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Friday Focus: Trump has no good options in Iran and the NDP leans into left-wing populism
While Trump made public statements this week about bringing the war to an end soon, there is significant troop movement in the Middle East suggesting…
20 hours ago
Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: Trump's mixed messages on Iran and the NDP elects a new leader
Rudyard and Andrew reflect on Trump's mixed messaging about the war with Iran. Troop deployment to the region would suggest he is escalating this con…
3 days, 21 hours ago
Friday Focus: Is Trump about to TACO out of this war?
Trump extended his deadline on striking Iran's power plants, but no one really knows if there is progress on peace talks. Mediators report a vibe tha…
1 week ago
Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: at this point, what is Iran's incentive to negotiate?
The Trump administration finds itself in a trap. They can't declare victory and go home unless the Iranians agree to conclude this war, and the Irani…
1 week, 3 days ago
Friday Focus: a regional war with global consequences
Rudyard and Janice believe we have entered into a critcial moment in this war and it is playing out in the Strait of Hormuz. This conflict is now abo…
2 weeks ago
Friday Focus: Trump is learning that Iran is not Venezuela
Rudyard and Janice unpack the big surprises in the war from this week, specifically Iran's escalating attacks against Gulf States beyond their milita…
3 weeks, 1 day ago
Friday Focus: What is the U.S. trying to accomplish in Iran?
Rudyard and Janice start today's show with the big surprise from this week: Iran striking its Gulf neighbours in an effort to get them to persuade Do…
4 weeks ago
Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: Trump strikes Iran without a strategy
Rudyard and Andrew try to make sense of Trump's decision to start a war with Iran so contrary to the premise that created the MAGA movement and oppos…
1 month ago
Friday Focus: the U.S. and Iran inch closer to war
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Trump shakes his fist at the court and will AI take everyone's jobs?
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1 month, 1 week ago