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Operation Epic Fury: Headwinds And Outcomes
The campaign against Iran is inconclusive, even as economic leverage shows signs of progress.
September 17, 2026
In this episode, the host of Uncommon Knowledge speaks with Jim Hake, founder of Spirit of America, a nonprofit organization created to save lives and support the missions of US soldiers abroad. Hake’s goal was to go beyond what the government could do, with the motive of seeing America succeed. Begun in 2003, the idea gained enormous support, including from General Jim Mattis, commander of some of the first missions in Iraq. Today, Spirit of America is working around the world, providing assistance in response to local needs identified by our troops, from sewing machines to vocational training, wherever there is a need.
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The campaign against Iran is inconclusive, even as economic leverage shows signs of progress.
September 17, 2026
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米国とその同盟国は、重要な原材料、製品、およ び技術が、中国との戦略的競争の核心にあるとい う点で概ね一致している。しかし、経済的な重要度 (クリティカリティ)を定義し、どの資源、技術、製品 が他よりも重要であるかを評価するための、強固で 共通の枠組みを有していない。重要度をめぐる議 論は、抽象的なリスクに終始することが多い。政策 立案者たちは、どの依存関係が武器化される可能 性が最も高いか、世界経済や第三国が武器化に どう適応するか、そして重要な依存関係を事前に 「是正」するためにどれほどのコストがかかるか、と いった点を十分に検討することなく、性急に行動 に移そうとしている。
September 16, 2026
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Hoover Senior Fellow Russell Berman discusses the arrest list compiled by the Gestapo, the Nazi German secret police, in anticipation of a land invasion of Great Britain at the start of the Second World War.
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