NSS, SIV, and UCMJ

About this episode

The episode discusses national security strategy, holiday reads, military support for Afghan evacuees, and unlawful military orders.

Yes - it's a mouthful of acronyms! And yes, it's hard to focus on anything besides the new national security strategy, but Sirens manages to open with our favorite holiday reads, merry and bright and dark and twisty. For dumpster fires, we explore the tragic shooting of two WV National Guardsmen through the lens of the evacuation of several thousand Afghans in 2021 and the complex and often limited support system they met in the US. Also, we reluctantly return to counter drug strikes in the Caribbean and exactly what we should expect of the military when it comes to unlawful orders. Finally; what holiday movie would you pitch to Hallmark?

People in this episode

Hosts: Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar Plumb, Erin Simpson

Topics covered

• national security strategy
• holiday reads
• military support
• counter drug strikes
• unlawful orders

Keywords

• national security
• holiday movies
• military
• Afghan evacuees
• drug strikes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: WV National Guardsmen

Books & works: Hallmark

Places: US

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