WTH Is the State of the Iranian Nuclear Program? David Albright Explains.
Over the weekend, the United States signed a memorandum of understanding with Iran to begin negotiations on a nuclear deal. To understand wh...
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20 of 207 episodesWTH: Turning the Tide in Ukraine. George Barros Explains.
While the world’s attention has been fixed on the war in Iran, the battlefield in Ukraine has largely shifted in Kyiv’s favor. ISW’s George...
WTH Is Trump Doing In Iran? Miad Maleki Explains.
In his relentless pursuit of a deal with Iran, Donald Trump has now returned to military escalation, resuming combat operations and warning...
WTH Is Going On with Iran? General Jack Keane Explains.
We’re now in the eighth week of a two-week ceasefire with Iran. The Trump Administration is stuck in a holding pattern as Iranian negotiator...
WTH Are Your Tax Dollars Funding Terrorism? Adam Kaplan Explains.
The United States has poured billions into the United Nations to fund relief works, but not all that money goes where you might think. Years...
WTH Do Democrats Really Oppose Deportations? Howard Husock Explains.
With the 2030 Census fast approaching, battles over redistricting and congressional apportionment continue to take shape. As population shif...
WTH: Did the Supreme Court Gut the Voting Rights Act? Sarah Isgur Debunks.
Last week, the Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana congressional map in a 6–3 decision tied to a 1986 amendment to Section 2 of the Voting...
WTH: Is the Iran War Depleting Key Munitions? Mark Cancian and Chris Park Explain.
While we celebrate the US military's accomplishments over the first forty days of the Iran conflict, a less desirable outcome has been the s...
WTH Is Going On In Lebanon? Ambassador David Hale Explains.
On the eve of talks in Washington between leaders in Lebanon and Israel, Beirut has signaled a push to extend the 10-day, U.S.-mediated ceas...
WTH: The Iran Blockade? Miad Maleki Explains.
One week after claims of an "Iranian victory", with Tehran supposedly leveraging the Strait of Hormuz and outmaneuvering Donald Trump, the n...
WTH Is Going On With NATO? Secretary General Mark Rutte Explains.
Against the backdrop of Operation Epic Fury and President Trump’s frustration with military support from NATO allies, Secretary General Mark...
WTH: The Mythical MAGA Split on Iran. Kristen Soltis Anderson Explains.
The story from mainstream media is that the core of MAGA is "split" on the war with Iran, strikes in Venezuela, the Houthis, and other Trump...
WTH Is Next in Iran? Israeli Ambassador Yechiel (Michael) Leiter Explains.
Operation Roaring Lion, now in its fourth week, has been a striking display of military coordination between the United States and Israel. B...
WTH: Trump's Iran Endgame. General Jack Keane Explains.
Three weeks into Operation Epic Fury, we share cautious optimism with General Jack Keane on the current state of our military operation in I...
WTH Extra! Defining Victory in Iran. Dany and Marc Discuss.
On this episode of WTH Extra! Dany and Marc discuss their recent pieces on the war in Iran and the media coverage that has followed. Marc wr...
WTH: Spyware on Wheels. Chris Miller Explains the Chinese Threat Inside Your Car.
Our WTH saga on Chinese espionage continues with a new installment on the technology inside your car. Chris Miller details “Huawei on wheels...
WTH: War in Iran. David Albright Explains the Nuclear Threat.
Over the weekend, President Trump launched Operation Epic Fury, the most ambitious US military operation in decades. In the wake of the 2025...
WTH: Four Years of Putin's War in Ukraine. Frederick W. Kagan Illuminates.
Yesterday marked the fourth anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Four years of war in which Russian forces have occupied roughly one...
WTH Does a Chinese Billionaire Need 100 American Children? Charles Hilu Explains.
Blame it on American individualism or a political aversion to regulation, but the United States has become a striking outlier in its failure...
WTH Do We Need Greenland? Alexander Gray Explains.
In addition to the media blitz over Greenland triggered by President Trump, American presidents going back a century have agreed on the stra...