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Overreaction? Taking Stock of the Top Foreign Policy Predictions of 2022

I have a confession to make.  I spend too much time watching sports on TV and reading about them on-line. …

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Trump’s Disastrous Decision to Get Out of the Iran Deal Has Left Us with Only Bad Options – Full Member Episode

Once upon a time, the Israeli government urged the US to get out of the Iran deal. The American president…

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Trump’s Disastrous Decision to Get Out of the Iran Deal Has Left Us with Only Bad Options

Once upon a time, the Israeli government urged the US to get out of the Iran deal. The American president…

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How Do You Feel About the Urge to Surge – Episode Transcript

Note: Transcripts are machine generated and lightly edited for speaker names. While Congress holds hearings questioning the Secretary of State…

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How Do You Feel About the Urge to Surge?

While Congress holds hearings questioning the Secretary of State about the conduct of America’s exit from Afghanistan, it probably should…

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The One in Which Rosa Suggests That He or She With the Most Instagram Followers Should Rule

The US could be back in the Iran nuclear accord by the end of the month.  There are plenty of…

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Shots in the Dark

Jeanne Meserve looks into the mysterious directed-energy attacks on officials in Washington with Mark Zaid, lawyer for CIA and State…

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Have We Just Bumbled into Another War in the Middle East?

In the days since President Donald Trump ordered the killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, the presidents’s spokespeople have taken…

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t’s a Great Time to Be a Nuke!

President Trump became the first American president to enter North Korea.  That’s the good news.  He also seems to be…

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All eyes on G20 👀

The Quick Take A quick look at the headlines this week 👀🏃🏻‍♀️ G20: The leaders of the world’s strongest economies meet…

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Good Question for the Next Debate: Do You Have a Son-in-Law and Will He Control Your Foreign Policy?

So, there was this war with Iran, remember? Then there wasn’t. Then there were cyberattacks. But what did they do?…

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Bombs Away!

The Quick Take A quick look at the headlines this week 👀🏃🏻‍♀️ A lot happened… so it’s a long quick take……

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Blundering to another war in the Gulf?

For almost forty years the United States has been in a state of war in the Persian Gulf. American forces…

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The Threat Is Not War With Iran, It’s Right Here at Home

Trump talks tough. But like most bullies, he shies away from any real fight. The problem is talking tough increases…

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The Oh-Snap Edition: My Tariffs Are Bigger Than Yours

The Quick Take A quick look at the headlines this week 👀🏃🏻‍♀️ Trade: U.S.-China trade talks ended without a deal. As promised,…

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Foreign Fight Club: The World Is Out of Order

The Quick Take A quick look at the headlines this week 👀🏃🏻‍♀️ War time? Citing threats from Iran, the White House announced…

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Stop the Madness: The F*U Issue

The Quick Take A quick look at the headlines this week 👀🏃🏻‍♀️ Sri Lanka: Suicide bombers descended upon churches in separate cities…

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Empty Posturing with Iran

The US has designated Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization, the first time it has done so with a…

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Sen. Chris Murphy: From the Middle East to the Southern Border What We Need Most is New Leadership

Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut has since entering the U.S. Senate in 2013 emerged as one of its leading voices…

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Deep State Daily: Trump & Kim in Vietnam for 2nd summit, House votes to overturn Trump’s national emergency

Stories We’re Watching Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif Announces Resignation on Instagram #iResign #lol Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif announced…

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