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Plus jackassery of the week, the U.S. withdraws from Iraq, and more!1:20: Jackassery of the Week19:35: New Operation Rough Rider Details Emerge26:23: Saudi Offensive in Yemen38:12: U.S. Withdrawal from Iraq52:58: Ethiopian Conflict Update This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.shieldoftherepublic.com/subscribe

Eric and Eliot react to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s second-ever “State of the Force” address at Marine Corps Base Quantico today This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.shieldoftherepublic.com/subscribe

Plus updates on the Iran war, Denmark’s dire warning, and more!1:15: Jackassery of the Week10:06: The Decline of the U.N.7:13: Iran War Updates40:57: Powder Keg: Horn of Africa47:39: The Russian Threat to EuropeDanish Defense Intelligence Service Assessment of the threat from Russia:https://www.fe-ddis.dk/globalassets/fe/dokumenter/2026/trusselsvurderinger/-assessment-of-the-threat-from-russia-.pdfEmail [email protected] to submit questions for our next mailbag episode! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.shieldoftherepublic.com/subscribe

Plus the Houthis dig in, German elections disappoint again, and more!1:53: Jackassery of the Week12:56: Trump at the U.N.22:06: Houthi Offensive Update30:00: More Troubling German Elections37:49: Trump-Zelensky Meeting42:25: A Greenland Resolution45:52: Xi Comes to TownEmail [email protected] to submit questions for our next mailbag episode! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.shieldoftherepublic.com/subscribe

Plus updates from the Middle East & Ukraine, and special guest Will Hitchcock!2:27: Jackassery of the Week16:30: Houthi Offensive36:30: Iranian Leadership Divisions42:38: UK Sanctions on Israel56:59: Ukraine War Update---1:03:49: Will Hitchcock joins the show1:12:48: The Interwar Period1:16:39: Flirting with Fascism1:27:45: Roosevelt’s Process1:40:40: The Specter of WWIAvailable today! A Shadow Over the World: Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Rise of Fascism, and the Making of America’s World War II https://a.co/d/04rQQOF6Eliot’s Hot Take on the Saudi pipeline strikesEric’s Hot Take on Saudi Arabia’s next movesQuestion for the show? Email [email protected]! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.shieldoftherepublic.com/subscribe