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Eliot Asher Cohen is an American political scientist. He was a counselor in the United States Department of State under… more

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Brace yourselves

I throw a bouquet at Donald Trump in The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/10/trump-achievement-gaza/684511/?gift=KGDC3VdV8jaCufvP3bRsPuI_r1AX6TOB1LpKEaqURas&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

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Special edition of Shield of the Republic

....on the Hegseth/Trump meeting with the generals In a special, half hour episode, Eric Edelman and I discuss that meeting and more importantly, its implications.

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On Hegseth's speech to the generals

My latest in The Atlantic My take on Hegseth’s and Trump’s speeches to the generals. I wasn’t impressed, and I am quite certain they were not either. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/09/pete-hegseth-quantico/684423/?gift=KGDC3VdV8jaCufvP3bRsPnZmtHTkI_c8dWP7gWSoAGA&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

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SotR latest episode

An interview with Anne Neuberger on cyberthreats Eric and I interview Anne Neuberger, former deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technologies. A great deal here on SALT TYPHOON, which if you don’t know about, you should. And a moving discussion at the end about Anne’s personal story.

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Shield of the Republic

Charlie Kirk murder, Russian drone incursions to Poland, and a report from Israel. Charlie Kirk murder, Russian drone incursions to Poland, and a report from Israel.

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Latest podcast on Shield of the Republic

Yaakov Katz, on October 7th and its aftermath I have been quiet of late, because I am in Israel, finishing up teaching a short course at Shalem College, an interesting American-style institution in Jerusalem. I will be saying more about that at some point, once I have time to write, but I neglected to mention the podcast Eric and I did on SotR with Yaakov Katz, a thoughtful and experienced journal…

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How to Fight in Cities

Latest episode of Shield of the Republic Eric Edelman and I host John Spencer, US Army veteran (including participating in the 2008 battle of Sadr City) and noted expert in urban warfare. A wide ranging conversation that covered not only the history of city fighting, but the battles of Mosul, Sadr City, Gaza and various Ukrainian towns.

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A muddle, not a sellout

My latest piece in The Atlantic In theory I’m on vacation: in practice, I continue to scribble. Here’s my latest piece on why Anchorage wasn’t Malta or Yalta, and why there is a self-imposed limit on how much Trump is willing to sell out Ukraine. Here it is. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/08/russia-ukraine-trump-putin-zelensky/683950/?gift=KGDC3VdV8jaCufvP3bRsPsWWyRc…

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Latest Shield of the Republic

Eric and I speak with Juan Carlos Pinzón We have not spent any time on Latin America until now - shame on us. But we correct that this week with our guest, Juan Carlos Pinzón, Colombia’s exceptionally distinguished former minister of defense and twice ambassador to the United States. We talk about his country, of course, but also about the larger challenges in Latin America, and his take on th…

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My time at the Naval War College

My latest in The Atlantic Professional military education again, but this from a personal angle….https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/08/military-schools-pete-hegseth/683920/?gift=KGDC3VdV8jaCufvP3bRsPht_cJAhGZkWFGn_f-jf_-Y&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

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Latest SotR episode

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trumps-amateur-diplomacy-tests-u-s-allies/id1589548143?i=1000721934448 After opening riffs on Secretary Hegseth decision to return the Reconciliation Monument, which glorifies the Confederacy, to Arlington Cemetery, and Steve Witkoff’s diplomatic incompetence in failing to render Russia’s positions clearly and accurately, we move to less grim things — chiefly, summer reading. Lots of mysteries, thrillers, one piece of hor…

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Shield of the Republic latest episode

Eric and I speak with Fred Starr about Russia, Central Asia and more. I have enjoyed all of our guests on SotR but this was something special. Fred Starr founded the Kennan Institute for Russian studies at the Wilson Center (killed off by the Trump administration), was president of Oberlin College, prolific author, and jazz expert - and musician! An altogether remarkable scholar, whose example shows how deep learning ca…

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George Washington, Trump on Ukraine, and the Iran raids

....some recent articles in The Atlantic I realize that I have not been posting my articles on Substack — apologies, all. Here’s a couple of recent ones: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/08/washington-quiet-work-revolutionary-war-boston/683741/?gift=KGDC3VdV8jaCufvP3bRsPqXtanvOZWu_5HYzrSG7sP8&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

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Hegseth's pursuit of academic mediocrity

I know that some of my friends worry that I have gone soft on the Trump administration. This article should allay your fears, although I am afraid that it will annoy the Secretaries of the Army, Navy. https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/archive/2025/08/military-education-reforms/683760/?gift=KGDC3VdV8jaCufvP3bRsPuE51zxCgLXxViS0etAWMpk&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

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