
Official Positions is a podcast that tries to shake the hornet's nest of the security and defense world and see what comes out.
It asks questions about security studies, working in defense, and unpacks the assumptions that we have about the world that claims to keep us all safe.
| Publishes | Infrequently | Episodes | 7 | Founded | 9 months ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | GovernmentHistory | |||

Today I'm joined by an absolute legend, Van Jackson, author of books including The Rivalry Peril, Pacific Power Paradox, Grand Strategies of the Left, and On the Brink, and of course his podcasts Un-Diplomatic and Bang Bang.
We talk about all thing... more
I am excited to be joined in this episode by my friend (and former IU undergraduate thesis advisor) Professor Hussein Banai to discuss all the ins and outs of the attacks on higher education happening across the US and the wider world.
What's better, being an academic with a conscience that flips on corrupt folks in power and takes on the defence system for decades? Or being a servant to wealthy power brokers your whole life, while also being a shit academic?
Come one people, you... more
The good, the bad, and the ugly of our security studies reading lists....
From the episode:
The meta-writers:
* Empires Without Imperialism: Anglo-American Decline and the Politics of Deflection by Jeanne Morefield
* How to Hide an Empire: A... more
How does a Midwestern American raised to be a Republican, who worked as a military strategist at NATO, become a progressive arms control and decolonization advocate?
What's it like to study defense and security between two different continents? Maybe its more similar than you think...
Welcome to the first episode of Official Positions!
Like the title says, what's wrong with security studies?
From the insider's perspective, let's unpack the issues endemic to the security studies academic field, the defense research world it feeds... more
How this podcast ranks in the Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube charts.
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