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At the Water's Edge
Exploring American Security Policy
The At the Water’s Edge Podcast explores national security and geopolitics from an insider’s perspective, looking at how national power, industrial policy, diplomacy, and military might shape our world and America’s place in it.
Can Democrats Force a Vote to End the Iran War?
Democrats just won both the House and the Senate. So the war with Iran is over, right? Not so fast.In this solo episode, I break down what Congress can actually do to end a war, and why it almost never does it.What we cover:- The power of the purse: how Congress has cut off war funding before, from ...
The Midterms Didn’t End the Iran War. They Made Escalation More Likely | Robert Pape
The Democrats won the House and Senate in a blowout. Does that mean the Iran war winds down in January? Professor Robert Pape argues the opposite: the next 60 days may be the most dangerous stretch of the conflict yet. Pape explains why the real shock of the midterms wasn’t the size of the blue wave...
Russia and China Are Beating America in the Arctic | Rana Foroohar
Russia and China have about 60 icebreakers in the Arctic. The United States has three, and one of them is in the shop.Financial Times columnist Rana Foroohar, author of Sea Change: America's New Great Game in the Arctic Circle, joins host Scott Kelly to explain how the melting Arctic became a ne...
The Pentagon Is Losing Its Top Strategists During the Iran War
The Pentagon just fired its top strategist in the middle of a war with Iran, and no replacement has been named. What could go wrong?Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has removed Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia, the Joint Staff's Director for Strategy, Plans and Policy (the J5). He is the second officer pushe...
The Iran Mistake We Made Before the First Bomb | Ryan McBeth
Is there a way to end the war with Iran that doesn't totally suck? And where's the line between an online grifter and a foreign state running influence operations against American elections?A week out from the midterms, OSINT analyst and YouTuber Ryan McBeth joins me to break down how information wa...
The End of the Netanyahu Era? Why Israel is at a Turning Point
Israel votes on October 27 in its first national election since October 7, 2023, and the final polls show no one with a clear path to power. Gadi Eisenkot's opposition leads, Netanyahu's bloc is holding at 50 seats, and the Arab-majority parties hold the balance, even though most leaders on ...
Why an IRANIAN INVASION Would BACKFIRE | Robert Pape
Ships keep getting hit in the Strait of Hormuz, Egypt is weighing whether to send troops to Saudi Arabia, and the IRGC is now threatening to invade neighboring countries if the US strikes again. Professor Robert Pape returns to explain why an Iranian ground invasion would play directly into American...
The Iran War Could Push Africa Toward Collapse | Fidel Amakye Owusu
How is the war over the Strait of Hormuz reaching Africa? Ghanaian security and geopolitical analyst Fidel Amakye Owusu returns to explain how the Iran war is driving fuel protests, food insecurity, and the risk of state collapse across the continent. We discuss why removed fuel subsidies make this ...
Saudi Arabia's Nightmare: The Reality of the Houthi Missile Threat
Houthi missiles are hitting Riyadh’s main airport, and it’s turning into Saudi Arabia’s worst-case scenario. One strike killed at least 12 people and injured around 300. Flights are cancelled, and the oil executives Saudi Arabia was trying to host have pulled out. This week I trace how we got here, ...
France, Iran, and the Road to World War III: The Real Risk | Robert Pape
Ten ships hit in the Strait of Hormuz in a single week, the most of the entire war. Houthi missiles shut down Riyadh's airport in the largest set of attacks in Saudi Arabia's modern history. Now France has confirmed it is sending radar and air defense assets to protect Saudi Aramco infrastru...