The Truth of the Matter

President and CEO of CARE USA Michelle Nunn joins the podcast to discuss the organization’s new report on the current global hunger crisis, its many causes, and how to provide effective relief.

CSIS’s Mvemba Dizolele joins the podcast to discuss Russia’s second Africa summit and its objectives with the 54 countries on the continent.

CSIS’s Caitlin Welsh and New York Times climate reporter Christopher Flavelle join the podcast to discuss water stress playing out across the United States, and potential solutions.

Former New York Times national security and foreign policy editor Thom Shanker joins the podcast to discuss his new book, “Age of Danger: Keeping America Safe in an Era of New Superpowers, New Weapons, and New Threats,” as well as the importance of expanding our definition of national security to protect against a wide range of longstanding and emerging threats.

CSIS’s Caitlin Welsh joins the podcast to discuss Moscow’s pullout of the Black Sea Grain Initiative and its implications for the war in Ukraine and for the world.

New York Times technology reporter Tiffany Hsu joins the podcast to discuss the impact and potential impact that AI has on misinformation, national security, and could have on U.S. elections.

CSIS’ Max Bergmann joins the podcast to discuss European nations’ decision-making processes on strengthening their individual and collective defense in response to Russian aggression and the lurking shadow of China.

CSIS’ Eliot Cohen joins the podcast upon his return from Kyiv to offer analysis on the Prigozhin putsch and how the US should evaluate Putin’s hold on Russia. 

Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Homeland Security Advisor NSC, Joshua Geltzer, joins the podcast to discuss the re-authorization of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) 702 provision. Section 702 is a key provision of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 that permits the government to conduct targeted surveillance of foreign persons outside the United States, with the compelled assistance of electronic communication service providers, to acquire foreign intelligence information. The government uses the information collected under Section 702 to protect the United States and its allies from hostile foreign adversaries, including terrorists, proliferators, and spies, and to inform cybersecurity efforts.

CSIS’s Catrina Doxsee joins the podcast to discuss the uprising by the paramilitary Wagner group and what is next for its leadership, for Russia and for the void Wagner leaves in Ukraine, the Middle East and Africa.