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Brass TacticsRock the Casbah ReloadedRecapping the recent US involvement with the Middle East***All opinions expressed are those of the speakers and reflect the position of no other entities*** ***Our music credits: "Achilles" and "Heavy Interlude" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Sound **Photo Credit: Google Gerini image creator.2025-07-0333 min
Brass TacticsEp 29: Oval Office OrationDiscussing the Zelenskyy press fiasco***All opinions expressed are those of the speakers and reflect the position of no other entities*** ***Our music credits: "Achilles" and "Heavy Interlude" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Sound **Photo Credit: Google image creator.2025-03-0439 min
Brass TacticsEP 28: VanceguardTalking through some of the implications of VP Vance's Munich Conference Speech***All opinions expressed are those of the speakers and reflect the position of no other entities*** ***Our music credits: "Achilles" and "Heavy Interlude" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Sound **Photo Credit: ChatGPT mage creator.2025-02-2436 min
Brass TacticsPlaza de Gaza and Ukraine tooWondering what the U.S. plans with Gaza and the war in Ukraine? So are we...
What will the DOD look like after it faces the might of DOG?***All opinions expressed are those of the speakers and reflect the position of no other entities*** ***Our music credits: "Achilles" and "Heavy Interlude" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Sound **Photo Credit: Bing image creator.2025-02-1445 min
Brass TacticsDO(D)GEWhat will the DOD look like after it faces the might of DOG?***All opinions expressed are those of the speakers and reflect the position of no other entities*** ***Our music credits: "Achilles" and "Heavy Interlude" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Sound **Photo Credit: Unknown2025-02-0738 min
Brass TacticsNew Year, New TacticsPete and Joe return with a once over of what they think this year will bring. ***All opinions expressed are those of the speakers and reflect the position of no other entities*** ***Our music credits: "Achilles" and "Heavy Interlude" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Sound **Photo Credit: google Bing AI2025-01-3148 min
Brass TacticsPeter Ist Ein BerlinerPete and Joe go over what was discussed at the recent military history conference Peter attended in Berlin. ***All opinions expressed are those of the speakers and reflect the position of no other entities*** ***Our music credits: "Achilles" and "Heavy Interlude" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Sound **Photo Credit: google Gemini AI2024-09-1831 min
Brass TacticsBrass BuzzwordsPete and Joe discuss CJADC2 and some of the related buzzwords floating around the defense community today.
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Brass TacticsNot With a Bang...Pete, Matt, and Joe discuss prospects of how the ongoing war in Ukraine might end.***All opinions expressed are those of the speakers and reflect the position of no other entities*** ***Our music credits: "Achilles" and "Heavy Interlude" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Sound **Photo Credit: google Gemini AI2024-09-0437 min
Brass TacticsUkounterattack Part IIPete and Joe talk their analysis of the air defense and artillery perspectives of the Kursk offensive. ***All opinions expressed are those of the speakers and reflect the position of no other entities*** ***Our music credits: "Heavy Interlude" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Sound **Photo Credit: google Gemini AI2024-08-2826 min
Brass TacticsUkounterattack Part 1Pete and Joe talk their analysis of the Kursk offensive. ***All opinions expressed are those of the speakers and reflect the position of no other entities*** ***Our music credits: "Heavy Interlude" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Sound **Photo Credit: google AI2024-08-2230 min
Brass TacticsIran Shenan-Agains?Pete and Joe talk the uncomfortable wait for an Iranian response to the Israeli surgical strike. ***All opinions expressed are those of the speakers and reflect the position of no other entities*** ***Our music credits: “Crisis” Intro and "Heavy Interlude" outro by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Sound
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Brass TacticsNational Defunct Strategy?Pete and Joe talk the latest National Defense Strategy review. ***All opinions expressed are those of the speakers and reflect the position of no other entities*** ***Our music credits: “Achilles” Intro and "Heavy Interlude" outro by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Sound2024-08-0750 min
Brass TacticsBook TacticsBrass Tactics goes to the bookshelves for our reading list recommendations. ***All opinions expressed are those of the speakers and reflect the position of no other entities*** ***Our music credit: “Circus of Freaks” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Sound FX **GEM Projector 4.m4a by guyburns -- https://freesound.org/s/432520/ -- License: Creative Commons 02024-07-0949 min
Brass TacticsOf MOSS and MOUSE: Principles of WarIt has been a while since we bored you with some military theory so we thought we could take a swing at the principles of war this week. ***All opinions expressed are those of the speakers and reflect the position of no other entities*** ***Our music credit: “Circus of Freaks” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Sound FX **GEM Projector 4.m4a by guyburns -- https://freesound.org/s/432520/ -- License: Creative Commons 02024-06-2551 min
Brass TacticsBrass TicketsBrass Tactics goes to the war movies! ***All opinions expressed are those of the speakers and reflect the position of no other entities*** ***Our music credit: “Circus of Freaks” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Sound FX **GEM Projector 4.m4a by guyburns -- https://freesound.org/s/432520/ -- License: Creative Commons 02024-06-1148 min
Brass Tactics99 Fire Balloons and Other Asymmetric StoriesThe cast discusses asymmetric warfare with a special focus on how balloons have been used for tactical advantages consistently since their inception. ***All opinions expressed are those of the speakers and reflect the position of no other entities*** ***Our music credit: “Circus of Freaks” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/2024-05-2850 min
Brass TacticsThe Warrior's WorthPete, Joe, and Matt revisit force projection from a new perspective: the cost of deploying military force.
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Brass TacticsMay the Force Project YouJoe and Pete bring on their friend Matt to talk about force projection--a linchpin in the US national security strategy ***All opinions expressed are those of the speakers and reflect the position of no other entities*** ***Our music credit: “Circus of Freaks” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/2024-05-0750 min
Brass TacticsIsretaliationJoe and Pete discuss the Iranian retaliation strike after a two-week hiatus. Welcome to the world Joe's new baby! ***All opinions expressed are those of the speakers and reflect the position of no other entities*** ***Our music credit: “Circus of Freaks” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/2024-04-2344 min
Brass TacticsThe Palestine QuestionJoe and Pete get around to their own perspective on the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. Today's conflict in that region can clearly be traced to misguided approaches to foreign policy in the previous century. ***All opinions expressed are those of the speakers and reflect the position of no other entities*** ***Our music credit: “Circus of Freaks” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/2024-04-0249 min
Brass TacticsThe Wylie Way of WarJoe's better half steps in this week to talk about J.C. Wylie's old and underrated book, Military Strategy: A Theory of Power Control. ***All opinions expressed are those of the speakers and reflect the position of no other entities*** ***Our music credit: “Circus of Freaks” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/2024-03-2636 min
Brass TacticsA Short Turn on the Long GameThis week, Joe and Pete talk about China's Grand Strategy while reviewing Rush Doshi's book: The Long Game.***All opinions expressed are those of the speakers and reflect the position of no other entities*** ***Our music credit: “Circus of Freaks” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/2024-03-1942 min
Brass TacticsThe Mighty 'Merican M.I.C.Sean once again joins Pete and Joe to discuss the modern American Military-Industrial Complex and breakdown the ongoing debate on what to do about it.
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Brass TacticsPutin PerspectivePete and Joe discuss the Carlson-Putin interview and the different perspectives from which listeners can learn about Russia, Ukraine, and even the United States.
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Brass TacticsAll about M.E.? The M.I.D.L.I.F.E. CrisisThis week, Charles Faint, Chair for the Study of Special Operations at the Modern War Institute and founder of the Havok Journal: Voice of the Veteran Community, joins Pete and Joe to discuss some of the most basic framing tools for understanding foreign policy: the elements of national power.
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Brass TacticsEvolution of Military Affairs: Part IIJoe and Pete finish up discussing the evolution of warfare .
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Brass TacticsThe Evolution of Military Affairs: Part 1***All opinions expressed are those of the speakers and reflect the position of no other entities***
This is the first of a two-part episode which looks at the history of warfare through a theory called "Revolutions in Military Affairs."
Sorry for the late posting and audio quality issues-we had a devil of a time battling the audio software gremlins this week and lost.
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Brass TacticsDefense Innovation***ALL OPINIONS EXPRESSED ARE THOSE OF THE INDIVIDUALS ALONE AND NO OTHER ENTITY's***
On this conversation with our colleague, Sean Marquis, we discuss the history and drivers of national security innovation, in particular where the "next big thing" ideas come from and the role that the military-industrial complex plays in it.
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Brass TacticsThe American Urge to Intervene***ALL OPINIONS EXPRESSED ARE THOSE OF THE INDIVIDUALS AND NO OTHER ENTITIES***
Thank you for giving our very first episode a listen!
Since this was our first episode, we wanted to start off by putting US foreign policy tendencies in a historic and cultural context. Why does the United States of America seem compelled to intervene in conflicts happening all around the world when they seem to be none of America’s business? Well, there are two reasons: 1) the nature of war as a human condition, and; 2) a lingering reflex from the Cold War. Interested? Great! Have a listen, leave a...2024-01-2955 min