Host Jon Olson talks with Colonel Chad Jagmin, the Director of Wargaming at the US Army War College, and Mr. Edmund “Cliffy” Zukowski, the Director for the International Strategic Crisis Negotiation Exercise about the role - and the importance - of the United States War Colleges.

Host Jon Olson talks with Professor Brenda Shaffer of the United States Naval Postgraduate School about the US' turbulent relationship with Iran, and how that country's government relates to both the rest of the world and its own people. 

Host Jon Olson talks with Daniel Runde from the Center for Strategic and International Studies and we discuss American soft power and his new book, The American Imperative.

Host Jon Olson talks with Ambassador Karin Olofsdotter, the Swedish Ambassador to the United States, about the Swedish form of government, its culture, and the country's entry into NATO.

Host Jon Olson talks with retired US Navy Rear Admiral Tim Gallaudet, former Oceanographer of the Navy and former Acting Undersecretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere/NOAA Administrator about the role the world’s oceans play in American national security interests.

Host Jon Olson's guests are Hamdullah Baycar and Nick Hayen, who recently visited the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as part of a research program with the Middle East Policy Institute. They discuss what they saw and heard on that trip, and broader regional security topics.

Host Jon Olson's guest this week is Commander Andrea Cameron from the US Naval War College. They discuss the nexus of climate change and national security, along with the work she’s doing with America’s NATO allies.

During this special edition of National Security This Week, host Jon Olson talks with former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, John Brennan.  They take a deep dive into the CIA and discuss crises around the world.  

Host Jon Olson and Washington Post reporter Dana Priest discuss the role the press plays in holding government accountable to the American people for national security policy and actions.

Host Jon Olson talks with Humphrey School of Public Affairs professor Steve Andreasen about the US National Security Council and numerous crises around the world.