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Welcome to Three Questions—a podcast for a new era of global complexity and uncertainty. Three Questions breaks down key security, trade, energy, and technology challenges in an era of escalating competition among the world’s leading powers and rapid change in America’s approach to the world. Every two weeks, host Paul Saunders, President of the Center for the National Interest and Publisher of The National Interest, sits down with leading American and international experts to ask three focused questions that yield short and accessible perspectives on these critical issues. Three Questions cuts through the chaos to bring clarity on timely topics.
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Strategic Implications of the Iran War (w/ Nikolas Gvosdev)
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May 04, 2026 |
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Rethinking Nuclear Waste: The Case for Recycling Used Fuel (w/ Christina Leggett)
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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Natural Gas Markets: Disruptions, Infrastructure, and Security (w/ Mel Ydreos)
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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How the Gulf Sees U.S. Strategy in Iran (w/ Abdulla Al Junaid)
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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Sabotage Below the Waves (w/ Martha Miller)
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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Can the U.S. Build Nuclear Again? (w/ Kenneth Luongo)
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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Washington's Dilemma in Iran (w/ Greg Priddy)
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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Shock-and-Awe in Caracas: What Comes Next? (w/ Vanessa Neumann)
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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How Will the Russia-Ukraine War End? (w/ Andrew Kuchins)
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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Is MAGA Losing Steam? (w/ Jacob Heilbrunn)
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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What Is Foreign Policy Realism?
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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The Art of the Ceasefire
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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Why Riyadh Is Looking East for Security (w/ Greg Priddy)
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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Trump and the US-UK Special Relationship (w/ Jacob Heilbrunn)
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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Pipeline Politics
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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South Korea's Balancing Act (w/ Jae Ku)
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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America's LNG Export Boom (w/ Douglas Hengel)
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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Trump’s Deadline Diplomacy
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Trump vs. the World Economy (w/ Jacob Heilbrunn)
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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What’s Next After the Strikes on Iran? (w/ Joshua Yaphe)
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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Reclaiming America's Nuclear Edge (w/ Ashley Finan)
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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Ukraine's Spiderweb Drone Strikes (w/ Samuel Bendett)
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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Trump's Middle East Pivot? (w/ Greg Priddy)
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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The Drone War Over Ukraine (w/ Samuel Bendett)
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May 19, 2025 |
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Korea's Energy Crossroads (w/ Chinho Park)
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May 05, 2025 |
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Is America's Nuclear Renaissance in Trouble? (w/ Jennifer Gordon)
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Apr 24, 2025 |