Dec 20, 2023
In the early days of the Ukraine war, the Russian army experienced a massive breakdown of its logistics operations. Frontline troops were going without basic supplies like food and fuel. What caused this breakdown, and has Russia been able to stabilize supply lines as the war progressed?
Paul Schwartz joins the show to...
Dec 6, 2023
The Chief of Staff to the Secretary of the Navy asked CNA for recommendations on how the Navy can better position itself for such competition, that is, below the threshold of armed conflict.
In this episode, three experts from across CNA join the show to discuss their specific recommendations and what the future fleet...
Nov 8, 2023
Over the past decade, police departments across the United States have adopted body-worn cameras, and evidence suggests that they can help reduce complaints and use of force incidents. This raises the question of whether they could serve a similar purpose in jails and prisons.
In this episode, John Stimpson sits down...
Oct 25, 2023
The People's Republic of China is the most significant contributor to the global problem of illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing. Its distant water fishing fleet is the largest in the world and operates everywhere, from the Pacific Island Countries to the Atlantic Coast of Africa.
In this episode, Heidi Holz and...
Oct 11, 2023
What do search engine optimization, airline schedules and standardized testing have in common? They are all vulnerable to Goodhart’s law, the idea that when a metric becomes a target, it ceases to be a good metric.
In this episode, Michael Stumborg and Timothy Blasius join John to discuss their report,...