Silicon Valley and the Future of Warfare, With Christopher Kirchhoff and Raj M. Shah

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Lawfare Daily: Christopher Kirchhoff on How the Pentagon and Silicon Valley Are Transforming the Future of War by The Lawfare Podcast

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Raj Shah and Christopher Kirchhoff: How the Pentagon and Silicon Valley Are Transforming the Future of War: Join us for an inside look at an elite unit within the Pentagon—the Defense Innovation Unit, also known as Unit X—whose mission is to bring Silicon Valley’s cutting-edge technology to America’s military. by Commonwealth Club of California Podcast

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494 | Raj Shah: How the Pentagon and Silicon Valley Are Transforming the Future of War: In a cross-over episode with Hudson's Arsenal of Democracy podcast, Raj Shah, former Director of the Defense Innovation Unit, Managing Parter at Shield Capital, and co-author of Unit X: How the Pentagon and Silicon Valley Are Transforming the Future of War, joins The Realignment. Raj and Marshall discuss the evolution of Silicon Valley's relationship with the U.S. military since the 2010s, his time directing the Defense Innovation Unit, where D.C. stands in the way of innovation, and how lessons from today's current conflicts should shape our approach to the future. by The Realignment

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36: Balancing Drones, Carriers, and the Future of Defense Tech (feat. Raj Shah): How can the Department of Defense build a strategy and budget around the increasing scenario of using $3,000,000 missiles to shoot down $15,000 drones? Host Marshall Kosloff talks with former Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) Director, Raj Shah, about how to find innovation at the intersection of the government and private sectors to ensure that U.S. servicemembers never find themselves in a fair fight. Explore Shah's upcoming book titled, "Unit X: How the Pentagon and Silicon Valley Are Transforming the Future of War:" https://www.amazon.com/Unit-Pentagon-Silicon-Valley-Transforming/dp/1668031388 by Arsenal of Democracy

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The Future of War by Rick Wilson's The Enemies List

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Episode 228: Top Gun China Policy by Fault Lines

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The U.S. Pivot to Asia, With Robert D. Blackwill and Richard Fontaine by The President’s Inbox

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158 | Elbridge Colby: Welcome to the Era of Great Power Conflict: Elbridge Colby, co-founder of The Marathon Initiative, former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Strategy and Force Development at the Defense Department, and author of The Strategy of Denial: American Defense in an Age of Great Power Conflict, joins The Realignment to discuss the War on Terror’s legacy, how great power conflict will change U.S. foreign policy, and it will reshape the military and American society as a whole. New Yorker Profile: https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-inquiry/will-the-next-american-war-be-with-china by The Realignment

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CD168: Nuclear Desperation: Cold War: Part Duex In early February, Defense Secretary James Mattis and Vice Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Paul Selva testified to Congress about two recently released war strategy documents: The National Defense Strategy and the... by Congressional Dish

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478 | Craig Whitlock: The Story of "Fat Leonard" - How One Man Seduced and Corrupted the U.S. Navy: Craig Whitlock, Washington Post reporter and author of Fat Leonard: How One Man Bribed, Bilked, and Seduced the U.S. Navy & The Afghanistan Papers, joins The Realignment. Marshall and Craig discuss how a Malaysian defense contractor, Leonard Francis (nicknamed "Fat Leonard"), bribed scores of high-ranking U.S. Navy officers across three decades, defrauded the Navy out of tens of millions of dollars, exposed vast security and counter-intelligence gaps in the military, and the reforms needed to prevent future corruption scandals. by The Realignment

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National Security with Secretary Gates by Shield of the Republic

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Inside the Department of Defense and its Vision for the Future: From air-defining radar and electronic systems that helped the Allies win World War II, the origins of Silicon Valley are deeply rooted in government and defense. In today's episode, we get the chance to revisit that relationship with the United States Deputy Secretary of Defense, Kathleen Hicks. Deputy Secretary Hicks has spent decades of her career focused on defense policy and in her keynote address from a16z's second annual American Dynamism Summit in Washington, D.C., you'll get an inside look into the priorities of the DoD and how it views its past, present, and future. In the second half of the episode, you’ll hear highlights from Deputy Secretary Hicks' fireside chat with Wall Street Journal’s National Security Editor, Sharon Weinberger, where they dive into the numerous issues facing our country today, from Ukraine to the use of AI on the battlefield. by a16z Podcast

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What Would Kamala's Foreign Policy Look Like? by Shield of the Republic

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Arms, Influence, and the Military Industrial Complex by Power Problems

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Convergence in the Information Environment by Phoenix Cast

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E45: H.R. McMaster on American Strategy during a Presidential Transition: The United States holds enormous power and responsibility in the world. With the US presidential transition underway, ISW President Kim Kagan sat down with Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster (US Army, ret.) to discuss the many challenges facing the United States,... by Overwatch

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Extra: The High-Stakes Race To Weaponize Artificial Intelligence by The Fox News Rundown

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342 | Trump's Last Defense Secretary on Cutting the Pentagon Budget, Base Closures, Forever War Accountability, and New Threats with Christopher C. Miller: Christopher C. Miller, former Trump administration Acting Secretary of Defense, retired Army Green Beret, and author of Soldier Secretary: Warnings from the Battlefield & the Pentagon About America's Most Dangerous Enemies, joins The Realignment to discuss his time in the Trump administration, his special forces career during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, how the Pentagon does (and doesn't) work, and his call for major cuts to the defense budget along with a broader reorientation of America's troop presence abroad. by The Realignment

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Reboot 2024: Preparing for Multipolarity - Jamil Jaffer, Josh Steinman, and Megan Reiss: Last week, Marshall moderated multiple panels at the Foundation for American Innovation's Reboot 2024: The New Reality. Today's episode is a conversation between Marshall, National Security Institute Executive Director Jamil Jaffer, Galvanick CEO and Trump National Security Council alum Josh Steinman, and SolidIntel CEO and former National Security Advisor to Senator Mitt Romney Megan Reiss. They discuss how America should adapt to an increasingly multipolar world order, what foreign and defense policy should look like in an era of limits, and the prospective foreign policies of former President Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. by The Realignment

38 min listen

#179 Brian Russell on The Tie that Binds: The Cognitive Crucible is a forum that presents different perspectives and emerging thought leadership related to the information environment. The opinions expressed by guests are their own, and do not necessarily reflect the views of or endorsement... by The Cognitive Crucible

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Episode 62 - “Stewarding the Profession: The Harding Project”: Episode 62 - “Stewarding the Profession: The Harding Project” by Breaking Doctrine

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Shop Talk: July 2024: The team breaks tradition in this month's Shop Talk and welcomes an exceptional visitor. Former CiCP guest, bestselling author, and former US State Department Special Agent Fred Burton, who also served as the Chief of Counterterrorism and Assistant... by Conversations in Close Protection

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Unit X and the Future of Defense by Motley Fool Money

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Defense and Capital: A Conversation with Raj Shah of Shield Capital: Continuing our series of conversations about issues at the intersection of defense and capital, Ryan chatted with Raj Shah of Shield Capital last month in San Francisco. From his service in the Air Force flying F-16s to his time as an... by War on the Rocks

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America’s China Strategy, With Rush Doshi by The President’s Inbox

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Persistent, Deniable, Defensive: Cyber Operations and the Army: This episode of the Social Science of War podcast examines the challenges posed by cyber threats to the United States and how the nation and Army are adapting to the cyber domain. To do so, host Kyle Atwell is joined by Colonel Candice E. Frost, commander of the Joint Intelligence Operations Center at US Cyber Command, and Major Margeret Smith, an assistant professor in the Department of Social Sciences at West Point and a researcher at the Army Cyber Institute. They begin by outlining a few of the key characteristics of the cyber domain before explaining why cyber operations often favor the defense, particularly given how challenging and resource intensive planning cyber offensive operations can be. They then discuss how the Army fits into the US national response to cyber threats to include the role of hunt-forward teams working with US partners and allies overseas. They conclude with recommendations for how noncyber mil by Social Science of War

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Lawfare Daily: What China Thinks of Military AI with Sam Bresnick by The Lawfare Podcast

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438 | Mike Slagh: The Case for Building American Civil-Military Fusion: Earlier this month, the Foundation for American Innovation flew The Realignment out to the Reagan Defense Forum for a series of interviews covering the intersection of national security, technology, and foreign policy. For today's interview, Marshall spoke with Shift CEO and Defense Ventures Summit Founder Mike Slagh. They discuss the defense ecosystem, recap last month's Defense Venture Summit, and articulate the respective roles played by veterans, founders, technologists, civilians, venture capitalists, and policymakers when it comes to addressing defense challenges. by The Realignment

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Silicon Valley and the Future of Warfare, With Christopher Kirchhoff and Raj M. Shah

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