Global Disorder: Warfare in the 21st Century | Alex Plitsas

Hold These Truths with Dan Crenshaw

Dan Crenshaw

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4.6 • 16K Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Alex Plitsas is a counterterrorism expert and Army veteran who ran psychological operations in the Global War on Terror. He joined Rep. Crenshaw for a retrospective on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the decade of Russian escalation that led to its 2022 invasion of Ukraine, and the evolving threat of the Mexican drug cartels. A clear-eyed look at some of America’s greatest national security threats.

Alex Plitsas leads the Counterterrorism Project for the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative. He serves on the board of the Special Operations Association of America. Follow him on X at @alexplitsas.

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0:00.0	We hold these truths to be self-evident.
0:02.1	That all men are created.
0:03.4	As a member of Congress, I get to have a lot of really interesting people in the office.
0:07.3	Experts on what they're talking about.
0:08.9	This is the podcast for insights into the issues.
0:11.6	China, bioterrorism, Medicare for all, in-depth discussions.
0:16.0	Breaking it down into simple terms.
0:17.9	We hold.
0:18.7	We hold these truths.
0:20.1	We hold these truths. We hold these truths.
0:21.2	With Dan Crenshaw.
0:22.2	The angle has landed.
0:24.5	All right, welcome back, folks.
0:26.0	Today we have another interesting conversation on counterterrorism, national security and all
0:29.8	things involved in that with Alex Pleats us.
0:32.6	Alex, thanks for being here.
0:34.0	Thanks, Captain.
0:34.4	We were just talking before recording as I was just trying to get a feel
0:38.1	for your life story based on your accent. Sounds like you're from Kansas or New York. Native New Yorker
0:47.3	born and bred. Yeah. And that's kind of what got you started down this life. And, you know,
0:53.9	currently at Atlantic Council leading a team of experts doing, you know, think tank
0:59.1	work, analysis work, but not products.
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