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Fault Lines

Fault Lines

A National Security Institute Podcast

National Security Institute

633 episodesEN

Show overview

Fault Lines has been publishing since 2019, and across the 7 years since has built a catalogue of 633 episodes, alongside 1 trailer or bonus episode. That works out to roughly 190 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a several-times-a-week cadence.

Episodes typically run ten to twenty minutes — most land between 9 min and 25 min — with run-times ranging widely across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language News show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 days ago, with 81 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 142 episodes published. Published by National Security Institute.

Episodes
633
Running
2019–2026 · 7y
Median length
11 min
Cadence
Several per week

From the publisher

Fault Lines, the National Security Institute’s flagship podcast, gets you quickly up to speed, three-times-a-week, on the national security and foreign policy debates shaking up America.Our regular cast of foreign policy experts includes NSI Founder and Executive Director Jamil N. Jaffer, NSI Advisory Board Member Lester Munson, and NSI Senior Fellows Morgan Viña, and Jessica Jones. Tune in to learn more about the issues dominating headlines and the news stories you may have missed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Latest Episodes

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Fault Lines Episode 621: Iran After the Strikes: Cut the BS

Aug 21, 202658 min

Fault Lines Episode 620: From Aid to Trade in Africa

Aug 14, 202644 min

Fault Lines Episode 619: The Latin American Pendulum

Aug 7, 202657 min

Fault Lines Episode 618: Trade War Evolution: U.S.-China Economic Strategy, Then, Now, and Next

Jul 31, 202649 min

Fault Lines Episode 617: The China Colossus: Understanding Beijing's New Mercantilist Economic Model

Jul 24, 202654 min

Fault Lines Episode 616: Anaconda or Armistice: The Squeeze on Tehran

Jul 17, 202652 min

Fault Lines Episode 615: Good Vibes and Guns: NATO's Next Chapter

Jul 10, 202644 min

Fault Lines Episode 614: Drones and Diplomacy

Jul 1, 202615 min

Fault Lines Episode 613: After the Earthquake — Venezuela and the Limits of American Soft Power

Jun 29, 202613 min

Fault Lines Episode 612: Engines of Alliance: A Defense Deal for Turkey?

Jun 26, 202619 min

Fault Lines Episode 611: El Tigre and Rainbow Face: Picks for Latin America and the Wizards

Jun 24, 202619 min

Fault Lines Episode 610: Murky Waters and Muddied Deals

Jun 22, 202619 min

Fault Lines Episode 609: MOU: Hormuz Confuz

Jun 17, 202620 min

Fault Lines Episode 608: Deal or No Deal: The Upcoming U.S.-Iran Nuclear Agreement

Jun 15, 202616 min

Fault Lines Episode 607: FISA and FIFA

Jun 12, 202619 min

Fault Lines Episode 606: North Korea: Juche or Joining the Authoritarian Bloc?

Jun 10, 202612 min

Fault Lines Episode 605: Iran Hits Israel: 100 Days and Escalating

Jun 8, 202611 min

Fault Lines Episode 604: Round Two for Tariffs

Jun 5, 202610 min

Fault Lines Episode 603: Trump’s AI Exec Order: The Next Phase of the AI Arms Race?

Jun 3, 202618 min

Fault Lines Episode 602: Reframing Asian Alliances: Hegseth at Shangri-La

Jun 1, 202617 min
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