Podcast Episodes

What Happens if the Supreme Court Kills Trump’s Tariffs?

Episode 78

Dmitri Alperovitch and Silverado trade experts Sarah Stewart and John Corrigan examine the implications of the upcoming Supreme Court ruling on Trump's reciprocal and fentanyl tariffs. They explore t…

Published on 13 hours ago

Why The China Trade Truce Is Unlikely to Last

Episode 77

Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Sarah Stewart, CEO at Silverado and former senior US trade negotiator, about the Trump-Xi meeting in South Korea. They discuss the details of the agreement reached and w…

Published on 2 weeks, 1 day ago

Keeping Russian Economy Afloat: Kremlin's Economic High Wire Act

Episode 76

Is Russia close to an economic collapse? Dmitri Alperovitch sits down with Chris Weafer, an expert on the Russian economy, to assess how long the Kremlin can keep this high wire act going.

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Published on 3 weeks, 2 days ago

Why Drones Can’t Replace Traditional Firepower

Episode 75

Dmitri Alperovitch talks to air power expert Justin Bronk about why it's a bad idea for Western militaries to follow Ukraine's lead and overly invest in production of small drones like FPVs and other…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Why America's Nuclear Deterrence Strategy Needs to Change

Episode 74

Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Vipin Narang, a former Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy, a portfolio which includes U.S nuclear weapons employment strategy, about why we are now e…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

Assessing the Damage to Iran’s Nuclear Program

Episode 73

Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Dr. Jeffrey Lewis, a nuclear nonproliferation expert, to assess the damage that has been inflicted upon the Iranian nuclear program over the course of the past 11 days a…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

The Israel-Iran War: Possibilities and the Dangers of Overreach

Season 1 Episode 72

Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Israeli Gen Amos Yadlin (Ret.), perhaps the world's only person who has participated in the destruction of three Middle Eastern nuclear weapons programs: first, as an F-…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Why North Korea Is Planning a Second Korean War and How to Stop It

Season 1 Episode 71

Dmitri Alperovitch sits down with Andrei Lankov, one of the west’s foremost experts on North Korea, and Sergey Radchenko, a leading Cold War historian, for a deep dive into North Korea. They discuss …

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

The One Factor That Could Crash the Russian Economy

Episode 70

Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Russian economy expert Chris Weafer about the state of the Russian economy in 2025. They talk about inflation and its impact on people and business, why the ruble is col…

Published on 10 months, 1 week ago

Putin’s Nuclear Meltdown

Season 1 Episode 69

Dmitri Alperovitch talks all things nukes with Dr. Jeffrey Lewis, an expert in arms control and nuclear and missile nonproliferation, currently a professor at the James Martin Center for Nonprolifera…

Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago