Ryan and Zach talk about how the realities of expensive industrial warfare are still relevant.
War, Economy, and State
The War, Economy, and State podcast covers geopolitics and international relations from a free-market and anti-interventionist perspective.
Washington Post conservative George Will trots out every tired slogan and bromide in the book to claim that Putin is Hitler and the Ukraine war is a fight for civilization.
Ryan and Zach talk about the signs that the West is slowly abandoning its goal of total victory over Russia in Ukraine.
Ryan and Zach take a look at how the Pentagon is now lobbying for a "national defense industrial strategy."
Ryan and Zach review a new book on the basics of the "classical liberal" theory of international relations.
Ryan and Zachary make some guesses about where things are headed in 2024 for both Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas war.
Ryan and Zachary discuss the basics of Just War Theory and whether a "moral war" is possible.
Ryan and Zachary look at how interest groups have often lobbied for US intervention in foreign wars that in no way benefit the American population overall.
Ryan and Zachary rank the GOP candidates' foreign policy plans from last week's debate. They range from "least terrible" (Ramaswamy) to "utterly awful" (Haley and Pence).
Ryan McMaken and Zachary Yost look at the many factors behind Ukraine's failure to defeat Russia or move closer to NATO membership. Ukraine is sadly caught between a cynical NATO and a Russia that is in it for the long haul.
Ryan and Zack look at a region where the United States no longer dominates.
Ryan and Zack talk about some of the details from the recently leaked Pentagon documents.
Ryan and Zachary talk about how wars are not nearly as cheap or economically harmless as many Americans seem to think.
Ryan and Zack talk about the freak-out over the Chinese balloon.
The US government simply refuses to acknowledge that scarcity exists.
We know that "bring the troops home" is too much for America's foreign policy establishment.
Ryan and Zack take a look at the Biden administration's new National Security Strategy.
Ryan and Zachary examine Russia's strength, the US's blank check, and the prospects of World War III
Ryan McMaken and Zachary Yost discuss some of the strategic problems and historical oddities surrounding the relationships between the US, China, and Taiwan.
Ryan McMaken and Zachary Yost examine some reasons why early Americans hated the idea of a professional standing army.
