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In this episode of The Larry Arnn Show, Hillsdale College President Larry P. Arnn interviews Erik Prince, businessman, former U.S. Navy SEAL officer, and founder of Blackwater. The two discuss Prince’s career, strategic failures in the wars in Gaza and Ukraine, and how the United States military can prepare for the wars of tomorrow. • You can find Prince’s Unplugged Phone here. • This interview was conducted on February 2, 2025. • Discover more at podcast.hillsdale.edu. • 00:00 - Introduction to Iraq and Afghanistan Conflict • 00:20 - CIA vs. Pentagon: The Initial Response Post-9/11 • 02:29 - Naval Academy Experience and Transition to Hillsdale • 05:22 - Lean Manufacturing Influence on Blackwater • 07:05 - Churchill's Philosophy on War and Its Misinterpretations • 07:50 - U.S. Strategy for Defending Taiwan • 10:58 - Military-Industrial Complex and Defense Spending • 12:02 - Historical Military Leadership and Tactical Efficiency • 16:01 - The Importance of Special Operations in Modern Warfare • 17:22 - U.S.-China Geopolitical Competition • 26:08 - Pentagon Inefficiencies and the Need for Reform • 30:24 - Life as a Navy SEAL and the Rigors of Training • 32:40 - The War in Ukraine: A Strategic Analysis • 42:44 - Government Overspending and Military Budget Reform • 46:06 - The Failure of U.S. Strategy in Afghanistan • 47:52 - Lessons from Churchill on Military Strategy • 52:28 - Critique of Israel’s Gaza Military Strategy • 55:46 - Innovation in Warfare: The Case for Alternative Tactics • 1:02:34 - The Importance of Citizen Soldiers and Military Accountability • 1:07:12 - Private Sector Innovation in National Security • 1:10:17 - The Unplugged Phone: Privacy in the Digital Age • ------------------------------ • Support Hillsdale College: https://secured.hillsdale.edu/hillsda... • Visit our website: http://hillsdale.edu • Learn from our online courses: http://online.hillsdale.edu • Read Imprimis: https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/ • Undergraduate programs: https://www.hillsdale.edu/information... • Graduate School of Statesmanship: https://www.hillsdale.edu/academics/g... • Graduate School of Government: https://dc.hillsdale.edu/School-of-Go... • Graduate School of Education: https://classicalgrad.hillsdale.edu/ • Listen to the Hillsdale College Podcast Network: https://podcast.hillsdale.edu/ • ------------------------------ • Hillsdale College is an independent institution of higher learning founded in 1844 by men and women “grateful to God for the inestimable blessings” resulting from civil and religious liberty and “believing that the diffusion of learning is essential to the perpetuity of these blessings.” It pursues the stated object of the founders: “to furnish all persons who wish, irrespective of nation, color, or sex, a literary, scientific, [and] theological education” outstanding among American colleges “and to combine with this such moral and social instruction as will best develop the minds and improve the hearts of its pupils.” As a nonsectarian Christian institution, Hillsdale College maintains “by precept and example” the immemorial teachings and practices of the Christian faith. • The College also considers itself a trustee of our Western philosophical and theological inheritance tracing to Athens and Jerusalem, a heritage finding its clearest expression in the American experiment of self-government under law. • By training the young in the liberal arts, Hillsdale College prepares students to become leaders worthy of that legacy. By encouraging the scholarship of its faculty, it contributes to the preservation of that legacy for future generations. By publicly defending that legacy, it enlists the aid of other friends of free civilization and thus secures the conditions of its own survival and independence.

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