief: More US weapons to Ukraine; Berlin stays mum on tank decision; Russian forces advance; DCIA to Kyiv; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
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Today's D Brief: Ukraine oversight on the Hill; Kyiv wants German tanks; Estonia, Sweden donate weapons; USAF's JADC2 next steps; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
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Today's D Brief: 200 Canadian APCs to Ukraine; Dutch weigh Patriots to Kyiv; Contact meeting lookahead; Army's new pay system; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
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Today's D Brief: UK sending tanks to Ukraine; Germany's military chief steps down; RoK searching for arms buyers; More sonar for frigates; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
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Today's D Brief: Moscow, Kyiv claim to hold Soledar; Russia losing 500 troops daily, Reznikov says; Patriot training to begin in Oklahoma; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
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Today's D Brief: S. Korea mulls going nuclear; Japan, US expanding military, space cooperation; China's personnel problem; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
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Today's D Brief: Poland says it's sending tanks to Ukraine; Russia fires Ukraine war commander; USMC restructuring in Japan; What young shipmakers want; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
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Today's D Brief: Russia makes gains around Soledar; C-UAS delays to Ukraine; US seizes arms bound for Yemen; HASC's Rogers gets started; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
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Today's D Brief: $3B in more US aid to Ukraine; Stoltenberg's message for Sweden; China maintains pressure on Taiwan; Wargame brings bad news for Beijing; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
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Today's D Brief: US sending Bradleys to Ukraine; Germany sends Patriot battery to Kyiv; USN transits Taiwan Strait; New border policy; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
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