Not Cleared

Today's guests are Kyle Shideler, Mike Waller, and Adam Savit. We Discuss: The 80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor and the role Soviet agents played in the attack, reports that the Chinese are looking to expand their military presence into the Atlantic, and finish with a conversation about state-sponsorship of illegal migration. We want to hear from you! Contact us at questions@notcleared.org with any questions, comments or recommendations. Check out https://centerforsecuritypolicy.org/author/not-cleared/ (centerforsecuritypolicy.org/author/not-cleared) for show notes, links to articles mentioned, speaker bios, and much more!

Today's guests are Kyle Shideler, Mike Waller, and Adam Savit. We Discuss: The Waukesha tragedy, ongoing negations surrounding the Iran Nuclear Deal, the Taliban's attempt to join the U.N., and the U.S. considering getting rid of the terrorist designation for FARC. We want to hear from you! Contact us at questions@notcleared.org with any questions, comments or recommendations. Check out https://centerforsecuritypolicy.org/author/not-cleared/ (centerforsecuritypolicy.org/author/not-cleared) for show notes, links to articles mentioned, speaker bios, and much more!

On today's episode, Center Senior Analyst for Strategy, Michael Waller, sat down with Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin and talked with him about a variety of national security topics. They discussed the ongoing investigations surrounding the January 6 incidents, national security impacts of vaccine mandates, and many other issues that impact American's lives everyday. We want to hear from you! Contact us at questions@notcleared.org with any questions, comments or recommendations. Check out https://centerforsecuritypolicy.org/author/not-cleared/ (centerforsecuritypolicy.org/author/not-cleared) for show notes, links to articles mentioned, speaker bios, and much more!

Today's guests are Kyle Shideler and Mike Waller. We talk to them about a variety of "basic" national security questions that people may feel embarrassed to ask. While the questions seem relatively straightforward, when they're expanded upon and discussed further, it becomes clear that a question as simple as "What is national security?" can help explain many of the policy decisions a presidential administration makes each day. We discuss questions relating to the US Southern border, Edward Snowden, and much more. We want to hear from you! Contact us at questions@notcleared.org with any questions, comments or recommendations. Check out https://centerforsecuritypolicy.org/author/not-cleared/ (centerforsecuritypolicy.org/author/not-cleared) for show notes, links to articles mentioned, speaker bios, and much more!

Today's guests are Kyle Shideler and Mike Waller. We Discuss: President Biden's recent comments at the UN Climate Change Conference, Mike's experience from January 6th, and a new documentary Tucker Carlson has on that day, and finish by discussing a proposal from the Biden administration to pay illegal immigrants up to $450,000 each. We want to hear from you! Contact us at questions@notcleared.org with any questions, comments or recommendations. Check out https://centerforsecuritypolicy.org/author/not-cleared/ (centerforsecuritypolicy.org/author/not-cleared) for show notes, links to articles mentioned, speaker bios, and much more!

Today's guests are Grant Newsham and Jim Fanell. We talk to them about the importance of Taiwan - both strategically and militarily, and why the United States should care about defending this important country. Due to China's recent military aggression towards Taiwan, the clock is ticking, and the United States needs to take a strong stance for protecting the people of Taiwan. We want to hear from you! Contact us at questions@notcleared.org with any questions, comments or recommendations. Check out https://centerforsecuritypolicy.org/author/not-cleared/ (centerforsecuritypolicy.org/author/not-cleared) for show notes, links to articles mentioned, speaker bios, and much more!

Today's guest is Ambassador Pete Hoekstra, the Center Advisory Board Chairman. We Discuss: How the U.S. Intelligence Committee works, the agencies that make up the intelligence community, the creation of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, competition among the different intelligence agencies, and recent comments made by Mark Milley. We want to hear from you! Contact us at questions@notcleared.org with any questions, comments or recommendations. Check out https://centerforsecuritypolicy.org/author/not-cleared/ (centerforsecuritypolicy.org/author/not-cleared) for show notes, links to articles mentioned, speaker bios, and much more!

On today's episode, Morgan and Matt discuss 5 dirty secrets about national security, and specifically how these secrets impact all facets of work in Washington, DC. The 5 secrets discussed are: Foreign funding, the idea that access is everything, how nobody acknowledges when they are wrong, DC rewarding those who value the "system," and institutional tribalism. We want to hear from you! Contact us at questions@notcleared.org with any questions, comments or recommendations. Check out https://centerforsecuritypolicy.org/author/not-cleared/ (centerforsecuritypolicy.org/author/not-cleared) for show notes, links to articles mentioned, speaker bios, and much more!

Today's guests are Adam Savit, Kyle Shideler, and Maya Carlin. We Discuss: A recent development in the Russian collusion narrative, the ongoing crisis at the U.S. Southern border, Big Tech censorship, and stories of Antifa attacking journalists throughout the United States. We want to hear from you! Contact us at questions@notcleared.org with any questions, comments or recommendations. Check out https://centerforsecuritypolicy.org/author/not-cleared/ (centerforsecuritypolicy.org/author/not-cleared) for show notes, links to articles mentioned, speaker bios, and much more!

Today's guest is Mike Waller, the Center's Senior Analyst for Strategy. We Discuss: the idea of subversion, how foreign powers use it, subversion's impact on the 2016 Russian collusion narrative, how to subvert the Iranian regime, and how subversion has a role in many prominent Hollywood productions. We want to hear from you! Contact us at questions@notcleared.org with any questions, comments or recommendations. Check out https://centerforsecuritypolicy.org/author/not-cleared/ (centerforsecuritypolicy.org/author/not-cleared) for show notes, links to articles mentioned, speaker bios, and much more!

Today's guests are Mike Waller, Senior Analyst for Strategy, and Adam Savit, Project Coordinator for the China Program at the Center. We Discuss: Antony Blinken's Congressional testimony regarding the Afghanistan withdrawal, a purging of military officials from U.S. service academies, vaccine mandates, and finish by discussing Japan and Vietnam signing a defense agreement to counter China's increased military activity. We want to hear from you! Contact us at questions@notcleared.org with any questions, comments or recommendations. Check out https://centerforsecuritypolicy.org/author/not-cleared/ (centerforsecuritypolicy.org/author/not-cleared) for show notes, links to articles mentioned, speaker bios, and much more!

Today on Not Cleared we talk to multiple members of the Center for Security Policy staff to hear their thoughts and recollections from 9/11 in remembrance of the 20 year mark of the deadliest terrorist attack in U.S. history. We finish by speaking with Kyle Shideler to get a better understanding of the ideology and motivations of the 9/11 hijackers. We want to hear from you! Contact us at questions@notcleared.org with any questions, comments or recommendations. Check out https://centerforsecuritypolicy.org/author/not-cleared/ (centerforsecuritypolicy.org/author/not-cleared) for show notes, links to articles mentioned, speaker bios, and much more!

Today's guests are Fred Fleitz, President of the Center, and Victoria Coates, the Center's Senior Analyst for the Middle East and North Africa. We Discuss: The August 26 attacks in Kabul, an overview of the National Security Council (NSC), Fred and Victoria's experience working in the NSC, what the national security strategy is, and how the NSC has been used by different presidents. We want to hear from you! Contact us at questions@notcleared.org with any questions, comments or recommendations. Check out https://centerforsecuritypolicy.org/author/not-cleared/ (centerforsecuritypolicy.org/author/not-cleared) for show notes, links to articles mentioned, speaker bios, and much more!

Editor's Note: This podcast was recorded before the events of August 26th.  Today's guests are Kyle Shideler, Director of Counterterrorism and Homeland Security and Adam Savit, Project Coordinator for the China Program at the Center. We Discuss: The August 31 deadline President Biden has agreed to for withdrawing, how many Americans are in Afghanistan, CIA Director Burns' recent meeting with Taliban leadership, how China is reacting to the U.S. withdrawal, and a reimagining of U.S. foreign policy moving forward. We want to hear from you! Contact us at questions@notcleared.org with any questions, comments or recommendations. Check out https://centerforsecuritypolicy.org/author/not-cleared/ (centerforsecuritypolicy.org/author/not-cleared) for show notes, links to articles mentioned, speaker bios, and much more!

Today's guests are Tommy Waller, Director of Infrastructure Security and Kyle Shideler, Director of Counterterrorism and Homeland Security at the Center. We Discuss: Tommy's first-hand experience serving in Afghanistan, an ideological background of the Taliban, effects of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, and a history of U.S. negotiations with the Taliban. We want to hear from you! Contact us at questions@notcleared.org with any questions, comments or recommendations. Check out https://centerforsecuritypolicy.org/author/not-cleared/ (centerforsecuritypolicy.org/author/not-cleared) for show notes, links to articles mentioned, speaker bios, and much more!

Today's guest is Kyle Shideler, the Director of Counterterrorism and Homeland Security at the Center for Security Policy. We Discuss: The definition of terrorism, how counterterrorism has changed post 9/11, why it is important for law enforcement to consider ideology rather than tactics, and whether or not white supremacy is the “most persistent and lethal threat” in the United States. We want to hear from you! Contact us at questions@notcleared.org with any questions, comments or recommendations. Check out https://centerforsecuritypolicy.org/author/not-cleared/ (centerforsecuritypolicy.org/author/not-cleared) for show notes, links to articles mentioned, speaker bios, and much more!

Today's guest is Frank Gaffney, the founder of the Center for Security Policy. We Discuss: Frank's job at the Pentagon during the Reagan administration What is nuclear deterrence? Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) What is the nuclear triad? The U.S. nuclear arsenal compared to Russia and China Importance of nuclear testing The missile silos recently found in China We want to hear from you! Contact us at questions@notcleared.org with any questions, comments or recommendations. Check out https://centerforsecuritypolicy.org/author/not-cleared/ (centerforsecuritypolicy.org/author/not-cleared) for show notes, links to articles mentioned, speaker bios, and much more!

Today's guest is David Wurmser, a Senior Analyst at the Center for Security Policy. We Discuss: Why what happened to the Trump campaign in 2016 was not novel - Dave's career in federal government - Working in the Bush administration during 9/11 - How the bureaucracy has weaponized investigations of political appointees - What federal investigators can do to incapacitate employees - The legal and financial ramifications of government investigations - What is a perjury trap? - What a politicized bureaucracy means for people on a day-to-day basis We want to hear from you! Contact us at questions@notcleared.org with any questions, comments or recommendations. Check out https://centerforsecuritypolicy.org/author/not-cleared/ (centerforsecuritypolicy.org/author/not-cleared) for show notes, links to articles mentioned, speaker bios, and much more!

Today's guests are Kyle Shideler, Director of Counterterrorism and Homeland Security and Adam Savit, Project Coordinator for the China Program at the Center. We Discuss: Iran's escalation in the Middle East - The ongoing crisis at the border - Biden's “Root Cause” immigration strategy - The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan - China's nuclear program We want to hear from you! Contact us at questions@notcleared.org with any questions, comments or recommendations. Check out https://centerforsecuritypolicy.org/author/not-cleared/ (centerforsecuritypolicy.org/author/not-cleared) for show notes, links to articles mentioned, speaker bios, and much more!

Today's guest is Fred Fleitz, President and CEO of the Center for Security Policy. We Discuss: Fred's career in the intelligence community - What it is like to work at the CIA - The keys to being a good analyst - How to get a job at the CIA - Is the CIA spying on Americans? - Who prepares the Presidential Daily Brief? - Fred's thoughts on Afghanistan and Iran We want to hear from you! Contact us at questions@notcleared.org with any questions, comments or recommendations. Check out https://centerforsecuritypolicy.org/author/not-cleared/ (centerforsecuritypolicy.org/author/not-cleared) for show notes, links to articles mentioned, speaker bios, and much more!