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NatSec Matters — 154 episodes

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From Hormuz to the Indo-Pacific: Richard Fontaine

2

Confronting Iran's Demands & Washington's Dilemma: Richard Nephew

3

Moscow's Economic Fragility and Kyiv's Strategic Edge: Glenn Corn

4

Churchill's Choices in Ukraine and What's Next in the Strait of Hormuz: Adm. Mark Montgomery

5

'The Nord Stream Conspiracy' - Sabotage, Spies, and the Baltic Sea Explosion: Bojan Pancevski

6

Testing the Transatlantic Security Pact: Dr. Alina Polyakova & Peter Rough

7

The New Era of Global Espionage: Anthony Vinci

8

The Geopolitical Stakes of Frontier AI: Dr. Dr. Divyansh Kaushik

9

Deciphering the Iran Ceasefire: Amb. Jeffrey Feltman

10

Backyard Hegemony - Reasserting U.S. Influence in the Western Hemisphere: David Shedd

11

'Leapfrogging' Diplomacy: Dr. Nadia Schadlow

12

The Price of Peace in Iran: Richard Nephew

13

Reading Between the Lines - What's Hidden in the New Iran Agreement: Dr. Rebeccah L. Heinrichs and Rich Goldberg

14

Operation Epic Fury 2?: Adm. Robert Harward

15

Special Episode - The Political Firestorm at 10 Downing Street: Dr. Alan Mendoza

16

Trump's Beijing Detour & China's Role in the Iran Endgame: Craig Singleton

17

The Hormuz Hotline: Eddie Fishman

18

Blockade Brinkmanship: Richard Fontaine

19

President Trump's Latest Ultimatum to Iran: Adm. Chris Grady

20

Emergency Podcast - Decoding the President's Iran Address: Matt Kroenig

21

Ukraine's Persistence, Baltic 'Gray Zone' Attacks & Russia's Weak Spots: Mark Montgomery

22

Off-Ramp or Escalator - The Iranian Regime's Final Act?: Dr. Seth Jones

23

Israel's Strategic Reset: Yaakov Katz

24

The Hormuz Pressure Cooker and Oil Price Roulette: Clay Seigle & Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery

25

Searching for Cracks in Iran's Core: Michael Doran

26

The CENTCOM Playbook for Iran?: Gen. Joseph Votel

27

Chaos & Control in Iran: Amb. Jeffrey Feltman

28

Exclusive - The Iranian End Game: Richard Nephew

29

Special Episode - The Battle for the Middle East: Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery

30

Eliminating 'El Mencho' & Re-Engineering the Americas: Dr. Ryan Berg

31

Red Sea Rivalries - The Proxy War for Sudan and the Geopolitical Interests in East Africa: Josh Meservey

32

The Lurking Escalation with Iran & the Future of the Mideast: Tamir Hayman

33

US-Iran Summit - Taming Mideast Volatility: Gregory Brew

34

The Iranian Regime's Long Goodbye: Richard Goldberg

35

The Future of the Iranian Regime: Jeffrey Feltman

36

Venezuela After Maduro - U.S. Intervention, Cartels, and the Road Ahead: Dr. Ryan Berg

37

Venezuela with David Shedd & One Million Downloads

38

The Race to Control Global Tech: Craig Singleton

39

Israel's Intelligence Breakdowns: Yaakov Katz

40

The Reagan Survey: Public 'Firepower' for National Security

41

Regime Change, Drug War or Stalemate?: David Shedd & Jana Nelson

42

Venezuela, China, and America's Secrets: David Shedd & Andrew Badger

43

Lessons from Ukraine: Mick Ryan

44

Skepticism and Survival in Moscow: Dr. Kirill Shamiev

45

Pressuring Putin Towards a Ceasefire in Ukraine: Nico Lange

46

After Asia - The President's Trip Fortifying US Economic Security: Sara Schuman

47

AI Spies, Economic Espionage and the New Forces Reshaping Global Intelligence: Anthony Vinci

48

Pressure on Caracas - Inside the U.S. Counter Drug-Shift: David Shedd

49

Putin's Hybrid War - Dan Twining

50

Inside Israel's High-Stakes Intelligence Gambles: Ralph Goff

51

COVID & The Next 'Big One': Dr. Michael Osterholm

52

'The Cork in the Bottle' - China, Taiwan and the US: Zack Cooper

53

The State of Iran's Nuclear Program: David Albright

54

Rebuilding Syria: Jeffrey Feltman

55

Trade, Tariffs, and a New Normal: Kelly Ann Shaw

56

National Security's Arctic Frontier: Iris Ferguson

57

The New Frontiers of the US-China Tech Competition: Craig Singleton

58

Cartel Threats - A National Security Challenge: David Fitzgerald

59

Critical Lines - The Geopolitics of Undersea Cables: Erin Murphy

60

Deterring Pyongyang: Syd Seiler

61

'World War I with Drones': Bradley Bowman

62

Shielding the Homeland: Vice Admiral James Syring

63

The Russian Time Bomb: Peter Rough

64

Beyond the Barrel: Dr. Karen Young

65

Arrows and Quivers: Dr. Tom Karako

66

Special Episode: The Iranian Nuclear Gamble with Richard Nephew

67

The 'Sledgehammer' to Global Trade: Kelly Ann Shaw

68

Special Episode: The Next Move in the Iran Crisis with Richard Nephew

69

The Iran Equation: Gen. Frank McKenzie

70

An Unwinnable War: Mark Montgomery

71

The Long War: Glenn Corn

72

Palaces & Policy Shifts: Jeffrey Feltman

73

Beijing's Long Game: Mike Studeman

74

The Biotech Frontline: Dawn Meyerriecks

75

Statecraft 2.0: Dennis Ross

76

The Arctic Power Play: Iris Ferguson

77

The 'Tariff Trap': Craig Singleton

78

The Turkish Tightrope: Glenn Corn

79

Trump, Ukraine, and the Ceasefire Gamble: Peter Rough

80

Economic Warfare: Eddie Fishman

81

Guardians of the Sky: Frank Kendall

82

The Estonian Watchmen: Arnold Sinisalu

83

Transatlantic Tensions: Nico Lange

84

Russia's 'Shadow War': Bojan Pancevski

85

International Headwinds: Mark Montgomery

86

Geopolitics in Transition: Jon Finer

87

Inside Israeli Military Intel: Tamir Hayman

88

Strategic Frontlines: Gen. Frank McKenzie

89

'Flip the Script'

90

Inside the President's Daily Brief

91

Umasking the CIA: Jonna Mendez

92

The Trump-China Dilemma: Chris Johnson

93

Inside a Dangerous Alliance: Sara Harmouch

94

The Antarctic 'Chessboard': Bill Muntean

95

National Security's AI Wunderkind: Alex Wang

96

Inside the Digital Battlefield: Dmitri Alperovitch

97

'Chip War': Chris Miller

98

'The Axis of Upheaval': Beth Sanner

99

Securing Critical Mineral Supplies: Christine Michienzi

100

Lessons from a Career in Intelligence: Christy Abizaid

101

MasterClass: The Art of Intelligence

102

Biosecurity: Matt McKnight

103

Israel-Lebanon Conflict: Eyal Hulata

104

Punishing Putin: Stephanie Baker

105

Michael & Andy: World Roundup

106

Decoding the Minds of World Leaders: Jennifer Welch

107

Israel's Intelligence Failures: Uri Bar-Jospeh

108

A Window on Russia: Rolf Mowatt-Larssen

109

Dismantling the Khan Nuclear Network: Jim Lawler

110

Keeping AI in Check: Mary Ellen Callahan

111

Venezuela's Presidential Election: Pedro Burelli

112

How China Views a Possible Harris Administration & Unpacking July's CCP Meeting: Chris Johnson

113

Update on Ukraine War: Andrea Kendall-Taylor

114

China's 'Princeling' & the CCP: Chun Han Wong

115

North Korea: Sydney Seiler

116

Signals Intelligence & Cybersecurity: George Barnes

117

'Chilling' Pre-911 video & the threat lanscape: Michael & Andy

118

Briefing the President: Michael & Andy

119

Chip Security: Chris Miller

120

National Security Venture Capitalism: Steve Bowsher

121

National Security in Space: Ret. General John W. 'Jay' Raymond

122

National Security Entrepreneurship: Arun Gupta

123

Pakistan: Asfandyar Mir

124

Israel-Gaza War & US Threats: Beth Sanner

125

Catching the 'Queen of Cuba' Spy: Peter Lapp

126

Cyber Intelligence: Andrew Boyd

127

ISIS-K: Former CIA Executive Dave Pitts

128

Worldwide Threats: Michael & Andy

129

Somalia & Ukraine: Army Ranger veteran James Lechner

130

National Security Law: Judge James Baker

131

Iran: John Sotos

132

Gender & Disguise at the CIA: Jonna Mendez

133

Tech at the CIA: Nand Mulchandani

134

'Live' at Yale

135

The Art of Strategy: Hal Brands

136

'Live' at Texas A&M Bush School in Washington

137

The 'Russian Mindset': Rolf Mowatt-Larssen

138

American Dynamism & Tech Innovation: Marc Andreessen

139

Chinese Cognitive Warfare: Josh Baughman

140

Targeting a Nuclear Smuggler: Jim Lawler

141

Taiwan: Bonnie Glaser

142

The Year of Living Dangerously: Michael Allen

143

Artificial Ingelligence: Klon Kitchen

144

The Evolution of Warfare: Gen. David Petraeus

145

Advising the President: Former National Security Advisors Tom Donilon & Steve Hadley

146

FISA Section 702: White House Advisor Josh Geltzer Returns

147

'By All Means Available': Inside the CIA & Special Ops with Mike Vickers

148

Geospatial Intelligence: NGA Director Vice Admiral Frank "Trey" Whitworth

149

China: Chris Johnson

150

Russia's War on Ukraine: Andrea Kendall-Taylor

151

Mideast Crisis: Leon Panetta

152

FISA Section 702: White House Advisor Josh Geltzer

153

Israel's War on Hamas: Analysis

154

Israel-Gaza War: Eyal Hulata