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Whose Side is Turkey On?
Episode 40
Turkey is a NATO ally that claims also to be on the same side as the United States in the international fight against terrorism.
Nevertheless, has Tu…
6 years, 6 months ago
Zombie Socialism
Episode 39
In 2002, scholar Joshua Muravchik wrote a history of socialism which he thought would serve as the epitaph for an experiment that had failed over and…
6 years, 7 months ago
Syria‘s Sorrow and Pity
Episode 41
Over recent days, Syrian and Russian forces continued their bombing campaign against civilians in Syria's Idlib province — this time conducting airst…
6 years, 8 months ago
Fraternal Islamists: Getting to Know the Muslim Brotherhood
Episode 38
For 1,300 years, there were caliphs — “successors” to the Prophet Muhammad. In 1924, however, the last caliph, Abdulmecid II was sent into exile by M…
6 years, 9 months ago
Venezuela: A Riches to Rags Story
Episode 37
More than 50 nations now recognize Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s legitimate interim president. But Cuba, Russia, Iran and China have formed an anti-Amer…
6 years, 10 months ago
Israelis stay the course
Episode 36
In the Middle East, elections are few, far between and rarely free and fair – except in Israel. After a tight, tough race, Benjamin Netanyahu has aga…
6 years, 11 months ago
International Orders and Disorders
Episode 35
Yoram Hazony is a political philosopher, president of the Herzl Institute in Jerusalem, and the author—most recently—of a book that’s been stirring c…
6 years, 11 months ago
Israel on the Brink, As Usual
Episode 34
Israeli elections are approaching, President Trump’s envoys are working on a new plan aimed at resolving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and offici…
7 years ago
In the Line of Fire: Human Shields
Episode 33
War is always going to be hell, but the laws of war are intended to make armed conflicts a little less hellish.
With that in mind, Congress recently …
7 years ago
Future Wars: a Conversation with H.R. McMaster
Episode 32
H.R. McMaster served as a U.S. Army officer for thirty-four years—including deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan—before retiring as a Lieutenant Gener…
7 years, 1 month ago