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Strategy Matters is produced by the Strategy and Policy Department at the U.S. Naval War College. Co-hosts Dr. Vanya Bellinger and LtCol Brendan Neagle speak with a variety of experts to explore theory and history of war, focusing on lessons applicable to the modern strategist.The views presented by the faculty or other guest speakers do not reflect official positions of the Naval War College, DON or DOD.
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Signup to Generate a PitchStrategy Matters is produced by the Strategy and Policy Department at the U.S. Naval War College. Co-hosts Dr. Vanya Bellinger and LtCol Brendan Neagle speak with a variety of experts to explore theory and history of war, focusing on lessons applicable to the modern strategist.
Strategy Matters is hosted by U.S. Naval War College. The show has published 24 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Episode 24: Communicating War: Lessons from Vietnam" (9 October 2026, 48 minutes), "Episode 23: Family as Strategy: How the Kims of North Korea Are Challenging the World Since 1948" (5 October 2026, 47 minutes), and "Episode 22: The Soviet Union's War: Communist Ideology, Stalin, and Soviet Strategy in WWII" (18 September 2026, 33 minutes).
Strategy Matters publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 46 minutes across 24 episodes.
Booking probability for Strategy Matters is 29%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Strategy Matters requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Strategy Matters's contact route on record: public web form.
The strongest fits for Strategy Matters are Defense & International Affairs. Strategy Matters has an education audience.
U.S. Naval War College hosts Strategy Matters, an education show with 24 episodes published.
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Episode #7
This episode of Strategy Matters examines whether American media coverage shaped the trajectory of US involvement in Vietnam. Host Vanya Eftimova Bellinger sits down with historians Dr. Nicholas Evan Sarantakes and Dr...
Episode #6
This episode of Strategy Matters supports the Korean War case study by examining the conflict and developments on the Korean Peninsula from an unusual angle: through the Kim family regime that has ruled North Korea...
Episode #5
This episode of Strategy Matters supports the World War II in Europe case study with a close look at the Soviet Union's approach to the conflict. Host Dr. Vanya Eftimova Bellinger discusses the Soviet perspective with...
Episode #4
How do we define military professionalism, and what makes a military professional? This episode of Strategy Matters explores this important topic, interwoven with many of the themes and the historical cases in the...
Episode #3
This episode of Strategy Matters supplements the Strategy and War case study on the American War for Independence with a close look at the Southern Campaign. Host LtCol Brendan Neagle is joined by Dr. Stan Carpenter...
Episode #17
This episode of Strategy Matters focuses on the regional dynamic between Iran and Iraq and supports the case study on America and the Greater Middle in the Strategy and Policy Course. Host Dr. Vanya Eftimova Bellinger...
Episode #17
This episode of Strategy Matters focuses on the regional dynamic between Iran and Iraq and supports the case study on America and the Greater Middle in the Strategy and Policy Course. Host Dr. Vanya Eftimova Bellinger...
Episode #16
In this episode of Strategy Matters , we explore Henry Kissinger’s impact on the Late Cold War, focusing on how his background and scholarly interests shaped his emphasis on balance-of-power politics, strategic...
Episode #15
In this episode of Strategy Matters , we explore whether US media coverage influenced the course of the US involvement in Vietnam. Host Vanya Eftimova Bellinger is joined by the historians Dr. Nicholas Evan Sarantakes...
Episode #14
This episode of Strategy Matters focuses on Chiang Kai-shek, the often-overshadowed rival of Mao Zedong, to assess his leadership, ideology, and strategic legacy. Host Brendan Neagle is joined by historians and Strategy...
Episode #13
In this episode of Strategy Matters, we explore the legacy of the forgotten World War II propaganda hero, Sefton Delmer, to uncover best practices for shaping the information domain. Vanya Eftimova Bellinger talks with...
Episode #12
This episode of Strategy Matters aligns with the Interwar Case 5 of the Strategy and Policy Course: The Interwar World. Co-host Brendan Neagle interviews Trent Hone, the author of Learning War and Mastering the Art of...
Episode #11
In this episode of Strategy Matters, we explore the strategic logic behind the formation of NATO in the aftermath of World War II. The discussion examines the post-World War world from Western and Soviet perspectives...
Episode #10
Episode ten of Strategy Matters aligns with the fourth case study in the Strategy and Policy Course at the Naval War at the U.S. Naval War College. Much of the case study focuses on the European theaters of World War I...
Episode #9
Episode Nine of Strategy Matters aligns with the third case study in the Strategy and Policy Course at the Naval War at the U.S. Naval War College. In this episode, we shift our focus on the French...
Episode #8
This is a special episode of the Strategy Matters Podcast. Host Brendan Neagle talks with historian Dr. John Ferling to explore the strategic lessons of the American Revolution. This special episode reaches back to...
Episode #7
In episode seven, Admiral (ret.) Lars Saunes and Dr. Michelle Paranzino discuss how the outcome of the Second World War shaped the politics and security in Europe. This episode complements the Second World War case...
Episode #6
In Episode 6, Dr. Burak Kadercan and Dr. Jesse Tumblin explore the current case study in Strategy and War Course, World War I, from a different angle: the strategic challenges the Ottoman Empire faced. At its height...
Episode #5
Episode five features Dr. David Stone and Dr. Kenneth Swope from the U.S. Naval War College, who examine how two pivotal conflicts between 1894 and 1905 reshaped China’s place in East Asia. This episode compliments the...
Episode #4
Guests Katrina Ponti and Jonathan Romaneski join host Brendan Neagle to unpack the historical significance and strategic effects of operations at Fort Ticonderoga during the American War of Independence. The...
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