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Episode 225
When we talk about ‘hostage diplomacy’, it’s almost like we’re normalizing and legitimizing hostage-taking and admitting that American policy is not …
1 year, 8 months ago
NATO at 75
Episode 224
NATO is 75 years old. It was founded to “deter” the expansion of the Soviet Union, “forbid” the revival of nationalist militarism in Europe through a…
1 year, 8 months ago
So Many Wars, So Little Time
Episode 223
As the Israel Defense Forces appear to have almost completed their mission to defeat Hamas terrorists in Rafah, a Gazan city along the Egyptian borde…
1 year, 9 months ago
Another Guest of the Ayatollah: The Kylie Moore-Gilbert Story
Episode 222
After attending a conference she was invited to in the Islamic Republic of Iran in 2018, Australian-British academic Dr. Kylie Moore-Gilbert was arre…
1 year, 9 months ago
Out of South Africa
Episode 221
South Africa has been in the news lately. Most recently, it had elections. There’s also this: The government of South Africa has filed a lawsuit unde…
1 year, 9 months ago
Turkey and the Neo-Sultan
Episode 220
Turkey is a NATO ally, but not a reliable one. Under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey has developed close relations with authoritarian powers l…
1 year, 9 months ago
What America Misunderstands About the Islamic Republic of Iran
Episode 219
Filling in for host Cliff May this week is Mark Dubowitz, chief executive of FDD, and he’s joined by Karim Sadjadpour. They cover the full gamut of U…
1 year, 10 months ago
Talk Like an Egyptian
Episode 218
The first Arab country to sign a peace treaty with the Jewish state was Egypt. Following the Yom Kippur War of 1973, came the Camp David Accords of 1…
1 year, 10 months ago
News from 1,000 BCE
Episode 217
Hamas called its October 7 terrorist attack “Operation al Aqsa Flood,” suggesting a religious – rather than nationalistic – motive.
The al Aqsa compou…
1 year, 10 months ago
Reviving the Arsenal of Democracy
Episode 216
Americans and our allies confront an extraordinary array of threats from an emerging “axis of aggressors,” consisting of China, Russia, Iran, and Nor…
1 year, 10 months ago