Podcast Episodes
Back to Search'Leapfrogging' Diplomacy: Dr. Nadia Schadlow
Season 1 Episode 145
Michael is joined by Dr. Nadia Schadlow, Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute and former Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategy, to discuss t…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
The Price of Peace in Iran: Richard Nephew
Season 1 Episode 147
Michael is joined by Richard Nephew, Senior Research Scholar at Columbia University and former Director for Iran at the National Security Council, to…
5 months ago
Reading Between the Lines - What's Hidden in the New Iran Agreement: Dr. Rebeccah L. Heinrichs and Rich Goldberg
Season 1 Episode 146
Michael is joined by Dr. Rebeccah L. Heinrichs, Senior Fellow and Director of the Keystone Defense Initiative at the Hudson Institute, and Rich Goldb…
5 months, 1 week ago
Operation Epic Fury 2?: Adm. Robert Harward
Season 1 Episode 142
Michael Allen is joined by Admiral (Ret.) Robert "Bob" Harward, former Deputy Commander of CENTCOM and a retired Navy SEAL, for an intensely candid l…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Special Episode - The Political Firestorm at 10 Downing Street: Dr. Alan Mendoza
Season 1 Episode 144
Michael is joined by Dr. Alan Mendoza, Chief Advisor for Global Affairs for the U.K.'s Reform Party, to explain the political firestorm engulfing Pri…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Trump's Beijing Detour & China's Role in the Iran Endgame: Craig Singleton
Season 1 Episode 143
Michael is joined by Craig Singleton, Senior Director of the China Program at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, to preview the long-delayed …
5 months, 3 weeks ago
The Hormuz Hotline: Eddie Fishman
Season 1 Episode 142
Michael is joined by Eddie Fishman, Director of the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomics at the Council on Foreign Relations and a former Sta…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
Blockade Brinkmanship: Richard Fontaine
Season 1 Episode 139
Michael welcomes Richard Fontaine, CEO of the Center for a New American Security, to evaluate the sustainability of the US economic blockade in the S…
6 months ago
The Iranian 'Escalation Trap': Gen. Joseph Votel
Season 1 Episode 140
Michael is joined by Gen. (Ret.) Joseph Votel, former CENTCOM Commander, to examine the high-pressure maneuvering between Washington and Tehran amid …
6 months, 1 week ago
The Deal-Maker's Dilemma: Richard Nephew
Season 1 Episode 136
Former NSC Director for Iran Richard Nephew returns to NatSec Matters to discuss the tactical and economic shifts in the Mideast conflict. Richard, a…
6 months, 2 weeks ago