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The Defense of Guam

July 30, 2024 • 1:45 – 2:45 pm EDT
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MDA and the 2025 Budget

June 6, 2024 • 10:00 – 11:15 am EDT
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The Truth of the Matter

All About the Missiles

CSIS’s director of the Missile Defense Project Tom Karako joins the podcast to talk about missile escalations in the Ukraine Russia war, plus how missiles are critical to the conflicts in the Middle East.

Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Tom Karako — December 2, 2024

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Audio Briefs

Assessing Russian Firepower Strikes in Ukraine

An audio version of “Assessing Russian Firepower Strikes in Ukraine,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Benjamin Jensen and Yasir Atalan. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

Podcast Episode by Benjamin Jensen and Yasir Atalan — October 23, 2024

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The Truth of the Matter

China Outpacing U.S. Defense Base

 CSIS’ Seth Jones joins the podcast to discuss his new report which explains how China’s defense industrial base is operating on a wartime footing, while the U.S. defense industrial base is largely operating on a peacetime footing.

Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Seth G. Jones — March 19, 2024

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The Truth of the Matter

U.S. Targets Baghdad

CSIS’ Norman Roule joins the podcast to discuss the recent U.S. strike in Baghdad and what U.S. policy is seeking to achieve in the Middle East in combating Iranian proxies. 

Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Norman T. Roule — February 9, 2024

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The Truth of the Matter

Putin’s Missile War

CSIS’s Ian Williams joins the podcast to discuss Russia’s use of advanced, and not-so-advanced missiles in its war against Ukraine and how deterrence of the Russian Air Force by Ukrainian air defenses has shaped the course of the war.

Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Ian Williams — May 24, 2023

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The Truth of the Matter

Russia’s Missile Plan

CSIS’s Tom Karako joins the podcast to discuss Russia’s missile arsenal, what they are prepared to do with it, and the implications of Iran’s role.

Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Tom Karako — October 21, 2022

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The Truth of the Matter

North Korea’s Missile Threat

CSIS’s Victor Cha joins this episode to talk about what is expected to be North Korea’s seventh nuclear test and its repercussions.

Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Victor Cha — June 30, 2022

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The Impossible State

North Korea's Missile Threat - The Truth of the Matter Crossover Episode

In a crossover episode with CSIS's The Truth of the Matter, Dr. Victor Cha and Andrew Schwartz talk about what is expected to be North Korea's seventh nuclear test and its repercussions - from our recent Beyond Parallel report.

Podcast Episode by Victor Cha and H. Andrew Schwartz — June 30, 2022

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