Is America Poised To Lose The Next War?

Melanie Marlowe, Bryan McGrath, and Christopher Preble, War On The Rocks: Net Assessment: Is America Poised to Lose the Next War?

Bryan, Chris, and Melanie take on a new report by Chris Dougherty that argues that, unless America changes how it fights wars to more closely align with the priorities laid out in the 2018 National Defense Strategy (NDS), it is in real danger of losing the next war to China or Russia. Has the thinking in the NDS become conventional wisdom? Is Dougherty’s assessment overly pessimistic? Is there sufficient political will to follow through with expensive, long-term changes? Are American military planners up to the intellectual challenge? Finally, Bryan gives us the rundown on his much-anticipated staycation, Chris has some love for the U.S Women’s Soccer Team, and Melanie hopes we can do a better job learning our history.

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WNU Editor: An interesting podcast.