Strategic Wisdom with Andrew Jose

In this episode of Strategic Wisdom, Andrew Jose explores the evolving role of consumer-grade drones in modern conflict, with military tech expert and veteran Robert Cook. Robert Cook, a decorated U.S. Army veteran and author, emphasizes the growing dangers that consumer technology brings to warfare. He discusses how these widely accessible drones, which can be purchased from any electronics store...

Join Atlantic Council’s Srujan Palkar and Andrew Jose as they sit down to discuss Modi’s third term in power. In this hour long conversation, Jose and Palkar examine India’s relations with China, its neighbors, and the United States. They also dive into India’s domestic politics, examining the phenomena of Narendra Modi when he first came into power and the nature of India’s political opposition....

In this episode of Strategic Wisdom with Andrew Jose, we examine how veterans of the War on Terror are continuing to impact U.S. defense policy, even after leaving the battlefield. As a record number of these veterans enter Congress, they are influencing key areas like national security, veterans' healthcare, and foreign policy. Host Andrew Jose speaks with Jeffrey Lantis, author of Staying in the...

As global tensions rise, particularly with nuclear-armed states like Russia and China, the threat of nuclear conflict looms large. But what does U.S. law say about the use of nuclear weapons? How does international humanitarian law view these devastating weapons? To answer these pressing questions, Andrew Jose sits down with Professor Charles Moxley of the Fordham School of Law. A seasoned litigat...

One of Hamas’ stated objectives, when the Palestinian militant outfit launched the October 7, 2023, attacks against southern Israel, was to derail the Abraham Accords normalization process between Israel and Arabs. Has Hamas succeeded in the objective, as Israel’s war with the militant group entered its tenth month earlier this month? What challenges has Israel’s “Operation Swords of Iron” brought...

Can Russia's relations with the Western world be structured in cycles?  20th-century Russian philologist Vadim Tsymbursky thought so when he came up with what would be known as Tsymburskian cycles—a set of five moves ranging from alliance to confrontation and resistance against the West.  However, Tsymburksy did not take into account the domestic politics factor in his original theorization of the...

In the middle of June 2024, Russia signed a comprehensive mutual partnership agreement with North Korea. As Russia's relations with the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea grow in light of Moscow's isolation from the Western-centric world, how will the global nuclear non-proliferation regime be affected? For this episode, I sat down with Professor Peter Kuznick, the Director of the Nuclear...

Under President Joe Biden, the southern border has seen an unprecedented surge in unauthorized entries. In his first year alone, the U.S. Border Patrol encountered over 1.6 million migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border—more than four times the previous year's figures and the highest annual total ever recorded. This immigration catastrophe has sparked fierce debate, with Democrats downplaying the thre...

For this episode of Strategic Wisdom with Andrew Jose, I sat down with Fyodor Lukyanov, editor-in-chief of Russia In Global Affairs and research professor at Moscow's Higher School of Economics (HSE University) to discuss how Putin's fifth term as President of Russia will influence the country's long-term strategy and Russia’s foreign policy. During our discussion, we looked at different questions...

The June 27 U.S. presidential debate highlighted serious concerns about President Joe Biden’s ability to lead, with his performance marred by signs of his age and a lack of coherent responses. With so much at stake, is Joe Biden capable of leading U.S. foreign policy for another term? In this special episode, I am joined by investigative reporter Ben Swann to discuss Biden's dismal debate performa...

As tensions between Israel and the Iran-backed Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah reach a boiling point, how likely is it that Israel will mount an invasion of Lebanon to end the threat Hezbollah poses to its northern regions?  How will Turkey, Russia, and Iran respond to such an invasion?  How has the current war in Gaza and the potential war in Lebanon been impacting Israel's regional securi...

In this episode, I sat down with Guillermo Calderón López, a Jalisco, Mexico-based journalist and analyst, to discuss the use of drones by groups like Hamas and Hezbollah in the current Israel-Gaza War. We also looked at the use of drone technology by cartels in Latin America and jihadists elsewhere. Guillermo and I also examined the challenge drone warfare poses to counterinsurgents.

In this episode, I sat down with Latin America expert Juan Pablo Villasmil, an Intercollegiate Studies Institute editorial fellow with The Spectator, to discuss an America First approach to the United States' immediate neighborhood. We looked at how America can better fight adversarial encroachment in its backyard, bolster relations with countries in the region, and secure critical minerals. We al...

Get the latest news, commentary, and in-depth analyses on issues in international relations, security policy, and grand strategy brought to you by Andrew Jose, a Washington DC-based news reporter and security policy analyst with bylines and work syndicated in over 100 national (US) and international outlets, including The Western Journal, Stacker, Daily Caller, and The National Interest.