About this episode
Lawerence Freedman, Emeritus Professor of War Studies at King’s College London and author of ‘ The Age of Forever Wars ’ in Foreign Affairs Magazine, joins the show to discuss why protracted warfare seems to be a mark of the era. ▪️ Times • 01:32 Introduction • 02:01 Aligning strategy • 04:37 Mass • 07:14 Iraq and Afghanistan • 11:14 Al Qaeda • 14:25 Survive • 17:50 Results matter • 22:04 Trade-offs • 27:23 Avoiding mistakes • 32:13 Why does Putin continue? • 38:29 Concessions Follow along on Instagram, X @schoolofwarpod , and YouTube @SchoolofWarPodcast Find a transcript of today’s episode on our School of War Substack