Podcasts
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Strategic Implications of the Iran War (w/ Nikolas Gvosdev)
Strategic Implications of the Iran War (w/ Nikolas Gvosdev) Two months into the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, the conflict shows no signs of imminent resolution, with both sides convinced that time is on their side. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has rattled global energy markets, but neither Washington nor Tehran appears ready to
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April 19, 2026: Turning the Screws on Europe
April 19, 2026: Turning the Screws on Europe Is Russian state media prepping its audience for a showdown with Europe? Recent broadcasts have framed European drone factories as legitimate military targets and accused Kyiv of deliberately dragging the continent into conflict with Moscow. Beneath the rhetoric, a quietly advancing Duma law (reportedly drafted inside Putin’s
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Rethinking Nuclear Waste: The Case for Recycling Used Fuel (w/ Christina Leggett)
Rethinking Nuclear Waste: The Case for Recycling Used Fuel (w/ Christina Leggett) Long dismissed in the U.S. as uneconomic and proliferation-prone, the recycling of used nuclear fuel is becoming a strategic imperative the country can no longer afford to ignore. The U.S. is sitting on roughly 96,000 metric tons of used nuclear fuel, the vast
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Kurdish Politics in Theory and Practice (w/ Soran Tarkhani)
Kurdish political parties all face a similar set of challenges in how they engage with governments, compete with local rivals, and deconflict issues with counterparts across the region. They have to find a mode of accommodation with the state to demonstrate their ability to govern responsibly, but they also need to preserve their legitimacy as
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April 12, 2026: Moscow Loses Its Hungarian Trump Card
April 12, 2026: Moscow Loses Its Hungarian Trump Card On Sunday, Péter Magyar’s Tisza party secured a historic victory in Hungary’s parliamentary election, ousting current prime minister Viktor Orbán and depriving the Kremlin of its most reliable tool for blocking European assistance to Ukraine. While muted on the election results, Russian state media has continued
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