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The wisdom of former Secretary of State Dean Acheson inspires our podcast. It emphasizes clarity while examining the intricate global issues of today for a diverse audience. In a world where time is limited, this podcast aims to distill complex ideas into straightforward narratives, making them not just comprehensible but in Acheson’s words, “clearer than truth.” The podcast, much like other news-... more

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Ram Charan is a world-renowned business advisor, speaker, and author who has spent decades coaching top CEOs and boards across the globe. He is the author of more than 30 books, including the bestseller Execution, and his latest, China’s 90% Model, a... more

Mohammed Soliman is a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute, director at McLarty Associates, and a nonresident senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. He is also the author of West Asia: A New Grand Strategy for the Middle East. more

Ravi Agrawal is the Editor-in-Chief of Foreign Policy and the host of FP Live. In this conversation, he discusses the implications of a new Middle East conflict and what it reveals about America’s evolving role in the global order.

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Benjamin Nathans is a Pulitzer Prize–winning historian and professor at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause: The Many Lives of the Soviet Dissident Movement, an acclaimed work that explores the ind... more

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Recent Guests

Ram Charan
Business advisor and author
Episode: Ram Charan
Mohammed Soliman
Senior Fellow at the Middle East Institute; Director at McLarty Associates; author of West Asia
Middle East Institute; McLarty Associates
Episode: Mohammed Soliman
Benjamin Nathans
Historian and author of To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause, The Many Lives of the Soviet Dissident Movement
Episode: Benjamin Nathans
John Bolton
Former ambassador and national security adviser
United States Government (former)
Episode: John Bolton
Yukon Huang
Senior Fellow in the Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Episode: Yukon Huang
Edward Luce
Journalist and Financial Times Chief US Commentator
Financial Times
Episode: Edward Luce
Brad Thor
New York Times bestselling author of 25 thrillers, known for faction writing and geopolitical storytelling
Self-directed through publishing house (Simon & Schuster)
Episode: Brad Thor
Jeffrey Sachs
Professor at Columbia University and former UN adviser
Columbia University
Episode: Jeffrey Sachs
Dmitri Alperovitch
Co-founder and chairman of the Silverado Policy Accelerator
Silverado Policy Accelerator
Episode: Dmitri Alperovitch

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Nathan Kiker
Host of Clearer Than Truth
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4.9 out of 5 stars from 21 ratings
  • approachable without oversimplifing

    Just finished listening to the Clearer than Truth podcast and highly recommend it for anyone interested in national security and foreign policy.

    What sets this podcast apart is how it takes complex, often abstract topics and makes them approachable without oversimplifying. The hosts ask deeply insightful questions and give their expert guests enough room to explore ideas in meaningful depth. You come away not only understanding what policymakers are thinking—but why they think the way they do. more

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Mohammed Soliman
Q: How should the US respond to voices suggesting that developments in Iran or other theaters benefit China?
There is no simple answer, but the framework stresses that America should prioritize Asia—its largest strategic theater—while using flexible coalitions in West Asia to align partners and advance long-term objectives rather than chasing every regional disruption.
Mohammed Soliman
Q: Was IMEC a difficult deal to assemble, or did it have broad buy-in from involved countries?
There was clear political buy-in at the leadership level, but a lack of operational details, governance, and funding mechanisms meant it needed more work to translate political consensus into a durable, actionable framework.
Mohammed Soliman
Q: How does the West Asia framework handle South Asia's role and geography in relation to the region?
South Asia is integral to West Asia's evolution. Geography, trade flows, energy, and migration create a coherent system that makes South Asia part of the West Asia narrative, with stronger ties to India and a broader Mediterranean-Indian Ocean connectivity.
Mohammed Soliman
Q: What would your framework say about where we go from here in this West Asia construct?
It would argue for a flexible, multi-layered approach that expands beyond traditional regional blocs, integrating South Asia and Europe with West Asia through shared interests in energy, trade, and AI infrastructure, while promoting agile coalitions rather than a NATO-style security model.
Ram Charan
Q: How can the US realistically respond—industry-by-industry negotiations, or broader strategic shifts?
A pragmatic path is to negotiate sector-by-sector to reduce the 90% model, offering concessions such as technology transfer in exchange for preserved capabilities, rather than broad, costly overhauls.

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