The Truth of the Matter

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

Episodes

Total: 312

​Wall Street Journal national security correspondent Vivian Salama joins the podcast to discuss her

CSIS’s Dr. Bonny Lin joins the podcast to discuss the aggressive military exercises China conducted

Terrorism Threat Not Over

2022/8/10

CSIS’s Seth Jones joins the podcast to discuss the death of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri and th

Japan After Abe

2022/7/22

CSIS’s Chris Johnstone, former NSC director for East Asia, joins the podcast to discuss the aftermat

Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporters Eileen Sullivan and Steven Lee Myers join the podcas

Biden’s Mideast Visit

2022/7/13

CSIS’s Jon Alterman joins the podcast to discuss President Biden’s visit to the Middle East and what

Chicago Rules of War

2022/7/7

CSIS’s Dr. Eliot Cohen joins the podcast to discuss why he thinks the U.S. and the West need a tough

Colombia’s Chavismo?

2022/7/1

CSIS’s Ryan Berg joins the podcast to discuss the Colombian election and its implications for the re

CSIS’s Victor Cha, co-host of The Impossible State podcast, joins this episode to talk about what is

Puck News’ star reporter Tara Palmeri talks inside Washington baseball, the new media model of Puck,

In this crossover episode with CSIS's Unpacking Impact podcast, Andrew and Navin are joined by Marc

CSIS’s Jon Alterman joins the podcast to talk about the fall of Israel’s coalition government, what

Russia Processing Reality

2022/6/23

CSIS’s Eliot Cohen joins the podcast to evaluate the latest developments in Ukraine as well as U.S.

Former Fox News political editor Chris Stirewalt, now with the American Enterprise Institute, joins

CSIS Smart Women Smart Power director and senior fellow Kathleen McInnis joins the podcast to talk a

CSIS’s Matt Goodman and Scott Kennedy join the podcast to discuss their groundbreaking report on Chi

Stolen Grain Food Crisis

2022/6/9

CSIS’s Caitlin Welsh and Mvemba Dizolele join the podcast to discuss the Ukrainian grain and seed st

National Security North

2022/6/8

CSIS Senior Adviser Vincent Rigby, former national security and intelligence advisor to Prime Minist

CSIS’s Ben Cahill and Gerard DiPippo join the podcast to talk about the effectiveness of sanctions o

State Department Counselor Derek Chollet joins the podcast to discuss the U.S. approach to aiding Uk