February is the shortest month of the year, but it proved big on the news front. The government shutdown ended, but the news just kept coming. Protests in Venezuela to remove Nicolás Maduro from office were ongoing. Cory Booker, Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warrant announced they were running for President. Trump met with Kim Jong Un in Hanoi. A national emergency was declared by Trump at the US – Mexico border. Theresa May proved ineffective in progressing a Brexit plan. Tensions between India and Pakistan escalated. The debacle that was the Munich Security Conference. Michael Cohen. There was so much news to cover that our final episode in February was titled, \”Please Stop the News! It\’s Too Much.\”
WHY IS ADAM SCHIFF MAKING THE PRESIDENT SO NERVOUS?
Adam Schiff, Chairman of the House Select Committee on Intelligence, is a soft-spoken, thoughtful man who does not at first glance seem to be the kind of person who might put a fright into the most powerful man in the world. But Schiff’s announcement of his committee’s scope for its investigation into Trump, his family and the financial ties and foreign influence that might have compromised them has sent Donald Trump into a fit of name-calling and personal attacks. Our exclusive conversation with Schiff reveals his new agenda, how his GOP predecessors running the committee may have fallen short…and why they may be targets of the investigation itself. Typically, for the Stanford and Harvard-educated Congressman from the LA-area, he also places the investigations into context even as he enumerate countries, organizations (the NRA) and people who may be in his sights. You won’t want to miss a minute of this news-filled conversation. Tune in!
JUST BECAUSE TRUMPWORLD IS BATSHIT CRAZY DOESN’T MEAN YOU SHOULD LOSE SIGHT OF THE BIG PICTURE
In an in-depth conversation with former National Security Advisor to Vice President Joe Biden Colin Kahl, now of Stanford University, we discuss the unsettling reality of Trump Administration foreign policy for American interests and for those of our allies worldwide. From the intelligence community’s not so subtle indictment of Trump policies in their most recent report on global threats to the State of the Union, from team Trump’s nationalism to a case-by-case breakdown of the unsettling situation in the Middle East, this discussion is a must listen for anyone who wants to get beyond the headlines to understand the bigger trends and threats at play in today’s world. Tune in.
WHAT IF WE WERE PRESIDENT?
What if Rosa Brooks was president? What if Kori Schake were? What about Evelyn Farkas? We live in an era of strong women candidates…what about strong women from the Deep State? Tune in and you will discover that’s the answer to all our problems…in what will probably be your favorite Deep State Radio episode effort. Featuring: Pepin the Short!
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WHAT DO VIRGINIA’S CONFEDERATE MONUMENTS HAVE TO DO WITH FOREIGN POLICY?
Virginia’s leadership mess obscures deeper problems within the state…and the country. How do our flaws–from racism to anti-semitism to our corrupt current leadership–impact America’s standing and create opportunities for our enemies? Join Rosa Brooks, Evelyn Farkas and host, David Rothkopf for an introspective journey into our moment and what to do about it.
ARE WE READY FOR THE FUTURE OF WAR?: A CONVERSATION WITH GENERAL (RET.) CHARLES JACOBY
In his 37 year career in the U.S. Army, General Charles Jacoby rose to become the commanding general of U.S. Northcom and the North American Aerospace Defense Command and a leading thinker of some of the most pressing issues the U.S. military faces. Today, he chairs the Modern War Institute at West Point, a think tank within the military academy that contemplates the future of conflict, new technologies, shifting geopolitical rivalries and what the consequences may and should be for the U.S. In this wide-ranging discussion, we explore with Gen. Jacoby some of the biggest challenges we face and how best to address them. Don’t miss this vitally important conversation.
TRAITORS IN PLAIN SIGHT
In America today we face the shocking reality that there are traitors at the highest level of our government selling out our country. What makes this more shocking is that depending on which party you are in, you see a different group of traitors. Incivility is so five years ago. We’re at the point where the goal is to send your opponents to jail. That said—the case against one set of traitors is pretty evident on its face and the case against the other is pretty cuckoo. But where does it all lead? Will it get worse? Is Mueller the answer? Or is focusing on fixing what really is broke in America the key? Join Edward Luce of the Financial Times, Rosa Brooks of Georgetown University and journalist Sarah Kendzior of the Gaslit Nation podcast for a rousing discussion of our unsettled moment in history.
WHAT’S WORSE THAN AMERICA FAILING ITS ALLIES?
Donald Trump’s America has so alienated our traditional allies that when Mike Pence and Ivanka Trump went to the Munich Security Conference this past week, they were humiliated on more than one occasion by a clearly hostile crowd. But our problem is not just that America is rejecting principles on which it has built its security for decades. Our allies are faltering and facing deep problems of their own. Brexit is the worst example. But everywhere you look there are others. That means we won’t just be able to hit reset when Trump leaves office (if he ever does). We may need to start from scratch with new ideas about new alliances for a much changed world. Rosa Brooks of Georgetown Law and Ed Luce of the FT discuss whether there are any signs of those new ideas being cooked up now…anywhere. The answer is…well, let’s not spoil it for you. But bring a stiff drink (or several) for this one. Join us!
STEPHEN WALT ON WHY LESS IS MORE IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND WHERE DONALD TRUMP HAS (ACCIDENTALLY) GOTTEN IT RIGHT
Once upon a time Stephen Walt and John Mearsheimer wrote a blockbuster book called “The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy.” Deep State Radio Host David Rothkopf slammed it. But if you are tuning in to hear the two of them go at each other, you’ll be disappointed. Rothkopf admits to Walt he felt his critique of the book was over the top and that Walt and Mearsheimer helped trigger an important conversation in the U.S. Then the two discuss the state of the US-Israel relationship today and why it is so ugly, the best approach for the U.S. in a changing Middle East and where the first two years of Trump foreign policy have left us. (We’re still alive, so there’s that.) Tune in for a lively, wide-ranging conversation.
ARE WE ON THE VERGE OF TRUMP’S FIRST BIG FOREIGN POLICY WIN?
Sometimes the experts at Deep State Radio harbor a slight but noticeable skepticism about the foreign policy acumen of Donald Trump and the band of ignorant thugs around him. But in this episode, nuclear experts Joe Cirincione and Jeffrey Lewis and DSR’s own Rosa Brooks suffer an outbreak of optimism about Trump’s summit with his diminutive love, Kim Jong Un. Is it possible? Where will this lead? Tune in to find out!
PLEASE STOP THE NEWS! IT’S TOO MUCH!
Depending on your view of history and human life, the Michael Cohen circus on television this Wednesday was the third or fourth most important story of the day (that we know of). Certainly, a shooting war between two nuclear powers like India and Pakistan has got to rank first. And the possibility of a breakthrough between the US and North Korea might rank second (if it actually happens and it is not all for show). Global warming is probably always a bigger story. So we got Katie Phang, Joe Cirincione, and our own Rosa Brooks to cover them all (except global warming…but we’ll get to that again soon). Tune in!
