The Bulwark Podcast

Tom Nichols: Sinking Into the Mire of a Longer War?

March 13, 2026·55 min·5-min readconversationalpolitics
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In this episode of The Bulwark Podcast, host Tim Miller and guest Tom Nichols, a staff writer at The Atlantic and professor emeritus at the U.S. Naval War College, analyze the deteriorating U.S. military and diplomatic situation following a war with Iran initiated under President Trum

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Tom Nichols

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Books, people, and resources mentioned in this episode.

People

Tom NicholsTim MillerDonald TrumpPete HegsethJ.D. VanceMarco Rubio

Books

The Death of Expertiseby Tom Nichols

Companies

The Atlantic

Topics

Fact CheckForeign PolicyGeopoliticsInvestigative JournalismLong Form JournalismMilitary HistoryUs Politics

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