The Truth of the Matter

A weekly analysis of the complex policy issues driving the news.

Episodes

Total: 312

Special Olympics International chairman, Dr. Timothy Shriver joins the podcast to discuss inclusivit

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs Deborah Rosenb

On October 7, 2022, the Biden administration announced a new export controls policy on artificial in

CSIS’s Suzanne Spaulding, former Undersecretary of Homeland Security joins the podcast to discuss di

China’s New Era

2022/11/2

CSIS’s Scott Kennedy joins the podcast to discuss the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communis

Saudi Oil Moves

2022/10/28

CSIS’s Joseph Majkut and Jon Alterman join the podcast to deconstruct Saudi Arabia’s recent push to

Russia’s Missile Plan

2022/10/21

CSIS’s Tom Karako joins the podcast to discuss Russia’s missile arsenal, what they are prepared to d

Internet legend and famed investor Steve Case joins the podcast to discuss his new book, “The Rise o

Brazilian Election Preview

2022/10/17

CSIS Americas Program director Ryan Berg joins the podcast to discuss the runoff election for the Br

#NAFO, the North Atlantic Fella Organization, a play on NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Visions of Kiev

2022/9/30

CSIS’s Dr. Eliot Cohen joins the podcast to discuss his recent visit to Kiev and meeting with Ukrain

Taiwan Confusion

2022/9/22

CSIS’s Jude Blanchette joins the podcast to discuss U.S. policy confusion surrounding Taiwan, our co

Former federal prosecutor and Homeland Security official Paul Rosenzweig joins the podcast to talk a

​Politico journalist Ryan Heath, author of the Global Insider newsletter, joins the podcast to discu

Russia Falls Back

2022/9/13

CSIS’s Seth Jones joins the podcast to discuss Ukraine’s stunning battlefield advances. 

Morning Consult media and entertainment analyst, Kevin Tran, joins the podcast to discuss how Gen Ze

CSIS’s Max Bergmann joins the podcast to discuss the UK’s new PM and the energy and economic war she

Winter is Coming

2022/9/2

CSIS’s Ben Cahill joins the podcast to talk about energy prices in the US and globally, plus how Eur

CSIS’s Seth Jones joins the podcast to assess Ukraine after six months of war with Russia, plus, the

CSIS non-resident senior associate John Larsen, of the non-partisan Rhodium Group, joins the podcast