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Why is America seemingly always at war? Join the Quincy Institute’s Courtney Rawlings and Alex Jordan as they expose the monied interests, outdated ideologies, and entrenched powers that have driven the U.S. to wage nearly 400 wars and interventions. Each episode, they’ll be joined by journalists, advocates, and experts to uncover who profits from America’s endless conflicts, and to imagine how we can build a better, more peaceful U.S. foreign policy. Learn more about the Quincy Institute: quincyinst.org Contact the show: alwaysatwar@quincyinst.org
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Signup to Generate a PitchWhy is America seemingly always at war? Join the Quincy Institute’s Courtney Rawlings and Alex Jordan as they expose the monied interests, outdated ideologies, and entrenched powers that have driven the U.S. to wage nearly 400 wars and interventions.
Always at War is hosted by Courtney Rawlings & Alex Jordan. The show has published 38 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Who’s Actually Winning the Ukraine War? | GOING DEEPER with Anatol Lieven" (31 October 2026, 57 minutes), "Weapons Over Human Rights: How US Foreign Policy Really Works | GOING DEEPER w/ Annelle Sheline" (17 October 2026, 63 minutes), and "Imperialist Realism: Why America Can't Quit Empire ft. Daniel Bessner" (3 October 2026, 56 minutes).
Always at War publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 58 minutes across 38 episodes.
Booking probability for Always at War is 30%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Always at War requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Always at War's contact route on record: verified email.
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Courtney Rawlings & Alex Jordan hosts Always at War, a news podcast with 38 episodes published.
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In the latest Always at War, Courtney and Alex are joined by Quincy Institute Eurasia Program director Anatol Lieven to talk about the war in Ukraine, four and a half years in. Anatol walks Courtney and Alex through his...
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In the latest Always at War, Courtney and Alex are joined by Quincy Institute research fellow Annelle Sheline— a former State Department foreign affairs officer who resigned in 2024 in protest of the Biden...
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In the latest Always at War, Courtney and Alex are joined again by historian and Quincy Institute non-resident fellow Daniel Bessner to talk about his new book, Imperialist Realism. Daniel walks us through what the...
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Anthropic's Claude has been used in Pentagon targeting — including the Iran strike that killed more than 150 civilians. Non-state actors like the Houthis have used Claude to help build guided weapons. And the AI...
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In the latest episode of Always at War, Courtney and Alex sit down with Tori Bateman, the Quincy Institute's Director of Advocacy, to talk about her work trying to end Washington's addiction to endless war. Tori splits...
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In the latest episode of Always at War, Courtney and Alex sit down with Eli Clifton and Ian Lustick — authors of the new book Israel's Lobby: America in the Grip of a Foreign Power — to understand how a concentrated...
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In the latest episode of Always at War, Courtney and Alex sit down with QI Senior Research Fellow Khaled Elgindy — former adviser to the Palestinian leadership on permanent status negotiations with Israel and author of...
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In the latest episode of Always at War, Courtney and Alex examine Israel's $1 billion campaign to shape global opinion and policy toward Israel with the researcher who's done the work to expose it: QI Fellow Nick...
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In the latest episode of Always at War, Courtney and Alex sit down with Almut Rochowanski, a non-resident fellow at the Quincy Institute and longtime grassroots activist who spent nearly two decades working with civil...
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SUPPORT QI'S FIRST AMENDMENT FUND: https://givingtools.com/give/939 CHECK OUT TRITA'S SUBSTACK: https://tritaparsi.substack.com/ In the latest episode of Always at War, Courtney and Alex sit down with Quincy Institute...
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<p>On this episode of Always at War, Courtney and Alex expose the secret plan to end US military grant aid to Israel while permanently shielding US military support for Israel from congressional oversight — and from...
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<p>This week, we're bringing you a special episode in collaboration with our friends at Trip the Beltway Fantastic!<br/><br/>Your hosts Courtney and Alex joined Kelley Vlahos, Editor-in-Chief of Responsible Statecraft...
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<p>On this latest episode of Always at War, Courtney and Alex sit down with Jake Werner, head of the Quincy Institute’s East Asia program, to find out the answer to the question on everyone's lips in Washington: China...
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<p>On this episode of Always at War, Courtney and Alex reveal the Department of War's newest scapegoat, Artificial Intelligence, and debate whether Congress will ever defend their constitutional power to declare war...
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<p>On this episode of Always at War, Courtney and Alex explore the many, disturbing creative writing exercises of the Washington "Blob." </p><p>First, they deconstruct the latest outlandish op-eds from think tank war...
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<p>On this episode of Always at War, Courtney and Alex sit down with Catherine Lutz, co-founder of the Costs of War Project and professor emerita at Brown University, to dissect the culture of war in Washington that...
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<p>On this episode of Always at War, Courtney and Alex are joined by returning guest Nick Cleveland-Stout, co-creator of the Quincy Institute’s Think Tank Funding Tracker, to pull back the curtain on the financial...
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<p><b>On this emergency episode of Always at War, </b>Courtney and Alex are joined by Kelley Vlahos, Editor-in-Chief of Responsible Statecraft, to discuss the US-Israel attack on Iran and subsequent war.<br/><br/>First...
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<p>On this episode of Always at War, Courtney and Alex go deep with Noah Kulwin, journalist and co-host of the hit documentary podcast Blowback, on why American interventionism thrives on the very chaos it claims to be...
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<p>On this episode of Always at War, Courtney and Alex dive into the Trump administration's escalating threats against Iran and Cuba, exploring why Washington seems hell-bent on repeating its regime change failures of...
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