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Back to SearchCan we be optimistic about Israel? With Yossi Klein Halevi
Episode 136
Today is a special episode in which I preview some of the questions we try to answer in our new book, The Genius of Israel: The Surprising Resilience…
2 years, 6 months ago
Mohamed El-Erian on B-R-I-C-S (& J-E-T-S)
Episode 135
Dr. Mohamed El-Erian returns to the podcast to discuss the implications of the recent announcement of the expansion of BRICS, China's economy and pos…
2 years, 6 months ago
The inner workings of an untold (Iran) deal - with Rich Goldberg
Episode 134
Back in July, we dedicated an episode to the question of whether the U.S. was on the cusp of reaching a new deal with Iran. Or was an unofficial deal…
2 years, 6 months ago
A peek into a Trumpless election, or just a mirage? With Kristen Soltis Anderson
Episode 133
Kristen Soltis Anderson is a GOP pollster, messaging strategist, and Founding Partner of Echelon Insights, an opinion research and analytics firm tha…
2 years, 6 months ago
Yevgeny Prigozhin falls from the sky
Episode 132
Special episode with Dr. Fred Kagan on the Russia-Ukraine war (and Putin's hold on power). Fred is the Director of the Critical Threats Project at th…
2 years, 6 months ago
Why China is studying America’s Forgotten War - with Rep. Mike Gallagher
Episode 131
There is a lot these days to discuss with a US official who is an expert on China and has major influence over US-China policy. But today we take a l…
2 years, 7 months ago
The Summer of Geopolitical Heat - with Walter Russell Mead
Episode 130
Throughout modern history, there were major wars that were triggered by fits of inattention or inadvertence. In retrospect, these moments can seem ob…
2 years, 7 months ago
Mike Murphy on Plan B for 2024
Episode 129
Each national political party should be thinking about their Plan B for the 2024 presidential election. Mike Murphy returns to the podcast to discuss…
2 years, 7 months ago
Is Israeli society collapsing, or just growing up?
Episode 128
One week ago, Israel’s parliament passed the first pillar of its judicial reform package. This, despite 30 weeks of massive protests against the refo…
2 years, 7 months ago
A techno-skeptic on the A.I. revolution - with Christine Rosen
Episode 127
Dr. Christine Rosen is skeptical of all the techno-optimism around the coming era of artificial intelligence. In this episode, she responds to our re…
2 years, 8 months ago