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Welcome Back to The Realignment
Hey everyone, this is a quick, abbreviated version of the newsletter to kick off the week.
Sorry that I didn’t send an update last Thursday. Transitioning from two shows a week to five has messed with the schedule.
Moving forward during the time that we publish these daily episodes, the newsletter will go out on Fridays.
We’re still figuring out how long we’re going to do this but would appreciate audience input on what topics we should cover moving forward.
Tomorrow’s episode’s on the intelligence community/following up on Saagar and my debate around trust post-Iraq/Afghanistan. Wednesday will focus on airpower. Next Tuesday’s show will be on demographics and Russia’s ability to wage the war.
Comment below with questions/topics/suggestions. Saagar and I will also do another discussion show next week, and your responses will drive the conversation.
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I guess next Tuesday is Peter Zeihan
I've watched/listened to most of your Ukraine coverage and you're doing invaluable work. The opinions your interlocutors bring to the conversation and the follow-up questions are informed, nuanced and thought-provoking. One suggestion for a topic is a deeper exploration of the domestic US political situation as regards the prospects for substantive US military engagement in Europe and East Asia. As Eldridge Colby reminded us today capability to influence armed conflict is political will + military capacity. To what extent are the limits of what the Biden administration can do in Ukraine a function of US political will? What is US political will re. Taiwan for military conflict with China? What resources exist to engender and bolster domestic support for significant foreign military interventions with traditional propaganda no longer a realistic possibility? Keep up the great work!