Ep 115: Ben Connable PhD - Executive Director of the Battle Research Group, Adjunct Professor of Security Studies at Georgetown University, and Marine Corps Intelligence and Foreign Area Officer

Ep 115: Ben Connable PhD - Executive Director of the Battle Research Group, Adjunct Professor of Security Studies at Georgetown University, and Marine Corps Intelligence and Foreign Area Officer

Ben discusses the role of the Battle Research Group, the idiosyncratic nature of drone warfare in Ukraine, his service as an intelligence and foreign area office in the Middle East, his seminal study The Will to Fight, USMC Force Design, the role of AI in military research, and much more. Ben's articles and podcasts:https://benconnable.com [https://benconnable.com] Battle Research Group: https://battleresearchgroup.org [https://battleresearchgroup.org] Ground Combat book and database:https://groundcombat.org [https://groundcombat.org]

Ep 114: Jamil Jaffer - Venture Partner at Paladin Capital Group and Executive Director of George Mason University's National Security Institute

Jamil walks us through the evolution of cyber security legislation, the role of Government in tech regulation, the role of the National Security Institute, working on the front lines of DOJ's National Security Division in the 2000s, and much more. https://nationalsecurity.gmu.edu/ [https://nationalsecurity.gmu.edu/] https://nationalsecurity.gmu.edu/about-us/faculty/jamil-jaffer/ [https://nationalsecurity.gmu.edu/about-us/faculty/jamil-jaffer/]

Ep 113: Steve Kiser - GP at Veteran Ventures Capital and USAF Intelligence Officer

USAF intelligence officer and Veteran Ventures Capital General Partner Steve Kiser PhD joins the pod to discuss the dual-use national security tech space, veteran entrepreneurship, counter-threat finance efforts in Iraq, friction points in the Indo-Pacific, and much more. VVC website:   www.veteranventures.usLinkedIn:            Steve Kiser | LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/drstevekiservvc/]

Ep 112 - McDaniel Wicker: former USAF Intelligence Officer and Senior Vice President USG at Babel Street

McDaniel discusses agentic risk intelligence, the expansion of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT), navigating government contracts, AI development and regulatory concerns, and much more. www.babelstreet.ai [https://www.babelstreet.ai/]

Ep 111 - Snehal Antani, founder of Horizon3.ai and former JSOC CTO

Snehal talks target selection in an world of 'unlimited' AI ammunition, bridging the gap between Silicon Valley and the Government, his vision for an 'iconic' company, and much more. https://horizon3.ai/