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Nation States: A White House Witness to 9/11, 25 Years Later
Season 1 Episode 33
Twenty-five years after September 11, 2001, Steve Yates shares a firsthand account from inside the White House complex as America came under attack. …
1 month ago
Nation States: Trump, Xi, and the Real Stakes of September's Summit
Season 1 Episode 32
As Xi Jinping prepares to visit Washington for a high-stakes summit with President Trump, Steve Yates looks past the diplomatic theater to focus on w…
1 month ago
Nation States: Economic Outcast and America’s Iran Strategy
Season 1 Episode 31
A major shift in U.S. strategy toward Iran may redefine how America uses power abroad. Steve Yates breaks down Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s new…
1 month, 1 week ago
Nation States: Why America’s Political Parties Matter
Season 1 Episode 30
America’s founders never included political parties in the Constitution, and George Washington warned against them. Yet today, parties organize elect…
1 month, 1 week ago
Nation States: Regime Change from Iran to Iraq and Beyond
Season 1 Episode 29
Regime change is one of the most controversial ideas in foreign policy, but what does it actually mean, when has it worked, and why has it often fail…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Nation States: Data Centers, AI, and America’s Next Buildout
Season 1 Episode 28
As America races to expand AI infrastructure, a new political fight is emerging around data centers, energy, water use, and local control. Steve Yate…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Nation States: How the Middle East Playbook Was Rewritten
Season 1 Episode 27
The assumptions that shaped U.S. Middle East policy for decades are no longer the same. Steve Yates explains how American energy production, the Abra…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Nation States: Sanctions Done Right and America's Financial Edge
Season 1 Episode 26
America’s financial power may be one of its most effective tools between diplomacy and war. Steve Yates argues that the Trump administration and Trea…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Nation States: The Axis of Aggressors and the Multi-Front Threat
Season 1 Episode 25
A new national security warning argues that China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea are cooperating more closely than many Americans realize. Steve Yate…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Nation States: Why North Korea Is No Longer a Regional Threat
Season 1 Episode 24
North Korea has quietly evolved from an isolated regional challenge into a global security player with growing influence far beyond the Korean Penins…
2 months ago