Covert Contact Exploring Divergent Options with Phil Walter Divergent Options is a new effort to build a body of concise analysis (1,000 words or less) on national security topics from a global talent pool. The project was launched by Phil Walter and he joins me on Covert Contact to discuss the effort and the important gap that it is seeking to fill.
Covert Contact Cutting Through the Hybrid Warfare Hype The conflict in Ukraine sparked a huge surge in interest in hybrid warfare. Phil Walter joins me in this episode to look at the less helpful aspects of that surge, discuss why the
Covert Contact Are Ungoverned Spaces Inherently Dangerous? In episode 40 of the Covert Contact podcast Phil Walter joins me to discuss some of the concepts laid out in his recent post on Blogs of War about ungoverned spaces and how
Covert Contact Understanding and Influencing Enemy Behavior Phil Walter joins me again to discuss behavior. Why do the actors we seek to influence, friend and foe alike, behave the way that they do? What advantage does a deep understanding of
Covert Contact Why Daesh's Social Media Campaign is a Massive Failure In episode 7 of the Covert Contact podcast I’m pushing back at the notion that Daesh’s social media use is going to be a significant driver in their long-term success. The
Books Excerpt: Before the First Shots Are Fired by General Tony Zinni and Tony Koltz General Tony Zinni (retired) was commander-in-chief of CENTCOM and special envoy to the Middle East before retiring as a four-star general. He has appeared on The Daily Show and Meet the Press, among
Books An Excerpt from Linda Robinson's One Hundred Victories: Special Ops and the Future of American Warfare Linda Robinson is a senior international policy analyst at RAND. She has been an adjunct senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and Public Policy Scholar at the Wilson Center. Her book
Terrorism Rethinking Insurgency with Dr. Steven Metz Dr. Steven Metz is Chairman of the Regional Strategy Department, Co-Director of the Future of American Strategy Project, and research professor at the U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. Dr. Metz
