Condoleezza Rice and Madeleine Albright Conduct a MasterClass on the Banal Horror of U.S. Foreign Policy
Watching the 3.5 hour video is like being forced to eat gallons of stale banana pudding. Also, the pudding contains a small amount of botulism.
National Security
Intercepted Podcast
No Way Home, Episode Four: Getting Out Alive
After a year in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, one family gets an unexpected chance to leave.
Drone Wars
Drone Debt: U.S. Refuses to Help Wounded Survivor of Wrongful Attack in Yemen
Adel Al Manthari was injured in a 2018 drone strike — and now he’s releasing his medical bills. Will it finally shame the U.S. government into helping?
Intercepted Podcast
No Way Home, Episode Three: Born Again
An Afghan refugee finds new purpose teaching fellow migrants Italian.
Intercepted Podcast
No Way Home, Episode Two: The Desert of Death
As a desperate family tries to flee Afghanistan, a father disappears. His cousin sets off in search of answers.
Losing Afghanistan
When the Taliban Took Kabul, an Afghan Pilot Had to Choose Between His Family and His Country
The U.S. apparently had no plan in place to stop the Taliban from seizing Afghan Air Force planes and pilots if the republic collapsed.
Intercepted Podcast
No Way Home, Episode One: Life and Death
Two Afghans try to flee Kabul after the Taliban takeover. Only one makes it out.
Losing Afghanistan
Telling Afghanistan's Stories — in Their Own Words
Over four episodes, three Afghan exiles describe their experiences and those of others who tried to leave when the U.S. military pulled out of Afghanistan a year ago.
U.S. Military Aid to Ukraine Grows to Historic Proportions — Along With Risks
Ukraine is on track to become the largest recipient of U.S military assistance in the last century. But questions surround the policy.
Lawmakers Seek Answers on Pentagon's Role in Deadly Airstrike
U.S. involvement in the 2017 attack, which killed more than 160 civilians at a displaced persons’ camp in Nigeria, was first reported by The Intercept.