Always at War

AI Apocalypse Now!

Anthropic's Claude has been used in Pentagon targeting — including the Iran strike that killed more than 150 civilians. Non-state actors like the Houthis have used C

Peace Against the Machine | GOING DEEP with Tori Bateman

In the latest episode of Always at War, Courtney and Alex sit down with Tori Bateman, the Quincy Institute's Director of Advocacy, to talk about her work trying to e

Israel's Lobby: More Powerful and More Unpopular Than Ever

In the latest episode of Always at War, Courtney and Alex sit down with Eli Clifton and Ian Lustick — authors of the new book Israel's Lobby: America in the Grip of

How America Rigged the Israel-Palestine Peace Process | GOING DEEP with Khaled Elgindy

In the latest episode of Always at War, Courtney and Alex sit down with QI Senior Research Fellow Khaled Elgindy — former adviser to the Palestinian leadership on permane

Israel's War for American Hearts and Minds with Nick Cleveland-Stout

In the latest episode of Always at War, Courtney and Alex examine Israel's $1 billion campaign to shape global opinion and policy toward Israel with the researcher w

America’s Soft Power Machine | GOING DEEP with Almut Rochowanski

In the latest episode of Always at War, Courtney and Alex sit down with Almut Rochowanski, a non-resident fellow at the Quincy Institute and longtime grassroots activist

The Middle East After the Iran War | GOING DEEP with Trita Parsi

SUPPORT QI'S FIRST AMENDMENT FUND: https://givingtools.com/give/939 CHECK OUT TRITA'S SUBSTACK: https://tritaparsi.substack.com/ In the latest episode of Alway

They're Not Ending Aid to Israel. They're Hiding It.

On this episode of Always at War, Courtney and Alex expose the secret plan to end US military grant aid to Israel while permanently shielding US military support for Isra

Trump's Iran deal: Will they, won't they? | ALWAYS AT WAR x TRIP THE BELTWAY FANTASTIC

This week, we're bringing you a special episode in collaboration with our friends at Trip the Beltway Fantastic! Your hosts Courtney and Alex joined Kelley Vlahos,

China Bad? | GOING DEEP with Jake Werner

On this latest episode of Always at War, Courtney and Alex sit down with Jake Werner, head of the Quincy Institute’s East Asia program, to find out the answer to the ques

War by Algorithm

On this episode of Always at War, Courtney and Alex reveal the Department of War's newest scapegoat, Artificial Intelligence, and debate whether Congress will ever d

Please Stop Spending My Taxes on Bombing Kids

On this episode of Always at War, Courtney and Alex explore the many, disturbing creative writing exercises of the Washington "Blob."  First, they deconstruct the latest

The REAL costs of America's wars | GOING DEEP with Catherine Lutz

On this episode of Always at War, Courtney and Alex sit down with Catherine Lutz, co-founder of the Costs of War Project and professor emerita at Brown University, to dis

Who’s Selling the Iran War? | BREAKING IT DOWN w/ Nick Cleveland-Stout

On this episode of Always at War, Courtney and Alex are joined by returning guest Nick Cleveland-Stout, co-creator of the Quincy Institute’s Think Tank Funding Tracker, t

Is Trump already losing control of the Iran war? | EMERGENCY EPISODE w/Kelley Vlahos

On this emergency episode of Always at War, Courtney and Alex are joined by Kelley Vlahos, Editor-in-Chief of Responsible Statecraft, to discuss the US-Israel attack on I

The deadly decline of US empire | GOING DEEP with Noah Kulwin

On this episode of Always at War, Courtney and Alex go deep with Noah Kulwin, journalist and co-host of the hit documentary podcast Blowback, on why American intervention

Trump is strangling Cuba and threatening Iran. Feel safer yet?

On this episode of Always at War, Courtney and Alex dive into the Trump administration's escalating threats against Iran and Cuba, exploring why Washington seems hel

A dystopian vision for Gaza & Canada says the quiet part loud

Courtney and Alex are breaking down the latest news that explain why the U.S. remains perpetually at war — this week, courtesy of our benevolent overlords in Davos at the

Why did Trump REALLY attack Venezuela? | GOING DEEP with Lee Schlenker

On this episode of Always at War, Courtney and Alex are joined by Lee Schlenker, research associate with the Global South program at the Quincy Institute, to unpack the f

Is the War Machine Censoring Your Social Media Feed? | GOING DEEP with Taylor Lorenz

Courtney and Alex go deep with tech journalist Taylor Lorenz on how social media shapes our perceptions of US foreign policy, and why war hawks like Hillary Clinton want