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Fault Lines, the National Security Institute’s flagship podcast, gets you quickly up to speed, three-times-a-week, on the national security and foreign policy debates shaking up America.Our regular cast of foreign policy experts includes NSI Deputy Executive Director Martha Miller, NSI Senior Fellows Lester Munson and Morgan Viña, and Director of the NSI CTC - Howard University Cybersecurity Clinic Jessica Jones. Tune in to learn more about the issues dominating headlines and the news stories you may have missed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode Date
Episode 485: Taiwan: Recall, Rejection, and Regional Tension
Aug 06, 2025
Episode 484: Unconfirmed and Unprepared?
Aug 04, 2025
Fault Lines 483: Tariff Truce or Temporary Fix?
Aug 01, 2025
Episode 482: Temples, Tariffs, & Tensions: The Thai-Cambodian Conflict
Jul 30, 2025
Episode 481: Food Aid, Ceasefires, and the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation
Jul 28, 2025
Episode 480: AI Edge: Trump’s Bid for Tech Supremacy
Jul 25, 2025
Episode 479: Global Exit Strategy: The U.S. and UNESCO
Jul 23, 2025
Episode 478: Deals and Deportations: Trump’s Play in the Western Hemisphere
Jul 21, 2025
Episode 477: Trump's New Ukraine Strategy
Jul 18, 2025
Episode 476: War, Famine, and Displacement: Sudan on the Brink
Jul 16, 2025
Special Episode: Fault Lines Live from Prague!
Jul 14, 2025
Episode 475: Ceasefire Shattered – The Houthis Strike Again
Jul 11, 2025
Episode 474: Mixed Signals: Trump, Hegseth, and the Ukraine Aid Whiplash
Jul 09, 2025
Episode 473: Tariff Tactics: Trump’s Deadline Looms
Jul 07, 2025
Episode 472: Syria Reopened: U.S. Policy Shift on Syrian Sanctions
Jul 02, 2025
Episode 471: Missing in May: Xi Jinping’s Vanishing Act and Chinese Power Struggles
Jun 30, 2025
Episode 470: Losing Our Voice? Shutting Down VOA and the Future of U.S. Messaging
Jun 27, 2025
Episode 469: NATO’s Pivot: Defense, Deterrence, and Division
Jun 25, 2025
Episode 468: Operation Midnight Hammer
Jun 23, 2025
Episode 467: No Predictions, Just Pressure: U.S., Israel, and Iran
Jun 20, 2025
Episode 466: Escalation in the Gulf: Iran, Israel, and the U.S.
Jun 18, 2025
Episode 465: The ODNI Under Review
Jun 16, 2025
Episode 464: Red Lines Crossed: Israel’s Strike, U.S. Response, and Regional Risks
Jun 13, 2025
Episode 463: Gas, Gold, and Guns: Terrorism in West Africa
Jun 11, 2025
Episode 462: Hybrid Threats: Sabotage in Sweden
Jun 09, 2025
Episode 461: The Art of the Call
Jun 06, 2025
Episode 460: Operation Spiderweb: Ukraine Strikes Back
Jun 04, 2025
Episode 459: Shangri-La Signals: the Future of Indo-Pacific Strategy
Jun 02, 2025
Episode 458: Russia-Ukraine: Deadlines, Delusions, and Delay
May 30, 2025
Episode 457: Campus Crackdown: U.S. Innovation at Risk?
May 28, 2025
Episode 456: Crisis and Calculus—Israel, Iran, and a Region on Edge
May 23, 2025
Episode 455: Ukraine and a Diplomatic Dead End?
May 21, 2025
Episode 454: Weekend Ballot Results: Europe Votes Amid Russian Pressure
May 19, 2025
Episode 453: Syria's New Chapter—Sanctions, Strategy, Strategic Risk
May 16, 2025
Episode 452: Trump’s Middle East Trip—Deals, Deterrence, and Diplomatic Signals
May 14, 2025
Fault Lines 451: Crossfire and Ceasefires: India, Pakistan, and the Fragile Truce
May 12, 2025
Episode 450: Tariff Tensions—Trade Deals, Retaliation, and Resetting the Market
May 09, 2025
Episode 449: Smoke Signals – The Global Stakes of the Next Pope
May 07, 2025
Episode 448: Ukraine Updates – Drones, Deals, and Defense
May 05, 2025
Episode 447: Waltz Out, Rubio In: A National Security Shake Up
May 02, 2025
Episode 446: Trump 101: Promises Made; Promises Kept?
Apr 30, 2025
Episode 445: Fire, Fallout, and the Future of U.S.-Iran Policy
Apr 28, 2025
Episode 444: Ukraine Negotiations: Make Crimea Russia Again?
Apr 25, 2025
Episode 443: India, Terror, and Trade
Apr 23, 2025
Episode 442: Leaks, Loyalty, and the Pentagon’s Process Problem
Apr 21, 2025
Episode 441: Populists, Planets, and Potential Tariff Pivots
Apr 18, 2025
Episode 440: U-Turns and Uncertainty – The Trump Administration’s Iran Dilemma
Apr 16, 2025
Episode 439: Burn It Down—Marocco’s Exit and the Future of U.S. Foreign Aid
Apr 14, 2025
Episode 438: Shifting Lines—Reduced Troops, Heightened Tensions, and the Future of European Security
Apr 11, 2025
Episode 437: Cobalt, Conflict, and the Congo: A Test for U.S. Strategy
Apr 09, 2025
Episode 436: Friendly Fire – Tariffs, Allies, and Strategic Fallout
Apr 07, 2025
Episode 435: Chaos, Loyalty, and the NSC Shake Up
Apr 04, 2025
Episode 434: Liberation Day or Tax Day?
Apr 02, 2025
Episode 433: Greenland Gambit: Allies, Ambitions, and Arctic Tensions
Mar 31, 2025
Episode 432: Pulled Back, Pushed Aside: Stefanik, Power, and Political Trade Offs
Mar 28, 2025
Episode 431: Signal Gate – Leaks, Leadership, and National Security Risks
Mar 26, 2025
Episode 430: Erdoğan’s Power Play: The Arrest of Turkey’s Mayor
Mar 24, 2025
Episode 429: The Puck Stops Here: Trump, Trade, and Canada’s Political Shift
Mar 21, 2025
Episode 428: Ceasefire or Charade? Breaking Down the Trump-Putin Call
Mar 19, 2025
Episode 427: U.S. Strikes on the Houthis – Deterrence or Escalation?
Mar 17, 2025
Episode 426: Greenland Votes, Trump Provokes
Mar 14, 2025
Episode 425: Ceasefire or Stalemate? Ukraine, Russia, and the Trump Factor
Mar 12, 2025
Episode 424: Seas of Change? U.S. Strategy in the Indo-Pacific
Mar 10, 2025
Episode 423: Make Europe Great Again? Trump’s Ukraine Policy and the Future of European Security
Mar 07, 2025
Episode 422: Trump’s Address: Foreign Policy, Tariffs, and Tough Talk
Mar 05, 2025
Episode 421: Deal or No Deal? Trump, Zelensky, and Ukraine’s Future
Mar 03, 2025
Episode 420: Ukraine’s Deal with the U.S.: Substance or Symbolism?
Feb 28, 2025
Episode 419: Undersea Sabotage: The Shadow War on Global Infrastructure
Feb 26, 2025
Episode 418: Germany’s Elections and Europe’s New Political Reality
Feb 24, 2025
Episode 417: McConnell’s Legacy: Strength, Strategy, and the State of the Senate
Feb 21, 2025
Episode 416: DeepSeek, TikTok, and the U.S.-China Tech Battle
Feb 19, 2025
Episode 415: Ukraine Negotiations
Feb 17, 2025
Episode 414: Trump, Modi, and the Power of Partnership
Feb 14, 2025
Episode 413: Trump’s Ultimatum: Hostages, Aid, and Middle East Power Plays
Feb 12, 2025
Episode 412: Sudan’s Struggle: War, Influence, and U.S. Strategy
Feb 10, 2025
Episode 411: Trump’s Gaza Gamble: A Plan with no Takers?
Feb 07, 2025
Episode 410: USAID Under Fire
Feb 05, 2025
Episode 409: Tariff Turmoil: Trump’s Trade War and Its Global Fallout
Feb 03, 2025
Episode 408: Russia’s War, Putin’s Problem
Jan 31, 2025
Episode 407: Just Push Pause: Trump’s Halt on Federal Programs
Jan 29, 2025
Episode 406: Trade Threats and Triumphs: Trump’s Colombia Deal
Jan 27, 2025
Episode 405: Full Steam Ahead: Trump’s Bold Moves on Clearances and Protection
Jan 24, 2025
Episode 404: TikTok Tug-of-War: Divestment, Security, and Trump’s China Play
Jan 22, 2025
Episode 403: Hostages, Politics, and Peace: Gaza's Fragile Ceasefire
Jan 17, 2025
Episode 402: Confirmations and Controversies: Breaking Down Trump’s Nominees
Jan 15, 2025
Episode 401: Trump, Greenland, and the Panama Canal: Rhetoric or Real Talk?
Jan 13, 2025
Episode 400: Nine Years Later - Trudeau’s Resignation and Canada’s Future
Jan 10, 2025
Episode 399: Yesterday’s Shocks, Tomorrow’s Stakes
Dec 23, 2024
RNDF Special Series: Sharon Weinberger - The Future of U.S. Global Leadership
Dec 20, 2024
RNDF Special Series: Michèle Flournoy The Future of U.S. Global Leadership
Dec 19, 2024
RNDF Special Series: Vibhav Altekar - The Future of U.S. Global Leadership
Dec 18, 2024
RNDF Special Series: Amb. Robert O’Brien - The Future of U.S. Global Leadership
Dec 16, 2024
RNDF Special Series: Representative Jim Himes (D-CT-4) - The Future of U.S. Global Leadership
Dec 13, 2024
RNDF Special Series: Senator Cramer - The Future of U.S. Global Leadership
Dec 11, 2024
RNDF Special Series: Chairman John Moolenaar - The Future of U.S. Global Leadership
Dec 09, 2024
Episode 391: South Korea Is … Was… Under Martial Law!
Dec 04, 2024
Episode 390: The Enemy of my Enemy is my…
Dec 02, 2024
Episode 389: China, Can You Hear Me Now?
Nov 25, 2024
Episode 388: The ICC - Is Justice Blind?
Nov 22, 2024
Episode 387: Courting Investors, Crushing Dissent in Hong Kong
Nov 20, 2024
Episode 386: ATACMS in Ukraine - Biden Goes the Distance?
Nov 18, 2024
Episode 385: Climate COP-out
Nov 15, 2024
Episode 384: Trump’s NatSec Draft Picks
Nov 13, 2024
Episode 383: Germany’s Traffic Light Coalition Flashes Red
Nov 08, 2024
Episode 382: Trump 2.0: What’s in Store for U.S. National Security
Nov 06, 2024
Episode 381: America Chooses; Russian Ruses
Nov 04, 2024
Episode 380: What's Xi up to?
Nov 01, 2024
Episode 379: Russian Interference in Georgia - No, Not the State
Oct 30, 2024
Episode 378: Israel Strikes Back
Oct 28, 2024
Episode 377: Losing From Behind
Oct 25, 2024
Episode 376: BRICS by Brick: A Growing House
Oct 23, 2024
Episode 375: Moldova Looks West, Despite Russian Threats
Oct 21, 2024
Episode 374: The Architect of Oct 7 is Gone, Is it Time for Peace?
Oct 18, 2024
Episode 373: Is Biden’s Middle East Messaging Ethical?
Oct 16, 2024
Episode 372: Littering on Both Sides of the DMZ
Oct 14, 2024
Episode 371: Chagos Islands - a win for Mauritius … and China?
Oct 11, 2024
Episode 370: Not Quite James Bond
Oct 09, 2024
Episode 369: Not Quite Deadliest Catch
Oct 07, 2024
Episode 368: Japan’s New Prime Minister Dreams of a NATO for Asia
Oct 04, 2024
Episode 367: Iran Strikes - What Happens Next?
Oct 02, 2024
Episode 366: After Nasrallah, What’s Next?
Sep 30, 2024
Episode 365: UNGA - What is it Good For?
Sep 27, 2024
Episode 364: Lebanon: Biden Doctrine Revealed?
Sep 25, 2024
Episode 363: Ayatollah's Algorithm for U.S. Elections
Sep 23, 2024
Episode 362: Pagers and Radios - a Call for Escalation?
Sep 20, 2024
Episode 361: Trilateral Triennial
Sep 18, 2024
Episode 360: Biden Treks for Tracks in Angola
Sep 16, 2024
Episode 359: Starmer Storm Shadow Missiles Provoke Russian Ire
Sep 13, 2024
Episode 358: NSI Reflects on 9/11
Sep 11, 2024
Episode 357: Iraq - Withdrawal Dejavu?
Sep 09, 2024
Episode 356: Africa goes to Beijing - What Did We Learn?
Sep 06, 2024
Episode 355: All is Not Quiet on the Eastern Front
Sep 04, 2024
Episode 354: Ballot Boxes from Paris to Tehran
Jul 01, 2024
Episode 353: Kenya - is the Beacon of Stability Flickering?
Jun 28, 2024
Episode 352: Julian Assange - Justice Served?
Jun 27, 2024
Episode 351: Houthis and Hezbollah – Ongoing Proxy Pressure
Jun 24, 2024
Episode 350: The Axis of Upheaval Deepens
Jun 21, 2024
Episode 349: All Aboard the Ukrainian Peace Train?
Jun 17, 2024
Episode 348: Port Call in Cuba
Jun 14, 2024
Episode 347: The Old World Tilts Right
Jun 12, 2024
Episode 346: Sudan - From Bad to Worse
Jun 10, 2024
Episode 345: Lessons from D-Day
Jun 07, 2024
Episode 344: Mixed Messages from the White House
Jun 05, 2024
Episode 343: 999 Trash Balloons
Jun 03, 2024
Episode 342: Biden’s Yellow (or Green) Light for Ukraine
May 31, 2024
Episode 341: An Icy Reception to the ICC
May 29, 2024
Episode 340: Biden's Kenyan Courtship
May 24, 2024
Episode 339: A Nickel for Democracy
May 22, 2024
Episode 338: Ebrahim Raisi Is Dead
May 20, 2024
Episode 337: Putin Bows to Xi in Beijing
May 17, 2024
Episode 336: Heavy Metal: Strategic Competition Persists
May 15, 2024
Episode 335: China and Hungary: Europe’s New Storm Front?
May 13, 2024
Episode 334: Continental Drift? The EU Goes the Polls
May 10, 2024
Episode 333: Xi’s European Tour – An Olympic Truce?
May 08, 2024
Episode 332: No End In Sight for the Gaza War?
May 06, 2024
Episode 331: Troubling Signs in Paradise
May 03, 2024
Episode 330: Israeli Policy on Campus and in the Courts
May 01, 2024
Episode 329: The Sahel Gives America the Boot
Apr 29, 2024
Episode 328: Fools Gold - China’s Olympic Cheating
Apr 26, 2024
Episode 327: Secretary Blinken Enters the Dragon’s Den
Apr 24, 2024
Episode 326: The Largest Democracy Goes to the Polls!
Apr 22, 2024
Episode 325: One for One, is Everyone Done?
Apr 19, 2024
Episode 324: Speaker Johnson's Aid Package Gambit
Apr 17, 2024
Episode 323: Tehran Strikes Out
Apr 15, 2024
Episode 322: Capitol Hill Shakeup Over Spy Powers
Apr 12, 2024
Episode 321: Will Johnson Be Ukraine’s Savior?
Apr 10, 2024
Episode 320: Mexican - Diplomatic - Standoff
Apr 08, 2024
Episode 319: Secretary Yellen Take 2
Apr 05, 2024
Episode 318: Havana - or Moscow - Syndrome
Apr 03, 2024
Episode 317: The Four Horsemen Visit Sudan
Apr 01, 2024
Episode 316: West Philippine Sea Clashes
Mar 29, 2024
Episode 315: The U.S. Breaks with Israel?
Mar 27, 2024
Episode 314: Terror Strikes the Heart of Moscow
Mar 25, 2024
Episode 313: China Has Its Trade and Houthi Terror Too
Mar 22, 2024
Episode 312: Local Elections - Geopolitical Impact
Mar 20, 2024
Episode 311: Is Niger Giving America the Boot?
Mar 18, 2024
Episode 310: Appeasement at Home and Abroad?
Mar 15, 2024
Episode 309: President Duda in Washington
Mar 13, 2024
Episode 308: Haiti on the Brink
Mar 11, 2024
Episode 307: Fault Lines on the State of the Union
Mar 08, 2024
Episode 306: Benny in the Dog House
Mar 06, 2024
Episode 305: Guyana and Cuba - a Diplomatic Dance?
Mar 04, 2024
Episode 304: Protecting Americans - From Chinese EV’s?
Mar 01, 2024
Episode 303: The Talk of Europe - Troops and Nukes?
Feb 28, 2024
Episode 302: Hard Truths from Poland
Feb 26, 2024
Episode 301: Ukraine’s Ongoing Struggle: Reflections on Two Years of Conflict
Feb 23, 2024
Episode 300: The End of the Line for Julian Assange?
Feb 22, 2024
Episode 299: Subs, Planes, and Proxies: Iran on the Move
Feb 19, 2024
Episode 298: Will Russian Nukes in Space get Congress to Act?
Feb 16, 2024
Episode 297: Pakistan Elections - A Coalition of the Minorities
Feb 14, 2024
Episode 296: Last Week’s Backpfeifengesicht
Feb 12, 2024
Episode 295: Ukraine and the Future of Warfare
Feb 09, 2024
Episode 294: Zut Alors! What is up in West Africa?
Feb 07, 2024
Episode 293: The U.S. Strikes Back, Kinda
Feb 05, 2024
Episode 292: What do New Hampshire Voters Think About National Security?
Feb 02, 2024
Fault Lines Special Episode - NSI on the Ground: The New Hampshire Primary
Jan 31, 2024
Episode 291: Americans Murdered by Iran-Backed Drones in Jordan
Jan 29, 2024
Episode 290: The Border Deal Kerfuffle
Jan 26, 2024
Episode 289: One Down, One to Go - Sweden’s Membership into NATO
Jan 24, 2024
Episode 288: What do Americans Think About National Security?
Jan 22, 2024
Fault Lines Special Episode - NSI on the Ground: The Iowa Caucus
Jan 19, 2024
Episode 287: Walking the Fine Line on the Red Sea
Jan 17, 2024
Episode 286: A Conflict Brewing in Our Backyard?
Jan 12, 2024
Episode 285: The Middle East - A Lingering Specter of Escalation?
Jan 10, 2024
Episode 284: Need to Know? Or Need to Share? Secretary of Defense Austin’s Hospitalization.
Jan 08, 2024
Episode 283: Baghdad Drone Strike: Is the Biden Administration Getting Tough on Iran Proxies?
Jan 05, 2024
Episode 282: Turbulent Tides: The Houthi Threat in the Red Sea
Jan 03, 2024
RNDF Special Series: Trae Stephens – Understanding The Future of Tech Innovation and National Security
Dec 15, 2023
RNDF Special Series: Shannon Clark – Understanding The Future of Tech Innovation and National Security
Dec 13, 2023
RNDF Special Series: Mara Rudman – Confronting the New Alliance of Global Repressors
Dec 11, 2023
RNDF Special Series: Secretary Leon Panetta - Confronting the New Alliance of Global Repressors
Dec 08, 2023
RNDF Special Series: Ambassador Eric Edelman – Confronting the New Alliance of Global Repressors
Dec 06, 2023
RNDF Special Series: Matthew Pottinger: Confronting the New Alliance of Global Repressors
Dec 04, 2023
Episode 281: Announcing Fault Lines: RNDF Global Repressors Series
Dec 01, 2023
Episode 280: West Africa's Democratic Woes: Sierra Leone's Failed Coup
Nov 29, 2023
Episode 279: Javier “Mad Man” Milei - What’s Next for Argentina?
Nov 27, 2023
Episode 278: DoD Breaks with Biden Over Deterrence
Nov 20, 2023
Episode 277: Are Pandas and Fentanyl Enough?
Nov 17, 2023
Episode 276: The U.S. Strikes Back in the Middle East - Is It Enough?
Nov 15, 2023
Episode 275: Beijing-Biden Bay Area Showdown
Nov 13, 2023
Episode 274: Pandas, Ports, and Competing with China’s BRI
Nov 10, 2023
Episode 273: Zelensky Wants to Wage war, Not a Presidential Campaign
Nov 08, 2023
Episode 272: Democratic Fault Lines on Israel
Nov 06, 2023
Episode 271: Arms Control Talk - a Mushroom Cloud or a Fizzle?
Nov 03, 2023
Episode 270: Biden Gives Africa's Dictators the Boot
Nov 01, 2023
Episode 269: Can Anyone Here Play This Game? Biden Stumbling into China Fail
Oct 30, 2023
Episode 268: Naming and Shaming our Nearest and Dearest
Oct 27, 2023
Episode 267: Five Eyes: Are They Actually Watching...?
Oct 25, 2023
Episode 266: Pakistan’s Prodigal Prime Minister Returns
Oct 23, 2023
Episode 264: Fact vs. Fiction in the Israel-Hamas War
Oct 20, 2023
Episode 263: Biden’s Middle-East Diplomacy Put to the Test
Oct 18, 2023
Episode 262: Israel-Hamas War: What's Next?
Oct 16, 2023
Episode 261: Spooky, Suspicious, and… Russian Sabotage?
Oct 13, 2023
Episode 260: Iran's Role in the Israel-Hamas War
Oct 11, 2023
Episode 259: Beginnings of the Israel-Hamas War
Oct 09, 2023
Episode 258: McCarthy's Historic Oust
Oct 06, 2023
Episode 257: U.S. Prescribes a Fentanyl Intervention
Oct 04, 2023
Episode 256: Poland Heads to the Polls
Oct 02, 2023
Episode 255: African Stability Flies the Coup
Sep 29, 2023
Episode 254: Choppy Waters in the South China Sea
Sep 27, 2023
Episode 253: Haiti Revisited: Blinken Pledges to Help UN Peacekeeping Mission
Sep 25, 2023
Episode 252: Biden's Not-So-Secret Iran Nuclear Deal
Sep 22, 2023
Episode 251: Sikh and Destroy: Canada Calls Out India Over Assassination
Sep 20, 2023
Episode 250: UNGA in the Big Apple
Sep 18, 2023
Episode 249: Breaking Barriers: DOD & the AI Revolution
Sep 13, 2023
Episode 248: Breaking Barriers: Will Hurd Sounds Off on AI
Sep 06, 2023
Episode 247: Breaking Barriers: The AI Race to 2030
Aug 30, 2023
Episode 246: Breaking Barriers: AI: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Aug 23, 2023
Episode 245: Breaking Barriers: We MITRE Be Ready For AI Security
Aug 16, 2023
Episode 244: Breaking Barriers: Is AI a NatSec Threat or Opportunity for the DoD?
Aug 09, 2023
Episode 243: Breaking Barriers: NSC and the AI Machine
Aug 02, 2023
Episode 242: Breaking Barriers: The Evolution of the Defense Industry
Jul 26, 2023
Episode 241: Breaking Barriers: Deep Fakes - Pandora’s Box?
Jul 19, 2023
Episode 240: Breaking Barriers: Exploring the Basics and Benefits of AI Part II
Jul 14, 2023
Episode 239: Breaking Barriers: Exploring the Basics and The Benefits of AI
Jul 12, 2023
Episode 238: Beijing’s Exploits South of the River
Jun 30, 2023
Episode 237: All Wagner, All the Time
Jun 28, 2023
Episode 236: Russia, Russia, Russia!
Jun 26, 2023
Episode 235: Modi Comes to Dinner
Jun 23, 2023
Episode 234: Tony’s China Conundrum
Jun 21, 2023
Episode 233: China & the Palestinian Authority: An Alliance of Convenience, Necessity, or Boredom?
Jun 16, 2023
Episode 232: UNESC...nO: Does the U.S. Need a Seat at the Table?
Jun 14, 2023
Episode 231: We Will Always Have Havana
Jun 12, 2023
Episode 230: LIV, Laugh, Love
Jun 09, 2023
Episode 229: Alien Pilots: The Truth is Out There
Jun 07, 2023
Episode 228: Top Gun China Policy
Jun 05, 2023
Episode 227: Hey Siri: Is AI Taking Over?
Jun 02, 2023
Episode 226: Uganda Loses Its Mind
May 31, 2023
Episode 225: China Attempts Guam Tip-Over
May 26, 2023
Episode 224: Let’s Make A Deal: Saudi Edition
May 24, 2023
Episode 223: Gaga at G7
May 22, 2023
Episode 222: Harvard in Bangkok?
May 19, 2023
Episode 221: The Khan Kerfuffle
May 17, 2023
Episode 220: Turkey Votes
May 15, 2023
Episode 219: South Africa Gets in Warm Water
May 12, 2023
Episode 218: The Biden Doctrine: Let’s Go Backwards Pt. 2
May 10, 2023
Episode 217: The Biden Doctrine: Let’s Go Backwards
May 08, 2023
Episode 216: The Kremlin’s Dodged Drones
May 05, 2023
Episode 215: Haiti Somehow Gets Worse
May 03, 2023
Episode 214: Sudan Crisis: Americans Remain At Risk
May 01, 2023
Episode 213: Is Nuclear Diplomacy as Easy as American Pie? 🥧
Apr 28, 2023
Episode 212: Hanging Chad
Apr 26, 2023
Episode 211: Let’s Go to Syria
Apr 24, 2023
Episode 210: Corruption and Collective Security
Apr 21, 2023
Episode 209: The New Peace Club
Apr 19, 2023
Episode 208: Civil War in Sudan?
Apr 17, 2023
Episode 207: Spying Amongst Friends
Apr 14, 2023
Episode 206: Macron Unscripted
Apr 12, 2023
Episode 205: Classified Document Discord
Apr 10, 2023
Episode 204: Chip Wars Heat Up in China
Apr 07, 2023
Episode 203: Saudi’s Broken Nuclear Light Switch
Apr 05, 2023
Episode 202: AUMF: Repealing from the Middle East?
Apr 03, 2023
Episode 201: Nukes in Belarus: Return of The 80s?
Mar 31, 2023
Episode 200: The Week-long Bandaid
Mar 29, 2023
Episode 199: Fighting in Syria!
Mar 27, 2023
Episode 198: Doubling Down on No Limits
Mar 24, 2023
Episode 197: Neighborly Election Meddling
Mar 22, 2023
Episode 196: I(don’t)C Putin’s Arrest
Mar 20, 2023
Episode 195: TikTok Don’t Stop?
Mar 17, 2023
Episode 194: Dunkin' Drones
Mar 15, 2023
Episode 193: China Brokers Peace!
Mar 13, 2023
Episode 192: Global Threats: What’s Real and What’s Not
Mar 10, 2023
Episode 191: Kidnapping Aftermath: A Militarized Mexico?
Mar 08, 2023
Episode 190: Havana Syndrome: More than Coincidence?
Mar 06, 2023
Episode 189: North Korea Starves. Again.
Mar 03, 2023
Episode 188: The House Tackles China
Mar 01, 2023
Episode 187: A Deepening China-Russia Alliance
Feb 27, 2023
Episode 186: New START of Arms Race?
Feb 24, 2023
Episode 185: Wildlife vs. Oil
Feb 22, 2023
Episode 184: The Ukraine War Turns One Year Old
Feb 20, 2023
Episode 183: Twin Quakes in Syria and Turkey Highlight Relief Challenges
Feb 17, 2023
Episode 182: Putin’s Playbook Turns its Page to Moldova
Feb 15, 2023
Episode 181: From Balloons to Arms Control?
Feb 13, 2023
Episode 180: DeathStar Link: Russian Bots Celebrate
Feb 10, 2023
Episode 179: Russia-Iran: An Explosive Relationship
Feb 08, 2023
Episode 178: The Balloon That Popped
Feb 06, 2023
Episode 177: Middle East Tensions Boiling Over?
Feb 03, 2023
Episode 176: South Korea’s Security Jitters
Feb 01, 2023
Episode 175: China Concerns
Jan 30, 2023
Episode 174: Protests in Peru: More than Machu Picchu
Jan 27, 2023
Episode 173: Turkey Toppling NATO’s Future?
Jan 25, 2023
Episode 172: Who’s at Home in Haiti?
Jan 23, 2023
Episode 171: Is the U.S. Tanking on Ukraine Military Aid?
Jan 20, 2023
Episode 170: China Changes?
Jan 18, 2023
Episode 169: Big Trouble in Big Brazil
Jan 13, 2023
Episode 168: The Diplomatic Race to Africa
Jan 11, 2023
Episode 167: The Return of the MBS?
Jan 09, 2023
Episode 166: 11 Degrees of Kevin McCarthy
Jan 06, 2023
Episode 165: The Taliban’s Ban on Women Working for NGOs
Jan 04, 2023
Episode 164: 2022 Holiday Edition
Dec 16, 2022
Episode 163: PATRIOTism - More Missiles for Ukraine; But is There an Endgame?
Dec 14, 2022
Episode 162: Can the U.S. Depoliticize Detained Americans?
Dec 12, 2022
Episode 161: Reagan National Defense Forum Pt. 4 - Ambassador Paula J. Dobriansky
Dec 08, 2022
Episode 160: Reagan National Defense Forum Pt. 3 - Ellen Lord
Dec 07, 2022
Episode 159: Reagan National Defense Forum Pt. 2 - Dr. Nadia Schadlow
Dec 06, 2022
Episode 158: Reagan National Defense Forum Kick-off - Rep. Elissa Slotkin
Dec 05, 2022
Episode 157: The EU, Russian Oil, and Rising Prices: The Biden Dilemma
Dec 02, 2022
Episode 156: UN - Cuba Embargo
Nov 30, 2022
Episode 155: Return of the Bibi
Nov 28, 2022
Episode 154: Haiti - Neighbor in Crisis
Nov 23, 2022
Episode 153: Iran Goes After the Kurds
Nov 21, 2022
Episode 152: North Korean Missiles
Nov 18, 2022
Episode 151: Kerry, Maduro, and U.S. Policy Towards Venezuela
Nov 16, 2022
Episode 150: Biden meets Xi
Nov 14, 2022
Episode 149: Brittney Griner
Nov 11, 2022
Episode 148: Foreign Interference in America Elections – How Worried Should We Be?
Nov 09, 2022
Episode 147: Olaf Scholz Goes to China
Nov 07, 2022
Episode 146: Grain Wars or Grain Wins?
Nov 04, 2022
Episode 145: Iranian Protests
Nov 02, 2022
Episode 144: COP27
Oct 31, 2022
Breaking Chains: Series Finale - The Islamic Republic of Iran
Sep 08, 2022
Special Episode: Afghanistan - One Year On
Aug 31, 2022
Breaking Chains: North Korea – It’s All About Survival
Aug 24, 2022
Breaking Chains: Democracy’s Role in Countering Authoritarianism
Aug 17, 2022
Breaking Chains: How the United States Tackles Religious Persecution Abroad
Aug 10, 2022
Breaking Chains: Russia's War Crimes In Ukraine
Aug 05, 2022
Special Episode: Building a Safer Cryptoverse
Aug 02, 2022
Breaking Chains: Inside the PRC’s Surveillance State
Jul 27, 2022
Special Episode: Sri Lanka - A Country in Free Fall
Jul 20, 2022
Episode 134: Exploring Boundaries with Taiwan, IPEF, and War Crimes
Jun 01, 2022
Episode 133: On the Ground in Ukraine
May 25, 2022
Special Episode: Energy: An Abundant Fuel for Geopolitics
May 20, 2022
Episode 132: Vikings Join NATO and Xi's IP Dilemma
May 18, 2022
Episode 131: The Economic War Over Ukraine
May 11, 2022
Episode 130: Sending the Right Signal: Ukraine, Japan and New Zealand
May 04, 2022
Episode 129: Is India the Linchpin of the Evolving World Order?
Apr 27, 2022
Episode 128: Overton Windows & Lockdown
Apr 20, 2022
Episode 127: Public Diplomacy and Great Power Competition
Apr 13, 2022
Episode 126: Ukraine, Cyber Threats and Wither Honiara?
Apr 06, 2022
Episode 125: Battlestar Galactica
Mar 30, 2022
Fault Lines 124: A Golden Bridge?
Mar 23, 2022
Episode 123: Crypto is Having a Moment
Mar 16, 2022
Episode 122: Unspooling the Russian Invasion
Mar 09, 2022
Episode 121: What’s New Cyber Cat?
Mar 02, 2022
Special Episode: Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Feb 25, 2022
Episode 119: Russia Invades Ukraine & Who’s Bombing the Moon?
Feb 24, 2022
Episode 118: China’s Wolf Warriors with Peter Martin
Feb 17, 2022
Episode 117: Chips and Missiles!
Feb 09, 2022
Episode 116: Improbable Political Prisoner: the Case of Paul Rusesabagina
Feb 02, 2022
Episode 115: Some Week: Eruption, Arrest and Invasion!
Jan 27, 2022
Episode 114: The New 'Great Game'?: Assessing U.S.-China Competition in Africa with Morgan Viña and Lester Munson
Jan 19, 2022
Episode 113: An Emboldened Russia?
Jan 12, 2022
Episode 112: Putin's Maneuvers with Fred Kagan
Jan 05, 2022
Special Episode: Mandatory Cyber-Reporting - A Debate
Dec 30, 2021
Episode 111: 2021 Festivus Edition
Dec 22, 2021
Episode 110: Biden-Putin Call and Iran Talks
Dec 15, 2021
Episode 109: Beijing Olympics and Sports Diplomacy with Capt. Corey Ray
Dec 09, 2021
Episode 108: Russian Threat to Ukraine and Hypersonic Missiles
Dec 01, 2021
Special Episode: Escalation on the Ukraine Border - A Debate
Nov 24, 2021
Episode 107: Changing the Zero-Sum Victory with Chris Kolenda
Nov 23, 2021
Episode 106: Pyongyangization
Nov 18, 2021
Episode 105: Gender and National Security with Gina Bennett
Nov 10, 2021
Episode 104: Sudan Coup and SolarWinds Redux
Nov 04, 2021
Episode 103: Winning and Losing the Nuclear Peace with Michael Krepon
Oct 28, 2021
Episode 102: Taiwan Test and Supply Chain Scares
Oct 21, 2021
Episode 101: NSI’s Past, Present, and Future with Jamil Jaffer, Founder and Executive Director
Oct 13, 2021
Episode 100: Future Challenges
Oct 07, 2021
Episode 99: Ford v. Harman: A NatSec Debate
Sep 29, 2021
Episode 98: Little Problems in Big China
Sep 22, 2021
Episode 97: Rescue, Recovery, and Refugees: Afghanistan with Congressman Seth Moulton
Sep 15, 2021
Episode 96: After Afghanistan
Sep 08, 2021
Episode 95: The Road Ahead: A Further Discussion on Afghanistan with Ryan Browne
Sep 01, 2021
Episode 94: Afghanistan Airlift
Aug 25, 2021
Episode 93: The Caribbean with Caleb McCarry
Aug 20, 2021
Special Episode: The National Security Implications of Afghanistan
Aug 18, 2021
Episode 92: Special Sports Edition - Beijing, Boycotts, and Beyond
Aug 11, 2021
Episode 91: Principled Conservatism with Dr. Christopher Ford
Aug 04, 2021
Episode 90: Cuban Unrest, Chinese Hacks, and the Biden Response
Jul 28, 2021
Episode 89: Chinese Hacking and Ransomware with Dmitri Alperovitch
Jul 21, 2021
Episode 88: Assassination, Afghanistan, and the Atmosphere
Jul 15, 2021
Episode 87: China and the U.S. Education System with Dan Currell
Jul 08, 2021
Episode 86: Iranian Elections, Missile Ejections, and Democracy Around the Globe
Jun 30, 2021
Episode 85: The Techlash with Zach Graves
Jun 23, 2021
Episode 84: Biden's First Trip and Kleptocracy
Jun 17, 2021
Episode 83: National Security and the FCC with Brendan Carr
Jun 09, 2021
Episode 82: Belarus and the Global Fight Against COVID-19
Jun 02, 2021
Episode 81: The Intersection of Faith, Civilization, and Foreign Policy with Sada Cumber
May 26, 2021
Episode 80: Violence in Israel and Corruption in the Northern Triangle
May 19, 2021
Episode 79: Opportunities and Challenges in Africa with Ambassador Cindy Courville
May 12, 2021
Episode 78: Return of the Ottomans?
May 05, 2021
Episode 77: Diversity in National Security with Lenora Gant
Apr 28, 2021
Episode 76: The Great Game All Over Again
Apr 21, 2021
Episode 75: Isolationism with Charles Kupchan
Apr 14, 2021
Episode 74: Revising the JCPOA and AUMF
Apr 08, 2021
Episode 73: China 2034 and Tech Policy with Admiral James Stavridis
Mar 31, 2021
Episode 72: Anchorage Summit and the Pandemic Year
Mar 24, 2021
Episode 71: Transforming Our World with Andrew Natsios and Andy Card
Mar 17, 2021
Episode 70: Supply Chains and Relationship Strains
Mar 10, 2021
Episode 69: Foreign Policy and the Middle Class with David Gordon
Mar 05, 2021
Episode 68: This is How They Tell Me The World Ends with Nicole Perlroth
Mar 02, 2021
Episode 67: JCPOA Redux and FacePlant in Australia
Feb 25, 2021
Episode 66: The Africa Challenge with Morgan Vina
Feb 17, 2021
Episode 65: Now It Matters
Feb 11, 2021
Episode 64: Deepfakes and China at the UN
Feb 03, 2021
Episode 63: Interview with Bob Corker
Feb 01, 2021
Episode 62: The Intellectual Underpinnings of Biden's Foreign Policy
Jan 27, 2021
Episode 61: From Trump to Biden with David Adesnik and John Hannah
Jan 20, 2021
Episode 60: Are We Bangui? - Continued Crisis on Capitol Hill
Jan 13, 2021
Episode 59: Insurrection Aftermath
Jan 08, 2021
Episode 58: Pandemics, Warning, and the IC with Jim Danoy
Jan 06, 2021
Episode 57: The NDAA, the Industrial Base, and the Future of Acquisitions
Dec 30, 2020
Episode 56: The Iron Butterfly with Megan Jaffer
Dec 23, 2020
Episode 55: Trump's Administration Wrapped
Dec 16, 2020
Episode 54: Who Writes Tech Standards - Government or Private Sector? with Megan Brown
Dec 09, 2020
Episode 53: The Empire Strikes Back or a New Hope?
Dec 02, 2020
Episode 52 “What to Keep?” - Conservatism and Foreign Policy with Rachel Bovard
Nov 24, 2020
Episode 51: Closing Time at the Trump Administration
Nov 18, 2020
Episode 50: The First 100 Days with Max Bergmann
Nov 11, 2020
Episode 49: Election Spectacular
Nov 03, 2020
Episode 48: The Indo-Pacific with Ambassador Atul Keshap
Oct 28, 2020
Episode 47: Bipartisanship in NatSec
Oct 21, 2020
Episode 46: The Kill Chain with Chris Brose
Oct 14, 2020
Episode 45: The United Nations at 75
Oct 07, 2020
Episode 44: Becoming Kim Jong Un with Dr. Jung Pak
Sep 30, 2020
Episode 43: The Eastern Mediterranean and North Korea
Sep 23, 2020
Episode 42: China and Trade with David Dollar
Sep 16, 2020
Episode 41 - Good News From Sudan; Bad News From Russia
Sep 09, 2020
Introducing Iron Butterfly
Sep 08, 2020
Episode 40: Podcast Free Europe
Sep 02, 2020
Episode 39: Diplomatic Ties, Belarusian Lies, and a Coup
Aug 26, 2020
Episode 38: Do Morals Matter with Dr. Joseph Nye
Aug 20, 2020
Episode 37: The Middle East Goes Nuclear
Aug 13, 2020
Episode 36: The Intelligence Community in Exile
Aug 06, 2020
Episode 35: Pipelines, the Arctic and Crimes Against Humanity - Global Leadership Dilemmas!
Jul 30, 2020
Episode 34: Aristotle and Hypersonic Weapons - The Future of Arms Control
Jul 23, 2020
Episode 33: Beijing and America's Broken Immigration System
Jul 16, 2020
Episode 32: U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger and the View from Congress
Jul 09, 2020
Episode 31: Bounties and Berlin - Turmoil with Russia
Jul 02, 2020
Episode 30: Systemic Racism and National Security
Jun 25, 2020
Episode 29: A House Divided
Jun 18, 2020
Episode 28: Syria and Libya - Clone Wars?
Jun 11, 2020
Episode 27: TREATIES - What are they good for?
Jun 05, 2020
Episode 26: INL - Better Know a State Department Bureau
May 28, 2020
Episode 25: Attempted Coups and Virus Crackdowns in Latin America
May 21, 2020
Episode 24: The Solarium and the Private Sector with Ron Gula and Megan Brown
May 14, 2020
Episode 23: Is the Middle East Getting Messier?
May 07, 2020
Episode 22: The Cyber Solarium with Dr. Samantha Ravich
Apr 30, 2020
Episode 21: WHO to blame?
Apr 23, 2020
Episode 20: The Race to 5G with Andy Keiser
Apr 16, 2020
Episode 19: Aid in the time of CoVid
Apr 09, 2020
Episode 18: Combating Extremism with Farah Pandith
Apr 02, 2020
Episode 17: Foreign Policy Quarantined
Mar 26, 2020
Episode 16: Maximum Pressure
Mar 19, 2020
Episode 15: Peace in Our Time?
Mar 12, 2020
Episode 14: Can the U.S. Solve Foreign Crises Before They Start?
Mar 05, 2020
Episode 13: China's Big Bet In Africa
Feb 27, 2020
Episode 12: Hot Topics in the Arctic
Feb 20, 2020
Episode 11: Gobsmackingly Apparent
Feb 13, 2020
Episode 10: War and Peace, or: How Do You Solve a Problem Named Putin?
Jan 30, 2020
Episode 9: Soleimani Fallout
Jan 15, 2020
Episode 8: The Empire Strikes Out?
Dec 19, 2019
Episode 6: Return of the Founder
Dec 12, 2019
Episode 5: Groundhog Day All Over Again?
Nov 25, 2019
Episode 4
Nov 14, 2019
Episode 3
Oct 31, 2019
Episode 2
Oct 17, 2019
Episode 1
Oct 01, 2019