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Hostages, Assassinations, and the Future of National Defense

August 8, 2024 Shield of the Republic

Eric and Eliot discuss the multinational hostage return deal with Russia, the Israeli strikes in Beirut and Tehran, and the recent release of the National Defense Strategy Commission report.

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Podcast: Paul Nitze: National Security’s Forgotton Man

August 1, 2024 Shield of the Republic

Eric and Eliot host James Graham Wilson, an historian in the Department of State's Historian's Office, to discuss his new book, America's Cold Warrior: Paul Nitze and National Security From Roosevelt to Reagan. 

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US faces growing threats, and we’re woefully unprepared. Here’s how to fix that.

August 1, 2024 The Hill

The national security threats against the U.S. are as significant as and more complex than they were at the height of the Cold War or even World War II. We are not prepared to meet these threats today and could, in very short order, find ourselves in a war across multiple theaters with peer and near-peer adversaries that we could lose.   

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Video: Eric Edelman and Mara Rudman on U.S. Military Readiness

July 31, 2024 C-SPAN

The Commission on the National Defense Strategy Vice Chair Eric Edelman and Commissioner Mara Rudman talk about the bipartisan panel’s report on U.S. defense strategy and military readiness.

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Video: Uphill Battle: Report Says U.S. Is Not Prepared for Major Threats

July 31, 2024 Fox News

The final report of the Commission on the National Defense Strategy for the United States says the United States is not prepared for challenges due to the Russia-China alliance.

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Video: Findings and Recommendations of the Commission on the National Defense Strategy

July 30, 2024 U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services

Commissioners present their unanimous conclusions and recommendations before Congress.