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NatSec Matters — 144 episodes

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1

'Leapfrogging' Diplomacy: Dr. Nadia Schadlow

2

The Price of Peace in Iran: Richard Nephew

3

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

4

Operation Epic Fury 2?: Adm. Robert Harward

5

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

6

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

7

The Hormuz Hotline: Eddie Fishman

8

Blockade Brinkmanship: Richard Fontaine

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

Israel's Strategic Reset: Yaakov Katz

14

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

15

Searching for Cracks in Iran's Core: Michael Doran

16

The CENTCOM Playbook for Iran?: Gen. Joseph Votel

17

Chaos & Control in Iran: Amb. Jeffrey Feltman

18

Exclusive - The Iranian End Game: Richard Nephew

19

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

20

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

21

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

22

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

23

US-Iran Summit - Taming Mideast Volatility: Gregory Brew

24

The Iranian Regime's Long Goodbye: Richard Goldberg

25

The Future of the Iranian Regime: Jeffrey Feltman

26

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

27

Venezuela with David Shedd & One Million Downloads

28

The Race to Control Global Tech: Craig Singleton

29

Israel's Intelligence Breakdowns: Yaakov Katz

30

The Reagan Survey: Public 'Firepower' for National Security

31

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

32

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

33

Lessons from Ukraine: Mick Ryan

34

Skepticism and Survival in Moscow: Dr. Kirill Shamiev

35

Pressuring Putin Towards a Ceasefire in Ukraine: Nico Lange

36

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

37

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

38

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

39

Putin's Hybrid War - Dan Twining

40

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

41

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

42

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

43

The State of Iran's Nuclear Program: David Albright

44

Rebuilding Syria: Jeffrey Feltman

45

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

46

National Security's Arctic Frontier: Iris Ferguson

47

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

48

Cartel Threats - A National Security Challenge: David Fitzgerald

49

Critical Lines - The Geopolitics of Undersea Cables: Erin Murphy

50

Deterring Pyongyang: Syd Seiler

51

'World War I with Drones': Bradley Bowman

52

Shielding the Homeland: Vice Admiral James Syring

53

The Russian Time Bomb: Peter Rough

54

Beyond the Barrel: Dr. Karen Young

55

Arrows and Quivers: Dr. Tom Karako

56

Special Episode: The Iranian Nuclear Gamble with Richard Nephew

57

The 'Sledgehammer' to Global Trade: Kelly Ann Shaw

58

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

59

The Iran Equation: Gen. Frank McKenzie

60

An Unwinnable War: Mark Montgomery

61

The Long War: Glenn Corn

62

Palaces & Policy Shifts: Jeffrey Feltman

63

Beijing's Long Game: Mike Studeman

64

The Biotech Frontline: Dawn Meyerriecks

65

Statecraft 2.0: Dennis Ross

66

The Arctic Power Play: Iris Ferguson

67

The 'Tariff Trap': Craig Singleton

68

The Turkish Tightrope: Glenn Corn

69

Trump, Ukraine, and the Ceasefire Gamble: Peter Rough

70

Economic Warfare: Eddie Fishman

71

Guardians of the Sky: Frank Kendall

72

The Estonian Watchmen: Arnold Sinisalu

73

Transatlantic Tensions: Nico Lange

74

Russia's 'Shadow War': Bojan Pancevski

75

International Headwinds: Mark Montgomery

76

Geopolitics in Transition: Jon Finer

77

Inside Israeli Military Intel: Tamir Hayman

78

Strategic Frontlines: Gen. Frank McKenzie

79

'Flip the Script'

80

Inside the President's Daily Brief

81

Umasking the CIA: Jonna Mendez

82

The Trump-China Dilemma: Chris Johnson

83

Inside a Dangerous Alliance: Sara Harmouch

84

The Antarctic 'Chessboard': Bill Muntean

85

National Security's AI Wunderkind: Alex Wang

86

Inside the Digital Battlefield: Dmitri Alperovitch

87

'Chip War': Chris Miller

88

'The Axis of Upheaval': Beth Sanner

89

Securing Critical Mineral Supplies: Christine Michienzi

90

Lessons from a Career in Intelligence: Christy Abizaid

91

MasterClass: The Art of Intelligence

92

Biosecurity: Matt McKnight

93

Israel-Lebanon Conflict: Eyal Hulata

94

Punishing Putin: Stephanie Baker

95

Michael & Andy: World Roundup

96

Decoding the Minds of World Leaders: Jennifer Welch

97

Israel's Intelligence Failures: Uri Bar-Jospeh

98

A Window on Russia: Rolf Mowatt-Larssen

99

Dismantling the Khan Nuclear Network: Jim Lawler

100

Keeping AI in Check: Mary Ellen Callahan

101

Venezuela's Presidential Election: Pedro Burelli

102

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

103

Update on Ukraine War: Andrea Kendall-Taylor

104

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

105

North Korea: Sydney Seiler

106

Signals Intelligence & Cybersecurity: George Barnes

107

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

108

Briefing the President: Michael & Andy

109

Chip Security: Chris Miller

110

National Security Venture Capitalism: Steve Bowsher

111

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

112

National Security Entrepreneurship: Arun Gupta

113

Pakistan: Asfandyar Mir

114

Israel-Gaza War & US Threats: Beth Sanner

115

Catching the 'Queen of Cuba' Spy: Peter Lapp

116

Cyber Intelligence: Andrew Boyd

117

ISIS-K: Former CIA Executive Dave Pitts

118

Worldwide Threats: Michael & Andy

119

Somalia & Ukraine: Army Ranger veteran James Lechner

120

National Security Law: Judge James Baker

121

Iran: John Sotos

122

Gender & Disguise at the CIA: Jonna Mendez

123

Tech at the CIA: Nand Mulchandani

124

'Live' at Yale

125

The Art of Strategy: Hal Brands

126

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

127

The 'Russian Mindset': Rolf Mowatt-Larssen

128

American Dynamism & Tech Innovation: Marc Andreessen

129

Chinese Cognitive Warfare: Josh Baughman

130

Targeting a Nuclear Smuggler: Jim Lawler

131

Taiwan: Bonnie Glaser

132

The Year of Living Dangerously: Michael Allen

133

Artificial Ingelligence: Klon Kitchen

134

The Evolution of Warfare: Gen. David Petraeus

135

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

136

FISA Section 702: White House Advisor Josh Geltzer Returns

137

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

138

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

139

China: Chris Johnson

140

Russia's War on Ukraine: Andrea Kendall-Taylor

141

Mideast Crisis: Leon Panetta

142

FISA Section 702: White House Advisor Josh Geltzer

143

Israel's War on Hamas: Analysis

144

Israel-Gaza War: Eyal Hulata