Guest host Beverly Kirk hosts a discussion on recent developments in the Department of Defense and early national security challenges the Biden administration will face after taking office.

Guest host Beverly Kirk discusses the process and timeline of the presidential transition and its implications with David Marchick.

Kathleen Hicks hosts a discussion on innovation in the Department of Defense.

Kathleen Hicks hosts a discussion on national security and defense issues in the 2020 election cycle and debates.

Kathleen Hicks hosts a discussion on national security issues in the 2020 Democratic and Republican party conventions and platforms.

Kathleen Hicks hosts a conversation with Congressman Anthony Brown (D-MD), Vice Chair of the House Armed Services Committee, on building diversity and combating prejudice in the U.S. military.

Kathleen Hicks hosts a conversation with Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-TX), ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, on the FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act and his career shaping U.S. defense policy.

Kathleen Hicks hosts a discussion with Tommy Ross, Roger Zakheim, and Lara Seligman on the status of the FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in Congress.

Kathleen Hicks hosts a discussion on the state of civil-military relations today and moving forward into the future.

Kathleen Hicks hosts a discussion on civil-military relations in the context of recent Black Lives Matter protests and the government’s response to them.

Host Kathleen Hicks continues her conversation with three experts on the broader national security toolkit.

Kathleen Hicks hosts part one of a discussion with three experts on balancing the national security toolkit.

Kathleen Hicks continues a discussion with three experts on the issues surrounding nuclear weapons and arms control.

Kathleen Hicks hosts a discussion with three experts on the issues surrounding nuclear weapons and arms control; Rebecca Hersman, Director of the Project on Nuclear Issues and a Senior Advisor in the International Security Program at CSIS; Alexandra Bell, Senior Policy Director at the Center for Arms Control & Non-Proliferation; and Rebeccah Heinrichs, Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute.

Host Kath Hicks hosts a discussion with four experts on the Covid-19 and the United States military.

A re-release of host Kath Hick’s discussion on Great Power Competition with Michael Mazarr (RAND Corporation), Oriana Skyler Mastro (Georgetown University, American Enterprise Institute), Chris Preble (CATO Institute), and Kori Schake (International Institute for Strategic Studies).

Host Kathleen Hicks continues a discussion on defense innovation with her colleague Andrew Hunter (CSIS), Chris Brose (Anduril Industries), and Rachel Hoff (Ronald Reagan Institute).

Host Kathleen Hicks moderates a discussion on defense innovation with her colleague Andrew Hunter (CSIS), Chris Brose (Anduril Industries), and Rachel Hoff (Ronald Reagan Institute).

Host Kathleen Hicks continues a discussion with Susanna Blume, Zack Cooper, and Dave Ochmanek on the major debates surrounding U.S. overseas military forces.

Host Kathleen moderates a discussion on the major debates surrounding U.S. overseas military forces with Susanna Blume, Zack Cooper, and Dave Ochmanek.

Host Kathleen Hicks speaks with her colleague Seth Jones (CSIS), Jennifer Cafarella (Institute for the Study of War), and Colin Kahl (Stanford University), about current U.S. military operations and the concept of “Forever Wars.”

Host Kathleen Hicks moderates a timely discussion about the use of force and AUMFs (Authorizations for the Use of Military Force).

Host Kathleen Hicks moderates a discussion on the military implications of Great Power Competition with Mark Cancian (CSIS), Mara Karlin (SAIS), and Chris Preble (CATO Institute).

Host Kathleen Hicks moderates a discussion on Great Power Competition with Michael Mazarr (RAND Corporation), Oriana Skyler Mastro (Georgetown University, American Enterprise Institute), Chris Preble (CATO Institute), and Kori Schake (International Institute for Strategic Studies).

In this episode of Defense 2020, host Kathleen Hicks continues her discussion with Todd Harrison (Center for Strategic and International Studies), Bill Hartung (Center for International Policy), and Mackenzie Eaglen (American Enterprise Institute) about the major debates surrounding the U.S. defense budget.