Final Call for Q&A Questions
Added 2025-02-16 14:25:07 +0000 UTCG'day all,
As noted in the video just released, now that I'm recovering I'm finally going to be doing the long delayed Q&A episode. I'm mostly working with the original question list collected last year, but given times have changed I wanted to give you an extra chance to suggest questions (and upvote those you want to see that are suggested by other) before the video is recorded.
Please throw your new questions below as comments on this post (or add a comment or like to any you see that you think should feature in the episode).
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The third greatest Australian cultural export behind Bluey and Neighbours.
Rojer
2025-05-05 07:00:37 +0000 UTCWith the middle east being it's usual self again, do you believe that a war will break out between Iran and Israel (presumably backed and directly supported by the US)? If so what in your experience a war like that look like and how will it play out, and will the US use it's previous strategies such as in the first gulf war in 1991? Will US Allies like Turkey and Saudi Arabia (and the other gulf states) allow US forces to use their airspace and US bases insider their borders to conduct offensive operations against Iran and more importantly use them for logistics? Side note: I know the Q&A vid has been uploaded but here's hoping this makes it into the next one?
Ismail Ibrahim
2025-04-21 13:31:17 +0000 UTCI wonder what the latest is concerning defence against drones and swarms of drones.
Adina Jägbeck
2025-04-18 17:29:20 +0000 UTCPutting this here in response to the just released video on Tariffs in the hopes that Perun actually sees it. I would be very careful how much faith you put in US polls, especially those put out by main stream media outlets and get the most attention. For instance, many of them had Hilary and Kamala very comfortably winning their elections up to a week before the votes were cast and Biden winning by about 2-3x his actual margins. Others pollsters, such as People's Pundit (Rich Barris) of the Public Polling Project (who is admittedly Pro-Trump but usually been within 2-3 points on the elections as much as a month out, aside from Biden's election where he was still closer than other polls) are seeing signs of growing support for Trump's policies. The big issue for the highly popularized polls is that their methodologies don't capture the suburban/rural blue collar and lower-middle class electorate well. This is likely driven by the people paying for those polls wanting it that way.
Stargazer
2025-04-06 17:31:06 +0000 UTCMaybe also include its neighbors: "mer-duck-a" land and merlion land? lol
Scott
2025-03-27 17:54:23 +0000 UTCLooking for that poll. I vote for something as 'April Fools' as you can, current world news is making me depressed. Maybe a battel between two flightless birds, because what good is a 'Bird' that can't fly?
Andrew Maltby
2025-03-25 00:55:44 +0000 UTCThe current US administration may change in 4 years but it's actions will have long term geopolitical impacts. Taking Australia as an example, what recommendations would you make to diversify our inventory to reduce the risk to parts/upgrades embargoes and build capabilities to replace those provided by the US (primarily comms/isr)? In building new alliances, we need to bring something to the table. What could that be? Munitions manufacture, metals, drones, troop training, logistics, troop mobility vehicles? Finally (adding some controversy into the mix), having seen the impact of manpower shortages, should Australia introduce a Territorial Army? Maybe less focused on frontline actions but more on logistics and engineering capabilities. Would it look like the SES with an expanded mandate, using military grade equipment rather than civilian?
David O'Keeffe
2025-03-15 00:59:32 +0000 UTC09-Mar-2025 NEW QUESTION: As Russia's material reserves in heavy vehicles deteriorates, it's likely they'll need to look more and more towards N. Korea as a source. What does North Korea's reserves of AFVs, IFVs, MBTs, etc. look like?
Stargazer
2025-03-09 18:12:29 +0000 UTCNew question 3/7/2025, shortly after the mainstream press is reporting that Russia just did a massive attack on Ukrainian infrastructure. Press reports say, "261 attack vehicles — 67 missiles of various types and 194 drones, some which were outfitted with dummy warheads to confuse and overwhelm air defense crews. Ukraine shot down or disabled most of the attack drones, the air force said, but only destroyed 35 of the 67 missiles. " (New York Times) My question is: Is an attack of this scale new? Or is the mainstream press deciding to pick up stories like this only now, because the politics in the US have shifted so dramatically recently? My impression is that Russia has been shelling Ukrainian infrastructure since the start of the war, but I don't know to what degree.
Strawberry GS
2025-03-07 14:02:07 +0000 UTCQuestion, have you stopped uploading audio podcast versions of your YouTube content? My podcast app can see episodes appearing but gives a 404 error every time I try to stream or download them.
Jim Evans
2025-03-06 16:12:38 +0000 UTCIt's not just about tariffs, I'm more concerned about support to keep them running when the need is highest. "You don't have the cards, you have a weak hand, you gotta talk to Xi".
Tim van der Leeuw
2025-03-03 14:48:07 +0000 UTCIf the US places a Tarraf on our iron ore, maybe we should just not sell them the iron and buy the subs from the UK and give them the iron ore instead.
Andrew Maltby
2025-03-03 01:31:11 +0000 UTCI'm glad Australia is setting up manufacturing for 155 mm artillery shells, GLMRS and NSM
Andrew Maltby
2025-03-03 01:10:27 +0000 UTCI see the E-7 Wedgetail got a mention in todays video. Given Australia was the first to ask for this and thus probably paid for most of the research to be done to design it, why is it still listed as a 'USA' product even though they don't operate it yet? Should this be an 'Australian export', we manufactured frames 3 through 6.
Andrew Maltby
2025-03-03 01:05:07 +0000 UTCThis is more of a video idea, but after watching your episode on Europe defending itself without the US, I wonder if you'd do the same with Asian countries (Australia included)? Like I hear lots of rhetoric about a "pivot" to Asia instead of Europe, but Trump's positive views on Xi suggest otherwise.
dx1403
2025-03-02 15:43:40 +0000 UTCWell, India isn't an ally of Ukraine nor a member of NATO. The United States is. I didn't know the rest of NATO was required to produce an alternative plan to Trump's sell out to Putin. Negotiating with only Putin and Saudi investment fund managers just isn't a serious negotiation. I could tell you to give everything you own to Ukraine but that doesn't mean much. It certainly doesn't require a counter proposal. Maybe Gen. Kellogg will come up with something palatable for Ukraine and this is all Trump's way of extorting more from Ukraine for our support and Trump is just screwing with Putin. Time will tell.
Gregory G Allen
2025-02-23 09:03:27 +0000 UTCAs an aerospace guy, I have a question about future fighter procurement that came out of the recent Sandboxx video on the F-15EX being able to compete with 5th-generation platforms. If an F-15, which has a massive RCS, can compete mostly by getting a 5th gen ELINT system that can get a weapons quality track on incoming radar and new engines, how important actually is stealth?
Matthew Glimcher
2025-02-23 02:01:30 +0000 UTCAs weapons have gotten smarter and longer range and everything has gotten more software-defined, I think the marginal cost of adding battlefield effect capabilities and the required design compromises have gone down dramatically. as for the F-35, if you look at the parts commonality and stuff, it's more like 2.5 planes with a common engine, avionics, and sensors. Trying to make one airframe with multiple physical capabilities (land, carrier, and VTOL) turned out to add a lot of cost and not quite work. I think it might be more informative to treat those as separate questions on some level.
Matthew Glimcher
2025-02-23 01:54:57 +0000 UTCThat's a really interesting question. I think it depends a bit on what kind of forces. I suspect for ships and aircraft they'll just follow whatever the civilian market lands on. warplanes would probably appreciate the extra cooling power from hydrogen. I suspect warships will probably lean a lot more into nuclear than civilian ones, but some combination of nuclear and methanol is looking like a good bet for both. land vehicles are a harder question though. They aren't really big enough to adopt hydrogen or nuclear and military vehicles can't really accept the charging time for fully electric. If synthetic methanol does manage to become a major fuel for ocean shipping (Mearsk is betting on it), that might be a decent solution for a dense fuel that's liquid at room temperature.
Matthew Glimcher
2025-02-23 01:35:20 +0000 UTCIf the whole thing is just a preparatory meeting, why did Trump give away important "trump cards" beforehand? Of course, any agreement requires the consent of the Ukrainians. But does Trump know that? Then why aren't they at the table? And then why didn't Trump discuss a strategy with the Ukrainians first? It may be that Europeans disagree about what the path to a temporary end to the war (I don't call it peace) should look like. But does Trump have any idea? And how will the plan be implemented without the Europeans? Does Trump realize the damage he ultimately causes? You notice that you come up with a lot of new questions, but don't answer any of the original ones.
Michael Woerl
2025-02-22 06:46:52 +0000 UTCSo the US leadership telling fellow Nato countries they need to increase defense spending, preserve free speech, and look for a peace deal to a conflict that's frontlines have been frozen for 18 months is siding with Putin and Xi? After three years of war and hundreds of thousands of casualties, the current plan laid out by the EU and Biden hasnt worked.
Brian Gasser
2025-02-21 21:37:23 +0000 UTCThe meeting in Saudi was at the foreign minister level seeing if their was a path for further talks and structure. There hasnt been contact with the Russians and the West since 2020. Everyone knows no peace can occur without Ukrainian consent. With Europe unable to generate a coherent peace strategy (proved at the Paris meeting), there is no point giving them a seat to the table right now. US officials are in Kiev today briefing the Ukrainians.
Brian Gasser
2025-02-21 21:30:55 +0000 UTCRather than just singling out the US, where is your outrage with non western nations (such as India) buying Russian oil? Europe is free to bankroll Ukraine's defense needs with the US leadership and population looking for an off ramp to this conflict. Even after Monday's emergency meeting in Paris with EU/UK, there is no alternative plan being put foward by the Europeans.
Brian Gasser
2025-02-21 21:24:19 +0000 UTCGiven Trump outright switching sides and joining Putin in the attempt to tear down the current world order laid out in the Bretton Woods agreements back at the end of WWII to be replaced with the pre-WWI system of might=makes-right empires because that ended so well... twice. I was hoping that NATO would step up and hold the line against a much weakened Russia until I realized just how interwoven our defense systems are. Can you outline this catastrophic new Trumpian world order? And this doesn't even touch the horror of Trump giving technical support to Russia and, directly or indirectly, China. Also there's nuclear proliferation in our brave new world... In a less anti-Trump way then I'd likely put it. I'm kind of touchy when it comes to incompetents destroying my country and our (former) alliances and greatly raising the possibility of future nuclear exchanges. But I worry too much. I'm sure Kash is getting right on checking to see if Elon freed up any nukes when his gremlins shuttered the nuclear weapon safety office in the energy department. Oopsie. Elon bad.
Gregory G Allen
2025-02-21 15:39:35 +0000 UTCBriatin has got to spend more on defence. How do we do that without it becoming a giant moneyflush on boondoggles? Like the carriers or Ajax.
Michael Osborne
2025-02-21 11:53:43 +0000 UTCThe Croatian Prime Minister - Andreja Pelenkovic- said at the Munich Security Conference that Croatia knows how hard it is to fight for your survival; it took 7 years to liberate all the occupied Croatian lands. Ukaraine has a head start, being a recognised country. Do you think it will be 7 years also or a ‘generational’ war?
Stefan Kos
2025-02-21 01:47:32 +0000 UTCSocial media is hot on the topic that “Zelensky doesn’t know where half/all the $350 Billion has gone. It’s probably one of Trump’s tweets re-posted. What’s the ‘truth’ behind this propaganda. How does defence procurement work in these circumstances? What control does Ukraine have with this ‘money’.?
Stefan Kos
2025-02-21 01:41:35 +0000 UTCHamburg ist eine echt schöne Stadt! Grüße aus Bayern.
Michael Woerl
2025-02-20 18:32:20 +0000 UTCThank you. I'll watch the video. Until then, thank you very much for the kind reply.
Michael Woerl
2025-02-19 22:04:18 +0000 UTCThese are good questions, I think! If I may be so free, some interesting thoughts on at least some of your questions are in this video from Paul Warburg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRUp5HUjr7s I don't necessarily agree with everything he says, but I do think he is right that Ukraine has a stronger negotiation position than 3 years ago, and a stronger position than Trump realises, and can politically just not accept a deal on Moscow's terms.
Tim van der Leeuw
2025-02-19 20:58:51 +0000 UTCThere specifically about the peace negotiations and their actual substance. At the moment, Putin lays claim to the four oblasts, but does not fully control any of them. Since he has given this claim constitutional status, he cannot simply renounce it. How is this problem to be solved? What will happen to the people living in this oblast? Suppose, and this assumption is very valid, that they do not want to become Russians. What will happen to the Ukrainian-controlled territory in Kursk? What power does Trump really have over the Ukrainians? There are no US troops that he could simply withdraw. A new military aid package is likely to be ruled out anyway. What incentive does Ukraine have to follow the decisions taken in Saudi Arabia? Assuming that British and French troops are actually stationed in Ukraine, isn't that a setback for the Russians? Three years of war with the alleged reason for war NATO expansion, in order to then have to tolerate troops from NATO countries at the border. What incentive does Putin have to agree to a ceasefire/peace agreement? Can he do that at all? I mean, he can't stand in front of the Russians and say, "Okay, we have about a million dead and wounded, but I've expanded the national territory by about one percent." Can he actually do this economically? The Russian economy is running on war production. That is the only driver of the economy. What actually happens to the hundreds of thousands of veterans returning from the war in this case? What is the probability that nothing will come out of it? Except, of course, beautiful photos and a reputation gain for Putin. Trump has a history of such negotiations. But the damage he does is very real. The moral assessment that a US president is negotiating with a war criminal about the sovereignty of a European country, without this country, without the Europeans, in Saudi Arabia, I will spare myself that now. However, we will remember that. Sorry for my english. I am German. Best regards,
Michael Woerl
2025-02-19 11:47:57 +0000 UTCIs DJI still a major player for FPV drones? Or has the market shifted completely? It would be weird for a key weapon system to still have their base component from China
Daniel K
2025-02-19 11:07:33 +0000 UTCEmutopia Merch is an awesome idea
Daniel K
2025-02-19 11:02:03 +0000 UTCHas there ever been a better game then command and conquer? If yes, why are you giving the wrong answer?
Daniel K
2025-02-19 11:01:21 +0000 UTCWhat is the worlds worst army?
Daniel K
2025-02-19 10:59:34 +0000 UTCHi Perun, you reference sensors quite a bit as a generic term. Now the only one you really went into detail were the aperture radars. Hence, either an episode on sensors or a Question „What are the most disruptive/important sensors we should know about“ would be great
Daniel K
2025-02-19 10:58:59 +0000 UTCHey Perun, I would love to hear you talk more about investment in infrastructure/basing and logistics capability and how these enablers shape force posture, preparedness and operational effectiveness. To give you a question to answer: Do you think Western militaries have been too focused on ticking their shiny toy bingo cards whilst neglecting their enabling logistics and infrastructure capabilities, and if so, at what cost? Thank you for the amazing content, you are an inspiration!
Grebes
2025-02-19 09:59:32 +0000 UTCIn the face of US "weirdness" and possible side negotiations with Ukraine failing to end the war, the US may stop contributing to Ukraine and frustrate NATO actions. If that happens, can J.E.F. be an alternative means for European military aid and possible intervention into Ukraine? Thanks from California!
Cadet
2025-02-19 07:25:53 +0000 UTCNATO without usa ? What would happen to Canada if usa leave NATO ? What would happen if usa invade Greenland ? What are the current tools for detection/radar/spy/observation of military forces and movements ? What is the effect of sabotage and hacking on a war ? What about special units ? Are they worth it (cost and time) ? Are they really that awesome ? What about hovercraft in modern warfare ? Why not more of those ? What are the next infantry kit innovations ? Why is there never a shield on the modern battlefield ? Are there shields ? What are APC good for ? They seem be fragile ? What would you say to each country in order for them to rearm or get a better army ?
Jericho
2025-02-19 05:21:19 +0000 UTCSo, I don't know if this question will get enough attention still since I'm rather late with it, but: Does Australia already regret making a deal with the USA for new submarines?
Tim van der Leeuw
2025-02-18 20:25:49 +0000 UTCFavourite Elbonian weapon system? My person fav would be the American 180 as the standard infantry rifle. Insane ammo consumption that would bankrupt the state plus unreliable drums that are impossible to carry
Luke Tikellis
2025-02-18 09:47:40 +0000 UTCAny update to the gaming channel? (I know, I'm an outlier who's missing the attention from our lord Perun)
AllenYC
2025-02-17 23:21:36 +0000 UTCDo you think European Army is possible/feasible/useful?
BlackKyiv
2025-02-17 20:35:27 +0000 UTCAI weaponry. AGI, what do you actually see comingb
Chris
2025-02-17 18:09:46 +0000 UTCIs Ukraine running out of manpower?
shawn Adamson
2025-02-17 17:29:10 +0000 UTCYou mentioned in the previous Q&A that your job knows about your channel. What were their reactions? Were they impressed? Surprised? Etc.
Nick Johnson
2025-02-17 16:58:50 +0000 UTCWhat now that Trump has switched sides and allied with Putin and Xi against the old world order and pretty much declared open season on taking territory that can't be adequately defended by the folks that live there because, well, the nerve of people saying "no" to Trump on Greenland, or Putin on Ukraine and Eastern Europe, or to Xi about Taiwan et al. Oops, that was for Peter Zeihan. It's not quite your focus but what's a well informed Aussie's take on this madness?
Gregory G Allen
2025-02-17 16:55:46 +0000 UTCHey Mr Perun, since Trump is so eager to take over a few countries, it would be interesting to have some videos on the hypotheticals of Canadian Geese vs Bald Eagle war or the like ;).
ThePiachu
2025-02-17 15:52:26 +0000 UTCbeyond specific artifacts, what people are worth a follow? Doomberg and Stratechery come to mind for Energy and Tech respectively.
Finn Luca Frotscher
2025-02-17 15:28:14 +0000 UTCDear Perun, I just watched your playthrough of Terra Invicta and have grown to appreciate your abilities as a strategist. Given this,: - What high-level strategic goals would you recommend Europe to pursue over the next generation(25y)? - What are the „Levers and Systems“ Europe has available to drive those outcomes? All the best and greetings from Hamburg, Finn
Finn Luca Frotscher
2025-02-17 15:25:39 +0000 UTCIn a version of Peter Jensen's question and others: Trump is essentially walking away Rubentrop/Molatov style. the EU/UK will need to defend itself and Ukriane. Do we have the money, DEB/Infrastructure to do so, assuming sufficient political will.
GDwg
2025-02-17 13:45:31 +0000 UTCSince the US is quickly becoming a less reliable ally for Europe: could the EU+UK stand alone against today's aggressors? What capabilities would need to be developed or improved, where would Europe fall short or exceed the US? How could a self-reliant European defense architecture look like? What would it cost, and how long would it take to implement?
Peter Jensen
2025-02-17 12:25:06 +0000 UTCFavorite or most realistic?
JKvdA
2025-02-17 12:04:28 +0000 UTCThere are pictures of urkainian f 16s flying and carrying strike packages (glidebombs)
RiseofArn
2025-02-17 12:02:02 +0000 UTCIf you were asked to provide a plan and a (monetary) budget for the retaking of Kherson and Crimea, no later than (lets say) 2027. How would this look like? What would be required and can this be achieved with help from Europe only?
JKvdA
2025-02-17 11:59:27 +0000 UTCWhat should I study to get a job in Defense economics/logistics? Do I have to go to a Military academy?
Dane Jago
2025-02-17 09:43:54 +0000 UTCI would be interested in your thoughts on the most effective (highest leverage) way to support Ukraine with donations. e.g. supporting grassroots individual units or larger charities
Intrepid_Traveller
2025-02-17 08:50:25 +0000 UTCWhat weapon/weapon system (land/sea/air) do you personally like the most and why?
Martin
2025-02-17 08:25:20 +0000 UTCDo you love or hate Vegemite ? Also, given the latest US political actions, lots of allies are worried about future US support/reliability. How big of an impact you expect for military supply chains? Will we see a push for US independent production capacities in the EU?
LoonY
2025-02-17 07:10:08 +0000 UTCUkraine has shown that military tech isn't necessarily expensive nor time consuming to produce. The Houthis have shown that poor and poorly equipped people can choke global shipping. How are the world's big militaries adapting to the new reality? How are the world's lesser powers adapting?
Jane Walerud
2025-02-17 07:02:55 +0000 UTCSuppose kiwiland had to make defense cuts. How do they maintain their ability to deter Emutopia? And save cash?
Brendan Waugh
2025-02-17 07:00:56 +0000 UTCIf this has already been answered could someone please post me thr links
Aram Hummerston
2025-02-17 06:07:15 +0000 UTCI would like to see a video that explores the topic of micro defense packs and their economic implications in the Asia-Pacific region for 2025 and the near future Specifically; 1. Micro defense packs: How SMEs in the region are forming alliances to adapt to the changing security landscape. 2. India's growing influence: How India's economic and military growth affects its relationships with other nations. 3. CCP strategy: The implications of the on international shipping zones and how other nations are responding to China's growing presence within the Indian and south pacific. 4. US Indo-Pacific strategy: How the US shift in focus to the Indo-Pacific region impacts its relationships with other nations, particularly in trade and security agreements. 5. Australia, France's and Japan's roles: The implications of their increased engagement in the region and how they navigate the changing international relationships. 5. Regional stability and internal external security threats these zones. 6. The economic implications of emerging relationships and alliances, particularly for pacific Islands and their peoples future. I did throw my comment into ai to assist with my grammar :)
Aram Hummerston
2025-02-17 05:38:03 +0000 UTCHow much can DOGE change procurement? How much should they change procurement?
Nathaniel Wilson
2025-02-17 04:38:03 +0000 UTCHow to create an EU Defence Force from a logistics and procurement perspective?
Niclas Hansemark
2025-02-17 03:05:25 +0000 UTCwhat would be the consequence of actual action on climate change to geopolitical power? I'm thinking how currently the civil sector effectively subsidise the military by providing a larger hydrocarbon market to enable economies of scale. You are not going to be able to run a net-zero war anytime soon, so does this move the needle at all? maybe there are more subtle wrinkles than just the price to fill up your tank brigade.
Andrew Kennedy
2025-02-17 03:01:51 +0000 UTCI'd be interested in hearing about making flexible multi-capable platforms from a cost/benefit point of view. I almost always hear this in a negative context such as how having A/B/C drove the cost and complexity of the F-35 through the roof. But this always seems to be in the context of a single platform, and well it's pretty obvious how it would cost more. But how would that compare to going with three independent 5th gen fighter programs that are simpler? (to give an example of the opportunity cost not considered.)
Sean Franklin
2025-02-17 01:35:19 +0000 UTCUkraine declined the Australian ones https://english.nv.ua/nation/ukraine-rejects-41-australian-f-a-18-hornets-citing-quality-concerns-50389048.html The main reason seems to be difficulty sustaining them along with the F16s. Interesting given UA now has the Mirage - perhaps the French option was seen as worth the cost to get an option independent of US political whims?
Darren
2025-02-17 00:49:37 +0000 UTCCan you please share sources for the cold war nuclear doctrine documents you mentioned in one video I am sadly unable to find them. I want some nightmare fuel.
Seferion
2025-02-17 00:21:27 +0000 UTCComparison of French and German military procurement and exports. Strong points, weak points, how does each compete with the USA?
Hugh Fisher
2025-02-17 00:02:08 +0000 UTCAny plans to do another video like KADEX in 2025? Any update on the Suez Canal Crisis? Any games you've been enjoying in your spare time?
blank
2025-02-16 23:31:34 +0000 UTCFor those who want to further educate themselves on defence economics and strategy, do you have a recommended reading list of books and papers?
Charles Wong
2025-02-16 23:09:57 +0000 UTCWhat software do you use to create your graphs in the slides?
Andrew Welch
2025-02-16 22:43:36 +0000 UTCHow about the F-18s being replaced by F-35s in Australia, Canada, Spain, Switzerland and Finland? Aren't they prime reinforcements for the battered Ukrainian air force? Why hasn't anybody pressed for delivery of these weapons?
Michael Andrej Molnár
2025-02-16 22:37:14 +0000 UTCHow would a theoretical civil war of the current US play out?
Michael Cao
2025-02-16 22:21:32 +0000 UTCBy chance, just before getting this email, I had watched two very interesting, but different, analyses of the current situation in Ukraine (Trump's mad plans - European reactions, etc), one from Anders Puck Nielsen (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWLqSk4ZlN0), and one from Paul Warburg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRUp5HUjr7s). I'd be very interested in your thoughts on both analyses, and how they support, or differ from, your views. Thank you.
Paul Haynes
2025-02-16 22:08:29 +0000 UTCWhee are the F16s in combat that Ukraine was promised and supposedly received its first few last summer?
Brian Gasser
2025-02-16 21:58:16 +0000 UTCIs there a ms perun?
RiseofArn
2025-02-16 21:51:25 +0000 UTCHow many people and how are they supporting you in your production flow? :-)
Toms
2025-02-16 21:46:11 +0000 UTCTaiwan and china development in the light of a more unpredictable US :-)
Toms
2025-02-16 21:44:52 +0000 UTCWhat militaries are making dramatic/significant changes to prepare for future conflicts, I e. USMC Force Design 2030?
JL
2025-02-16 21:41:45 +0000 UTCRelated to the gaming channel, so semi-serious (related to your personal 'logistics'). Backdrop: You regularly run across the problem of doing a recording and finding out later that you've recorded without sound or some other issue. The latest incident seems to have been timed around a particularly nasty Windows rollout surrounding USB, which affected a LOT of folks I work (and play) with over the past month or so - as well as myself. Q1 - Have you looked at doing a short 'pre-record' of 5 minutes or so before any important sessions, and playing things back to confirm everything is in order (video, sound etc). I follow several folks who started doing this several years ago - including the 'casual' video producers. Q2 - On hardware, have you considered having similar mics for both your local and travel recordings? A travel model from a similar manufacturer would work, if those exist, but honestly I would think (since the gaming record is presumably on a gaming desktop) that something along the lines of a Blue Yeti or similar would be feasible for the gaming channel records. Part of this is to help your ailing sound guy by having a common source for everything, so to speak.
T_S_Kimball
2025-02-16 21:09:59 +0000 UTCWhere are, and what is the economics of the wounded?
Ben Mills
2025-02-16 21:04:04 +0000 UTCWhat do you think of American Vice President Vance's speech to the European Security conference? It talked about the greatest threats to Europe coming from within -- not allowing freedom of speech and not respecting the results of elections -- not without (Russia, China, Iran, North Korea)?
Strawberry GS
2025-02-16 21:03:50 +0000 UTCHow does procurement work for non state actors like cartels and hamas, etc. do they put in orders or is it whatever happens to fall I there lap by hook or crook?
Mike Winter
2025-02-16 21:03:35 +0000 UTCWhat mega structure/project would you like to see us come together and build?
Nina Mcmunn
2025-02-16 20:55:46 +0000 UTCFavorite 40k Faction?
Nina Mcmunn
2025-02-16 20:42:05 +0000 UTCEU w/o US vs Russia standoff: numbers, scenarios
MidnightMan
2025-02-16 20:32:08 +0000 UTCAssuming Trump pulls all US support out of Ukraine, what would the scenario look like for a NATO-Light, primarily Poland, Germany & France actually stepping up and going in to bat directly. No US weapons due to export controls so no F-16, no JDAM, no Javelin, no MRAP or Bradley or M1A1. Does Europe have enough native kit to take it up to the Russians ?
David Childs
2025-02-16 20:25:56 +0000 UTCI keep joking that Europe should turn to 17th century solutions to 17th century problems. Will we see pirates^Wprivateers armed with letters of marque going after russian civilian/commercial shipping? And how would that impact the russian economy?
Julian Wälde
2025-02-16 20:19:29 +0000 UTCI posted this last time, but you drop jokes indicating you are a fan of, or at least familiar with the BattleTech universe. What is your favorite faction inside that universe. And, do you have a favorite battlemech?
Scott Philipp
2025-02-16 20:15:48 +0000 UTCHow can the security industry for chemical, biological, nuclear, gas, adapt to uav threats in an fashion that is economical. Ukraine showed how asymmetrical the damage could be.
Scott Nelson
2025-02-16 19:54:39 +0000 UTCWhat about minor polities in these turbulent times? You actually touched on several of those countries in many videos. I'm an Argentinian, and not-quite-aligned (used to be third world countries) are looking at the changing geopolitics and might have the capability to shift alliances faster than ever.
Nahuel Rabe
2025-02-16 19:39:14 +0000 UTCHow about “Defense Strategy” for either the Philippines or Jordan, seeing how both seem to be stuck with a potential major conflict right next door with a high potential to spill over.
John Cryer
2025-02-16 19:26:24 +0000 UTCDo you think there will be significant exports of upcoming aircraft such as KF21, Tejas and Khan? If so, what does that do to F35, F-16, Rafale, Grippen, etc?
Steve Swihart Triangulatorr
2025-02-16 19:14:30 +0000 UTCHow do you think alliances will form in the coming decade? Will China and Russia have a greater level of cooperation? Is there a crack between the US and EU? And finally: Given that an outbreak of war needs one side that feels like it would stand to gain more from conflict than it has to expend in resources to wage it, how likely do you think a direct confrontation is between any major powers in the coming years?
Immortal
2025-02-16 19:11:36 +0000 UTCWhat is your favorite strategy game?
Modestas Pečiokas
2025-02-16 19:10:14 +0000 UTCThey haven't abandoned it, but moved it into the State Department (foreign ministry), where leveraging it as soft power can be more focused and deliberate.
Teresa Benson
2025-02-16 19:05:12 +0000 UTCWhat are your thoughts on "demographic collapse" in many/most of the countries in the world and how will that shape the future?
Donald V. Beck
2025-02-16 18:27:17 +0000 UTCIn regards to the United States withdrawing support for Ukraine, what can the US citizens do to mitigate the consequences? Historically has citizen effort ever moved the needle?
Darmok Anjalad
2025-02-16 18:14:45 +0000 UTCEuropean Rearmament- Progress since 2022, focusing on actual production of things like artillery shells (things that go boom in Perun speak).
Paul Alexander Dunn
2025-02-16 17:33:37 +0000 UTCThe Munich conference marked a new era! Would you tell us your understanding of the possible near future for Ukraine and Europe? How far the Europeans can step up their efforts to compensate for the foreseeable pullback of USA.
KapitainZino
2025-02-16 17:10:24 +0000 UTCI suspect it is already somewhere on your to-do list, but I'll ask anyway: what is the current state of procurements for european militaries, especially regarding the distribution of US products, EU products, and third party products? And also, what are the current monetary flows with this distribution?
Ribosoman
2025-02-16 17:09:45 +0000 UTCQ1 If you were the defence minister of a EU country post Trump election, how would your priorities shift? Q2 Do you see Russia challenging NATO in the near future, by for example doing some limited incursion to the Finish Lapland (saw Anders Puck Nielsen talk about that a while ago, would like to hear another perspective). Q3 Would you personally prefer to be the prime minister of Emutopia, or Kiwiland?
Daniel
2025-02-16 17:04:15 +0000 UTCAlot of great questions in the comments here so thought I'd add a silly one: Stanford Torus or O'Neill cylinder: which is the superior space habitat and why?
Illwood
2025-02-16 16:49:23 +0000 UTCAmerican reliability in defense/foreign policy has always been pendulous and tied to politics. This uncertainty in the face of a conventional war in Europe, major competing economic interests, and emerging challengers to the US rules based world order are now priming the current powers for a reconsideration of this order What do you think will happen? Are the European powers so sclerotic that they lack the energy to reconstitute into something that can protect their own interests while challenging Russia/China and the US? Will they have to rearm themselves and act under a separate alliance than NATO which now seems antiquated and ineffectual? Will the 5 eyes survive? What could a Machiavellian like Putin gain from creating another separate power so close to home? The US would be weakened but Russia is not strong enough to fill any void the US may leave. What is the point? Is upending the table going to serve the world in any beneficial way? Thank you for your time and consideration of any question
BW
2025-02-16 16:47:25 +0000 UTCThe US appears to have abandoned the idea of soft power by killing USAID. Do we have any metrics to show whether having friends in odd places really helps strategically?
Mostlygreen
2025-02-16 16:45:18 +0000 UTCHave you thought of an episode on the 'hidden' or unknown forces of nations? For example, I fly B777 for a US carrier and we large transport category aircraft/pilots are subject to the CRAF, Civil Reserve Air Fleet, contractually committed to augment airlift for the military. There is something similar for the Navy as well (truckers for the Army?). China is a great example of almost every ship being a de-facto part of the Chinese Navy. Adding the kinds of equipment/forces could give a clearer picture of a nations readiness.
Maddogpilot
2025-02-16 16:34:29 +0000 UTCCan you give an overall summary of the Ukrainian drone campaign on Russian refineries/storage tanks/factories etc. what % of refining is effected and what it would take to really cause fuel shortages
Alan Berk
2025-02-16 16:33:57 +0000 UTCI think this one is really good!
Colorado Pete
2025-02-16 16:33:28 +0000 UTCRegarding air defense, how much is enough in the new world?
Cameron Caine
2025-02-16 16:25:16 +0000 UTChei, is Nato without USA(if they quitt) possible? If the bar is 5% defensespending, can the european contries not use the amount and generate theire own alliance. it would give a good amount of return if that money is used in the european industry instead of the american..... that could include an european nuklear umbrella too.
snylenna
2025-02-16 16:23:08 +0000 UTCWho would win a fight between Perun and Thor?
Martin Van Den Berghe
2025-02-16 16:22:44 +0000 UTCQ1: Any chance of seeing a video/oppinion about the lesser discussed NATO countries like Romania? Q2: Will the UE build its european army, especially in the world of Trump 2.0? Q3: What would be a few books you would recommend (geopolitics, history, defence economics or just fun things you would recommend)? Q4: Recommended Vaultech locations for europe?
Madalin Cojocariu
2025-02-16 16:22:19 +0000 UTCAs a consequence of your defense economics videos, what are the most curious or oddball offers you've received? And when are we getting Emutopia/Kiwiland merch?
Minion
2025-02-16 16:20:26 +0000 UTCWhat would be an appropriate and sensible reaction for Europe to Trump 2 and Vance's Munich speech. What do you think Europe will do instead?
Robert
2025-02-16 16:16:52 +0000 UTCI would like to reiterate one of my question I posted a while ago: what is the best defense economics strategy battle game and/or which faction(s) best represents reality? C&C variants (red alert), Generals, Tiberius series, Dune, or StarCraft/warcraft, Age of Empires, Imperial Glory, Dawn of War, etc. Also, it would be really fun if you did a PowerPoint Battlereport like if it was an actual real topic. Just for kicks.
Stephan Krul
2025-02-16 16:15:59 +0000 UTCHow did you get interested in defense economics? I can't imagine a child saying that's what I want to be when I grow up. Also glad you're on the mend.
alexander gaitan
2025-02-16 16:03:24 +0000 UTCand why expansionism makes a come back now? diversion strategy? return to “normal”?
Alexis Jouanneaux
2025-02-16 15:59:44 +0000 UTCHow many hours per week (approximately) do you devote to the channel?
John Allison
2025-02-16 15:58:15 +0000 UTChas anyone ever noticed you in the real world? like came up to you and were like "hey are you that powerpoint guy on youtube?"
Dank User
2025-02-16 15:53:40 +0000 UTCGlad you're feeling better mate
Tom Joyce
2025-02-16 15:46:42 +0000 UTCIs there any indication that Russia's internal security has been degraded as a result of the war in Ukraine?
Mathieu Lalonde
2025-02-16 15:43:07 +0000 UTCIs Trump a Black Swan? Friedman’s cyclical model of coinciding cycles of Institutional/Governance and Political/Cultural change predicted change for America. Is the current US administration a symptom or a cause?
Scammicus
2025-02-16 15:41:40 +0000 UTCTau Earth caste, or Departmento Munitorum, which is the superior logistics system? Also, can the Necrons sustaining their war efforts purely based on reactivation of 60mio year old assets actually succeed?
Giant Nanomachine
2025-02-16 15:33:22 +0000 UTCAnd don't forget the "world's most neglected war": Burkina Faso. Simon Whistler discusses it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxEAzftggpQ.
Daniel Pipes
2025-02-16 15:32:12 +0000 UTCCongo would also be interesting.
Tormod Hellen
2025-02-16 15:15:29 +0000 UTCHow are the non-American Starlink competitors coming along? Qianfan, IRIS, etc. Also, what's the state of countermeasures against such constellations?
Tormod Hellen
2025-02-16 15:14:02 +0000 UTCGiven the recent rhetoric, a look at modern expansionism would be interesting. I.e. some examples of past attempts, methods, what the success rate has been, and what were the short and long term costs of the attempts?
Tom Dakin
2025-02-16 15:03:56 +0000 UTCAny thoughts about returning to the space domain? Unless I missed a video it’s been ~8 months since we last chatted specifically about space. I love your space related content! :)
PaiHuaiTe
2025-02-16 15:03:36 +0000 UTCI would be particularly interested to learn about the implications and repercussions of the United States taking a backseat role to supporting Ukraine and leaving the rest of NATO to pick up the tab. - Which nations have stepped up in the time since February 2022? Which nations will presumably pick up America's tab? - If each NATO member were to see a proportional increase in their defense spending, how would each member state be affected and what would that do to their economies? - What resources has the US been supplying to Ukraine that cannot be as easily replaced by other NATO members? - If NATO members fail to supply Ukraine with the right resources, how might Russian-aligned nations respond? Would they feel emboldened and begin financially supporting the Russian war effort in kind?
Kyle
2025-02-16 15:00:22 +0000 UTCHave you considered making videos on other conflicts, such as Syria, Yemen, or Myanmar? On a related note, you've mentioned that some aspects from those conflicts aren't youtube friendly. How do you think it would be best to tackle and discuss those aspects?
Treebeard1224
2025-02-16 14:55:29 +0000 UTCSlightly personal question, how many languages do you speak and to what degree of fluency? I've noticed in your videos you have at least some knowledge of Slavic, European and Asian languages
cruisey1987
2025-02-16 14:54:51 +0000 UTC1. If peace deal is achieved in Ukraine and EU forces end up providing a security guarantee what would that need to look like for it to be credible? 2. Are you interested in doing episodes where you wargame a specific scenario? Like the one from point 1 or defense of Baltic countries, Taiwan, etc...
Tom
2025-02-16 14:53:05 +0000 UTCOne thing I struggle to understand is how we discuss the depletion of Soviet area stocks and use of golf carts at the front and at the same time I have seen high level western military brass warning of Russia being able to invade NATO within 3-5 years. Could you please explain this? What am I missing? Thanks for the exceptional work you do!
Christian Duhme
2025-02-16 14:52:38 +0000 UTC1) what would be the hardest assistance to replace if the US were to totally cut off Ukraine? Are there specific military assets that only the US can provide? Or would logistics, targeting, etc be the greatest loss? 2) what are your thoughts on the plausibility and possible repercussions of a quasi-invasion of crimea? Not a traditional operation meant to take and hold territory, but rather something more akin to the original Russian invasion of crimea where Ukraine, with the assistance of local partisans, just tried to temporarily take enough beachheads to insert, say, 5000 special forces personnel, who would then disperse and try to make the territory ungovernable (presumably this would require a simultaneous attack on the bridge)
Paul Bailin
2025-02-16 14:45:07 +0000 UTCYou famously appear as an org in Terra Invicta. What kind of advice would you be giving the factions if hired. Would it be weekly presentations like "All Battleships, No Hydras"
Bearpaw
2025-02-16 14:45:01 +0000 UTCHow high is the risk of WW3 breaking out in the next 20 years?
Tormod Hellen
2025-02-16 14:43:11 +0000 UTCShould we invest in 1939 calendars or won’t history repeat itself? As a bystander in history it’s hard not to draw parallels between then and now. I wonder what your take on the current world status is.
Johan Molendijk
2025-02-16 14:41:43 +0000 UTCHave you any estimate on what size of investment into Ukrainian defence industry that would be needed to scale a strong enough longrange drone and missile production to enable an effective strategic bombing campaign. And by effective i mean something that has strategic effect. As like making the Russians desidert they cant continue or cripple their economy so much that their force quality deteriorate so much that Ukraine can start taking larger parts of russia or push the russians out ot a significant part of the occupied areas? Know US had some 1000 sorties a day in Iraq, so was thinking in the area of a continous production of 900 long range drones and 100 missiles a day or something would be needed?
Martin Svendsen
2025-02-16 14:40:11 +0000 UTCTwo questions that have been puzzling me for a while: 1. A lot of logistics in the Ukraine conflict seem to be done by rail (source: Michael Hilliard of The Red Line). A transportation option that is remarkably predictable in the route it will take. If not to wreck the rails, as these can be quickly repaired, why not target the trains themselves? 2. When looking at russian military spending, some people (Ryan McBeth for instance) say that there is nowhere near enough money being spent to maintain the massive nuclear arsenal. Does this make sense? Would it make sense to speculate that only the critical weapons are being maintained (mainly tritium cycle)?
Jaapique
2025-02-16 14:39:49 +0000 UTCAsml is not allowed to sell there most advanced chip manufacturing machines to China. Does this have a an impact on their development for military use, or is this purely economic protection?
Bas Slaats
2025-02-16 14:39:35 +0000 UTCAre very exposed to graphic imagery when you do your OSINT research? If so how do you deal with the psychological effects that that kind of content has?
BaccoDesinhibire Germanicus
2025-02-16 14:38:24 +0000 UTCWhat are the outcomes and repercussions of the Munich Security Conference?
Ben Holt
2025-02-16 14:37:17 +0000 UTCRussia seems to have been conducting hybrid and plausibly deniable attacks against the US and EU, can you discuss retalliatory hybrid warfare (aside from sanctions) that the US and EU are responding with? Surely western governments are not letting these attacks go unanswered
Aaron Lawler
2025-02-16 14:36:18 +0000 UTCHow much research and production goes into your videos? It's clear that it's a lot, they are very well researched, yet you still manage to reliably put out an episode every week. How do you manage that? How many videos are in the pipeline at any given time?
Deviant
2025-02-16 14:36:06 +0000 UTCWhat are your thoughts on/ the implications of a US exit from NATO?
Asah Whalen
2025-02-16 14:35:46 +0000 UTCWhat are the likely international repercussions for Trump’s behavior
Eric J Sullivan
2025-02-16 14:27:49 +0000 UTC
