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Squaring the Circle

Squaring the Circle

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A Discussion on the Decision Support Systems (JCIDS, DAS, PPBE) with Todd Napier

May 2, 202655 min

Theater Logistics and Sustaining the Force with BG (R) Mike Siegl

Apr 28, 202649 min

S1 Ep 97A Discussion on the Business of Defense with Wesley Sparks, Ajax Defense

Get a copy of his book here:https://www.amazon.com/dp/1963701771?ref=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_F4TK9V852NSRWE47V31D&ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_F4TK9V852NSRWE47V31D&social_share=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_F4TK9V852NSRWE47V31D&bestFormat=true Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 8, 202644 min

S1 Ep 96Adaptation and Rapid Technological Change with COL Neil Hollenbeck

For access to the discussed articles, please check it out here: https://www.armyupress.army.mil/journals/military-review/online-exclusive/2025-ole/drone-development/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 2, 202643 min

S1 Ep 95The Theater Army and Campaigning with COL Chad Pillai

For additional information - I recommend reading this article:https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/return-theater-army-guide-new-planners-chad-pillai-a1zae/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 16, 202656 min

S1 Ep 94The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program with Amanda Bresler

For access to the article discussed in this podcast episode, please see below:https://warontherocks.com/2025/12/decades-of-lost-potential-in-defense-research-and-development/For additional information involving the SBIR program, please see below:2018 Naval Postgraduate Paper- Bridging the Gap: Improving DoD-Backed Innovation Programs to Enhance the Adoption of Innovative Technology Throughout the Armed Services  2020 Naval Postgraduate Paper- The Effect of Defense-Sponsored Innovation Programs on the Military's Industrial Base   2021 Naval Postgraduate Paper- Why Marketing Matters: Strengthening the Defense Supplier Base Through Better Communication with Industry 2022 Naval Postgraduate Paper- Analyzing the Composition of the Department of Defense Small Business Industrial Base 2023 Paper: Assessing the Effectiveness of Defense-Sponsored Innovation Programs as a Means of Accelerating the Adoption of Innovation Force Wide 2024 Paper: Assessing the Impact of DoD-Funded Assistance Projects on the Availability of New Warfighting Capabilities 2025 Naval Postgraduate Paper- Assessing the Impact of Department of Defense Weapons Systems on the Defense Industrial Base Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 16, 202640 min

S1 Ep 93Forging America's 21st Century Defense Industrial Base with COL Eric McCoy, AMC

For access to the article: https://www.army.mil/article/288967/forging_americas_21st_century_defense_industrial_base_applying_lessons_from_the_arsenal_of_democracy_to_modern_great_power_competition Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 12, 202642 min

S1 Ep 92Space and Missile Defense with LTG (R) Dan Karbler

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Jan 24, 202651 min

S1 Ep 91International Affairs with Dilpreet Sidhu, Deputy Mayor of International Affairs for the City of LA

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Jan 23, 202654 min

S1 Ep 90Ready For War - The DIB and Mobilization with Professor Doug Orsi, Army War College

Link to the article by Professor Orsi -https://cimsec.org/ready-for-war-a-way-forward-for-industrial-preparedness/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 14, 202636 min

S1 Ep 89How the Army Runs with Professor Louis Yuengert and Professor Bob Bradford, Army War College

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Nov 21, 20251h 2m

S1 Ep 88Accelerating Battlefield Technology with Peter Newell, BMNT

For access to Peter's publication:+ https://uncommonleadership.substack.com/p/the-pentagon-finally-killed-its-bureaucratic+ https://uncommonleadership.substack.com/p/why-the-speed-and-forged-acts-alone Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 20, 202555 min

S1 Ep 87The Changing Character of War, Leadership, and Doctrine with LTG (R) Beagle

LTG (R) Beagle is the author of the recent publication - When the Map Runs Out: Values, Judgement, and Clarity in Uncertain TimesOrder a copy today:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G1ZGH76J?ref=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cso_sms_apin_dp_QBGC4QJWB7QA2R64SERB&ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cso_sms_apin_dp_QBGC4QJWB7QA2R64SERB&social_share=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cso_sms_apin_dp_QBGC4QJWB7QA2R64SERB&bestFormat=true Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 19, 202534 min

S1 Ep 86Ghost in the Machine with Michael Ferguson

For access to the article: https://tnsr.org/2025/03/ghost-in-the-machine-coming-to-terms-with-the-human-core-of-unmanned-war/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 22, 202539 min

S1 Ep 85Global Force Management and EXORDs with Krista Auchenbach

For access to the report: https://www.csis.org/analysis/ode-exord-why-execute-orders-should-matter-more-they-do Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 19, 202547 min

S1 Ep 84Rethinking the Threat with Dan Grazier, The Stimson Center

For access to the report: https://www.stimson.org/2025/rethinking-the-threat-why-china-is-unlikely-to-invade-taiwan/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 18, 202548 min

S1 Ep 83Contested Logistics and Transformation with BG Ronnie Anderson, Director, Contested Logistics Cross-Functional Team

For more information - I recommend the following podcast episodes:+ https://ssi.armywarcollege.edu/SSI-Media/Recent-Publications/Article/4297758/logistics-and-readiness/+ https://shows.acast.com/squaring-the-circle/episodes/discussion-on-leadership-sustainment-and-current-conflicts-w Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 30, 202552 min

S1 Ep 82Global Force Management with BG Jose D. Rivera

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Sep 5, 202554 min

S1 Ep 81Goldwater-Nichols and Combatant Command Reform with Dr. Richard Andres, NDU

For more information:+ https://www.mitchellaerospacepower.org/a-call-for-a-new-nsc-68-and-goldwater-nichols-reform/+ https://www.airandspaceforces.com/article/a-call-for-a-new-nsc-68-and-goldwater-nichols-reform/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 3, 202543 min

S1 Ep 80Professionals Talk Logistics with Steve Leonard

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Aug 24, 20251h 2m

S1 Ep 79Why America can't retrench with Dr. Peter Harris, Colorado State University

For more information:+ https://www.libarts.colostate.edu/people/harrisp/+ https://www.amazon.com/Why-America-Cant-Retrench-Might/dp/1509562095+ https://www.cato.org/multimedia/power-problems/why-cant-america-retrench Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 26, 202546 min

S1 Ep 78Software Acquisitions with Lauren Dailey

For quicker access to the article discussed in this episode -https://warontherocks.com/2025/04/the-special-sauce-how-hegseths-software-memo-can-start-a-revolution/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 26, 202531 min

S1 Ep 77The Army's Pivot to the Pacific with Dr. Jennifer Kavanagh

For more information and a link to the article, please see below:+ https://responsiblestatecraft.org/hegseth-army/+ https://www.defensepriorities.org/people/jennifer-kavanagh/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 18, 202540 min

S1 Ep 76AI, Autonomous Weapon Systems, and the Future of Warfare with Dr. Michael C. Horowitz, University of Pennsylvania

For more information:+ https://warontherocks.com/author/michael-horowitz/+ https://warontherocks.com/2025/05/autonomous-weapon-systems-no-human-in-the-loop-required-and-other-myths-dispelled/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 12, 202544 min

S1 Ep 75China and winning fast with MG (R) Brad Gericke

For more information:https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/expert/bradley-t-gericke/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 8, 20251h 8m

S1 Ep 74Nuclear Deterrence and Modernization with Geoff Wilson, Stimson Center

For more information:+ https://www.stimson.org/ppl/geoff-wilson/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 19, 202554 min

S1 Ep 73Golden Dome, Budget Request, and Defense Policy with Todd Harrison, AEI

For more information and published work - please see below link:https://www.aei.org/profile/todd-harrison/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 8, 202555 min

S1 Ep 72Modeling, wargaming and the nexus to Force Management with Dr. Steven Stoddard, Director, CAA

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May 31, 202552 min

S1 Ep 71JCIDS & PPBE with Dr. William Greenwalt, AEI

For access to the report and more information:+ https://www.aei.org/op-eds/the-pentagons-joint-requirements-process-must-go/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 28, 202546 min

S1 Ep 70Equipping the Force with Ms. Melanie Butler, HQDA G8

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May 12, 20251h 27m

S1 Ep 69Maritime Domain and Sea Power with Dr. Salvatore Mercogliano

For more - subscribe to Dr. Mercogliano's YouTube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/@wgowshipping Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 10, 202556 min

S1 Ep 68CAPE, Sequestration, and Software-Defined Warfare with the Hon. Christine Fox

For more on Software-Defined Warfare:+ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/programs/scowcroft-center-for-strategy-and-security/forward-defense/commission-on-software-defined-warfare/+ https://www.defensenews.com/opinion/2025/03/28/americas-arsenal-of-democracy-needs-a-software-renaissance/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 15, 202557 min

S1 Ep 67A Discussion on RCCTO and Army Modernization with COL Loren Todd

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Apr 11, 202545 min

S1 Ep 66Acquisition Reform, PPBE, and Transformation with Matt MacGregor

As discussed in the podcast episode - link to the substack:+ https://defenseacquisition.substack.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 7, 20251h 4m

S1 Ep 65Directed Energy Weapon Systems and Electronic Warfare with Dr. Matt Markel, Chief Technology Officer, Epirus

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Mar 20, 202548 min

S1 Ep 64Squaring the Circle Webinar - Theories of War and Warfare with Amos Fox

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Mar 16, 20251h 7m

S1 Ep 63The Defense Industrial Base with M. Thomas Davis

For more on Tom Davis:+ https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2023/12/13/the_us_defense_industrial_base_998595.htmlTo register for the next webinar:+https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YRRJVMF Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 1, 20251h 8m

S1 Ep 62Defense Industry, Wargaming, and National Security with Mark Cancian, CSIS

For more on Mark Cancian, please see below link:+ https://www.csis.org/people/mark-f-cancianTo register for the next webinar with Amos Fox, please see the surveymonkey link:+ https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YRRJVMF Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 26, 20251h 0m

S1 Ep 61National Preparedness and Military Readiness with Tom Galvin, Army War College

For more information -+ https://warroom.armywarcollege.edu/wp-content/uploads/Preparedness-Primer-1st-Ed-Jul-24.pdfTo register for the March 13 webinar - please click on surveymonkey+ https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YRRJVMF Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 26, 202553 min

S1 Ep 60The Middle East and National Security with Daniel Mouton, Atlantic Council

For more information:+ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/expert/daniel-e-mouton/To register for the next webinar:+ https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YRRJVMF Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 17, 20251h 10m

S1 Ep 59AI and Future Warfare with Emmy Probasco, CSET

For more information:+ https://cset.georgetown.edu/article/mwi-podcast-the-maven-smart-system-and-the-future-of-military-ai/+ https://cset.georgetown.edu/publication/building-the-tech-coalition/+ https://cset.georgetown.edu/staff/emelia-probasco/To register for the webinar with Amos Fox:+ https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YRRJVMF Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 10, 202553 min

S1 Ep 58Discussion on the Iraq War Study, Security Force Assistance and Force Management with Frank Sobchak

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Jan 19, 20251h 58m

S1 Ep 57Squaring the Circle Webinar - Space Warfare and Enabling the Terrestrial Battlefield

The link to the video is here: https://youtu.be/-LNcgJZTv4IThe next webinar is TBD - hopefully in March or April Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 17, 20251h 1m

S1 Ep 56Discussion on Leadership, Sustainment, and Current Conflicts with BG Ronnie D. Anderson

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Dec 19, 20241h 17m

S1 Ep 55Special Holiday Message - FREE LIVE EVENT

To sign up, please use this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6GPQ7Q2Link to the Summer episode with Paul Szymanski:https://shows.acast.com/squaring-the-circle/episodes/space-warfare-and-enabling-the-terrestrial-battlefield-with- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 16, 20241 min

S1 Ep 54Drones are the New Machine Gun of the 21st Century with COL (R) John Antal

For more information on John Antal and his work:+ https://madsciblog.tradoc.army.mil/497-the-dictators-dream-a-conversation-with-col-john-antal-usa-ret/+ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoktqS7aWgo+ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSKRH_UqSko Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 16, 20241h 22m

S1 Ep 53Discussion on FM, Leadership and the Changing Character of War with GEN (R) Funk

For a copy of the Funk Fundamentals - please access here: https://www.jble.af.mil/News/Photos/igphoto/2002253447/Please feel free to reach out via: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 7, 202439 min

S1 Ep 52All Things Defense Industry with Madeline Zimmerman

For more information - I highly recommend subscribing to the substack: First Breakfast - found at : https://www.firstbreakfast.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 20, 202452 min

S1 Ep 51Force Management and Materiel Solutions with COL (R) Scott Gallaway

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Nov 12, 20241h 0m

S1 Ep 50The All-Volunteer Force and Mobilization with Katherine Kuzminski, CNAS

For more information: https://www.cnas.org/people/katherine-kuzminski Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 12, 202449 min