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**Shield of the Republic**

Foreign policy and national security analysis from Eric Edelman and Eliot Cohen

www.shieldoftherepublic.com

Latest Episodes:

Trump Claims “The Spoils” at the U.N. Sep 23, 2026

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Plus the Houthis dig in, German elections disappoint again, and more!

1:53: Jackassery of the Week

12:56: Trump at the U.N.

22:06: Houthi Offensive Update

30:00: More Troubling German Elections

37:49: Trump-Zelensky Meeting

42:25: A Greenland Resolution

45:52: Xi Comes to Town

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The Iran War Explodes into the Red Sea Sep 15, 2026

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Plus updates from the Middle East & Ukraine, and special guest Will Hitchcock!

2:27: Jackassery of the Week

16:30: Houthi Offensive

36:30: Iranian Leadership Divisions

42:38: UK Sanctions on Israel

56:59: Ukraine War Update

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1:03:49: Will Hitchcock joins the show

1:12:48: The Interwar Period

1:16:39: Flirting with Fascism

1:27:45: Roosevelt’s Process

1:40:40: The Specter of WWI

Available today! A Shadow Over the World: Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Rise of Fascism, and the Making of America’s World War IIhttps://a.co/d/04rQQOF6

Eliot’s Hot Take on the Saudi pipeline strikes

Eric’s Hot Take on Saudi Arabia’s next moves

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Remembering 9/11: A Quarter-Century Later Sep 08, 2026

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Plus trips to Moscow, elections in Germany, and more.

1:10 Jackassery of the Week

19:48 Remembering 9/11

45:11 To Russia With Love

54:18 AfD Election Implications

1:01:15 AI Alarm Bells

1:04:25 Iran War Update

Former Senior Officials Ask Secretary Wright to Release Saudi Nuclear Deal Documents

Eric’s Hot Take on our dangerously incompetent Secretary of Defense

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Mailbag Episode Sep 04, 2026

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Is Canada the new Finland? Just how aggressive has China been with their neighbors? What’s behind Eric’s tapestry? All that and more on Shield of the Republic’s first ever mailbag episode!

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Japan’s Nuclear Taboo is Shattering Sep 01, 2026

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Eric and Eliot kick off Shield of the Republic’s new era with a supersized episode!

3:39: Jackassery of the Week

12:36: Trump’s Canada Trade War

18:29: Eliot’s Trip Report from Japan

35:56: Venezuelan Oil

44:32: Iran War Update

55:57: The View From Eastern Europe

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59:31: Professor Paul Miller Joins the Show

1:02:42: Myths About the War in Afghanistan

1:09:02: Key Decisions in the War

1:13:45: Counterinsurgency & Counterterrorism

1:18:24: Bureaucratic Missteps

1:23:55: The Pakistan Dilemma

1:33:07: U.S. Policy Reviews During the War

1:39:48: The Afghanistan Papers

Choosing Defeat: The Twenty-Year Saga of How America Lost Afghanistan

Bureaucracy Does Its Thing

Afghanistan Study Group Final Report: A Pathway for Peace in Afghanistan

Why The Afghan Security Forces Collapsed

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Shield of the Republic's New Home Aug 03, 2026

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Welcome to the new home of Shield of the Republic! You can also find us on Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. Help us spread the word by sharing this and stay tuned for our official launch soon!

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