The Just Security Podcast
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- 🇺🇸US · Government#47100K to 300K
- 🇦🇺AU · Government#48100K to 300K
- 🇨🇦CA · Government#8530K to 100K
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343K to 1.1M🇺🇸27%🇦🇺27%🇨🇦9%+22 more - Active Followers
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25 Years After 9/11: The State of U.S. National Security, Intelligence, and Alliances Today
Sep 11, 2026
46m 37s
Has the United States Violated the Law of Armed Conflict in the Iran War?
Sep 3, 2026
45m 42s
Murder on the High Seas Part VI
Aug 31, 2026
57m 22s
Uncharted Territory: The Alien Terrorist Removal Court Hears Its First Case
Aug 5, 2026
35m 46s
What Next at Int’l Criminal Court After the Prosecutor’s Removal?
Jul 30, 2026
42m 55s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 9/11/26 | 25 Years After 9/11: The State of U.S. National Security, Intelligence, and Alliances Today | Co-hosts Ryan Goodman and Tess Bridgeman are joined by Daniel Fried and Nicholas Rasmussen to discuss how the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and the United States’ responses to it have shaped U.S. national security, foreign policy, and alliances. Show Note (related articles): 9/11 Then and Now: How it Shapes Us 25 Years On A Quarter Century After 9/11: Lessons Learned and Lost The Looming Terrorist Threats to America | 46m 37s | ||||||
| 9/3/26 | Has the United States Violated the Law of Armed Conflict in the Iran War? | Host Ryan Goodman is joined by Tom Dannenbaum, Margaret Donovan, and Todd Huntley to discuss whether the United States has violated the law of armed conflict in its conduct of the Iran war. They discuss what evidence would be required to make that determination and what to watch for as the war continues. Show Notes: Collection: Iran, Israel and the United States at War (2025-2026 Operations) (continually updated)Mark Nevitt, Five “Blockades” and One Legal Problem: Naval Enforcement in t... | 45m 42s | ||||||
| 8/31/26 | Murder on the High Seas Part VI | Co-Hosts Tess Bridgeman and Rachel Goldbrenner are joined by Rebecca Ingber and Brian Finucane to discuss how the Trump administration’s campaign of lethal strikes against suspected drug traffickers in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific has escalated and evolved in the year since the strikes began. The conversation examines the administration’s legal justifications for the strikes, the potential for escalation to targets on land, and what the creation of Joint Task Force - Western Hemisphere c... | 57m 22s | ||||||
| 8/5/26 | Uncharted Territory: The Alien Terrorist Removal Court Hears Its First Case | Host Dani Schulkin is joined by Steve Vladeck and Jess Dawgert to discuss the first-ever case before the Alien Terrorist Removal Court. They explain what the court is, why it sat unused for thirty years, and what its first case means for due process and the immigration system. Show Note (related articles and links): https://www.justsecurity.org/148285/the-alien-terrorist-removal-courts-first-case/ https://www.justsecurity.org/149897/alien-terrorist-removal-court-immigration/https:/... | 35m 46s | ||||||
| 7/30/26 | What Next at Int’l Criminal Court After the Prosecutor’s Removal? | Host Ryan Goodman is joined by guests Rebecca Hamilton and Alex Whiting, experts with deep experience in the practice and study of international criminal law, to discuss the recent vote by states to remove Karim Khan as Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, effective immediately, for sexual misconduct against a junior staff member. They discuss what this investigation – and its defense – has meant for the ICC as an institution and for its ongoing cases, and what comes next for the I... | 42m 55s | ||||||
| 5/20/26 | press freedomnational security+3 | — | Reiss Center on Law and SecurityAmerican public+3 | — | pressdemocracy+3 | — | 58m 06s | ||
| 5/14/26 | anti-corruptioninternational enforcement+4 | Richard NephewBruce Swartz | U.S.FCPA | — | anti-corruptionenforcement+5 | — | 37m 34s | ||
| 5/7/26 | U.S. military operationsdrug trafficking+5 | Rebecca IngberBrian Finucane | Trump administrationOperation Southern Spear | Venezuela | drug traffickersOperation Southern Spear+5 | — | 52m 02s | ||
| 4/23/26 | FISA reformsgovernment surveillance+3 | Andrew Weissmann | FBICongress+1 | — | FISAFBI+6 | — | 1h 02m 50s | ||
| 4/16/26 | Hungary politicsViktor Orbán+3 | Szuzanna Vegh | Fidesz | HungaryEuropean Union | HungaryViktor Orbán+5 | — | 37m 30s | ||
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| 4/15/26 | civil warhumanitarian crisis+3 | — | U.N. | SudanChad+3 | Sudancivil war+5 | — | 40m 07s | ||
| 2/10/26 | U.S. territoriesdemocracy+3 | two leaders | — | GreenlandUnited States | U.S. territoriesGreenland+4 | — | 39m 06s | ||
| 1/8/26 | U.S. military actionssanctions+4 | — | U.S.U.S. Coast Guard+1 | VenezuelanRussia+1 | U.S. Coast GuardRussian-flagged oil tankers+5 | — | 42m 09s | ||
| 12/18/25 | anti-corruptionforeign aid+4 | — | State DepartmentCombating Global Corruption Act | United States | corruptionforeign governments+3 | — | 38m 18s | ||
| 12/2/25 | lethal strikesdrug trafficking+4 | — | Trump administration | United StatesU.S.+1 | lethal strikesdrug traffickers+5 | — | 57m 12s | ||
| 11/26/25 | state capturecorruption+4 | — | South AfricaGuatemala+1 | — | state capturecorruption+4 | — | 44m 19s | ||
| 11/17/25 | Trump administrationAntifa+3 | — | Trump administrationU.S. government+2 | Europe | Trump administrationAntifa+3 | — | 46m 44s | ||
| 11/3/25 | international lawlaw weekend+3 | Chiara GiorgettiMilena Sterio+1 | American Branch of the International Law AssociationABILA’s International Law Chats | — | international lawlaw weekend+5 | — | 38m 30s | ||
| 10/21/25 | Murder on the High Seas Part III | Since early September, President Donald Trump has ordered a series of U.S. military strikes on vessels in the Caribbean Sea the administration claims are linked to drug trafficking groups, leaving 32 people dead. One recent strike left two survivors, briefly detained by the U.S. military, and now reportedly repatriated to Colombia and Ecuador. The latest strike was reported by the Trump administration to have targeted suspected drug traffickers affiliated with a Colombian rebel group. The Whi... | 34m 23s | ||||||
| 10/7/25 | Murder on the High Seas Part II: What We Know about U.S. Vessel Strikes One Month In | Since early September, President Trump has ordered the U.S. military to conduct multiple lethal strikes on boats in the Caribbean Sea suspected of drug trafficking, resulting in at least 21 deaths. What do we actually know about the people killed and the vessels targeted? What legal justification is the administration putting forward for the killings— and is it viable? Is there anything to stop the President from making further “terrorist” designations, of citizens or non-citizens, and... | 47m 50s | ||||||
| 9/18/25 | Misogyny’s Role in Violent Extremism | Leading scholar on domestic violent extremism and prevention strategies, Cynthia Miller-Idriss, joins Just Security Senior Fellow Tom Joscelyn to discuss her new book, Man Up: The New Misogyny and the Rise of Violent Extremism. They explore the intersection of gender, radicalization, and violence. Show Note: Man Up: The New Misogyny and the Rise of Violent Extremism (Princeton University Press) by Cynthia Miller-IdrissJust Security’s Domestic Violent Extremism archive | 46m 01s | ||||||
| 9/16/25 | What Just Happened: CISA and the Fate of U.S. Cybersecurity | The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) of 2015 is set to expire at the end of this month on September 30, 2025. The Act removes barriers to companies sharing information about cyber threats, addressing privacy concerns and requires the federal government to share threat information. Many consider CISA one of the foundations of U.S. cybersecurity efforts. As Congress considers whether or not to reauthorize CISA, former Deputy Assistant Director of the FBI cyber division,... | 27m 14s | ||||||
| 9/11/25 | Sen. Elissa Slotkin on a New Vision for American National Security | Last week, Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) unveiled a new “national security war plan,” centered on reviving the middle class, winning the global tech race, and rethinking how Americans are protected in an era of shifting threats and changing geopolitical realities. Senator Slotkin joins Just Security’s editors-in-chief Ryan Goodman and Tess Bridgeman to discuss the relationship between economic security and national security, the tools Congress should use to defend against threats to our... | 36m 06s | ||||||
| 9/9/25 | Murder on the High Seas? What You Need to Know about the U.S. Strike on the Caribbean Vessel | Last week, the United States carried out an unprecedented strike against a vessel suspected of narcotics trafficking in the Caribbean, destroying the vessel and reportedly killing 11 people on board. This action raises highly concerning questions about the process followed within the U.S. government: how and by whom was the strike authorized? Why was it carried out by U.S. armed forces? And what kind of accountability or pushback might we see from Congress, in courts, or within the gove... | 54m 49s | ||||||
| 8/26/25 | What Just Happened: John Bolton Search Warrants | David Aaron is joined by Mary McCord and Zachary Myers to discuss last week’s search of the office and residence of former National Security Advisor John Bolton. The experts unpack what the execution of these warrants means, and what we should expect next in this unfolding investigation. Show Notes: Letter from Adm. Michael S. Rogers, Director, NSA submitted in United States v. Pho, 1:17-cr-00631 (GLR), ECF 20-1 (Sept. 18, 2018)Willfulness and the Harm of Unlawful Retention of Nat... | 50m 36s | ||||||
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Chart history for The Just Security Podcast
Peaked at #25 in CO, currently #25 in CO.
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| CO | — | #25 | #25 | — |
| TH | — | #39 | #39 | — |
| RO | — | #43 | #43 | — |
| United States | — | #47 | #47 | — |
| Australia | — | #48 | #48 | — |
| Italy | — | #49 | #49 | — |
| South Africa | — | #58 | #58 | — |
| IL | — | #63 | #63 | — |
| Denmark | — | #66 | #66 | — |
| Spain | — | #68 | #68 | — |
| NG | — | #69 | #69 | — |
| India | — | #73 | #73 | — |
| BE | — | #77 | #77 | — |
| AT | — | #77 | #77 | — |
| Canada | — | #85 | #85 | — |
| Ireland | — | #87 | #87 | — |
| France | — | #119 | #119 | — |
| Norway | — | #122 | #122 | — |
| CH | — | #126 | #126 | — |
| South Korea | — | #141 | #141 | — |
Chart Positions
25 placements across 25 markets.
Chart Positions
25 placements across 25 markets.