Playlist

War stories

We need to talk about war. These powerful, crucial talks come from soldiers, politicians, journalists and others who've seen the reality of war firsthand.

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Thomas Barnett

Let's rethink America's military strategy

23 minutes 28 seconds

Janine di Giovanni

What I saw in the war

11 minutes 36 seconds

Wes Moore

How to talk to veterans about war

14 minutes 13 seconds

James Stavridis

A Navy Admiral's thoughts on global security

16 minutes 17 seconds

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

Inside a school for suicide bombers

7 minutes 52 seconds

Bobby Ghosh

Why global jihad is losing

16 minutes 14 seconds

Alberto Cairo

There are no scraps of men

18 minutes 45 seconds

Deborah Scranton

An Iraq war movie crowd-sourced from soldiers

17 minutes 23 seconds

P.W. Singer

Military robots and the future of war

18 minutes 16 seconds

Sebastian Junger

Why veterans miss war

12 minutes 54 seconds

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

Meet the women fighting on the front lines of an American war

11 minutes 14 seconds