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National security, unlocked. Each Thursday, host Mary Louise Kelly and a team of NPR correspondents discuss the biggest national security news of the week. With decades of reporting from battlefields and the halls of power, they bring you inside the Pentagon, State Department, and intelligence community to help you understand America's shifting role in the world, and how events in faraway places matter here at home. Additional episodes feature interviews with power players from the NatSec world -- current and former military officials, intelligence experts, diplomatic leaders, and more. Email the show at sourcesandmethods@npr.org . NPR+ supporters hear every episode sponsor-free and can access our complete archive. Learn more and support public media at plus.npr.org .
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A president is stashed away in a catering truck -- a ruse to escape a threat from Iran. The White House press corps was clueless. Who else remained in the dark and how did this happen? Host Mary Louise Kelly speaks with
In the past week, seven U.S. states have reported cyberattacks on their water facilities. Some in the cybersecurity industry suspect Iran was responsible. Is this a new element of the war between the two countries? And h
A new book makes the case that if we look closely at hidden conflicts unfolding around the globe, we can glimpse a new world order taking shape. The book is called Hinterlands: The New Cold War Brewing at the Peripheries
A new round of strikes between Iran and the United States, an expansion that’s embroiled forces in Saudi Arabia and Jordan, plus concerns about missile shortages in the U.S. arsenal — is this a new phase of the war with
As Russia and Ukraine pound each other on the battlefield, there's a showdown happening in Kyiv between a young tech wizard and an older battle-hardened general. What might that battle tell us about the direction of the
The world’s attention is once again on the Strait of Hormuz, as the U.S. and Iran have resumed strikes and their shaky ceasefire broke. Host Mary Louise Kelly speaks with two show regulars, NPR Pentagon Correspondent Tom
President Trump and NATO allies met in Turkey this week, in a summit where European countries were anxious about appeasing the U.S. president. Host Mary Louise Kelly speaks with NPR Pentagon Correspondent Tom Bowman and
Four years in and Ukraine is still giving Russia a run for its money. Four months in and Iran shows no sign of bowing to U.S. demands. What do Russia’s fight with Ukraine and the U.S. war with Iran tell us about the limi
Four years in and Ukraine is still giving Russia a run for its money. Four months in and Iran shows no sign of bowing to U.S. demands. What do Russia’s fight with Ukraine and the U.S. war with Iran tell us about the limi
This September marks 25 years since terrorists hijacked planes and steered them into the twin towers of the World Trade Center. They steered a third plane into the Pentagon. A fourth was headed for the U.S. Capitol, but
This September marks 25 years since terrorists hijacked planes and steered them into the twin towers of the World Trade Center. They steered a third plane into the Pentagon. A fourth was headed for the U.S. Capitol, but
Another British prime minister is on his way out the door. That's six in 10 years. Now, the UK is once again looking for a new leader. Will that mean yet another reset of the “special relationship” with the United States
Another British prime minister is on his way out the door. That's six in 10 years. Now, the UK is once again looking for a new leader. Will that mean yet another reset of the “special relationship” with the United States
The U.S. and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding to end the war. The agreement extends the existing ceasefire, reopens the Strait of Hormuz, and opens negotiations for a final peace deal. Host Mary Louise Kelly gat
The U.S. and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding to end the war. The agreement extends the existing ceasefire, reopens the Strait of Hormuz, and opens negotiations for a final peace deal. Host Mary Louise Kelly gat
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is blocking some promotions at the Pentagon, and a “summer surge” of National Guard troops heads to Washington. Host Mary Louise Kelly speaks with NPR Pentagon Correspondent Tom Bow
President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu started the war with Iran together, but they have different ideas for how to end it. Host Scott Detrow steps in for Mary Louise Kelly again this week. He spea
There's a country that was once rooted in a movement around social justice and political freedom. That country? It's Iran in 1979 during the revolution. The path from 1979, with the toppling of a monarch, through the dec
Jake Sullivan, former National Security Advisor under President Biden, says it's hard to see what the United States gains in the war with Iran. He spoke with host Mary Louise Kelly before a live audience at the 2026 WBUR
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said this week that there's been "some progress" in current negotiations with Iran. But both sides exchanged fire this week, so what gives? Today, host Scott Detrow steps in for Mary Louise
Kat Lonsdorf
NPR
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Tom Bowman
Pentagon
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Joanna Kakissis
NPR
1 appearance on this show
Lauren Frayer
NPR
1 appearance on this show
Aya Batrawy
NPR
1 appearance on this show
Greg Myre
NPR
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Franco Ordoñez
NPR
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Charles Maynes
Moscow
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