In this episode firecracker Ensign Ro goes undercover to dismantle a terrorist cell, the Maquis. She comes to see the Maquis cause as just, and the rules and legality of the Federation as oppressive. The Maquis engage in 'pre-emptive defence', and lives are on the line.

Join us for yet another prescient episode, discussing the ways in which liberalism justifies violence, and why people under its rule may abandon it. Many of the IR themes of this episode call back to the US invasion of Iraq in 2003.

Hosts:

Dr. Faiz Sheikh

Dr. Sarah Bulmer

Dr. Dan Watson

Star Trek episode list for watching along:

Podcast episode 1: The Measure of a Man, S2EP9

Podcast episode 2: Q Who, S2EP16

Podcast episode 3: The Drumhead, S4EP21

Podcast episode 4: The Outcast, S5EP7

Podcast episode 5: I, Borg, S5EP23

Podcast episode 6: Force of Nature, S7EP9

Podcast episode 7: Homeward, S7EP13

Podcast episode 8: Preemptive Strike, S7EP24

Podcast episode 9: Journey's End, S7EP20

Music and effects:

Space Fanfare - Cinematic Orchestral Music (Star Trek Inspired) by humanoide9000 -- https://freesound.org/s/744049/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

RedAlert_Klaxon_STTOS_recreated.wav by zimbot -- https://freesound.org/s/178032/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

Teleport Sound by Breviceps -- https://freesound.org/s/453390/ -- License: Creative Commons 0