At the Water's Edge

How A U.S. Land Blockade of Iran Can Trigger WWIII

How A U.S. Land Blockade of Iran Could Trigger WWIIIThe U.S. naval blockade of Iran hasn't broken Tehran — so Washington is trying to extend it over land. CENTCOM's new T

Iran’s Post-Midterm Strategy Will Weaken America | Robert Pape

Iran isn’t easing up now that the midterms are over. It’s pressing its advantage. Professor Robert Pape (University of Chicago) is back to explain what Tehran has done s

Iran Didn’t Flip the Midterms. Gas Prices Did

Did the Iran war flip the 2026 midterms, or was it gas prices? Chad Law, host of Common Sense with Chad Law, joins Scott Kelly to argue that voters punished affordability

Can Democrats Force a Vote to End the Iran War?

Democrats just won both the House and the Senate. So the war with Iran is over, right? Not so fast.In this solo episode, I break down what Congress can actually do to end

The Midterms Didn’t End the Iran War. They Made Escalation More Likely | Robert Pape

The Democrats won the House and Senate in a blowout. Does that mean the Iran war winds down in January? Professor Robert Pape argues the opposite: the next 60 days may be

Russia and China Are Beating America in the Arctic | Rana Foroohar

Russia and China have about 60 icebreakers in the Arctic. The United States has three, and one of them is in the shop.Financial Times columnist Rana Foroohar, author of S

The Pentagon Is Losing Its Top Strategists During the Iran War

The Pentagon just fired its top strategist in the middle of a war with Iran, and no replacement has been named. What could go wrong?Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has rem

The Iran Mistake We Made Before the First Bomb | Ryan McBeth

Is there a way to end the war with Iran that doesn't totally suck? And where's the line between an online grifter and a foreign state running influence operations against

The End of the Netanyahu Era? Why Israel is at a Turning Point

Israel votes on October 27 in its first national election since October 7, 2023, and the final polls show no one with a clear path to power. Gadi Eisenkot's opposition le

Why an IRANIAN INVASION Would BACKFIRE | Robert Pape

Ships keep getting hit in the Strait of Hormuz, Egypt is weighing whether to send troops to Saudi Arabia, and the IRGC is now threatening to invade neighboring countries

The Iran War Could Push Africa Toward Collapse | Fidel Amakye Owusu

How is the war over the Strait of Hormuz reaching Africa? Ghanaian security and geopolitical analyst Fidel Amakye Owusu returns to explain how the Iran war is driving fue

Saudi Arabia's Nightmare: The Reality of the Houthi Missile Threat

Houthi missiles are hitting Riyadh’s main airport, and it’s turning into Saudi Arabia’s worst-case scenario. One strike killed at least 12 people and injured around 300.

France, Iran, and the Road to World War III: The Real Risk | Robert Pape

Ten ships hit in the Strait of Hormuz in a single week, the most of the entire war. Houthi missiles shut down Riyadh's airport in the largest set of attacks in Saudi Arab

U.S. Brigades Last 24 Hours Against Ukraine’s Drones | MG Duane Miller

What happens when a U.S. brigade trains against Ukraine's drone forces? They usually have to reset the exercise within 24 hours. Major General Duane Miller, until recentl

The Rise of the Mecca Alliance: Turkey, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia's Game Plan

Fifty-nine days after it was signed, the Mecca Pact has been activated. Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey have agreed to send forces to defend the kingdom against the Ho

The Most Dangerous Weeks of the Iran War Are Here | Robert Pape

We’re in the most dangerous weeks of the Iran war since March, and the midterms are the reason. Professor Robert Pape returns to explain the wicked incentives pushing Pre

The Truth About Veteran Support Systems and How to Fix Them

Veterans die by suicide at a rate 72% higher than their civilian peers, and women veterans at a rate 101% higher. Lyndsay Tkach, Wounded Warrior Project's Director of Men

Is Iran's War Spreading? Three Incidents, One Dangerous Pattern

Masked men with vans full of fuel outside the British base that launched B-52s against Iran. A FlyDubai co-pilot stabbing his captain on a flight to Tel Aviv. A drone kno

Trump needs a "LAST CHAPTER" in Iran | Trita Parsi

Trita Parsi argues Trump is looking for a "last chapter" in Iran, an ending that makes the whole war look worth it, and that diplomacy won't give him one. Iran's preside

Trump is TRAPPED in Iran's "DIPLOMACY" | Robert Pape

Iran offered Trump a seven-day path to end the war. Robert Pape explains why taking it or refusing it both hurt him before the midterms. Iran's president came to the UN