At the Water's Edge

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Episodes: 107

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The At the Water’s Edge Podcast explores national security and geopolitics from an insider’s perspective, looking at how national power, industrial policy, diplomacy, and military might shape our world and America’s place in it.


Episode Date
Why an IRANIAN INVASION Would BACKFIRE | Robert Pape
Oct 23, 2026
The Iran War Could Push Africa Toward Collapse | Fidel Amakye Owusu
Oct 20, 2026
Saudi Arabia's Nightmare: The Reality of the Houthi Missile Threat
Oct 16, 2026
France, Iran, and the Road to World War III: The Real Risk | Robert Pape
Oct 15, 2026
U.S. Brigades Last 24 Hours Against Ukraine’s Drones | MG Duane Miller
Oct 13, 2026
The Rise of the Mecca Alliance: Turkey, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia's Game Plan
Oct 09, 2026
The Most Dangerous Weeks of the Iran War Are Here | Robert Pape
Oct 08, 2026
The Truth About Veteran Support Systems and How to Fix Them
Oct 04, 2026
Is Iran's War Spreading? Three Incidents, One Dangerous Pattern
Oct 02, 2026
Trump needs a "LAST CHAPTER" in Iran | Trita Parsi
Sep 29, 2026
Trump is TRAPPED in Iran's "DIPLOMACY" | Robert Pape
Sep 28, 2026
Why Our Special Forces Are Losing the Silent Battle
Sep 27, 2026
The Real Reason Saudi Arabia Is Buying 48 F-35s
Sep 25, 2026
When the Military is Pulled into Politics | Robert Pape
Sep 24, 2026
The Invisible War: How Gray Zone Attacks Work | fmr. NSC director F. David Diaz
Sep 24, 2026
She Didn't Look Like a Veteran in Crisis. That Was the Problem.
Sep 22, 2026
What Happens If the US Uses a Nuclear Weapon on Iran | Robert Pape
Sep 21, 2026
The Houthis Just Dragged Europe Into the Iran War
Sep 18, 2026
The Neuroscience of Suicidal Ideation: Why the Brain Can't See a Way Out
Sep 17, 2026
October 7 Was “A Reenactment,” Not a Rupture | Robert Malley
Sep 14, 2026
Iran Now Controls the Red Sea's Only Oil Bypass | Robert Pape
Sep 13, 2026
Bin Laden Lost the War. America is Still Paying the Price
Sep 11, 2026
He Wanted to Die. Surviving Changed Everything
Sep 10, 2026
The Iran War Exposed America’s Real Weakness | Sean O’Keefe
Sep 08, 2026
A Culture of Silence: The Real Crisis Behind the Army Secretary’s Exit
Sep 04, 2026
Iran Has Put America in a No-Win Scenario | Robert Pape
Sep 01, 2026
The 82nd Airborne Just Revealed How Long This War Could Last
Aug 31, 2026
Trump's Trade War Could Starve His Own War Machine
Aug 28, 2026
Trump’s Economic D-Day Will Backfire | Robert Pape
Aug 24, 2026
Washington Is Watching. Iran Is Moving. | Robert Pape
Aug 10, 2026
"This Is Strategic Paralysis" | Robert Pape on the Power Vacuum in the Persian Gulf
Aug 03, 2026
Former Acting Chairman of the Joint Chiefs: “The Colossus Is Awake”
Jul 30, 2026
You Can’t Bomb Iran Into Surrender | Robert Pape
Jul 29, 2026
This Should Be Illegal. It's Not
Jul 23, 2026
The War Is Spiraling | Robert Pape on Iran and the Escalation Trap
Jul 21, 2026
"Iran's Supreme Leader Just Called for Attacks on Americans Worldwide" | Robert Pape
Jul 13, 2026
Joe Kent: 'Israel Drove This Decision, Not Us'
Jul 09, 2026
Iran's Funeral Just Changed the War | Robert Pape's Warning to Washington
Jul 06, 2026
Iran Is Not Deterred | Robert Pape on the Escalation Trap
Jun 29, 2026
The Future of PTSD Treatment Is Already Here. Why Can’t Veterans Access It?
Jun 25, 2026
The Deal Is Signed. The War Isn’t Over. | Robert Pape on Iran
Jun 22, 2026
Why Veterans Are Going Overseas for Psychedelics | PTSD Part 2
Jun 17, 2026
A Deal Doesn’t End This War | Robert Pape on Iran
Jun 15, 2026
Surviving War Was Only the Beginning | PTSD Part 1
Jun 11, 2026
Iran Is No Longer Just Surviving | Robert Pape on the Escalation Trap
Jun 08, 2026
Trump Thought Iran Would Collapse. He Was Wrong. | Trita Parsi
Jun 05, 2026
Bombing and Talking at the Same Time | Robert Pape on Iran and the Escalation Trap
Jun 02, 2026
Former NASA Chief: America Has Lost the Meaning of Power | Iran, Artemis II & U.S. Decline
May 21, 2026
The War That Ends American Dominance | Robert Pape on Iran
May 19, 2026
The Danger Zone Is Here | Robert Pape on Iran, Nuclear Weapons, and the Escalation Trap
May 12, 2026
Former NSC Official: The Iran War Exposed America’s Broken Strategy | Negah Angha
May 07, 2026
The U.S. Is Losing Control | Robert Pape on Iran, China, and the Escalation Trap
May 05, 2026
Are We Already in World War III? Ukraine, Iran, and the New Global Conflict | Paul Poast
Apr 29, 2026
“NATO Is Dead” — Robert Pape on Iran and the New Power Map
Apr 28, 2026
Special Forces Aren’t Ready for Drone Warfare | John Kowalski
Apr 22, 2026
This Isn’t a Negotiation | Robert Pape on the Iran War
Apr 21, 2026
What Happens If Iran Loses Control of Its Terror Network? | Dr. Colin P. Clarke
Apr 15, 2026
No Way Out of the Escalation Trap | Robert Pape on Iran
Apr 14, 2026
Why Iran’s Regime Isn’t About to Fall (And What Everyone Gets Wrong) | Arash Azizi
Apr 08, 2026
The Short War Illusion Is Over | Robert Pape on Iran Escalation
Apr 07, 2026
AI for Warfighters: What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong | Tyler Saltsman
Apr 02, 2026
We’re Nearing Stage 3 — And It May Be Irreversible | Robert Pape
Mar 30, 2026
The Drone Threat Is Already Here
Mar 25, 2026
The Escalation Trap
Mar 22, 2026
Coups, Wagner, and Jihadists: The Battle for the Sahel
Mar 18, 2026
The Transparent Battlefield: Lessons From the War in Ukraine | Samuel Bendett
Mar 10, 2026
Can Veterans Fix Congress? | with Richard Ojeda
Mar 05, 2026
War Is the Easy Part. What Happens After Iran’s Regime?
Mar 04, 2026
Air Dominance Was Our Advantage. It May Also Be Our Blind Spot with Ethan Brown
Feb 24, 2026
Protests, Resistance Units, and the Future of the Iranian Regime
Feb 17, 2026
America Can Fight for a Week with Jahara "Franky" Matisek (PhD)
Feb 10, 2026
Earned, Not Given: A PhD in the Human Condition with MG (ret) Matt Smith
Feb 04, 2026
The A-10 Isn’t Obsolete — Our Thinking About War Is
Jan 27, 2026
Bringing Them Home with LTG (ret.) Walt Piatt, CEO Wounded Warrior Project
Dec 17, 2025
The Wild World of Global Trade with Wendy Cutler
Dec 10, 2025
Going Viral on TikTok and meeting the Jonas Brothers
Nov 25, 2025
Drones Are Evolving, Can We Protect Ourselves?
Nov 19, 2025
Is America's Financial Flu Fatal? Guest Douglas Holtz-Eakin (PhD)
Nov 03, 2025
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization: A New Era
Sep 30, 2025
#28 AI and Government's Data Dilemma with Jake Dyal, CEO of Certus Core
Jul 19, 2025
#27 Foreign Policy Polling Insights with Alex Tarascio
Jul 01, 2025
#26 Trump's National Security Strategy with Jahara Matisek (PhD)
Jun 16, 2025
#25 Avoiding Nuclear War between Pakistan and India with Pakistani Senator Bushra Anjum
Jun 09, 2025
#24 The Evolution of Close Air Support from WWII to GWOT with Dr. Steve Call
May 16, 2025
#23 Next Generation Strike UAVs with Ethan Thornton, CEO Mach Industries
Mar 29, 2025
E22 Trump's Foreign Policy with Jamie Miller
Feb 27, 2025
E21 How Space is Changing Everything with Dr. John Klein
Jan 03, 2025
E20 How Air Force TACPs Shaped the Global War on Terror with Ethan Brown
Oct 28, 2024
E19 The Ukraine War with Tim Mak
Jul 06, 2024
E18 Afghanistan, Why We Failed with David Kilcullen (PhD)
May 30, 2024
E17 The Army's Readiness Crisis with Michael Linick
Apr 16, 2024
E16 The Problem with American Innovation and National Security with Leo Blanken (PhD)
Mar 27, 2024
E15 Winning Irregular Warfare in Space with John Klein (PhD)
Feb 29, 2024
E14 How to Win Against China with Liza Tobin
Feb 16, 2024
E13 South Africa's Genocide Case Against Israel
Feb 09, 2024
E12 Jahara Matisek (PhD) Does American assistance cause coups in Africa?
Feb 02, 2024
E11 Sean O'Keefe, fmr. Secretary of the Navy and NASA Administrator
Jan 26, 2024
E10 Ethan Brown and the Ghost of GWOT
Jan 19, 2024
E9 General Kurt Sonntag and Special Operations in Great Power Competition
Jan 12, 2024
E8: Matt Stoller, Why America is Out of Ammunition
Jan 05, 2024
E7 Judge James Baker, Int'l Law and the Ukraine War
Dec 22, 2023
E6 Jon Pelson, author of Wireless Wars
Dec 15, 2023
E5 America's Support for Democracy Abroad
Dec 08, 2023
E4 Bob Curris and Army Psychological Operations
Nov 16, 2023
E3: Josh Paul, former Director at U.S. Department of State
Nov 03, 2023
E2: The rise of BRICS and threat of de-dollarization
Oct 27, 2023
Episode 1: Israel and the Invasion of Gaza
Oct 20, 2023