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WTH: War in Iran. David Albright Explains the Nuclear Threat.

Over the weekend, President Trump launched Operation Epic Fury, the most ambitious US military operation in decades. In the wake of the 2025 12-Day War, Iran again worked to reconstitute its nuclear weapons program and its missile arsenal. These threats, in combination with the m ... Show more

. 1h 17min

WTH: Four Years of Putin's War in Ukraine. Frederick W. Kagan Illuminates.

Yesterday marked the fourth anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Four years of war in which Russian forces have occupied roughly one and a half percent of Ukraine’s territory at the cost of approximately half a million lives. Our guest, Frederick W. Kagan, and his team at ... Show more

. 1h 11min

WTH Does a Chinese Billionaire Need 100 American Children? Charles Hilu Explains.

Blame it on American individualism or a political aversion to regulation, but the United States has become a striking outlier in its failure to regulate the assisted reproductive technology industry. As a result, individuals from other countries have begun engaging in quasi–birth ... Show more

. 52min 25sec

WTH Do We Need Greenland? Alexander Gray Explains.

In addition to the media blitz over Greenland triggered by President Trump, American presidents going back a century have agreed on the strategic importance of the island due to its fundamental geography, proximity, and critical sea lines. China and Russia’s Arctic ambitions requ ... Show more

. 1h 1min

WTH Is Going on with the CCP Purge in China? John Garnaut Explains.

Kremlinology has made its way east as analysts try to make sense of dramatic PLA purges under Xi Jinping. The CCP regime appears to be clearing house, but what does it all mean? Should there be a reconsideration of a Taiwan contingency for China? Is China even equipped to make th ... Show more

. 53min 12sec