Potpourri

On the latest episode of Foreign Entanglements, Nick Sarantakes and I spoke about his latest book, Making Patton:
 

It's a very interesting work; we also draw out some implications for more modern war/foreign policy films.

Some other points of interest:

• Nitin Pai loves the idea of India staking out a position on the South China Sea dispute. 
• Stephen Walt's thoughts on Chuck Hagel for SecDef. 
• Harry Kazianis interviews Randy Forbes. 
• The Air Force got software troubles. 
• A new game plan for China's nuclear arsenal?