Clearer Than Truth
By Nathan Kiker & George Bogden
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The wisdom of former Secretary of State Dean Acheson inspires our podcast. It emphasizes clarity while examining the intricate global issues of today for a diverse audience. In a world where time is limited, this podcast aims to distill complex ideas into straightforward narratives, making them not just comprehensible but in Acheson’s words, “clearer than truth.” The podcast, much like other news-oriented shows, is committed to keeping listeners updated on breaking global events. Airing once every few weeks, it dissects the latest news, featuring insights from experts around the world. From discussions on significant geopolitical developments to the passage of controversial laws, this podcast provides concise yet comprehensive analyses.
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Declan Walsh | Pulitzer Prize Recipient | Chief Africa Correspondent, The New York Times
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Aug 27, 2026 |
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H.W. Brands | Two-Time Pulitzer Prize Finalist | Preeminent Presidential Historian
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Aug 21, 2026 |
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Arne Westad | Author of The Coming Storm, Preeminent Cold War Scholar
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Aug 14, 2026 |
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Mike Rogers | Former Commander of US Cyber Command | Former Director of the National Security Agency
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Aug 07, 2026 |
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Julian Zelizer | Professor of History at Princeton | CNN Political Analyst
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Jul 29, 2026 |
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Bojan Pancevski | Chief European Political Correspondent, The Wall Street Journal
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Jul 23, 2026 |
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Benjamin Alarie | CEO of Blue J Legal and co-author of Superjustice: The Future of Law
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Jul 15, 2026 |
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David Ignatius | Associate Editor, The Washington Post
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Jul 03, 2026 |
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Brad Thor | NYT Bestselling Author of Choke Point
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Jun 11, 2026 |
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Dr. Michael Auslin – Stanford Hoover Institution Fellow & Author of National Treasure: How the Declaration of Independence Made America
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Jun 07, 2026 |
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Mark Galeotti - Author of over 25 books on Russia; Director of Mayak Intelligence
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May 22, 2026 |
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Douglas Brunt - New York Times Best-Selling Author
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May 18, 2026 |
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Ryan Crocker - Former U.S. Ambassador
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May 12, 2026 |
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David McCloskey - Co-Host of The Rest is Classified
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May 05, 2026 |
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Kenneth Rogoff - Professor of International Economics at Harvard University
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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Robert Kaplan | Preeminent Geopolitical Analyst & Author
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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Nataliya Gumenyuk | CEO & Founder of the Public Interest Journalism Lab (PIJL)
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Apr 10, 2026 |
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Branko Milanović | Former Lead Economist at the World Bank
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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Charles Kupchan | Senior Fellow and Director of European Studies
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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Ram Charan | Author of China's 90% Model
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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Mohammed Soliman | Senior Fellow at The Middle East Institute | Director at McLarty Associates
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Mar 15, 2026 |
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Ravi Agrawal | Editor-in-Chief, Foreign Policy
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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Benjamin Nathans | Pulitzer Prize Winning Author, To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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Yukon Huang | Carnegie Endowment | Former World Bank Director: China, Russia
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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Edward Luce | Financial Times Chief US Commentator & Columnist | Author of Zbig: The Life of Zbigniew Brzezinski, America's Great Power Prophet
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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Brad Thor | New York Times Bestselling Author | Author of Cold Zero with Ward Larsen
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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Jeffrey Sachs | Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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Dmitri Alperovitch | Author, The World on the Brink | Co-Founder: Crowdstrike
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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Peter Pomerantsev | Best-Selling Author - Nothing is True and Everything is Possible
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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Nicolas Niarchos | Author, The Elements of Power Writer, The New Yorker
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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Stephen Walt | Columnist | Foreign Policy Professor, Harvard Kennedy School
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Jan 11, 2026 |
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Tim Bouverie | Author, Appeasing Hitler, Allies at War
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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Yaakov Katz | Former Editor-in-Chief , Jerusalem Post
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Jan 02, 2026 |
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Max Boot | The Washington Post | The Council on Foreign Relations
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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Ilan Berman | Senior Vice President, American Foreign Policy | Author of "The New Imperialists"
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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Edward Fishman | Author of Chokepoints
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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Barry Posen | Director Emeritus | MIT Security Studies Program
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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Scott Kennedy | CSIS | Chair in Chinese Economics
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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Don Bentley | Author of "Denied Access"
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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Jake Tapper | CNN Anchor | Author of "Race Against Terror
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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Jack Carr | Former Navy Seal | Author: The Terminal List, Cry Havoc, Targeted Beirut
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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Karen House | Former Managing Editor, Wall Street Journal | Recipient of the Pulitzer Prize | Author of "The Man Who Would Be King"
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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Oona Hathaway | Professor of International Law at Yale Law | President of the American Society of International Law
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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Paul Poast | World Politics Review | University of Chicago
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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Ryan Hass | Director of the Brookings Institution's | Former Director for China, National Security Council
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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Einat Wilf | Former Member of Knesset | Author of "The War of Return"
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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Jon Lee Anderson | Staff Writer, The New Yorker | Author of "To Lose a War" and "Che Guevara, A Revolutionary Life"
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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Graham Markiewicz | National Security Attorney
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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Demkó Attila | Hungarian Security Expert
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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Yaroslav Trofimov | Wall Street Journal, Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent | Author of Our Enemies Will Vanish and No Country for Love
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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Dana Stroul | Former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East
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Jun 22, 2025 |
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Eliot A. Cohen
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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Judy Woodruff
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May 13, 2025 |
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Arash Azizi
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May 06, 2025 |
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James M. Scott
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May 06, 2025 |
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Philip Zelikow
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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Chris Whipple
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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Ben Hodges
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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Terry McAuliffe
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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Dr. Andrew A. Michta
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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Rupert Wainwright & David Dodson
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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Saleha Mohsin
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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Joshua Landis
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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Kelley Currie
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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Joby Warrick
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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Tom Gardner
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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James Barnett
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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Michael J. Williams
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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2024 Election Results w/Matthew Klein
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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Matthew Klein
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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Drew Petrimoulx
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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Michael Lind
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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Toby Muse
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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Arash Azizi
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May 30, 2024 |
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Elliot Abrams
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Mar 20, 2024 |