I always learn something new from Eliot and Eric with each new episode.

So far an excellent podcast. For me facts, information and a long discussion are my preferences. This podcast fills that need. If you too are sick of 2 minute videos and want more in-depth, knowledgeable and fact-based discussions I would recommend you give this podcast a listen. I believe they are on youTube as well.

An unduly partisan, sniping discussion. I had hoped for more balanced and objective analysis. Perhaps a hint of open minded examination. But no, just embittered criticism of change.

Intelligent conversation with experts. Well worth listening and learning.

Excellent, informative and erudite analysis of foreign affairs. Substantively I really don’t have any complaints —even when I disagree, Cohen and Edelman are refreshingly thoughtful. However, I do have a technical/production qualm — sometimes the audio quality leaves something to be desired; in particular the recent episode about Lindbergh and America First featured some noises akin to typing and shuffling papers that were incredibly distracting.

Incredibly honest and educational program but incredibly sad.

Thank you for the emergency podcast. It was exactly what I needed. I had temporarily downgraded my rating due to a short but questionable period of views and some bad acoustics. But those issues have been resolved.

Elliot bends over backwards to defend Trump at every opportunity. Elliot that will not age well trust me. You don’t have to. Put down your Republican card for just a minute

You guys are incredibly knowledgeable, grounded, and interesting to listen to. I enjoy the show, but along the listening vein, you are sometimes hard to hear. Perhaps you could invest in some better audio equipment?

Very informative podcast show about foreign affairs and national security. Comes out every other week. Not as much 'fun' as some of the other Bulwark podcasts--it is more serious, usually on geopolitics, world order, how the U.S. connects to places like Ukraine, Russia, China, Israel/Palestine. The hosts are very knowledgeable. Well worth listening to.

My first experience with this podcast was the interesting story of Charles Lindberg and FDR, but I found it difficult to listen to because it was a constant scratching like somebody taking notes right next to the microphone.

Today’s show was all whining. You guys complain too much.

You’re very good, but you know that. Smart as can be, thoughtful, occasionally humorous. But when you’re bad, you’re very bad indeed. Words that come to mind are glib, complacent, and ooh it hurts, condescending. Please get real!

An excellent podcast if one wants to become informed about foreign policy. I was embarrassed by my ignorance of world affairs and looked around for a podcast that would help rectify it. The two host explain foreign affairs in a way that is both easy to understand without dumbing it down and insulting the audience's intelligence.

The 1996 DNC was in Chicago! Please know facts.

It was a great conversation about the conservative movement and its ties to the illiberal instincts. The discussion on Bill Buckley was interesting. One never know where he would lean on Trump.

I am a retired hematologist - if I had it to do again, I might just try for the Foreign Service after listening to these guys since the inception of the podcast….all I can say is a hearty thank you! NOTE and REQUEST: Could you please bring on Stephen Kotkin for a deep discussion of “The 5 futures of Russia” and the Russo-Ukranian War? Also would be great if you could host General Ben Hodges for discussion of Ukraine and its implications for the world. Thank you.

Not sure what the problem is but with SoR I’m required to have my volume on full blast. Very menial problem but figured I’d throw it out there. Seems like I’m not the only one who’s mentioned it.

I am a long time listener and supporter of the Bulwark. The Bulwark podcast are always informative and funny, and often a bit terrifying. They range from more entertaining to deeply informative. Shield of the Republic is on the deeply informative side. I always feel like I understand our international concerns, threats, and opportunities much better after each episode. Where with the other Bulwark podcasts I can listen while doing other things, I always listen carefully to Elliot and Eric so I don’t miss any nuance. I just cannot recommend this podcasts highly enough. It makes me far more informed and knowledgeable about our world and our place in it.

With so much craziness in the world (and the media), I look forward each week to this podcast for its reasoned, thoughtful, and knowledgeable approach. Eric and Eliot are the teachers/professors you always longed for - smart, focused, informed, seasoned, funny. Not just educational but highly entertaining. Highly recommend.

Thank you for a great podcast. And yes, Oath and Honor is a must read.

Excellent interview with Liz Cheney. Unfortunately the volume for the cohosts was too low. Hopefully this can address this going forward.

Thank you for the encouraging morning ! Until next week.

I really enjoyed this podcast. I find that they bring new insights to complicated topics. However, we really need to get Eric a better microphone or a better set up. It sounds like he’s in an echo cave.

I’ve been listening to the this podcast for a year now, and it’s definitely the smartest show you’ll listen to. After reading Oath and Honor, you realize that both the distinguished hosts helped out Liz Cheney to draft and get all 10 former Secretaries of Defense to sign a letter of warning during the final weeks of the Trump Admin. We owe a great debt to these brave patriots.

And now I turn my back on you over the Gaza Strip, and what clearly awaits the West Bank.

A wonderful resource for those interested in world affairs from a smart, center right perspective.

I’m finding this podcast to be in of my top go to places for information and experience. Having only started paying attention since the previous president appeared on the scene, and in an environment of performative garbage and negative messaging, it’s refreshing to actually walk away from every episode with an increased understanding and perspective of our world. Thanks so much!

Excellent episode on China and Taiwan from men that have been there.

Eric and Eliot have fantastic depth and breadth of knowledge of international affairs and defense. Krystal’s only analysis is pst, present, and future is Trumps fault. Question related to Congress and Ukraine, answer, Well Trump… Worst guest ever. Won’t listen when he’s on. Eric and Eliot, keep up the good work!

It amazes me how this crew can seem to come to a reasonable conclusion built on logical mistakes, raw credulity, anger, and culture war open nerves. Keep it up Bulwark, we’ll need you but you should keep working on the think-trying.

Great analysis, but the audio is frequently terrible.

Topical conversations but these guys and Kori Schake, who were part of an administration with the worst foreign policy failure in the last 50 years, criticizing others is hard to take. They can’t help themselves, they just like war.

Great foreign policy analysis from experts who have worked at the highest levels of government. Really sharp commentary.

Good in depth conversations on topical subjects without hyperbole.

Every time I listen to this podcast, I end it smarter than I was when I began. Not much more I can say.

This is one of the most sober, non-hyperbolic pods available. If you’re interested in bumper sticker politics, this is NOT the show for you. If you’re interested in mature, knowledgeable workings of the geopolitical landscape and history, you’ve found your home.

I like wonkiness, and this show delivers, from a professional and sane conservative perspective on foreign policy.

Shield of the Republic has become one of my favorite podcasts! As a graduate of the Air War College in 2017. I ravel at listen two both of you and your guest discussion on Strategic Topics. Keep it up. I can’t wait for the next episode.

There may be something of a conservative slant to this show. And I say so only because the hosts may have said as much. To my own ears, this podcast is more informed realism than any particular partisan perspective. It’s also quite entertaining. My sincere thanks go out to Eliot and Eric. As well as my hopes that the right people are hearing your important perspective.

Dr. Cohen and Dr. Edelman do a tremendous job of making highly complicated world events easily accessible. Really superb analysis and insight. A pleasure to listen to.

Probably the best foreign policy podcast currently available. Both gentlemen hosting the podcast are thoughtful, experienced, and hence their perspectives are worthy of consideration. Additionally, they regularly have discussions with equally knowledgeable foreign policy experts and historians who further enrich those conversations. The podcast has also proven to be a valuable resource in guiding my ongoing reading by giving a platform to those thinkers who I might consider for more comprehensively-developed written explications of events and ideas.

A+

Appreciate the historical depth of your discussions and debate. It’s what I need to better understand current global affairs. Thanks!

So happy to hear that this podcast is going to have more episodes next year. I love these discussions about American foreign policy!

Informative and though provoking commentary from people who actually know what they are talking about on critical national security issues.

Eliot Cohen and Eric Edelman know their foreign affairs stuff. Elliott was Dean at the Naval War College and was Director of policy planning for the Defense Department. Eric knows everything about nuclear weapons and is a former ambassador. Both have written extensively in their fields of expertise. Neither pull punches. I have never been much interested in these serious topics but thanks to these two I am now very interested and slightly more knowledgeable. Highly recommended.

This intelligent, fair-minded, frank, highly informative podcast should be on the podcast playlist for every American. A high point so far: Anne Applebaum, this week, was brilliant. I wish you had a regular segment with her. This is important work to save our democracy.

Super informative.

Experts talking about the most important things in the world. For free. What’s not to love