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Hudson Institute

A weekly podcast hosted by Marshall Kosloff and produced by Hudson Institute that believes that the “Arsenal of Democracy” is not merely a state of military, industrial, and societal readiness, but a conception of America’s role as the world reckons with a shifting geopolitical order, revanchist Great Power rivals, and global debates about the prospects for liberal democracy.

Arsenal of Democracy

A weekly podcast hosted by Marshall Kosloff, and produced by Hudson Institute, that believes that the “Arsenal of Democracy” is not merely a state of military, industrial, and societal readiness, but a conception of America’s role as the world reckons with a shifting geopolitical order, revanchist Great Power rivals, and global debates about the prospects for liberal democracy.

Join us each week by listening wherever you find podcasts or watching our video version of the show by subscribing to Hudson Institute on YouTube. See you soon.

Introducing Arsenal of Democracy

Walter Russell Mead joins host Marshall Kosloff to review what an American “arsenal of democracy” really means and what it would take to build one for the twenty-first century. Walter and Marshall also survey the shifting world order, from the war in Ukraine to the China challenge, to identify what American leadership can do against increasingly influential great power rivals.

Watch the show on Hudson's YouTube: youtube.com/@hudsoninstitute

Learn more at: Hudson.org

1. America Is Not in Decline, but It Needs Help (feat. Walter Russell Mead)

With the first Republican presidential primary debate set to kick off the 2024 presidential election, Peter Rough joins Arsenal of Democracy to preview the key foreign policy issues that will be front and center for candidates. Peter and Marshall Kosloff discuss what has changed for the GOP since then-candidate Donald Trump burst onto the scene, how political leaders should think about and approach the war in Ukraine, and other key regions and theaters.

Peter Rough is a senior fellow and director of the Center on Europe and Eurasia at Hudson Institute. Find his policy brief, “Why a Ukrainian Victory Matters to Americans,” discussed in the episode, here.

2. Foreign Policy and the 2024 Election (feat. Peter Rough)

Former US Attorney General and Hudson Institute Distinguished Fellow Bill Barr joins Arsenal of Democracy to discuss the drug crisis in the United States, the role of Mexico’s drug cartels, and what the US can do about it. Read AG Barr’s op-ed, “The US Must Defeat Mexico’s Drug Cartels” here.

William P. Barr is a distinguished fellow at Hudson Institute. He served as US attorney general from 1991 to 1993 and from 2018 to 2020.

3. How to Defeat Mexico’s Drug Cartels (feat. Bill Barr)

What does success in the struggle against the People's Republic of China look like? Senior Fellow John Lee joins Arsenal of Democracy to deep dive on his report on the topic, co-authored with Lavina Lee, available here: https://www.hudson.org/foreign-policy/success-struggle-against-people-republic-china-john-lavina-lee

John Lee is a senior fellow at Hudson Institute. He is also a senior fellow (non-resident) at the United States Studies Centre and adjunct professor at the University of Sydney.

4. How to Succeed in the Struggle against the People's Republic of China (feat. John Lee)

Nadia Schadlow joins Arsenal of Democracy to discuss the intersection of national security, supply chains, and critical technologies. The principal author of the Trump administration’s 2017 National Security Strategy, Nadia discusses key considerations in formulating strategy, the United States’ technological competition with China, how the US government can solve problems, and specific technologies of importance to US national security.

 • Read Nadia’s essay, 
“The Forgotten Element of Strategy.” • Read Nadia’s 
report on energetic materials.
Nadia Schadlow is a senior fellow at Hudson Institute and co-chair of the Hamilton Commission on Securing America’s National Security Innovation Base.

5. National Security, Supply Chains, and Critical Technologies (feat. Nadia Schadlow)

Rebeccah Heinrichs joins Arsenal of Democracy to discuss the key elements of strategic deterrence, how the US can deter China and Russia, and the resources and political policies needed to execute such a strategy. Heinrichs is a senior fellow at Hudson Institute and the director of its Keystone Defense Initiative. She specializes in US national defense policy with a focus on strategic deterrence. Follow her latest work and analysis.

Watch the show on Hudson's YouTube: youtube.com/@hudsoninstitute

Learn more at: Hudson.org

6. Strategic Hard Power Deterrence Can Stop China and Russia in Their Tracks (feat. Rebeccah Heinrichs)

Hudson Senior Fellow's Bryan Clark and Dan Patt join host Marshall Kosloff to introduce the Center for Defense Concepts and Technology and explain how defense innovation, tactics and strategies must adapt to keep America's great power adversaries guessing.

7. Technology and the Operational Art of War (feat. Bryan Clark & Dan Patt)

Senior Fellow Luke Coffey joins the show to break down Ukraine funding, the state of the counter-offensive and how politics plays out in great power conflicts. Additionally, Coffey illustrates why the outcome in Ukraine is directly related to America's role and reputation around the globe.

8. Politics, Power and the Meaning of Victory in Ukraine (feat. Luke Coffey)

Michael Doran, Hudson Institute senior fellow and co-host of the Counterbalance podcast, joins the show following Hamas’ brutal attack on Israel to discuss what we can expect in a war between Israel and Hamas and the forces behind this conflict: Iran, Russia and China, working together to sow chaos globally and directly challenge the US and its allies.

9. Israel at War (feat. Mike Doran)

Amid ongoing war in Ukraine and the Middle East, as well as China’s looming threat over Taiwan, the United States faces the possibility of wars on three fronts. Can America's modern Arsenal of Democracy sustain such engagement? Will US allies join the efforts? Foreign Policy's Jack Detsch joins host Marshall Kosloff to answer these questions and more. 

Read Jack's piece: The Pentagon is Trying to Rebuild the Arsenal of Democracy

19: Can a US Arsenal of Democracy Handle Conflicts on Three Fronts? (feat. Jack Detsch)

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