The Shows FP Staffers and Columnists Loved in 2023
The podcasts, television, and movies that got us through.
December 23, 2023
Generation Jihad, Bill Roggio’s podcast spinoff from his well-established Long War Journal blog, provides informative, real-time blowback wisdom on the ongoing global war against jihadism. Since launching in March 2020 with a brutal analysis of the Trump administration’s agreement with the Taliban to withdraw from Afghanistan, Generation Jihad—which, like Long War Journal, is supported by the Foundation for Defense of Democracies—has cast a gimlet eye on the threat of Islamist extremism.
From al-Shabab to al Qaeda, from West Africa to Southeast Asia, former U.S. Army soldier Roggio—along with colleagues and guests who have included retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, who served briefly as former U.S. President Donald Trump’s national security advisor—examines the implications of policies, military operations, and minutiae that may not warrant mention in mainstream media reporting, such as jail breaks and leadership squabbles, but that add context for understanding and demystifying the overarching conflict of our time. Since Oct. 7, the podcast’s focus has been on the Israel-Hamas war.
Roggio brings gruff charm to deadly serious stuff. For more about him, listen to his guest turn on The Boardwalk podcast, where three former U.S. military intelligence guys discuss all things related to the war in Afghanistan.
—Lynne O’Donnell, FP columnist
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