About this episode
Joshua Rovner, Associate Professor in the School of International Service at American University and author of Strategy and Grand Strategy , joins the show to discuss the tension between pursuing military victory and securing a nation. ▪️ Times • 01:28 Introduction • 01:35 MIT • 05:03 Grand strategy • 10:45 Peloponnesian War • 18:05 Spartan strategy • 22:34 Pericles • 27:18 A terrible irony • 32:43 Disastrous victory • 41:35 British power • 46:13 Atomic strategy Follow along on Instagram, X @schoolofwarpod , and YouTube @SchoolofWarPodcast Find a transcript of today’s episode on our School of War Substack