How can the US avoid being coerced by a nuclear adversary?

Tyler Bowen joins us to discuss the complexity of creating operational plans that achieve military success without triggering nuclear escalation.

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"If we use military force without strategy, then it's just violence."

In our latest podcast episode, Dr. Marina Henke (@mephenke.bsky.social) argues that strategy is not just about efficiency—it is a moral requirement for legitimizing state action.

"I don't think it actually says what the United States really wants."

Marina Henke (@mephenke.bsky.social) joins us to critique the new National Security Strategy. She pairs this analysis with her recent TNSR article on the vital, practical steps for designing strategy that actually works.

We sat down with Ambassador Kang to discuss the future of the US–Korea alliance. She contextualizes President Lee’s proposal to President Trump: a partnership where the US acts as "peacemaker" and South Korea as "pacemaker."

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The post-1945 era didn’t just change state warfare; it democratized violence. Carter Malkasian argues that innovations in weapons technology, like the assault rifle and RPG, shifted the balance of power to the individual in the Greater Middle East. Listen now: tnsr.org/2025/12/the-...