548 | Trump's "Birthday Present" to Putin
Ukraine Member of Parliament Halyna Yanchenko, says President Donald Trump's "diesel deal" was devastating to Ukraine and calls the logic be...
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Target USA Podcast by WTOP
Whether its terrorists, anarchists, cyber criminals or nation states, America has a target on its back. WTOP National Security Correspondent J.J. Green investigates the threats facing the U....
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20 of 549 episodes547 | Germany's Former Spy Chief Arrested
August Hanning, the former head of the BND, Germany's Foreign Intelligence Service was arrested this week on espionage charges. He's accused...
546 | Ukraine asks Starlink to help them Reach Russian targets
Could a change in Starlink access help Ukraine strike the Russian weapons attacking its cities—and give Washington new leverage for a ceasef...
545 | 9/11 25th Anniversary Special
Twenty-five years after the September 11 attacks, America is safer from the kind of large, coordinated terrorist plot that struck New York,...
544 | The Iran War is pulling America's focus off of China
The Iran war is beginning to create consequences far beyond the Middle East. Retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery joins Target USA...
543 | For Ukrainian, Independence has a new meaning
Olen Cherkun left Ukraine for Spain when the war started, to study and prepare herself for the say when she could return. While away, with w...
542 | CIA Director Turns Up in Moscow
CIA Director John Ratcliffe made an unusual and unannounced trip to Moscow and Washington is saying virtually nothing about it. The world of...
541 | Trump’s Threats Abroad: Oman, Iran and a New Opening to North Korea
President Trump threatens Oman over Iran as retired Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery warns his rhetoric could undermine U.S. strategy. Meanwhile, f...
540 | Deception, Danger and the Iran War
President Trump was secretly moved off Air Force One and onto another aircraft during his trip to Turkey amid a reported Iranian threat. Ret...
539 | When Wars Collide
The United States finds itself at the center of two of the world's most dangerous conflicts. In the Middle East, the war with Iran is testin...
538 | Two Wars, No Easy Exit: Iran Escalates as Sudan Disappears
The war with Iran is widening, but Washington still has no clear path to end it. Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker argues that limi...
537 | Ukraine Is Not Breaking — But Kyiv Is Worried
Retired Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery, Sr. Fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, joins us from Kyiv with a direct assessme...
536 | Two Wars, One World on Edge
As Russia unleashes one of its largest missile and drone attacks on Kyiv, a resident describes what it's like to survive another night under...
535 | The Iran Deal That Never Really Existed
The latest U.S.-Iran fighting didn't erupt because diplomacy collapsed. According to geopolitical analyst Nick Redman, the negotiations may...
534 | Evidence Suggests Russia is Losing War with Ukraine
Ukrainian MP Halyna Yanchenko watched an interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin recently. For the first time she saw a man that loo...
533 | Robert Wilkie: Winning in Ukraine and Iran Is the Key to Containing China
Former Veterans Affairs Secretary and former senior Pentagon official Robert Wilkie joins Target USA to argue that today's wars are not isol...
532 | The Shooting Stopped. The Countdown Didn't: Inside the Fragile U.S.-Iran Deal
The U.S. and Iran have agreed to stop fighting and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but the toughest issues—including Iran's nuclear program and...
531 | The Ambassador Who Biked the Ukraine War Front Line
After four years covering the war in Ukraine, I've rarely encountered intelligence as insightful as that gathered by retired Swedish Ambassa...
530 | DEAL OR THE DELUSION? Inside Trump's Struggle to End the Iran War
The military operation was a success. The strategy may have been a failure. In this episode, Gordon Gray is the Kuwait Professor of Gulf and...
529 | Putin’s Pressure Point — Estonia Says Russia Is Weaker Than It Looks
In this explosive episode, Estonia’s Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna delivers a stark warning about Russia’s growing instability and the esc...