School of War 

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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Danger Lurks In J.D. Vance’s Negotiations with Iran	2026-04-09
Is the Strait of Hormuz Closed Forever? with Sal Mercogliano	2026-04-07
America’s Incredible Rescue of its Downed Airmen in Iran and Trump’s Strategic Options Ahead with Rich Goldberg & Garrett Exner	2026-04-06
Trump Says We’re ‘Winning’ in Iran. It’s More Complicated.	2026-04-03
Even as America Fights Iran, It’s Not Ready for China—with Eyck Freymann	2026-03-31
How Can America Defeat Iran? With John Spencer	2026-03-27
Are We About to Send the Marines Into Iran? With Rich Goldberg and Garrett Exner	2026-03-23
Did Trump Miscalculate on Iran? with Niall Ferguson	2026-03-20
Can Trump Beat China by Winning In Iran? with Zineb Riboua	2026-03-17
Did the Islamic Revolution Succeed? And Can It Survive? with Ray Takeyh	2026-03-12
How the War in Iran Actually Works with Mark Montgomery	2026-03-09
General Frank McKenzie on the War in Iran	2026-03-06
Ep 281: Fred Kagan on the Iran War, Drone Defense, and the Future of the Middle East	2026-03-03
Ep 280: Mike Doran on the Iran War	2026-03-02
Ep 279: Mark Dubowitz on U.S.-Israel War with Iran	2026-02-28
Ep 278: Yossi Cohen on The Mossad	2026-02-27
Ep 277: Behnam Ben Taleblu—Will There Be a War with Iran?	2026-02-23
Ep 276: Charlie Laderman on Regime Change in Iran	2026-02-20
Ep 275: Michael Baumgartner on Marco Rubio’s Speech and the Future of Europe	2026-02-17
Ep 274: Lawrence Freedman on Strategists and Ukraine	2026-02-13

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