Chain Reaction

We have spent a lot of time talking about Combat Collaborative Aircraft, or CCA. On this episode, Aaron sat down with Billy Byrne, the Director of Strategy for Defense at Saildrone. The two talked about the future of unmanned...

Welcome back to the Ties that Bind. This week, we go back North to the shores of the Baltic Sea for a perspective from Latvia. In this episode, we’ll hear from three Latvian experts on the evolution of the...

Welcome back to The Ties that Bind, a project of the Foreign Policy Research Institute that examines how NATO shapes the transatlantic relationship and its role in the global security landscape. This week, we welcome Oana Lungescu, the longest-serving Principal...

In a rapidly evolving world where Washington might not have the same sway it used to, how should the US best position itself? Who are the “schools” or “camps” contesting the direction of foreign policy. In this episode of...

Welcome back to the Ties That Bind. This week, we are looking further south along NATO’s eastern flank at Romania. Romania has long advocated for increased NATO and US presence in the Black Sea. Since the 2022 Russian invasion...

Welcome back to the Ties That Bind. This season, we are looking at NATO from a bit of a different vantage point, specifically that of the frontline states. How are frontline states investing in and planning for their defense?...

Aaron sat down with Scott “FUG” Gilloon, who currently serves as the Sector Vice President of Air Force Strategic Development and Capability Assessments at GA-ASI. The two talked about General Atomics’ CCA, its origin story, how these aircraft may...

    Are drones the future of war? What lessons can be learned from Ukraine for the Taiwan contingency? To discuss these topics and more, FPRI President Aaron Stein sat down with Lorenz Meier, CEO of Auterion, to discuss...

Why does Russia play such an important role in geopolitics? If it’s because of ‘strength’… what does strength even mean? And why do conceptions of Russia’s strength vary so extremely? Seva Gunitsky joins Aaron Schwartzbaum on this week’s Bear...

How might combat collaborative aircraft be used to fight a war in Europe? Or the Indo-Pacific? To discuss these questions, and the latest from the YFQ-44A, President Aaron Stein sat down with Andrew Van Timmeren, the director of air...