SWO Resources
Top 10 for SWOs​
Proceedings (U.S. Naval Institute)
Conversations with the authors of prominent Proceedings articles.
Independent and professional commentary on issues facing the U.S. Navy.
Maritime Nation (Admiral Foggo)
Dives deeply into the challenges facing America’s sea services and the role of the United States as a sea power on the global stage.
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Like War on the Rocks, but with a maritime focus.
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One of the best podcasts on defense issues.
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A historically-informed maritime current events series.
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Former acting Director of the CIA Michael Morell speaks with top leaders of the U.S. intelligence community as they reflect on their life, career and the critical roles they play in shaping national security policies.
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Analysis of globe-shaping conflicts, foreign policy and shifting alliances, regional breakdowns, pandemics and other health crises, environmental disasters, homeland security concerns, and the future of strategic competition.
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Modern War Institute from West Point
Featured guests include senior military and defense leaders, scholars, and others who discuss the most important issues related to modern conflict.
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Great source of news from around the world. Sound reasoning on current affairs, business and finance, science and technology, and global issues. Podcast is free. Additionally, pay for a subscription to The Economist's digital edition and listen to each week's publication.
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Navy and Maritime Podcasts
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Proceedings (U.S. Naval Institute)
Conversations with the authors of prominent Proceedings articles.
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Independent and professional commentary on issues facing the U.S. Navy.
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Emerging & established thinkers on Maritime Security, Naval Strategy & Global Affairs.
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Analysis of globe-shaping conflicts, foreign policy and shifting alliances, regional breakdowns, pandemics and other health crises, environmental disasters, homeland security concerns, and the future of strategic competition.
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Maritime Nation (Admiral Foggo)
Dives deeply into the challenges facing America’s sea services and the role of the United States as a sea power on the global stage.
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Like War on the Rocks, but with a maritime focus.
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A historically-informed maritime current events series.
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Trident Room (Naval Postgraduate School)
Interviews with NPS students, professors, and guests. Focuses on research at NPS.
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Naval history.
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Coming in from the Cold: Untold Stories from the Cold War by CNA
Explores forgotten — or never-remembered — national security policy initiatives, incidents and events during the Cold War.
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Former sailors recount stories from their time in the Navy.
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Deep dives into the world of shipping, the law and some stuff in between.
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General Military
One of the best podcasts on defense issues.
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Early Bird Brief (Defense News and Military Times)
Daily highlights on military news.
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Modern War Institute from West Point
Featured guests include senior military and defense leaders, scholars, and others who discuss the most important issues related to modern conflict.
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Hosts debate their way through some of the toughest and most contentious topics related to war, international relations, and strategy. This podcast is brought to you by War on the Rocks.
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This podcast seeks to learn what war teaches. There’s a steady decline in the study of military history and its associated theoretical discipline, strategy. Avoiding the knowledge of war is dangerous. This podcast solves that problem by diving into military and diplomatic history.
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Strategy and International Relations
Former acting Director of the CIA Michael Morell speaks with top leaders of the U.S. intelligence community as they reflect on their life, career and the critical roles they play in shaping national security policies.
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Sound reasoning on current affairs, business and finance, science and technology, and global issues.
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Foreign Policy’s weekly economics podcast.
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The Prince: Searching for Xi Jinping
A podcast about China's leader by The Economist.
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Great Power Podcast (American Foreign Policy Council)
Author Robert Kaplan discusses potential conflicts between the United States and China, and the United States and Russia.
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China
Politics, economics, security, and cultural news in China, Asia, and America.
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Conversations exploring China, technology, and US-China relations. Guests include a wide range of analysts, policymakers, and academics.
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A fortnightly podcast hosted by Cindy Yu on Chinese politics, society, and more.
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Bonnie Glaser's China Global podcast on Chinese foreign and security policies decodes Beijing's ambitions as they unfold.
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True to the name Pekingology, or the study of the political behavior of the People’s Republic of China, this podcast aims to unpack the behavior of the Chinese Communist Party and implications these actions have within China and for U.S.-China relations.
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A podcast from Bill Bishop, author of the Sinocism newsletter, in which we talk to experts from around the world to help us all get smarter about China. Topics discussed include politics, foreign relations, business, finance, culture, history and markets.
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Current affairs in China.
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