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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. Support public media by...

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  • AI hacks are already here / U.S.-China race dynamics / Global guardrailsSep 17, 2026 · 27 min
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  • Trump's oil deal / A year of boat strikes / Could Iran become a forever war?Sep 3, 2026 · 27 min
  • Six months of Iran war / Gains and losses / CIA Chief in MoscowAug 27, 2026 · 33 min
  • South Korea military drills / Pivot to Asia? / USS LincolnAug 20, 2026 · 28 min
  • Trump’s AF1 ruse / Military at the polls? / Civilian casualties abroadAug 13, 2026 · 30 min
  • Did Iran hack U.S. water systems? / Cyberwarfare abroad / Ukraine’s air defense gapAug 6, 2026 · 33 min
  • A trip to the world’s frayed edges with Hannah Lucinda Smith’s 'Hinterlands'Aug 4, 2026 · 27 min
  • Trump's options dwindle / Inside Iran / U.S. arsenal depleted?Jul 30, 2026 · 28 min
  • Ukraine’s leadership shakeup / View from Moscow / Is Russia a friend or foe?Jul 23, 2026 · 33 min

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