In School of War, CBS News National Security Analyst and Free Press columnist Aaron MacLean sits down with secretaries of state, top military historians, war planners, and key political decision-makers to help understand the lessons of war. Tune in as School of War takes you to the front lines. Aaron MacLean is a senior fellow at Hudson Institute. He has worked as a foreign policy advisor and legislative director to Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas and spent seven years in the U.S. Marine Corps. Visit our Substack for episode transcripts Follow along on Instagram

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Ep 214: Bryan Clark on the Coming Sensor War with China 2025-07-15
Ep 213: Paul Lay on Cromwell and the English Civil War 2025-07-08
Ep 212: Arnold Punaro on Fighting in Vietnam and Washington 2025-07-04
Ep 211: Daniel Samet on the Origins of the U.S.-Israel Relationship 2025-07-01
Ep 210: Scott Boorman on Sun Tzu 2025-06-27
Ep 209: Jonathan Schanzer on the Israel-Iran Ceasefire 2025-06-24
Ep 208: Mike Doran on America’s Strikes in Iran 2025-06-22
Ep 207: Mark Dubowitz on the Israel-Iran War and American Intervention 2025-06-20
Ep 206: Cleo Paskal on China’s Central Pacific Strategy 2025-06-17
Ep 205: Mark Dubowitz on Israel’s Unfolding Campaign in Iran 2025-06-13
Ep 204: Annie Jacobsen on Nuclear War 2025-06-10
Ep 203: Stephen Rabe on the Invasion of Normandy 2025-06-06
Ep 202: Fred Kagan on Ukraine’s Attack and the Future of War 2025-06-03
Ep 201: Zachary Griffiths & McKinsey Harb on the U.S. Army 2025-05-30
Ep 200: Rick Atkinson on the American Revolution at 250 2025-05-27
Ep 199: Jonathan Hackett on Our Failures in Iraq & Afghanistan 2025-05-23
Ep 198: Robert D. Kaplan on Crisis 2025-05-20
Ep 197: Mick Ryan on the Ukrainian Battlefield 2025-05-13
Ep 196: Thomas Bruscino and Mitchell G. Klingenberg on Mapping Warfare 2025-05-09
Ep 195: John Hillen on Strategic Thinking 2025-05-06
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