Episodes

  • Trump's belated case for war in Iran

    Trump's belated case for war in Iran
    Apr 2 2026
    More than 30 days after President Trump launched a war against Iran, he addressed the American people in a primetime address and finally made a case for the war.


    Host Mary Louise Kelly, NPR Pentagon Correspondent Tom Bowman and NPR National Security Correspondent Greg Myre discuss the Trump's vision for the next phase of the war and the many questions left unanswered.

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    25 mins
  • Live Q&A: Trump on Hormuz; Lebanon, counterattacks, the intel beat, and more

    Live Q&A: Trump on Hormuz; Lebanon, counterattacks, the intel beat, and more
    Mar 31 2026
    We unpack the latest on Iran, Lebanon, troop movements in the region, and Iranian counterattacks. Then, Mary Louise Kelly and Greg Myre answer your questions about the latest news and their work on the national security beat, with a live Zoom audience of NPR supporters.

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    38 mins
  • Trump's Hormuz plan / troops to Mideast / Iran peace ‘talks’?

    Trump's Hormuz plan / troops to Mideast / Iran peace ‘talks’?
    Mar 26 2026
    The Pentagon is sending thousands of U.S. troops to the Middle East. Is this an escalation or a warning?


    Host Mary Louise Kelly, NPR Pentagon Correspondent Tom Bowman and International Correspondent Aya Batrawy break down the latest about the war in Iran, including the prospects for an off-ramp.

    Join us next week on Tuesday, March 31 for a live virtual event with Mary Louise and National Security Correspondent Greg Myre. They’ll discuss the latest developments in Iran and answer your questions about the news of the day, covering the intelligence community and more. NPR+ supporters have already been invited via email.

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    32 mins
  • Top Swedish General: NATO 'heeding the call' on its new reality

    Top Swedish General: NATO 'heeding the call' on its new reality
    Mar 25 2026
    Europe has come to grips with a new reality, ushered in by the Trump administration: Europe needs to commit more resources to its own security. That's according to Sweden's Chief of Defense, General Michael Claesson. In this sit-down with Mary Louise Kelly, Claesson unpacks the NATO alliance from a European military perspective -- and also weighs in on the wars in Ukraine and Iran.

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    22 mins
  • Without a press corps, who holds the Pentagon to account?

    Without a press corps, who holds the Pentagon to account?
    Sep 25 2025
    And the president designates Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization.


    This episode, we dig into the Pentagon's demand that reporters sign a pledge commiting not to gather any information -- including unclassified reports -- that hasn't been authorized for release, or lose their press credentials. Mary Louise Kelly talks with Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman about how how it could change his reporting. And domestic extremism correspondent Odette Yousef clarifies what President Trump's executive order means in practice and what it signals.

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    25 mins
  • Inside a secret Pentagon effort to bring AI to the battlefield

    Inside a secret Pentagon effort to bring AI to the battlefield
    Mar 23 2026
    Project Maven, a secretive decade-long Pentagon campaign to deliver the U.S. into an age of AI warfare, is the subject of a new book by Bloomberg reporter Katrina Manson. Manson speaks with Mary Louise Kelly.

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    25 mins
  • Introducing Sources & Methods

    Introducing Sources & Methods
    Aug 25 2025
    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.


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    2 mins