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NatSec Matters

Beacon Global Strategies LLC

Formerly known as Intelligence Matters, the NatSec Matters podcast features former senior national security officials Michael Allen, Jeremy Bash, and Andrew Shapiro as they interview top leaders in national security, including intelligence…

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Unrest, Indecision & Agita in Europe: Nico Lange 2026-10-28 · 53m
Israel at the Ballot Box: Yaakov Katz 2026-10-21 · 40m
Yemen's Reignited War: Dr. April Longley Alley 2026-10-15 · 52m
Trump & Xi - Managing the Mirage: Ann E. Kowalewski 2026-09-30 · 45m
The Hormuz Standoff, Military Readiness, and the Axis of Aggressors: Adm. Mark Montgomery & Norman Roule 2026-09-23 · 63m
Iran's Uprising, Regime Survival, and the View from Tehran: Holly Dagres 2026-09-16 · 41m
Russian Resolve and Ukraine's 'Theory of Victory': Peter Rough 2026-09-09 · 44m
'Economic D-Day' & Refining Realities: Clay Seigle 2026-09-02 · 30m
Netanyahu's Next Test: Yaakov Katz 2026-08-27 · 52m
From Hormuz to the Indo-Pacific: Richard Fontaine 2026-08-20 · 46m
Confronting Iran's Demands & Washington's Dilemma: Richard Nephew 2026-08-12 · 52m
Moscow's Economic Fragility and Kyiv's Strategic Edge: Glenn Corn 2026-08-05 · 39m
Churchill's Choices in Ukraine and What's Next in the Strait of Hormuz: Adm. Mark Montgomery 2026-07-29 · 41m
'The Nord Stream Conspiracy' - Sabotage, Spies, and the Baltic Sea Explosion: Bojan Pancevski 2026-07-22 · 47m
Testing the Transatlantic Security Pact: Dr. Alina Polyakova & Peter Rough 2026-07-15 · 59m
The New Era of Global Espionage: Anthony Vinci 2026-07-08 · 44m
The Geopolitical Stakes of Frontier AI: Dr. Dr. Divyansh Kaushik 2026-07-01 · 56m
Deciphering the Iran Ceasefire: Amb. Jeffrey Feltman 2026-06-24 · 44m
Backyard Hegemony - Reasserting U.S. Influence in the Western Hemisphere: David Shedd 2026-06-17 · 51m
'Leapfrogging' Diplomacy: Dr. Nadia Schadlow 2026-06-10 · 53m
The Price of Peace in Iran: Richard Nephew 2026-05-31 · 42m
Reading Between the Lines - What's Hidden in the New Iran Agreement: Dr. Rebeccah L. Heinrichs and Rich Goldberg 2026-05-27 · 56m
Operation Epic Fury 2?: Adm. Robert Harward 2026-05-20 · 62m
Special Episode - The Political Firestorm at 10 Downing Street: Dr. Alan Mendoza 2026-05-15 · 53m
Trump's Beijing Detour & China's Role in the Iran Endgame: Craig Singleton 2026-05-13 · 39m
The Hormuz Hotline: Eddie Fishman 2026-05-05 · 58m
Blockade Brinkmanship: Richard Fontaine 2026-04-29 · 58m
The Iranian 'Escalation Trap': Gen. Joseph Votel 2026-04-22 · 45m
The Deal-Maker's Dilemma: Richard Nephew 2026-04-16 · 55m
The New Status Quo in the Strait of Hormuz: Roger Zakheim & Rich Goldberg 2026-04-14 · 39m
President Trump's Latest Ultimatum to Iran: Adm. Chris Grady 2026-04-06 · 48m
Emergency Podcast - Decoding the President's Iran Address: Matt Kroenig 2026-04-02 · 27m
Ukraine's Persistence, Baltic 'Gray Zone' Attacks & Russia's Weak Spots: Mark Montgomery 2026-04-01 · 43m
Off-Ramp or Escalator - The Iranian Regime's Final Act?: Dr. Seth Jones 2026-03-25 · 46m
Israel's Strategic Reset: Yaakov Katz 2026-03-20 · 49m
The Hormuz Pressure Cooker and Oil Price Roulette: Clay Seigle & Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery 2026-03-18 · 54m
Searching for Cracks in Iran's Core: Michael Doran 2026-03-12 · 51m
The CENTCOM Playbook for Iran?: Gen. Joseph Votel 2026-03-11 · 54m
Chaos & Control in Iran: Amb. Jeffrey Feltman 2026-03-10 · 41m
Exclusive - The Iranian End Game: Richard Nephew 2026-03-04 · 55m
Special Episode - The Battle for the Middle East: Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery 2026-03-02 · 37m
Eliminating 'El Mencho' & Re-Engineering the Americas: Dr. Ryan Berg 2026-02-26 · 46m
Red Sea Rivalries - The Proxy War for Sudan and the Geopolitical Interests in East Africa: Josh Meservey 2026-02-18 · 45m
The Lurking Escalation with Iran & the Future of the Mideast: Tamir Hayman 2026-02-11 · 48m
US-Iran Summit - Taming Mideast Volatility: Gregory Brew 2026-02-04 · 42m
The Iranian Regime's Long Goodbye: Richard Goldberg 2026-01-28 · 62m
The Future of the Iranian Regime: Jeffrey Feltman 2026-01-21 · 52m
Venezuela After Maduro - U.S. Intervention, Cartels, and the Road Ahead: Dr. Ryan Berg 2026-01-14 · 42m
Venezuela with David Shedd & One Million Downloads 2026-01-07 · 53m
The Race to Control Global Tech: Craig Singleton 2025-12-31 · 40m
Israel's Intelligence Breakdowns: Yaakov Katz 2025-12-24 · 59m
The Reagan Survey: Public 'Firepower' for National Security 2025-12-17 · 53m
Regime Change, Drug War or Stalemate?: David Shedd & Jana Nelson 2025-12-10 · 48m
Venezuela, China, and America's Secrets: David Shedd & Andrew Badger 2025-12-03 · 44m
Lessons from Ukraine: Mick Ryan 2025-11-26 · 49m
Skepticism and Survival in Moscow: Dr. Kirill Shamiev 2025-11-19 · 34m
Pressuring Putin Towards a Ceasefire in Ukraine: Nico Lange 2025-11-12 · 51m
After Asia - The President's Trip Fortifying US Economic Security: Sara Schuman 2025-11-05 · 37m
AI Spies, Economic Espionage and the New Forces Reshaping Global Intelligence: Anthony Vinci 2025-10-29 · 44m
Pressure on Caracas - Inside the U.S. Counter Drug-Shift: David Shedd 2025-10-22 · 57m
Putin's Hybrid War - Dan Twining 2025-10-15 · 51m
Inside Israel's High-Stakes Intelligence Gambles: Ralph Goff 2025-10-08 · 51m
COVID & The Next 'Big One': Dr. Michael Osterholm 2025-10-01 · 49m
'The Cork in the Bottle' - China, Taiwan and the US: Zack Cooper 2025-09-24 · 37m
The State of Iran's Nuclear Program: David Albright 2025-09-17 · 53m
Rebuilding Syria: Jeffrey Feltman 2025-09-10 · 42m
Trade, Tariffs, and a New Normal: Kelly Ann Shaw 2025-09-03 · 39m
National Security's Arctic Frontier: Iris Ferguson 2025-08-27 · 44m
The New Frontiers of the US-China Tech Competition: Craig Singleton 2025-08-20 · 40m
Cartel Threats - A National Security Challenge: David Fitzgerald 2025-08-13 · 37m
Critical Lines - The Geopolitics of Undersea Cables: Erin Murphy 2025-08-06 · 42m
Deterring Pyongyang: Syd Seiler 2025-07-30 · 41m
'World War I with Drones': Bradley Bowman 2025-07-23 · 52m
Shielding the Homeland: Vice Admiral James Syring 2025-07-16 · 50m
The Russian Time Bomb: Peter Rough 2025-07-10 · 33m
Beyond the Barrel: Dr. Karen Young 2025-07-02 · 46m
Arrows and Quivers: Dr. Tom Karako 2025-06-25 · 47m
Special Episode: The Iranian Nuclear Gamble with Richard Nephew 2025-06-25 · 59m
The 'Sledgehammer' to Global Trade: Kelly Ann Shaw 2025-06-18 · 48m
Special Episode: The Next Move in the Iran Crisis with Richard Nephew 2025-06-18 · 64m
The Iran Equation: Gen. Frank McKenzie 2025-06-11 · 40m
An Unwinnable War: Mark Montgomery 2025-06-04 · 43m
The Long War: Glenn Corn 2025-05-28 · 55m
Palaces & Policy Shifts: Jeffrey Feltman 2025-05-21 · 56m
Beijing's Long Game: Mike Studeman 2025-05-14 · 47m
The Biotech Frontline: Dawn Meyerriecks 2025-05-07 · 44m
Statecraft 2.0: Dennis Ross 2025-04-30 · 63m
The Arctic Power Play: Iris Ferguson 2025-04-23 · 44m
The 'Tariff Trap': Craig Singleton 2025-04-16 · 42m
The Turkish Tightrope: Glenn Corn 2025-04-09 · 50m
Trump, Ukraine, and the Ceasefire Gamble: Peter Rough 2025-04-02 · 45m
Economic Warfare: Eddie Fishman 2025-03-26 · 45m
Guardians of the Sky: Frank Kendall 2025-03-19 · 40m
The Estonian Watchmen: Arnold Sinisalu 2025-03-12 · 46m
Transatlantic Tensions: Nico Lange 2025-03-05 · 45m
Russia's 'Shadow War': Bojan Pancevski 2025-02-26 · 50m
International Headwinds: Mark Montgomery 2025-02-19 · 55m
Geopolitics in Transition: Jon Finer 2025-02-12 · 54m
Inside Israeli Military Intel: Tamir Hayman 2025-02-05 · 53m
Strategic Frontlines: Gen. Frank McKenzie 2025-01-29 · 41m
'Flip the Script' 2025-01-08 · 58m
Inside the President's Daily Brief 2025-01-01 · 42m
Umasking the CIA: Jonna Mendez 2024-12-25 · 47m
The Trump-China Dilemma: Chris Johnson 2024-12-18 · 40m
Inside a Dangerous Alliance: Sara Harmouch 2024-12-11 · 42m
The Antarctic 'Chessboard': Bill Muntean 2024-12-04 · 37m
National Security's AI Wunderkind: Alex Wang 2024-11-27 · 41m
Inside the Digital Battlefield: Dmitri Alperovitch 2024-11-20 · 44m
'Chip War': Chris Miller 2024-11-13 · 40m
'The Axis of Upheaval': Beth Sanner 2024-11-06 · 57m
Securing Critical Mineral Supplies: Christine Michienzi 2024-10-30 · 49m
Lessons from a Career in Intelligence: Christy Abizaid 2024-10-23 · 47m
MasterClass: The Art of Intelligence 2024-10-16 · 42m
Biosecurity: Matt McKnight 2024-10-09 · 47m
Israel-Lebanon Conflict: Eyal Hulata 2024-10-02 · 46m
Punishing Putin: Stephanie Baker 2024-09-25 · 38m
Michael & Andy: World Roundup 2024-09-18 · 47m
Decoding the Minds of World Leaders: Jennifer Welch 2024-09-11 · 39m
Israel's Intelligence Failures: Uri Bar-Jospeh 2024-09-04 · 41m
A Window on Russia: Rolf Mowatt-Larssen 2024-08-28 · 39m
Dismantling the Khan Nuclear Network: Jim Lawler 2024-08-21 · 39m
Keeping AI in Check: Mary Ellen Callahan 2024-08-14 · 39m
Venezuela's Presidential Election: Pedro Burelli 2024-08-07 · 47m
How China Views a Possible Harris Administration & Unpacking July's CCP Meeting: Chris Johnson 2024-07-31 · 42m
Update on Ukraine War: Andrea Kendall-Taylor 2024-07-24 · 43m
China's 'Princeling' & the CCP: Chun Han Wong 2024-07-17 · 51m
North Korea: Sydney Seiler 2024-07-11 · 42m
Signals Intelligence & Cybersecurity: George Barnes 2024-07-03 · 44m
'Chilling' Pre-911 video & the threat lanscape: Michael & Andy 2024-06-26 · 35m
Briefing the President: Michael & Andy 2024-06-19 · 42m
Chip Security: Chris Miller 2024-06-12 · 41m
National Security Venture Capitalism: Steve Bowsher 2024-06-05 · 45m
National Security in Space: Ret. General John W. 'Jay' Raymond 2024-05-29 · 45m
National Security Entrepreneurship: Arun Gupta 2024-05-22 · 44m
Pakistan: Asfandyar Mir 2024-05-15 · 43m
Israel-Gaza War & US Threats: Beth Sanner 2024-05-08 · 41m
Catching the 'Queen of Cuba' Spy: Peter Lapp 2024-05-01 · 45m
Cyber Intelligence: Andrew Boyd 2024-04-24 · 38m
ISIS-K: Former CIA Executive Dave Pitts 2024-04-17 · 43m
Worldwide Threats: Michael & Andy 2024-04-10 · 37m
Somalia & Ukraine: Army Ranger veteran James Lechner 2024-04-03 · 42m
National Security Law: Judge James Baker 2024-03-27 · 46m
Iran: John Sotos 2024-03-20 · 51m
Gender & Disguise at the CIA: Jonna Mendez 2024-03-13 · 46m
Tech at the CIA: Nand Mulchandani 2024-03-06 · 39m
'Live' at Yale 2024-02-28 · 49m
The Art of Strategy: Hal Brands 2024-02-21 · 37m
'Live' at Texas A&M Bush School in Washington 2024-02-14 · 44m
The 'Russian Mindset': Rolf Mowatt-Larssen 2024-02-07 · 39m
American Dynamism & Tech Innovation: Marc Andreessen 2024-01-31 · 47m
Chinese Cognitive Warfare: Josh Baughman 2024-01-24 · 44m
Targeting a Nuclear Smuggler: Jim Lawler 2024-01-17 · 39m
Taiwan: Bonnie Glaser 2024-01-09 · 42m
The Year of Living Dangerously: Michael Allen 2024-01-03 · 56m
Artificial Ingelligence: Klon Kitchen 2023-12-27 · 45m
The Evolution of Warfare: Gen. David Petraeus 2023-12-20 · 50m
Advising the President: Former National Security Advisors Tom Donilon & Steve Hadley 2023-12-13 · 59m
FISA Section 702: White House Advisor Josh Geltzer Returns 2023-12-06 · 44m
'By All Means Available': Inside the CIA & Special Ops with Mike Vickers 2023-11-29 · 43m
Geospatial Intelligence: NGA Director Vice Admiral Frank "Trey" Whitworth 2023-11-22 · 41m
China: Chris Johnson 2023-11-15 · 43m
Russia's War on Ukraine: Andrea Kendall-Taylor 2023-11-08 · 38m
Mideast Crisis: Leon Panetta 2023-11-01 · 43m
FISA Section 702: White House Advisor Josh Geltzer 2023-10-25 · 38m
Israel's War on Hamas: Analysis 2023-10-18 · 39m
Israel-Gaza War: Eyal Hulata 2023-10-11 · 42m
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