Ep 146: Eric Edelman and Thomas Mahnken on America’s Defense Strategy Crisis
Ep 146: Eric Edelman and Thomas Mahnken on America’s Defense Strategy Crisis  
Podcast: School of War
Published On: Tue Sep 24 2024
Description: Eric Edelman and Thomas Mahnken of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments join the show to talk about what our defense establishment has gotten right, and wrong, in planning for the next war.  ▪️ Times      •      02:10 Introduction      •      02:43 National Defense Strategy     •      06:58 Continuity between administrations     •     08:55 Multiple theater force construct      •      17:31 “A flawed net assessment”      •      28:30 An imbalance of power     •      34:46 Favoring the defense     •      38:42 Resources and cost Follow along  on Instagram Find a transcript of today’s episode on our School of War Substack