Jeremy Shapiro | Europe Can No Longer Count on America
Just days before the 2026 NATO Summit in Ankara, Dr. Jeremy Shapiro joins Frontlines & Backrooms to discuss the future of the transatlantic alliance.As Washington shifts its strategic focus toward the...
5 Jul 1h 1min
Nathalie Tocci | America's Great Betrayal: Can Europe Defend Itself?
For nearly eighty years, Europe's security rested on one assumption: that the United States would always be there.Today, that assumption is being tested like never before.In this episode, Dr. Nathalie...
1 Jul 59min
Benny Morris | Israel and Palestine: 140 Years of Conflict — And Why There Will Be No Peace in Our Lifetime
Six months after its original release, we are publishing our complete conversation with historian Benny Morris as a standalone episode for the first time.From the Nakba and 1948 to Oslo, October 7, Ga...
26 Jun 1h
Mark Fitzpatrick | Iran, the Versailles Memorandum, and How the US Lost Its Leverage
The war may be over, but the debate has only begun.Drawing on 26 years in US diplomacy and decades of work on non-proliferation, Mark Fitzpatrick joins Frontlines & Backrooms to examine the strategic ...
24 Jun 48min
Joe Cirincione | Inside the Collapse of Trump's Iran Nuclear Memorandum
Less than 48 hours after the signing of Trump's Iran Memorandum of Understanding, the agreement was already facing its first major test. As fighting continued in southern Lebanon and Tehran suspended ...
20 Jun 58min
Timothy Lynch | Trump and the Illusion of US Policy Change
Donald Trump promised a different America. Less intervention. Fewer wars. A new approach to the world.But how much actually changes when administrations change?In this episode of Frontlines & Backroom...
14 Jun 54min
Elijah Magnier | Iran's Red Lines, Hezbollah's 44,000 Men, and Netanyahu's Failure
Billions in US military aid and unmatched air superiority have failed to produce decisive outcomes across the Middle East. Why?In this episode, veteran war correspondent and political analyst Elijah M...
10 Jun 45min
DR. BILJANA VANKOVSKA | THE BALKANS — EU HOSTAGES WITH STOCKHOLM SYNDROME
For decades, the Balkans were promised a future inside the European Union. Instead, much of the region remains trapped between endless conditions, political dependency, and constantly shifting rules.I...
3 Jun 1h 8min
