Eric and Eliot react to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s second-ever “State of the Force” address at Marine Corps Base Quantico today

Pete Hegseth’s Magic Marker

Plus updates on the Iran war, Denmark’s dire warning, and more!

Knowing how many national security professionals listen to Shield of the Republic, Eliot would like to call your attention to the annual Basin Harbor, Vermont workshop on the changing character of war.

Eric reviews Kathryn Bigelow’s A House of Dynamite

Plus the Houthis dig in, German elections disappoint again, and more!

On what we’ll learn today at the U.N. General Assembly

Don’t Ask How This War Ends

The Three-Body Problem: Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications

The Crumbling Defense of Europe

On the latest from the Arabian peninsula

Eliot & Eric continue their conversation with William Hitchcock about his new book A SHADOW OVER THE WORLD.

Plus updates from the Middle East & Ukraine, and special guest Will Hitchcock!

On Saudi Arabia’s next moves

National security in the long shadow of 9/11

On the Saudi pipeline strikes

Eliot’s authoritative introduction to strategy hits shelves October 20!

Unless Stopped, Trump will Sink the Carrier Fleet

Plus trips to Moscow, elections in Germany, and more.

On our dangerously incompetent Secretary of Defense

Japan’s Strategic Turn

Eric and Eliot respond to your questions!

On the Trump family’s corruption, DoD, and republican government

For paid subscribers ordering from Princeton University Press

On Netanyahu & Zelensky’s latest statements

Eric reviews Timothy Ryback’s new book 53 Days: How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy

Eric continues his conversation with Professor Paul Miller about his book Choosing Defeat: The Twenty-Year Saga of How America Lost Afghanistan

Eric and Eliot kick off Shield of the Republic’s new era with a supersized debut!