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New year, same problems
Episode 101
First, Tommy talks with Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin about Trump's Syria flip flops and how he's demoralizing the intel community. Then, Ben Rhodes j…
7 years ago
Foreign policy in 2019
Episode 100
Tommy and Ben Rhodes talk about Trump pulling US troops out of Syria, the MLB and Cuba, and then talk about how US policy towards Israel, North Korea…
7 years ago
The French President and General Flynn had a bad, bad week
Episode 99
Tommy and Ben Rhodes discuss General Flynn's trial and what the hell he was doing for the Turkish government. Then they discuss new Senate reports ab…
7 years ago
U.S. policy towards Israel
Episode 98
Tommy and Ben Rhodes talk with former U.S. Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro about his time in Israel, why the Middle East Peace process failed, Trump…
7 years, 1 month ago
The 2020 Democrats and foreign policy
Episode 97
First, Tommy and Ben talk through George H.W. Bush's foreign policy record, the good the bad and the ugly. Then they discuss the news out of the G20,…
7 years, 1 month ago
War between Russia and Ukraine, Wikileaks, Brexit and more
Episode 96
First, Tommy talks with former US Ambassador to Russia Mike McFaul about fighting between Russia and Ukraine. Then Ben Rhodes dials in to discuss the…
7 years, 1 month ago
Update on Jamal Khashoggi and monitoring right-wing extremism
Episode 95
First, Tommy talks with Karen Attiah, the Washington Post Global Opinions Editor who used to edit Jamal Khashoggi’s work, about Trump’s statement Tue…
7 years, 1 month ago
Global news roundup and North Korea
Episode 94
First, Tommy talks with Ben Rhodes about some major foreign policy news out of Israel, Trump's visit to France and the Russia investigation. Then Tom…
7 years, 1 month ago
We won the House! What does it that mean for the world?
Episode 93
Tommy talks with foreign policy expert Jake Sullivan about what Democratic control of the House means for US foreign policy, including US relations w…
7 years, 2 months ago
Saudi murders and the war in Yemen
Episode 92
Tommy talks with The Intercept's Mehdi Hasan about the international community's response to murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and the catastrophi…
7 years, 2 months ago