Shield of the Republic
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Shield of the Republic

by The Bulwark

101 episodes
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1
Iran and the Roots of Islamist Terror (w/ Jason Burke)
58:29 Mar 23, 2026
2
How Does The Iran War End?
1:02:19 Mar 15, 2026
3
Iran's Regional War Strategy is Failing (w/ Norman Roule)
47:32 Mar 9, 2026
4
Trump's Iran Gamble
37:53 Mar 5, 2026
5
China Is Ready For War. We Aren't. (w/ Seth Jones)
1:08:22 Mar 2, 2026
6
On The Precipice of Illegal War (w/ Frank Dikötter)
1:07:11 Feb 23, 2026
7
Arms Control is Dead
58:46 Feb 16, 2026
8
The Crisis Facing Our Military (w/ Kori Schake)
57:20 Feb 9, 2026
9
America's New Defense Strategy is Nonsense
56:04 Feb 2, 2026
10
How Evil Regimes Cling to Power (w/ Stephen Kotkin)
59:44 Jan 26, 2026
11
Don't Count on Trump Coming to the Rescue (w/ Michael Weiss)
1:16:32 Jan 19, 2026
12
A Dangerous Start to 2026
47:55 Jan 12, 2026
13
Trump's New War for Oil
51:46 Jan 9, 2026
14
We Need to Secure Our Supply Chains (w/ Mike Froman)
42:06 Dec 22, 2025
15
Double Taps and Drug Lord Pardons
1:02:17 Dec 15, 2025
16
When Power Stops Caring About the Law
58:53 Dec 8, 2025
17
The Pentagon's Confederate Cover-Up
57:58 Nov 24, 2025
18
Can Taiwan Trust the United States? (w/ Michael Hunzeker)
53:33 Nov 17, 2025
19
Why MAGA Loves Illiberalism (w/ Laura Field)
1:01:32 Nov 10, 2025
20
America Can't Go It Alone
58:58 Nov 2, 2025
21
Paranoia and Purges Are Consuming the Pentagon
1:03:29 Oct 26, 2025
22
The Dark Forces Conspiring Against Democracy (w/ Bill Galston)
47:19 Oct 19, 2025
23
How The Jews Fought Rome
54:07 Oct 12, 2025
24
Alliances With Dictators Never Last (w/ Tim Bouverie)
54:17 Oct 5, 2025
25
SPECIAL EPISODE: Trump Preaches Insanity to The General Officers
33:12 Oct 4, 2025
26
The Hack Is Coming From Inside the House
46:41 Sep 29, 2025
27
Russia is Openly Attacking NATO
58:31 Sep 21, 2025
28
How Does Israel Adapt After Failure?
54:28 Sep 11, 2025
29
The Man Who Enlarged NATO
59:56 Sep 4, 2025
30
How Do You Fight in a City?
1:00:05 Aug 28, 2025
31
Colombia's Challenging Path Forward
57:26 Aug 21, 2025
32
Trump’s Amateur Diplomacy Tests U.S. Allies
55:42 Aug 14, 2025
33
Putin's Growing Body Count
1:01:38 Aug 7, 2025
34
What is Israel's Plan?
1:05:35 Jul 31, 2025
35
The Unlikely Rise of MBS (w/ Karen Elliott House)
1:02:58 Jul 26, 2025
36
The International Order is Dead
57:43 Jul 17, 2025
37
Is Trump Losing Control of the Pentagon?
55:11 Jul 10, 2025
38
Eric and Eliot's Strike Assessment
39:42 Jun 25, 2025
39
EMERGENCY EPISODE: The Israel-Iran War
58:46 Jun 19, 2025
40
What to Expect From the NATO Summit
1:00:52 Jun 19, 2025
41
America's Original Protest Movement (w/ Rick Atkinson)
56:18 Jun 12, 2025
42
What to Make of The Middle East
59:04 Jun 5, 2025
43
The Return of Jackassery and Eliot's Travel Report
55:58 May 29, 2025
44
How to Practice Productive Statecraft
1:00:37 May 22, 2025
45
The Man in Kissinger's Shadow
59:13 May 15, 2025
46
America is Torching Its Credibility
57:55 May 8, 2025
47
A New Era of Economic Warfare
1:01:59 May 1, 2025
48
Is America Underestimating China?
59:32 Apr 20, 2025
49
Trump's New World Order
1:05:40 Apr 10, 2025
50
Lessons From a Successful American Diplomat
58:21 Apr 3, 2025
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