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S2E3: Giulio Douhet: Targeting Civilians from the Air, with Colonel Dr Stephen Renner
Following World War I, air power promised a revolutionary transformation of war, and Italian General Giulio Douhet (1869-1930) was its first prophet. After the carnage of the First World War, strategists throughout Europe sought to devise n
S2E2: Neptune's Prophet: Alfred Thayer Mahan with Cdr Dr Benjamin Armstrong
Writing when the USA was becoming a great power, strategist Alfred Thayer Mahan (1840-1914) drew on historical precedent in his talks and books to prepare America to pick up the baton from the United Kingdom. Unashamedly imperialist, Mahan
S2E1: Sun Tzu – Classical Chinese Strategic Thought with Dr Peter Lorge
In the first instalment of the new season of Talking Strategy, Paul and Beatrice are joined by Dr Peter Lorge, Associate Professor of Premodern Chinese and Military History at Vanderbilt University. The enigmatic Chinese text that took its
S1E12: A Practitioner's Perspective: Creating a National Security Strategy with Lord Peter Ricketts
Strategy is an intensely practical consideration, and in this episode, we examine strategy from the perspective of a practitioner. Lord Peter Ricketts was the UK's first National Security Adviser and joins us to share his experience of stra
S1E11: Thomas Schelling: Nobel Economist Turned Nuclear Strategist with Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman
Thomas Schelling brought a cross-disciplinary approach to nuclear strategy and the understanding of conflict. Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman, Emeritus Professor of War Studies at King's College London, joins us to discuss Schelling's pione
S1E10: Christine de Pizan: Strategic Precepts for the Prince with Professor (em.) Françoise Le Saux
We're joined by Emeritus Professor Françoise Le Saux to discuss the unique work of Christine de Pizan. An Italian by origin, de Pizan was charged with writing manuals on good governance and the conduct of war for the medieval French crown p
S1E9: Colin S Gray, Strategic Culture, and What is Good Enough with Dr Jeannie Johnson
Dr Jeannie Johnson, Director of the Center for Anticipatory Intelligence at Utah State University, joins us to discuss the legacy of Colin S Gray. Most notable for originating Donald Rumsfeld's 'unknown unknowns' through his tetrarchy of en
S1E8: Old Strategic Thinkers for a Neo-Imperial Russia: Leer and Messner
Where do Russian military strategists seek their inspiration now that the Soviet authorities are no longer in fashion? In this episode, we will discuss Genrikh Leer and Evgeny Messner, key authors who have now been rediscovered by Russian m
S1E7: Beyond the OODA Loop: John Boyd with Commodore Prof Frans Osinga
There is more to military strategist John Boyd than the OODA Loop! This analytical tool of identifying a decision-making cycle – starting with observation, moving on to orientation, then to decision, then to action, to return to observation
S1E6: Clausewitz: The Father of Strategic Studies with Professor Beatrice Heuser
Prussian general Carl von Clausewitz created a new way of thinking about war in the West: a study of the phenomenon and its complex social nature, where previous authors had produced prescriptive manuals or homed in on ethics or the laws of
