Sources & Methods
Episodes
Iraq withdrawal / America's Mideast footprint / Hegseth's Pentagon overhaul
NPR's "Sources and Methods" examines the final US troop withdrawal from Iraq, contrasting the anticlimactic exit with the 2011 ceremony.
Europe on edge from threats of Russia's growing escalation. Can NATO defend itself?
Poland’s Radek Sikorski and Romania’s Wana Soyiu discuss escalating Russian drone threats and the risk of NATO Article 5 activation.
Trump harangues the U.N. / Xi in D.C. / White House press ban fallout
NPR’s Sources & Methods examines the UN General Assembly, where President Trump’s "America First" rhetoric clashes with calls for new global rules from "middle powers.
AI hacks are already here / U.S.-China race dynamics / Global guardrails
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly, with Jenna McLaughlin and Emily Fang, examines escalating AI safety concerns triggered by Anthropic’s call for a research slowdown.
How Sept. 11 reshaped national security
This special episode of Sources & Methods features Mary Louise Kelly and four 9/11-era officials—Stephen Hadley, Jane Harman, John McLaughlin, and…
Trump's oil deal / A year of boat strikes / Could Iran become a forever war?
This episode examines the Trump administration’s aggressive Western Hemisphere policy, including a controversial US military stake in Venezuelan oil and deadly strikes on alleged drug boats.
Six months of Iran war / Gains and losses / CIA Chief in Moscow
Host Mary Louise Kelly and correspondents Greg Myre, Daniel Estrin, and Hadil Al Shalchi assess the six-month US-Israel war with Iran, noting stalled…
South Korea military drills / Pivot to Asia? / USS Lincoln
NPR’s Sources & Methods examines the gap between US Pacific rhetoric and reality amid a prolonged Iran conflict.
Trump’s AF1 ruse / Military at the polls? / Civilian casualties abroad
This episode examines the Secret Service’s use of a decoy plane and catering truck to protect President Trump from an alleged Iranian missile threat, raising transparency concerns for the press corps.