Rosa Brooks

US Foreign Policy Scorecard

Foreign policy has been a central focus of the Biden Administration. Now, nearly three years into the administration, Georgetown’s Rosa Brooks,…

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The BRICS Without China Would Be…the Bris?

Once the BRICS were thought of as potential rivals to the US and the West. Some of them still think…

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Is China’s Evolving Focus on National Security a Sign of Strength or Weakness?

Sheena Greitens from the LBJ School of Public Affairs at UT joins AEI’s Kori Schake, Georgetown’s Rosa Brooks, and host,…

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The Kremlin Explores New Depths of Evil Shitheadery

With Biden’s decision to provide the Ukrainian military with cluster munitions and the Russian government reneging on the grain deal,…

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Making Sense of the NATO Summit and What Comes Next

As the NATO summit in Vilnius comes to a close, the United States, France, UK, and Turkey have all taken…

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What Does a Win in Ukraine Look Like & Will the NATO Summit Get Us Closer to that Win?

With the NATO summit in Vilnius only a week away, the continued invasion of Ukraine looms large. Yet NATO’s role…

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Analyzing Secretary Blinken’s China Trip and Modi’s Upcoming State Visit

This week, Rosa Brooks of the Georgetown Law Center guest hosts for David Rothkopf. She is joined by Ed Luce…

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Could We Be Nearing a Turning Point in the War in Ukraine?

The long awaited Spring offensive has become a Summer offensive. But we are just in the first phases. Key Ukrainian…

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What if We Told You Things Were Actually Going Better Than Expected in the US?

America did not choose to blow up the world economy. The lunatic caucus in Congress did not prevail. An experienced…

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Is a Thaw With China Coming? And…What About that 14th Amendment?

On this week’s episode of DSR, David Sanger of the New York Times, who traveled with the president’s party to…

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Isn’t Now the Moment to Double Down on Helping Ukraine Defeat Russia?

Russia is showing multiple signs of weakness in its faltering invasion of Ukraine. These are complemented by continuing signs of…

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What do the Coronation, the WH Correspondents Dinner, the Met Gala and the alleged drone attack on the Kremlin have in common?

In this rapid fire edition of America’s most entertaining foreign policy and national security podcast, the Financial Times’ Ed Luce…

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How Is the World Supposed to Deal with Another Biden v. Trump Election?

The world faces the prospect that US foreign policy could once again change on.a dime if, as could happen, Donald…

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Does the US Need Superpower Viagra?

France’s President Macron goes to China and succumbs to the charms of Xi Jinping. He leaves spouting Chinese talking points…

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Who is America’s Most Annoying Ally?

All friends are not allies and all allies are not friends. Sometimes countries that start out as allies stop behaving…

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Maybe It Should Have Been Called the Summit with Added Democracy-Like Product

Celebrating democracy seems like a good idea. Further, President Biden and his team have been actively supporting democracy worldwide since…

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Xi Scores Points in Moscow, Putin, Not So Much

Chinese President Xi Jinping made a historic visit to Moscow this week to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin.  David…

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Iran-Saudi Deal Shows It’s Not Your Father’s Middle East…But Is It Now China’s?

There is never a dull period for the Middle East.  David and Rosa are joined by Alon Pinkus of Haaretz…

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The Truth Putin Doesn’t Want You to Hear About Russia’s Floundering Economy

Sanctions and the cost of the war in Ukraine have had a major impact on the Russian economy.  David, Rosa,…

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A Tale of Two Underestimated Presidents

Biden made a surprise trip to Kyiv and the war in Ukraine grinds on.  David is joined by DSR regulars…

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