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The Truth of the Matter

A weekly analysis of the complex policy issues driving the news.

  1. 11 HR AGO

    Executive Order on AI and Energy Infrastructure - Emergency Podcast 2.0

    In this special crossover episode with the AI Policy Podcast, Andrew, Greg, and CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program Director Joseph Majkut discuss the Biden administration's Executive Order on Advancing United States Leadership in Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure. They consider the motivation for this measure and its primary goals (1:07), its reception among AI and hyperscaler companies (12:18), and how the Trump administration might approach AI and energy (17:50).

    23 min

  2. 1 DAY AGO

    AI Diffusion Framework - Emergency Podcast

    In this crossover episode with the AI Policy Podcast, we break down the release of the Biden administration's Framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion. We discuss the rationale for this latest control (0:52), and its reception among major AI and semiconductor firms (8:14), U.S. allies (17:15), and the incoming administration (19:48).

    28 min

  3. 4 DAYS AGO

    Trudeau’s Dramatic Resignation

    Vincent Rigby, former national security and intelligence adviser to Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau and non-resident senior adviser in the CSIS Americas Program, joins the podcast to discuss Trudeau’s announcement of his resignation, why it happened, and what comes next for Canada.

    24 min

  4. 20/12/2024

    Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi on bipartisan efforts to counter China

    This podcast episode of The Truth of the Matter features Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi, ranking member of the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The discussion covers bipartisan efforts to address U.S.-China competition in technology, economics, and national security, including TikTok's legal challenges, the risks of Chinese-made technology, and strategies to deter aggression in the Indo-Pacific.

    16 min

  5. 18/12/2024

    House of Huawei: The Secret History of China’s Most Powerful Company

    Eva Dou, technology policy reporter at The Washington Post, joins the podcast to discuss her new book, House of Huawei: The Secret History of China’s Most Powerful Company, as well as U.S. suspicion of the company and why it worries policymakers.

    19 min

  6. 12/12/2024

    Piecing Together What Happened in Syria

    CSIS’s Norman Roule, who served for thirty-four years in the Central Intelligence Agency, managing significant programs relating to the Middle East, joins the podcast to discuss the actors that enabled the Assad regime to survive for so long, how bureaucratic rot in Russia and Iran enabled Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) to move south so quickly, and actions the U.S. can take to support peace in the region.

    22 min

  7. 11/12/2024

    Syria’s House of Cards

    CSIS’s Natasha Hall joins the podcast to discuss the rot inside the Assad regime, the country’s new power center and the internal tensions that remain.

    12 min

  8. 10/12/2024

    Syria: Moment of Maximum Hope

    CSIS’s Jon Alterman joins the podcast to discuss the dramatic developments in Syria, the external actors involved, and potential U.S. approaches.

    23 min
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A weekly analysis of the complex policy issues driving the news.

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    CSIS
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    CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies
  • Years Active
    2007 - 2025
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