The two hundred sixty-third episode of the DSR Daily Brief. Stories Cited in the Episode: Grant says goodbye for now!

Trump promised that he would get arrested this week but that hasn’t happened (yet).  David talked with Dahlia Lithwick of Slate and Allison Gill of The Daily Beans about the status of the various cases against Trump.  Is Trump headed…

Michael Weiss discusses the strategic importance of Bakhmut and the large Ukrainian military strategy with Mykola Bielieskov, Research Fellow at National Institute for Strategic Studies under UA President/senior analyst at Come Back Alive.

The two hundred sixty-second episode of the DSR Daily Brief. Stories Cited in the Episode: Israel ratifies law limiting conditions for a Netanyahu removal Anger at Macron mounts as French unions hold new protests Rahul Gandhi: India’s Congress leader sentenced…

Chinese President Xi Jinping made a historic visit to Moscow this week to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin.  David sat down with Rosa Brooks of Georgetown University, Kori Schake of the American Enterprise Institute, and Angela Stent of the…

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The two hundred sixty-first episode of the DSR Daily Brief. Stories Cited in the Episode: UN warns against ‘vampiric’ global water use Ukraine, IMF agree on $15.6 billion loan package Uganda’s parliament passes tough new anti-LGBTQ bill Algerian president says…

America’s politicians have become more hawkish on China but is that the only path forward?  David Rothkopf debates this issue with Dmitri Alperovitch of the Silverado Policy Accelerator and Josh Rogin of the Washington Post.  Is China willing to compete…

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This week Grant and Zoe talk with Charles Dunst about his new book “Defeating The Dictators: How Democracy Can Prevail In The Age Of The Strongman”.  Can democracies actually learn something from dictators?  Are people more interested in economic well…

The two hundred sixtieth episode of the DSR Daily Brief. Stories Cited in the Episode: Putin praised by China’s Xi on visit to Moscow US denounces as cover for war crimes Ukraine updates: EU agrees €2 billion ammo plan for…

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