Sources & Methods

Sources & Methods

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  • China: Purging generals and testing nukes? / Trump, Iran and Ukraine
    Did China conduct secret nuclear tests? The United States thinks so. 


    Host Mary Louise Kelly speaks with NPR Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman and NPR China correspondent Jennifer Pak about China's nuclear arsenal and U.S. claims of an illicit Chinese nuclear test conducted in 2020. They also check in on other national security topics swirling this week: Board of Peace inaugural meeting, Iran and Ukraine.


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    27 min
  • Europe's post-Munich exhale / Machado on gifting Nobel to Trump
    If you heard our show last week you know we were at the Munich Security Conference – a gathering in Germany where world leaders, security experts and defense officials meet yearly to take the temperature of the global order.

    This is a special follow-up episode to share some of what we learned there. 


    Host Mary Louise Kelly spoke with Michael Froman, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, after Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s keynote address. She also hosted a conversation with María Corina Machado, Venezuela’s opposition leader, in front of a live audience at the Munich Security Conference. Machado was on Zoom from an undisclosed location in the United States.


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    26 min
  • View from Munich / Europe’s far-right / DNI in Georgia

    “The world has entered a period of wrecking-ball politics,” begins the Munich Security Report, released as the world’s security establishment gathers in Germany.

    Host Mary Louise Kelly is on the ground at the Munich Security Conference, as is Berlin Correspondent Rob Schmitz. Together with National Security Correspondent Greg Myre, they check in on Europe’s effort to bolster its own defenses, as the U.S. pulls back. 

    Rob explains Germany’s right-wing populist AfD party’s political ascendence and its goals for security policy. 

    And Greg walks through what Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard was doing at a Fulton County, Ga. elections hub during an FBI search.Email the show at [email protected]
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    27 min
  • 'Persons of no interest:' embassy wives become spies in new thriller
    Two American women -- living in Cold War-era Moscow, with husbands in the CIA -- suddenly become undercover agents themselves. That's the set-up for PONIES, a new spy thriller now available on Peacock. Mary Louise Kelly speaks with star Haley Lu Richardson and showrunner David Iserson about the show, the research behind it, and what makes a good spy. 

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    28 min
  • Can Iran negotiate its way out of a U.S. attack?
    President Trump says he’ll act against Iran “with speed and violence,” if he doesn’t get a deal to rein in Iran’s nuclear program.

    Host Mary Louise Kelly talks with National Security Corresponent Greg Myre and Science and Security Correspondent Geoff Brumfiel about how, after a month of turmoil, the US and Iran seem to have arrived at talks over Tehran's nuclear capabilities. And they'll unpack how much more dangerous the world is after the expiration of the last U.S.-Russia nuclear weapons treaty.

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    29 min
  • Is the “president of peace” preparing for war?

    Last week, President Trump was announcing a Board of Peace

    for Gaza. This week, he’s threatening war against Iran.


    Host Mary Louise Kelly speaks with NPR’s national security correspondent
    Greg Myre and NPR’s Tel Aviv-based correspondent Daniel Estrin about war,
    peace and the Middle East.

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    39 min
  • Do we know what’s happening with Greenland?

    For weeks, President Trump has made plain he wants the United States to own the Arctic island. Then on Wednesday, he appeared to back down, and announced a “framework” of a deal. 

    Host Mary Louise Kelly speaks with reporter Willem Marx in Davos and NPR Pentagon Correspondent Tom Bowman about the deal and how this could signal a new world order.Email the show at [email protected]

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    31 min
  • Iran in crisis. Trump weighing military action. Here’s what we know
    It’s day 19 of turmoil in Iran. President Trump continues to weigh military action against the regime.


    Host Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with NPR national security correspondents Greg Myre and Quil Lawrence about Iran, oil and Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Southern Command. 

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    29 min
  • What’s happening with the U.S. and Venezuela?
    One week ago, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was leading the country. Now, he’s sitting inside a detention center in Brooklyn.


    Host Mary Louise Kelly speaks with NPR international correspondent Carrie Kahn in Bogotá about what she’s hearing from Venezuelans, and NPR Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman about the Trump administration’s plans for the country. Bowman also shares his reporting that the Pentagon will review the role of women in ground combat units.

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    26 min
  • Venezuela leader captured. Trump says U.S. to 'run' the country. Here’s what we know

    After months of threats, warnings and seizing of alleged drug boats – tensions between the United States and Venezuela have now come to this: the arrest of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro.


    Now, President Trump says the United States is “running the country.” 

    In this special episode of Sources & Methods, host Mary Louise Kelly speaks with national security correspondent Greg Myre, Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman, international correspondent Carrie Kahn and Rep. Adam Smith about the latest from Venezuela.
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    21 min

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