A Military Analysis of Israel's War in Gaza (with Andrew Fox)

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We'd love to hear from you. Today is January 15th, 2026, and my guest is Andrew Fox. I usually give our guests a title like author or journalist or historian. And it's a little different. His life experiences are not easily captured in a single word or phrase, so I'm going to give you a piece of his bio.

He served in the British Army from 2005 to 2021. He completed three tours in Afghanistan, including one attached to the U.S. Army Special Forces. He served in the Parachute Regiment and Special Forces Support Group, with additional tours in Bosnia, the Middle East, and Northern Ireland. After his active service, he spent three years as a senior lecturer in the war studies and behavioral science departments at the Royal Military Academy in Sandhurst.

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