Dr. Elizabeth Buchanan joins the podcast to discuss the Svalbard Treaty, international interest in the archipelago, and tensions in the High North. Dr. Buchanan is a lecturer of Strategic Studies at the Australian War College and a non-resident fellow at the Modern Warfare Institute.
Megan Milliken Biven joins the program to discuss the history of the U.S. public dredge fleet and the necessity of dredging to maintain coastlines. Megan is a researcher, gonzo policy maker, and founder of True Transition.
In Part Two of our conversation, Master Chief Larry Nowell (ret.) joins the program to discuss his Navy career, to include his time at TOPGUN and controlling fighters over Vietnam.
