For years, the US military-industrial complex has been hard at work perfecting weapon systems that can leave a lighter footprint wherever the American military is deployed. It's not a perfect path. Indeed there have been many military missions instigated by Washington that have failed despite the technologies employed. Nonetheless, with increasing accuracy, fewer manned weapons are needed to accomplish a military operation and, historically speaking, war is becoming ‘cleaner' over time. For the US and its allies that is, but what about for the rest of the world? Today, from the US, we are joined by Prof. Samuel Moyn. Sam is Henry R. Luce Professor of Jurisprudence at Yale Law School and Professor of History at Yale University. In this episode we’ll be examining the major themes from his latest book, Humane: How the United States Abandoned Peace and Reinvented War.

For years, the US military-industrial complex has been hard at work perfecting weapon systems that can leave a lighter footprint wherever the American military is deployed. It's not a perfect path. Indeed there have been many military missions instigated by Washington that have failed despite the technologies employed. Nonetheless, with increasing accuracy, fewer manned weapons are needed to accomplish a military operation and, historically speaking, war is becoming &lsquo;cleaner' over time. For the US and its allies that is, but what about for the rest of the world? Today, from the US, we are joined by Prof. Samuel Moyn. Sam is&nbsp;Henry R. Luce Professor of Jurisprudence at Yale Law School and Professor of History at Yale University. In this episode we&rsquo;ll be examining the major themes from his latest book,&nbsp;Humane: How the United States Abandoned Peace and Reinvented War.

STRATEGIKON is the podcast of SAGE International (SAGE), an Adelaide-based private think-tank specialising in the analysis of foreign policy, international and national security issues in Australia's 'defence state' of South Australia. Est. in 2015 STRATEGIKON is hosted by SAGE Founder/CEO Dr. John Bruni, long-time media commentator on national security issues & co-hosted by SAGE colleague, David J. Olney. STRATEGIKON is produced by Michael Migali, who is also ‘the asker of occasional questions.’ Our podcast is proudly powered by the Auscast Network, Australia’s Coolest Podcasting Network. Let STRATEGIKON be your window to all things security and foreign affairs.

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STRATEGIKON is the podcast of SAGE International (SAGE), an Adelaide-based private think-tank specialising in the analysis of foreign policy, international and national security issues in Australia's 'defence state' of South Australia. Est. in 2015 STRATEGIKON is hosted by SAGE Founder/CEO Dr. John Bruni, long-time media commentator on national security issues &amp; co-hosted by SAGE colleague, David J. Olney. STRATEGIKON is produced by Michael Migali, who is also &lsquo;the asker of occasional questions.&rsquo; Our podcast is proudly powered by the Auscast Network, Australia&rsquo;s Coolest Podcasting Network. Let STRATEGIKON be your window to all things security and foreign affairs.
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Early episode music courtesy of Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com): "One-eyed Maestro" Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution

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