Farewell 2025, Hello 2026
About this episode
The Net Assessment crew reflects on 2025 and shares predictions for 2026.
In this special bonus episode, the Net Assessment crew – Chris, Melanie, and Zack - looks back on the highs (and lows) of 2025, and makes a few predictions for 2026. Thanks all around to our listeners, the Stimson Center, and University FM for their fantastic production. Show Links: Hadeel al-Salchi, " Search for Body of Last Hostage Held by Hamas in Gaza is Delayed Due to Bad Weather ," NPR, December 16, 2025. " Armitage's Story ," Last Days in Vietnam, PBS. Justin Bronk, " America's Drone Delusion ," Foreign Affairs, December 15, 2025. Christopher Clary, " Four Days in May: The India-Pakistan Crisis of 2025 ," Stimson Center May 28, 2025. Zack Cooper, " Trump's Strategic Choice: Prioritization or Retrenchment ," The American Enterprise, March 5, 2025. The Daily, " Were the Covid Lockdowns Worth It? ", March 20, 2025. Aude Darnal and Christopher Preble, " Conventional Wisdom: The War on Terror Is Over ," in "Testing Assumptions About US Foreign Policy in 2025," Stimson Center, February 14, 2025. Jeffrey Friedman, " The World Is More Uncertain Than You Think: Assessing and Combating Overconfidence Among 2,000 National Security Officials ," Texas National Security Review (Vol 8…
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